ArchDaily
MAY 8, 2024
Cloud 9 Sports Center. Image © MAD Architects Ma Yansong/MAD Architects has unveiled their design for the Cloud 9 Sports Center , a 6,000-square-meter athletic complex in the city of Shijiazhuang , China. The venue is proposed to become the focal point of CBD's Central Park , marking the public space surrounded by residential, commercial, and recreational amenities.
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.
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Deezen
MAY 8, 2024
California studio TW Ryan Architecture has completed a wildfire-resistant house in the American West that features a Corten steel exterior and pyramidal roofs that allude to the mountainous terrain. Located in a remote part of central Montana , the Four Roof House was designed for a couple who wanted a low-maintenance home where they could age in place.
ArchDaily
MAY 7, 2024
© Jacopo Salvi Carlo Ratti, the curator of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition —La Biennale di Venezia, along with Pietrangelo Buttafuocco, The President of La Biennale di Venezia, have revealed highly anticipated details for the upcoming edition. Titled “Intelligence. Natural. Artificial. Collective,” the exhibition will run from May 24th to November 23rd, 2025, in Giardini, the Arsenale, and various landmark locations throughout Venice.
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Archinect
MAY 7, 2024
In this week's curated employer highlight from Archinect Jobs , we are featuring five architecture and design firms with current openings in Los Angeles , Joshua Tree , Portland , and Washington, DC. For even more opportunities, head over to the Archinect job board and explore our active community of job seekers , firms , and schools. Los Angeles-based practice Swift Lee Office has an opening for a Project Designer with three-plus years of experience.
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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.
ArchDaily
MAY 8, 2024
Completed in 2024 in Batangas, Philippines. Images by Jar Concengco. We believe that a house is a sculpture that we live in - that we shape our homes, which in turn shapes us - our activities, ideas, our way of life.
Archinect
MAY 9, 2024
The Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize nominees have been announced along with a jury for the biennial award's 5th cycle by the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). Many of the highest-profile new American buildings made the list of 219 nominated projects; among them, 111 West 57th Street , The Brooklyn Tower , new Buffalo AKG Museum , and Center for Computing Sciences at Boston University were some of the most prominent.
Deezen
MAY 10, 2024
Chilean studio Hebra Arquitectos has completed an elevated home with steel pilotis and a V-shaped roof, aiming to create a building that "floats in the middle of the forest". Hidden within a densely wooded area, the Lone Oak House is located in a river region in southern Chile. Hebra Arquitectos has completed a woodland home in Chile The project was commissioned during the Covid pandemic and was meant to serve as a second home for a psychologist and an artist.
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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.
ArchDaily
MAY 7, 2024
The 15-minute city has become an internationally recognized concept advocating for a people-centric urban model where residents should be able to meet most of their daily needs within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from their homes. The concept was introduced by Professor Carlos Moreno in 2015 following the COP21 conference in Paris , which concluded with the signing of the Paris Agreement.
Archinect
MAY 4, 2024
In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Living Spaces. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles.
Deezen
MAY 8, 2024
Architects should finally acknowledge that the profession is no longer a guaranteed route to prosperity and unionise , writes Phineas Harper. We've all met them: architecture graduates up to their eyeballs in debt, paying two thirds of their income in rent, and effectively earning less than minimum wage but who still identify as "middle class". Why, despite being saddled with low pay and crushing hours, do so many architects think they are more privileged than they really are?
Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network
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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.
ArchDaily
MAY 7, 2024
© Shutterstock | Delpixel, The Palm Islands, Dubai The idea of transforming water into land has captivated humanity for centuries. The Netherlands , for example, is a pioneering nation in this field, where approximately 20% of the territory has been reclaimed from the sea or lakes using dikes to control water flow and dry the surfaces. As technology has advanced, this practice has become more widespread.
Archinect
MAY 7, 2024
Since phasing out several exam policies in last year's update to the ARE, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has shared positive news about implementing the retirement of its former five-year Rolling Clock Policy. The change mandates that scores from all previously expired divisions be added to the ARE 5.0. With the reinstated ARE 4.0 results, over 6,658 credits have been added for ARE 5.0 version learners.
Deezen
MAY 9, 2024
Saudi forces were cleared to use "lethal force" to remove those resisting relocation to make way for The Line mega city as part of Neom in Saudi Arabia , according to a report by UK media organisation the BBC. Speaking to the BBC , Colonel Rabih Alenezi said that he was part of the team ordered to evict people from villages ahead of the development of The Line in northwest Saudi Arabia.
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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?
designboom
MAY 6, 2024
brick walls at the terra cotta workshop serve multiple functions -- they provide shade and control airflow, while low windows limit the angle of sunlight. The post circular and folded brick walls envelop tropical space’s terra cotta workshop in vietnam appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
ArchDaily
MAY 5, 2024
Courtesy of DBOX for Foster + Partners Foster + Partners , led by Norman Foster, has just released the designs for a new office tower in New York, United States. Spanning 139,354 square meters, “350 Park Avenue” will be the office space for Citadel Securities, committing to at least 78,967 square meters of the overall space. Seeking to rejuvenate the iconic street, the all-electric tower will integrate into the urban fabric of New York, standing alongside architectural landmarks in Midtown Manha
Archinect
MAY 9, 2024
The latest curated jobs roundup from Archinect Jobs features 15 exciting career opportunities across Portland and Eugene , Oregon. For helpful guidance on how to get that next job, make sure to check out Archinect's Guide to Job Titles series and our Archinect Tips collection. Waechter Architecture seeks a Project Designer "Waechter Architecture in Portland seeks a designer with 3-5 years experience to join their community-focused team, assisting in all architectural phases.
Deezen
MAY 9, 2024
Mexican studio COA Arquitectura has enclosed a winery outside of Guadalajara with a corrugated steel sawtooth roof and rammed earth walls. Located in Aguascalientes, the 16,576-square-foot (1,540 square meters) Tierra Tinta Winery includes three buildings arranged in a loose triangle – the winery with a tasting room and cellar, separate restrooms and a third building which will house a future restaurant.
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Aerial imagery has emerged as a necessary tool for architecture, engineering, and construction firms seeking to improve pre-construction site analysis, make more informed planning decisions, and ensure all stakeholders have access to an accurate visualization of the site to keep the project moving forward. Download our guide and take a deeper look at how aerial imagery can be leveraged to drive project efficiency by reducing unnecessary site visits and providing the accurate details required to
designboom
MAY 7, 2024
from midjourney to construction site: the project shows how AI-generated designs can transition from the digital realm to reality. The post arturo tedeschi presents architecture designed, modeled, and built by AI appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
ArchDaily
MAY 9, 2024
© Josema Cutillas Architecture and Design Festival Concéntrico celebrates its 10th anniversary from 25 April to 1 May 2024 with an edition that aims to reflect on the impact of the annual festival upon the city of Logroño , Spain , as well as to consider how the city continues to evolve. Through installations, exhibitions, lectures, performances, workshops, and activities, Concéntrico proposes a reflection of the urban environment, welcoming architects and designers to intervene and challenge it
Archinect
MAY 8, 2024
The City of Columbus, Indiana , known as a Midwest jewel box of Midcentury modern architecture, has selected landscape architecture and urban design firm Merritt Chase to redesign a 1.5-acre Downtown Entrance Plaza. The Pittsburgh- and Indianapolis-based team will be tasked with improving an underutilized site split in half by busy State Road 46 based on a landscape design completed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates back in 2000.
Deezen
MAY 7, 2024
Sportswear brand Nike is developing its own generative AI model to design products using its vast bank of athlete data, Dezeen can reveal. According to Nike 's chief innovation officer John Hoke, the company is seeking to take advantage of its exclusive data on athlete performance with a bespoke large language model (LLM). LLMs are a text-based form of artificial intelligence (AI) trained to recognise language patterns.
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