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Campus Collective: Leers Weinzapfel Associates Rethinks Higher Education Design
Addressing the interconnectivity of campus environs and student experience
by John Gendall June 29, 2012 | 
(Anton Grassl/Esto) |
Albert Barnes Offers Critical Response to Placement of New "Barnes"
Barnes agrees to talk with fellow Central High School of Philadelphia alum after 61 years of silence, but only on the condition that his remarks remain unedited. This transcript respects his requirement.
by Norman Weinstein June 20, 2012 | 
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The Geeky Side of Design
"Architects are often phenomenal at connecting us to the outdoors, but horrible at disconnecting us when it's necessary. And that is the fundamental problem with architecture today," says Building Science Corporation's sometimes irreverent but always straight-talking Joe Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng.
by Wendy Ordemann June 4, 2012 | 
(Building Science Corporation) |
INSIGHT: Let's Quiet Down: The Case for Places, Regionalism, and Sustainability
Architecture should be concerned primarily with place-making, not object-making.
by Peter Gisolfi, AIA, ASLA, LEED AP May 30, 2012 | 
(Bing Maps) |
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Who Designed the Space Needle?
Victor Steinbrueck's contributions have been given short shrift, leaving the design of what is arguably Seattle's most important structure clouded by assumption and innuendo to this day.
by Dale Cotton May 11, 2012 | 
(Drawing courtesy of University of Washington Special Collections Division; photo composite by Dale Cotton) |
Imperfect Health: Probing the Porous Interface between Architecture and Health
A new book and website linked to a recent Canadian Centre for Architecture exhibition offer a healthy tonic countering academically anemic architectural education.
by Norman Weinstein May 4, 2012 | 
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Book Review: Social Media in Action: Comprehensive Guide for Architecture, Engineering, Planning, and Environmental Consulting Firms by Amanda Walter & Holly Berkley
This practical handbook is invaluable for practitioners who realize that social media is not a passing phenomenon and can play a part in their business.
by George Calys May 1, 2012 | 
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Rudolph Redux: The UMass Dartmouth Library Renovation/Addition by designLAB architects
A current project slated for completion this fall offers food for thought for the future of Paul Rudolph's Orange County Government Center.
by ArchNewsNow April 23, 2012 | 
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Book Review: Advancing Windswept Design: Pointers from Art Nouveau, Zaha Hadid, and Charles Sowers
New books and installation art highlight breezy refinements in wind-inspired design.
by Norman Weinstein April 5, 2012 | 
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Colombia: Transformed / Architecture = Politics
The curators of the exhibition making its world debut in Chicago this week throw the spotlight on five Colombian architects who leverage brick, concrete, and glass forms to improve the lives of ordinary people.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky and Fernando Villa, AIA, LEED AP April 3, 2012 | 
(Sergio Gomez) |
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Book Review: Laboratory Architecture for Observing Nature at Play
Books on Luis Barragan's house and BNIM's Omega Center for Sustainable Living reveal how transparently daring designs teach Nature's processes.
by Norman Weinstein March 16, 2012 | 
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You Survived: Part 3: Operations, Management, Business Development, Practice: Turn off the auto-pilot and engage
Ideas and tips to foster a thriving practice in 2012.
by Michael S. Bernard, AIA, and Nancy Kleppel, Assoc. AIA March 13, 2012 | 
(David R. Tribble) |
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Book Review: Tracing a Hidden Track from Adolf Loos as Modernist Architect to Jennifer Post as Modernist Interior Designer
By considering this unlikely couple, we can air out that beleaguered term "architectural minimalism" and trace a trajectory of what might be better identified as "essentialist architecture."
by Norman Weinstein March 2, 2012 | 
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Two Books to Accelerate the Translation of Ideas into Practical Forms
New books on design research and transformational ideas through architectural history have potent practical uses: "The Designer's Guide to Doing Research: Applying Knowledge to Inform Design" Sally Augustin and Cindy Coleman; and "100 Ideas That Changed Architecture" by Richard Weston
by Norman Weinstein February 24, 2012 | 
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The Big Chill: Leers Weinzapfel Associates' Chiller Plants Reinvent the Art of Infrastructure Work
Thoughtful analysis, ingenuity, and the ability to envision design opportunities create a unique exercise to "make something of beauty" in urban settings.
by Charles Linn, FAIA February 22, 2012 | 
(Peter Aaron/Esto) |
INSIGHT: Bringing Art to the Streets without Breaking the Bank
An architect explains how he used innovative materials and a close-knit alliance of stakeholders to provide economical solutions to create an artful amenity for a city's public transit passengers.
by Walter Geiger, AIA, FARA February 14, 2012 | 
(© 2011 Walt Geiger Studios LLC, Raymond Martinot, photographer) |
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Book Review: How to be a Useful Architectural Critic: Alexandra Lange's Perspicacious Primer Points the Way
"Writing about Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities" - use it often and you'll never think of the word "critic" pejoratively again.
by Norman Weinstein January 26, 2012 | 
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Good Deeds: Multi-Service Center South, St. Vincent de Paul Society, San Francisco
Q&A with Susie Jue, vice president of philanthropy for IIDA NC, about the Chapter's pro bono project to renovate the city's largest homeless shelter.
by Kenneth Caldwell December 22, 2011 | 
(© David Wakely) |
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Best Architecture Books of 2011
10 Books Sparking Creative Inspiration Plus Escapist Fare for Financially Fickle Times
by Norman Weinstein December 16, 2011 | 
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One-on-One: We architects are politicians: Interview with Giancarlo Mazzanti
"Now is the time to think of how architecture can change the world. We architects can assume that role and make a real difference in how people live and behave."
by Vladimir Belogolovsky December 13, 2011 | 
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