A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

MARCH 21, 2022

Although the Fogo Island Inn and other smaller structures on Fogo Island are more familiar to people in the US than his Norwegian houses, one would have to search out the hard-to-find Architecture in Northern Landscapes from 2012 ( updated in 2016 ) for a book with those projects (or watch one-hour documentary devoted to them ).

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e-architect

JANUARY 6, 2022

He is co-founder of AZÓCAR CATRÓN, an Architecture and Urbanism studio and workshop established in Concepción together with Carolina Catrón. In turn, in 2018 his monograph –Catalejo- (Editorial Dostercios 2017), obtained the First Prize of the XIV International Biennial of Architecture of Costa Rica in the publications category.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

I once had a phone call with an architecture student asking for advice. It will also make your projects go smoother and who doesn’t want that? This would have been my favorite section when I was an architecture student. Do you find yourself spending all your time on urgent and important matters?

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Deezen

JUNE 3, 2022

Dezeen School Shows: a research facility for the exploration of possible life forms co-designed with slime and an experiment in drawing and mapping feature in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Manchester School of Architecture. School: Manchester School of Architecture. Course: BA Architecture.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 15, 2013

In this moment, most people are concerned about how their project will be received but the real value lies in the time spent presenting. If your school doesn’t put any sort of emphasis on sketching, burn an elective (or two) and take a class over in the arts building. Pingback: Surviving Architecture School | Life of an Arch.

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 31, 2016

That’s what architecture students did, they built models. Fast forward 20 years and I look around and think: “What happened to all the architectural models?!? We built a scale model of the KHouse Modern project back in August of 2013. It’s like trying to debate whether pizza or cheeseburgers are better.

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Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

That’s what recent A+Awards winners have taught us, with more women than ever leading teams in conceptualizing, designing and delivering some of the world’s best architecture around the globe. Women have been the creative force behind dozens of winning projects in recent seasons, from B.L.U.E. Cécile Brisac. Alison Brooks.

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BD+C

APRIL 3, 2023

Welcome to Life of an Architect episode 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence Here are the show notes from episode 122: Today we are going to start the process of discussing artificial intelligence and how it is intersecting with the practice of architecture, as well as the education process of architecture students.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Home / Bags / A Graphic Designer’s Bag A Graphic Designer’s Bag Bob Borson — September 28, 2013 — 7 Comments It’s time for another entry in the ongoing series I am running where we get to look at the working contents of various design and construction related professionals. It was a gift from a client 7.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 16, 2017

We both work at large architectural practices on international projects, but enjoy the challenge of designing small, community-based projects. I participated in a number of architectural competitions, some of which were rewarded. My big dream is to design and build a treehouse in my backyard … someday!

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2024

The book spotlights in detail 14 of the studio's projects, organised around eight themes that it considers important to contemporary architecture including adaptive reuse, affordability and materiality. Among Chybik + Kristof's upcoming projects is an adaptable ice-hockey stadium in Jihlava.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Students are encouraged to explore their creativity and create something that is more frequently than not impractical. ” That is frequently the reason why the design projects students tackle in college are unfamiliar or atypical (i.e. Ernesto Santalla I’ve learned that creativity applies to every step of the project.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 5, 2017

This is the situation I found myself on Monday as I was a juror for the end of the semester project for sophomore architecture students at Texas A&M University. Every single one of the sketches I have included in today’s post is representative of this process. Don’t I look thrilled to be there?!?

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The numerous buildings, projects, exhibitions, articles, lectures, and other artifacts informing Caruso St John's work are presented in seven chapters, most of them pairs: "History and the Modern," "Greece and Rome," "Chicago and Milan," "Competitions," "Thomas Demand," "Switzerland," "Art and Money."

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 9, 2014

One of the projects I am trying to tackle is the renovation of my own kitchen, which by all rights should be a lot of fun. This is the plan of my kitchen as represented in the original construction drawings created in 1967. Doesn’t that sound awesome!?!

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Fast forward 20+ years and here I am today; a partner in a terrific firm, a previous AIA “Young Architect of the Year” recipient, projects in my portfolio that I am proud of creating, leadership positions in my professional organization (Dallas Chapter American Institute of Architects and the Texas Society of Architects).

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Community Architect

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Front of the school facing Bismarck Strasse (School website) The architectural project with all these features came to my mind when I was wondering which of the projects I have under my belt as an architect could still resonate with the students that I, at times, try to teach one thing or another. Let me explain why.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 30, 2014

Robbie Darling Bob I am an architecture student, and recently I got to design a small dwelling, which included its own small kitchen. I consulted with everyone in the family to get their approval and buy in to the project. It is a project where lessons were learned and now I am able to apply those lessons to future projects.

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The Architect's Guide

APRIL 8, 2021

Whether you are an architectural professional or student you should find many of these resources a welcome addition to your home or office library. I have selected a range of essential topics from architectural history and drawing techniques to sustainable design and construction methods. By Clois E. Kicklighter Ed.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

If I ever saw something that an architecture student needed, this is it. As a bonus, even non-architects would like a book like this because it explains the vocabulary that architects use on a daily basis with wonderful sketches that clearly show the subject. B O O K S ! ! ! They are all that good.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

AUGUST 21, 2023

Although much of the machine-inspired architecture of the nineties remained on paper or in model form, the projects were clearly proposals to be built, be it an unlikely monastery , a more reasonable house or apartment building, or most obviously an industrial structure (an example of the last, by Holt Hinshaw Jones, was built at UCLA in 1994 ).

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Community Architect

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Is the 10 day construction of a hospital from modular units architecture? Much of what happened in 2020 veered away from the perspective of old white men, architecture was no exception, in spite of the history of its professional organizations. Both projects are located in Denmark.

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