SW Oregon Architect
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
Entrance to the Batu Caves, Malaysia (photo by Lloyd Alozie on Unsplash ) I’ve previously mentioned how Bill Kleinsasser constantly revised his self-published textbook SYNTHESIS , which served as the foundation for his introductory course on architecture at the University of Oregon. All told, he produced nine editions, of which I have three. He undoubtedly considered each an improvement over its immediately preceding version.
Aric Gitomer Architect
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
If you ask any homeowner about the most widely-used space in their house, the answer will probably be the kitchen, at least in most cases. Be it freshly-prepared warm food or concealed storage the kitchen, is the unsung hero in every household. But there’s one feature in all kitchens that bears the brunt of all the work. It’s the primary defense system against the scratches from the cutlery, the stains from the seasoning, and even the oil spills.
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Portland Architecture
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Doug Minarik ( Minarik Architecture ). . BY BRIAN LIBBY. It's been a long summer, with another wave of rising Covid infections, all-time-record heat, and wildfire smoke clouding our skies. And with a succession of writing assignments following a slow pandemic, my posts to this blog have been too seldom lately. I apologize for that, but there are several new posts on the way.
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Duluth, Minn.-based general contractor Kraus-Anderson has been busy this summer, having finished the construction and/or remodeling of several education, public safety, and healthcare projects in Wisconsin and Minnesota. They include: A new 37,000-sf fire station was added to an existing police station in Minnetonka, Minn. Image: Wold Architects and Engineers. .
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Life of an Architect
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
People frequently reach out to architects and simply ask "We know what we want, we just need someone to just draw it up." Don't be that person. The post Just Draw it Up first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Just Draw it Up at Life of an Architect.
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SW Oregon Architect
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
Gerlinger Hall, south elevation (all photos by me). This is the next in my Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet series of blog posts, the focus of each being a landmark building here in Eugene. Many of these will be familiar to most who live here but there are likely to be a few buildings that are less so. My selection criteria for each will be threefold: The building must be of architectural interest, local importance, or historically significant.
Aric Gitomer Architect
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Historically, brick has been the preferred material for a wide variety of habitable spaces. Famous for providing the basics such as enclosure to the advanced feature of protection to the building framework, bricks have been steadfast and unwavering. Brick offers an economical and aesthetical answer in terms of texture, color, and durability. The use of brick as a primary construction material can be seen all around the world.
RMJM Architecture
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
If anyone was to search about social housing and its evolution through the years, they would find news and information about the legal history of social housing, the various legislations that were passed to create and modify social housing and how this legislation has evolved alongside a changing society. However, less information exists about how social housing has evolved through the past 100 years in terms of architecture, materials and design.
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
The markets in Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri that the construction company Carson-Mitchell, Inc. serves are “booming,” says its President and CEO Chris Carson. Despite the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on its economy, construction “never really slowed, or stopped” in Florida, says Brett Strassel, Vice President of Operations for the West Palm Beach-based Hedrick Brothers Construction.
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Life of an Architect
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
Right out of the gate I’m going to say that you have to craft your own particular description of what work-life balance means in order to achieve it. It has been incredibly interesting to see how the emails and questions relating specifically to this topic have exponentially increased over the last 4 years, and I am at a loss as to why they are specifically coming in now.
Shades of Grey
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Earlier this year, while pursuing the work I did on Luzern, I noticed a parallel with Kathmandu. Both cities thrived on their position as gateways to mountain passes and long-distance trade. Also both cities sit on land masses (Italy and India) that floated up via plate tectonics and created spectacular mountain ranges (Alps and Himalayas) as they crashed into larger objects.
SW Oregon Architect
SEPTEMBER 5, 2021
Th e Corvallis Museum (photos by Jeremy Bitterman unless noted otherwise; all images here are screenshots from the webinar presentation) A project I’ve been tracking for many years—literally decades—is now complete. (1) The gleaming new Corvallis Museum , designed by Allied Works Architecture and constructed by Gerding Bulders for the Benton County Historical Society (BCHS), proves to have been well worth the wait.
The Architecture Professor
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
Burnham & Root, Masonic Temple. Above: Plan 18th Floor; Below: Plan 17th Floor. They were almost identical except for the exterior windows. I have dashed in the cantilevered walkways seen in the atrium photo that do not appear in these originals. It is apparent that these were added not only for privacy screening, but also to permit access to the smaller center hall without having to move through the larger halls. ( Architectural Record , March 27, 1893).
Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network
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Lines on Paper
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
ideas for a housing competition My family thinks that I will continue working because I enjoy it - and they are right. Mostly. I enjoy the process of thinking, drawing, coming up with ideas to solve problems, getting ideas built, teaching people and learning from them. But people also get in the way; they don't listen, they drag their feet with decisions, they are lazy and petty.
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
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Life of an Architect
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
There is a process in "Building an Architect" that starts when you are a shiny teenager, through college, with the process continuing for your entire career. The post Ep 084: Building an Architect first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 084: Building an Architect at Life of an Architect. There is a process in "Building an Architect" that starts when you are a shiny teenager, through college, with the process continuing for your entire career.
Archmark
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Your website, and your ability to be found online, is crucial to your architecture firm’s survival. Prior to the Coronavirus crisis, many architects we talked with would tell us that they never get new business from their websites and that their firm's success is based on their reputation and working relationships. While this may have felt true a few years ago, your website is now the first place most potential clients will go to learn about your firm, even when they are referred to you.
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A new industry study conducted by Architizer on behalf of Chaos Enscape surveyed 2,139 design professionals to understand the state of architectural visualization and what to expect in the near future. We asked: How are visualizations produced in your firm? What impact does real-time rendering have? What approach are you taking toward the rise of AI?
SW Oregon Architect
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
A LEED Platinum project: The University of Oregon Student Recreation Center The American Institute of Architects has long advocated for environmental stewardship. In 2006, the AIA adopted the 2030 Challenge , which seeks to achieve a dramatic reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions by 2030, and a complete phase-out of fossil fuel emissions by 2040.
A4 Architects
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Newport is famous for many things and for many “firsts” as it was the fifth largest city in colonial America and a major and prosperous settlement before the Revolutionary War. Among the things that Newport takes great pride in for is being a place of tremendous religious freedom at a time in history when that was a very rare condition. The area around Queen Anne Square, as Washington Square was known as until the death of the first president, was surrounded by the houses of worship of many fait
Young Architect
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Parva Markiw. Parva Markiw is an architect and a speaker at the Young Architect Conference Series. Her interest in architecture goes back to when she was a little girl. She fell in love with the word architecture as soon as she heard it – it just drew her in. Parva remembers trying to sketch the plan of the house they were living in when she was as young as nine or ten.
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Climate change, net-zero carbon, circular economies, social value, health and safety, environmental protection—how can we better equip ourselves to win these battles? The answer lies in innovation and the development of new processes to support us in the fight.
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architect design™
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Live events are back! This Thursday, 9/23/2021, the WMA_ICAA is hosting Thomas Proctor from Los Angeles for the release of his new book: Thomas Proctor, Classical Houses from Rizzoli. Copies of the book will be available for sale from Politics and Prose. Proctor will be signing them following a brief presentation and refreshments will be served. Given the central location stop by for a drink and a copy of Proctor's excellent new book prior to dinner out on the town!
Life of an Architect
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
In today's 'Ask the Show' episode, we answer ten questions ranging from salary, quitting your job, the value of a prestigious degree, and more. The post Ep 083: Ask the Show first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 083: Ask the Show at Life of an Architect. In today's 'Ask the Show' episode, we answer ten questions ranging from salary, quitting your job, the value of a prestigious degree, and more.
Shades of Grey
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Too much working. Not enough blogging. But last week I found the time to paint a small canvas. So far, my paintings are all based on photographs that I have taken over the past decade or so. They deal with places that have caught my imagination: human settlements in different parts of the world. The process of painting runs in parallel to digital work that I also share on this blog, with Revit as the primary tool for figuring things out.
Community Architect Daily
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The history of local transit It has been 51 years ago that the privately owned Baltimore Transit Company (BTCO) had dwindled out of existence and a State operated Baltimore Metropolitan Transit Authority took over which then became the MTA. It took 40 years that Baltimore City gave it a shot again to run its own transit in form of the Charm City Circulator.
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