ArchDaily
MAY 27, 2024
The Phoenix will be built at about half the cost, time, and carbon footprint of a typical multi-family building in the San Francisco Bay Area. Image Courtesy of Autodesk At the turn of the century, architects embraced 3D parametric modeling through building information modeling (BIM), and in the last 10 years connected BIM to the cloud to improve coordination and productivity.
Archinect
MAY 21, 2024
In the second part of Archinect In-Depth: Licensure , we chart the origins of licensure in the United States. We explore how a combination of safety concerns, technological advances, and insecurity among architects over their own relevance led to the protection of the title 'architect,' legislation which remains in force in every jurisdiction of the United States today.
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ArchDaily
MAY 19, 2024
Dr.Vishnuvardhan Memorial Complex / M9 Design Studio. Image © Vivek Eadara Photography South Asia has undergone notable transformations across economic, political, social, and various other spheres. Mirroring these patterns of societal change are the architectural practices across this region. The modern nation-states of South Asia – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka – share similar histories and a future characterized by rapid economic development
Deezen
MAY 7, 2024
Chinese studio More Architecture used a large zigzagging roof to shelter Floating Hotel, which is dramatically positioned among the bamboo forests and mountains of Dachangping, China. Located in the rural Anji region, the hotel contains 18 rooms that More Architecture said are designed to provide guests with an "immersive relationship with nature". Floating Hotel is perched on a grid of steel columns, raised above an open ground floor containing a swimming pool and administrative spaces.
Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network
Contractors today are navigating a market with increasing challenges, from cost management to project delays. Fortunately, digital tools now offer valuable insights to help mitigate these risks. However, the sheer volume of tools and the complexity of leveraging their data effectively can be daunting. That’s where data-driven construction comes in. It integrates these digital solutions into everyday workflows, turning raw data into actionable insights.
ArchDaily
MAY 27, 2024
478 Badaevskiy Brewery / Herzog & de Meuron. Image © Herzog & de Meuron A groundscraper is essentially the opposite of a skyscraper - a large building that sprawls outward horizontally instead of soaring vertically into the sky. Though no strict definition exists, groundscrapers are generally described as extremely long but low-rise buildings with over 1 million square feet of space, sometimes called sidescrapers or landscrapers.
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Brandon Donnelly
MAY 29, 2024
This is an aerial photo of the construction site at One Delisle : Currently, we are on hold and waiting to pour a number of columns on the ground floor because the city has not yet issued our above-grade building permit. And the reason the city has not issued our above-grade building permit is because we have not yet conveyed our parkland dedication land to the city.
Archinect
MAY 2, 2024
The tides are changing for women in architecture schools in surprising ways. Female deans currently lead Harvard, Yale, Princeton, NJIT, Cornell, Syracuse, NYIT, CCNY, Cooper Union, and Boston Architectural College, among others. Despite the difficulties some of them have faced, no doubt, their impact has been felt in architectural education across the U.S. and around the world.
The Architect's Newsletter
MAY 9, 2024
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, the heralded landscape architect and graphic designer, died at her home in San Francisco on May 7 at age 95. News of her passing was confirmed by The post Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, “California cool” design visionary, dies at 95 appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Deezen
MAY 24, 2024
Architecture firm Studio Libeskind has completed The Atrium at Sumner Houses, an affordable housing block with 190 apartments for seniors in Brooklyn , New York. Located at the centre of the New York City Housing Authority's (NYCHA) Sumner Houses campus, the 11-storey block is wrapped around a full-height central atrium that gives the building its name.
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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?
ArchDaily
MAY 14, 2024
Completed in 2022 in Bien Hoa, Vietnam. Images by Quang Tran. The construction site is a 5m x 19m street house in a residential area, situated right by the downtown of Bien Hoa City. This residential area was.
designboom
MAY 10, 2024
light and ventilation come through courtyards and a skylight in the north-south direction. The post studio cochi architects’ house in nishizaki stands as a windowless concrete block in okinawa appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Architonic
MAY 26, 2024
<p>We talk a lot about designing for the senses these days; about human engineering, ergonomics, people-centric products. It’s particularly a hot topic when it comes to looking at the modern working environment. If today’s office is to compete with home, it needs to bring similar feelings of comfort, but promote productivity and collaboration at the same time.
Archinect
MAY 15, 2024
Norway ’s new Kunstsilo Museum has opened to the public in the southern port city of Kristiansand. The new home for the private collection of Nicolai Tangen is the product of a six-year transformation authored by Spanish studios Mestres Wåge Arquitectes, Mendoza Partida, and BAX in a former grain silo (hence the name) and integrates the Southern Norway Art Museum’s holdings seamlessly into one space that covers three floors and yields a total of 3,300 square meters (35,520 squa
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The Architect's Newsletter
MAY 8, 2024
Chicago’s mayors have a proclivity for Big Architectural Endeavors: Richard M. Daley is credited for transforming a parking lot and railyard into Millennium Park; Rahm Emanuel pushed the downtown Riverwalk The post Manica-designed Chicago Bears stadium could unravel policy-forward development in favor of a suburbanesque amusement park appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Deezen
MAY 30, 2024
London studio Westerdahl has renovated a house in Cambridge , reorganising an existing extension and cladding it in green zinc panels that blend in with the surrounding planting. Westerdahl was tasked with better connecting the home, named Folded House, to its large garden after it had been blocked by utility spaces in its extension. Westerdahl has renovated a house in Cambridge The studio reorganised the home's utility areas into a strip along one edge of the site, freeing up room for social sp
ArchDaily
MAY 20, 2024
Cariló House / Luciano Kruk. Image © Daniela Mac Adden In response to the diverse topographies and natural conditions throughout the Argentine territory , the works of Luciano Kruk propose an architecture that works in harmony with the environment, the landscape, and the nature in which they are situated. Whether immersed in a forest , on sloping terrain, or on a rural plain, among other geographies, his intention is to enhance the relationship between the interior and exterior of the architectu
designboom
MAY 22, 2024
australian firm curious practice breathes new life into a classic early 20th-century weatherboard cottage with this aru house. The post australian studio curious practice renovates ‘aru house’ with brickwork and timber screens appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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World Architecture Community
MAY 27, 2024
Valencia-based architecture practice Fran Silvestre Arquitectos has completed a villa that takes references from the ancient Greeks, Etruscans and Romans&#Öü; domus - known as a type of town house occupied by the upper classes or wealthy people. Named Compluvium House, the ho.
Archinect
MAY 24, 2024
Studio Libeskind has inaugurated its new social housing development in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, called The Atrium at Sumner, after a three-year, $132 million construction. The 11-story, 132,418-square-foot development yields 190 total units, with an 8,309-square-foot community space located on the ground floor along Marcus Garvey Boulevard. Image: Hufton+Crow The building’s design features a dramatic interplay of opening and solids in a folding form finished in distinct optic white EIFS facade
Architonic
MAY 27, 2024
<p>El Equipo Creativo used the ‘two Gironas’ as their creative starting point. The first is the Barri Vell; an emblematic district of weathered stone facades, hidden cul-de-sacs, porticoes, and stone ramparts. In contrast, the designers have highlighted the lighter side of the city - namely the vibrant colours that bathe the townhouses flanking the River Onyar, along with Girona’s most famous spring celebration - El Temps de Flors (The Time of Flowers).
Deezen
MAY 15, 2024
An interactive video installation connecting Dublin and New York City that was set to form part of NYCxDesign programming was temporarily shut down for poor behaviour from both cities. Founded by Lithuanian artist Benediktas Gylys , The Portal installation is an ongoing initiative in which two circular screens are installed in partner cities and cast a 24/7 live feed of its inhabitants to the other, as a "bridge to cultures from around the world".
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ArchDaily
MAY 21, 2024
Chontay House / Marina Vella Arquitectos. © Gonzalo Cáceres Dancuart Organizing, shaping, stacking. Transforming raw materials from the soil into architecture. This is a challenge that many Latin American architects embrace, demonstrating that scarcity can be daunting but also a rich opportunity to unleash creativity. The use of materials extracted from the local soil serves a dual purpose.
designboom
MAY 13, 2024
(an)-graph draws parallels between mondrian's geometric compositions and traditional japanese vertical and horizontal construction. The post hajime yoshida inserts modernist geometries into traditional japanese home appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Architectural Record
MAY 8, 2024
Forum: Reforming U.S. building codes to permit single-stair apartment buildings would facilitate cost-effective and higher-density housing, writes Alex Armlovich.
Archinect
MAY 22, 2024
University of Stuttgart professor Achim Menges has shared details of a new research-led observation tower project called Wangen Tower after its realization earlier this month at the regional garden showcase Landesgartenschau Wangen im Allgäu in southern Germany. The project is a collaboration between the university's Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) at the university.
Speaker: Pedro Clarke – Principal Architect at A+ Architecture, In Loco Program Director
Sustainability begins with a conversation, and acquiring customer buy-in is entirely dependent on how the conversation is framed. Clients may not see sustainability as a priority out of fear of operational costs and quality. While these are legitimate concerns, it is our responsibility as architects to listen and foster a collaborative culture that answers client issues while also reducing our carbon footprint.
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