Deezen
JANUARY 28, 2022
Populous won a competition to design the National Speed Skating Oval (NSSO) in 2016. The firm then developed the schematic design in just 12 weeks, to allow construction to begin on schedule. Populous has designed numerous venues for the Olympics. is currently designing the masterplan for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Life of an Architect
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
I wrote a post years ago titled “ Schematic Design – This Isn’t Architecture ” and while I think you should go read it (because it’s amazing) I will save some of you the time and summarise. Don’t lie, some of you were and you let me know it.
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aasarchitecture
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
“It became a global effort with our team in Beijing, Brisbane, India, London and America drawing on our experience from Oval Lingotto in Turin, Italy and our design of Fisht Stadium in Russia, home of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games,” James said. Photo Courtesy of Populous. The client, Beijing National Speed Skating Oval Operation Co.
Life of an Architect
JUNE 29, 2014
I have two projects under construction, a third about to start, two projects entering into schematic design – neither of which are in town, and a large project entering into design development … also out of town. about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect?
Bustler
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
Chanin School of Architecture and former Head of the Department of Architecture at the MIT School of Architecture and Planning where he served from 2010-2014. His work in construction management and technologies confronts complex questions of means-and-methods to make bespoke aspects of our building designs both deployable and affordable.
Landscape Architecture Magazine
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
In 2014, Heritage Landscapes was hired to create a cultural landscape report, and O’Donnell and her staff began digging through the museum archives and prowling the grounds. He says he pitched preservation as a smart business move. Heritage tourism is a big business,” he says.
Life of an Architect
MAY 15, 2016
I originally introduced this project to everyone in a post I wrote called “ Sketching during Schematic Design ” that I wrote back in November 2014. That post showed the process of going from initial concept to a finished schematic design plan that I would ultimately show the clients.
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