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Josh Niland interviewed Graham Foundation Fellow Alican Taylan. Their chat was related to Archizoom’s 1969 No-Stop City, Virilio, and Dromology. A catchphrase, overcoming or even “confrontation with carbon form”.
Both Donna Sink and Will Galloway found “much to think about” and “fantastic” at work.
In addition, Katherine Weronika highlighted Zdziarska’s research proposal “Don’t Stay Out Alone”, whose “methodology is based on the assessment of previous interventions by international, regional and local organizations in South America in response to the research topic”.
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OMA New York has released an update on the Audrey Irmas Pavilion, which is taking shape in Los Angeles, California and is expected to open in January 2022. ae_0 was surprised that “details and materials … are very … very nice … from a constructive point of view it looks as if OMA / Gruen has done a quality job above the US standards.”
Image by Jason O’Rear, courtesy of Grandma New York
Most ‘Nectors thought Miles Jaffe had the wrong feelings about the debate over Norman Foster’s “defense” of the company’s airport projects. As tduds declared, “The main bump you get here. The object of your anger is capitalism, not the airports.” Actually, archanonymous found it an interesting challenge to “design an airport / urban area holistically in order to minimize emissions and environmental impact”.
MAD Architects released images for a tower with landscaped gardens and terraces integrated into its 22 floors in the heart of Hollywood. coincidentally commented “I like the futuristic naivety of this blob … feels a lot like Haus-Rucker-Co / early CoopHimmelb (l) au!” Orhan Ayyüce was for it too
“Do I want to see it built? Sure, there is nothing sacrilege about this section of Sunset Boulevard. The scale differences are already there … This is another characteristic of LA’s look and feel. Stop dreaming as if the arteries of Los Angeles should be “like Champs Élysées. You are … all like one man. Personally, I love it that way. It pumps down the iconic designs of the developers for a spectacle, mixes it with whatever, even if it may not be what. “
After reading about an MVRDV apartment house in the courtyard (with social housing and green spaces!) In Bordeaux, which was designed in collaboration with the local architects Flint, monosierra asked “Some plans and sections … to better understand the floor plans of the apartments!”
MVRDV © Ossip van Duivenbode
KPF shared details on the studio’s first massive wooden tower, located in Vancouver, Canada. As exciting as mainstreaming bulk wood is, people (some) questioned the details. later Mittelland offered a perspective “I feel that some of the debates about the potential environmental benefits and harms of solid wood construction are very narrow, ignoring the massive building volume in North America that is already based on wood. The partial adoption of wood for structural use in Skyscrapers is a gradual change and will have far less impact than reducing emissions directly from manufacturing materials.
Johns Hopkins University demolished their Tod Williams and Billie Tsien-designed Mattin Center to make way for a new $ 250 million student center designed by BIG with the help of the Rockwell Group and academic design specialist Shepley Bulfinch. samolddoktor summed up the consensus: “The BIG design really sucks. The TWBTA complex seems extremely well thought out, resolved and executed.”
RIP, Lance Hosey, who died on August 27 at the age of 56. A fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the US Green Building Council.
CME Center at 10 + 30 S. Wacker in Chicago, IL by Krueck Sexton Partners and Queen Richmond Center West in Toronto, Canada by Sweeny & Co Architects are just two of the latest top images (in no particular order) from the Archinect Pinterest Board Glass.
Blogs / Companies / Updates / Work
Construction has begun on a US $ 25.76 performing arts center designed by Chicago-based Krueck Sexton Partners (KSP) for the Loyola Academy (a private Jesuit college preparatory school) in Wilmette, IL.
As early as September, Bill Caplan announced: “After 3 years of research / paperwork, ‘THWART CLIMATE CHANGE NOW’ has finally made it to print. Published by the Environmental Law Institute’s critically acclaimed ELI Press, with a release date and more information coming soon. “
Search work? Consider applying for this; Positions as Project Architect (in Austin, DC and San Francisco), Project Designer (in Carbondale, Colorado and Los Angeles) or Lead Designer (in Knoxville, TN).
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The University of New Mexico (UNM) has hired Chris Cornelius (founding director of studio: indigenous) as the new chair in the department of architecture.
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CCA’s Interior Design Bachelor’s degree was awarded a $ 75,000 scholarship from the Angelo Donghia Foundation. Over the next three years, this grant will support the expansion and development of the program’s Materiality and Space curriculum, which, along with Interior Design Studio and Design Media, is one of the three core curricular streams of Interior Design.
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Discussion / threads
Around the beginning of August, Wooden guy looked in the wild for examples of a “brise soleil detail … a solid roof to keep rain off the door … the goal is to protect the door, provide some window shading and protect the view of the street “. How you have to win a customer over to the idea. But he is also happy to receive feedback on the details himself. SneakyPete and natematt both questioned the seam “Most standing seam manufacturers don’t guarantee a 1/4” pitch product … you’d have to use something higher quality like zinc or copper, and even then I’m skeptical. “Flat seam alternative materials Zinc sheet, liberty gray copper, painted steel, or even glass have been suggested.
JLC-1 came through with an example image from Olson Kundig Mighty a variety of alternative details / options listed. As you notice, “The cost will be your biggest hurdle. To save the most; lose the brackets and just cantilever a few micro-lamellas over 8’oc and fill in between. Less penetrations through the shell, but no expensive manufacturing, and spend some money on the bezel and soffit that people will see. “
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G4tor was curious what people think is the appropriate “level of detail” when making a hit list? What is the balance in terms of the management relationship with GC? While some were sensitive to it, It doesn’t follow harder from “I don’t care about the feelings of the GC, the customer pays me.” Gibbost shared a disarming way of approaching the matter, noting that with age / time they had become less “pedantic”.
Speaking of being pedantic, Everyday Architect reminded people that if you are using AIA A201 (or something similar), “the goal in getting the contractor’s hole list and reviewing it is to make sure the contractor is generally informed about the items The goal * should * not be for us to go to great lengths to compile a complete list of everything the contractor needs to complete in order to get the job done. “
In the end, Ore nerds Had to vent and thought others could use an electrical outlet as well. b3tadin[sutures] can’t stand “micro-managing people who are too invested in shit, unworthy of their billable rate. You. are. killing. My. budget. asshat.” To the senior doctor its “bean counter PMs”. new guy added, “PMs who don’t understand that managing the project includes managing the client”. Similar Square. wrote “Bootlickers who are increasingly deferential to customers’ needs to those of their team members.” Of course, as expected, there was a lot of hatred of Revit and other “crappy software”.
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