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Book Review: "The End of Automobile Dependence: How Cities Are Moving Beyond Car-Based Planning" by Peter Newman and Jeffrey Kenworthy
In a tightly packed yet readable marvel of comprehensiveness, Australian transportation scholars crunch the numbers on density and mode choices and come up with surprising grounds for optimism - provided planners get certain critical decisions right.
by Bill Millard November 19, 2015 | 
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Hurricane Sandy Victims Return to Resilient, Sustainable, Affordable Homes on Raritan Bay in New Jersey
The Rebuilding Union Beach demonstration project returns 14 families to new homes, and launches an online Project Guide for other communities needing to rebuild in the wake of a natural disaster.
by Scott Lauer November 16, 2015 | 
(Rebuilding Union Beach) |
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A Filtered View #2: Ubiquitous Stuff - Why is Most of it so Ugly?
Maybe Apple should design all of this stuff; or maybe Philippe Starck.
by Charles F. Bloszies, FAIA November 12, 2015 | 
(Matthew Millman Photography) |
A More Active Approach to Design Can Save Lives
Businesses are investing billions to make their workspaces more environmentally sustainable. But they should also consider how sustainable those workspaces are for the human beings who work in them.
by Jonathan Webb November 4, 2015 | 
(KI) |
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A Filtered View #1: Buckminster Fuller (Not Al Gore) Invented the Internet
by Charles F. Bloszies, FAIA October 14, 2015 | 
(Matthew Millman Photography) |
Book Review: Clarifying The Art of Layering Space, or How Architects Outdo Superman's X-Ray Vision Daily
In "Time, Space, and Material: The Mechanics of Layering in Architecture," Anne-Catrin Schultz provocatively illuminates essentials of architectural layering, storytelling, interpretation, and wonder that are concentrated in the acts of creating and appreciating architecture, layer after layer.
by Norman Weinstein October 8, 2015 | 
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Frank Gehry's Urban Renewal
Throughout "Frank Gehry" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the repeated and insistent message is that his work "distinguished him as an urbanist," as if trying so hard to convince us that it's true. The curator doth protest too much.
by Julie D. Taylor, Hon. AIA/LA October 1, 2015 | 
(© 2015 Gehry Partners, LLP, image courtesy Gehry Partners, LLP) |
Architecture's New Scientific Foundations, Part 3
Adaptive vs. Random Complexity, Part 2. Nourishing environments are complex yet highly organized, but cannot be minimalistic.
by Nikos A. Salingaros September 15, 2015 | 
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Being Frank Gehry
Paul Goldberger's account of the architect's rise is also a tale of things not going Gehry's way.
by Fred A. Bernstein September 10, 2015 | 
(Kristen Richards) |
New Name and New Directions: Boddewyn Gaynor Architects, DPC
Q&A with the firm's principals about the changes they've made, and how they affect the firm’s operations and future plans.
by ArchNewsNow.com September 1, 2015 | 
(Mark Darley) |
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Swimming with the Fishies: SeaGlass Carousel by WXY architecture + urban design
David Dunlap was right: the new carousel in Lower Manhattan's Battery Park is like no other you've ever ridden...oooh's and aaah's will ensue.
by Kristen Richards August 25, 2015 | 
(Kristen Richards) |
Nuts + Bolts #13: Hiring Interns for the Summer? What You Need to Know
Architecture and engineering firms engaging unpaid interns can avoid liability in connection with their internship programs by meeting six specific requirements.
by John Balitis August 5, 2015 | 
(Johnathan Ward) |
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A Conversation with HOK's Kenneth Drucker re: Architect-US Professional Career Training Program
The design principal of HOK's New York City office discusses the benefits of participating in the program for both U.S.-based firms and young international architects.
by ArchNewsNow.com June 22, 2015 | 
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Keeping Supertalls Grounded, Connected: Q&A with SWA's John Wong, FASLA, FAAR
Tall buildings "are beautiful, sleek structures, truly awe-inspiring, but a lot of a building's long-term economic success is dependent on the integration and beauty at the ground level."
by ArchNewsNow.com June 11, 2015 | 
(SWA) |
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Nuts + Bolts #12: The Importance of Mentorship: Debunking Mentoring Myths in the AEC Industry
Mentoring can help anyone make meaningful professional connections, and it should be considered rewarding and an honor for everyone involved.
by Donna Maltzan June 4, 2015 | 
(Johnathan Ward) |
INSIGHT: A Focus on Local: Structure and Design of the Columbus Museum of Art Expansion
How DesignGroup worked with the museum to become more visible, relevant, and connected to the community as a meeting point between art, the public, and the physical city.
by Michael Bongiorno, AIA, LEED AP BD+C May 22, 2015 | 
(Michael Bongiorno) |
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Architecture's New Scientific Foundations, Part 2
Architects often assume that complexity, in general, must be designed. That's a misconception, and rarely conducive to human wellbeing.
by Nikos A. Salingaros May 12, 2015 | 
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Delight & Design: "Provocations: The Architecture and Design of Heatherwick Studio"
Wonder and joy pervade the exhibition and enchant its viewers. Skip - don't walk - to experience it.
by Julie D. Taylor, Hon. AIA/LA May 1, 2015 | 
(Brian Forrest) |
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West Street: A Little-Noticed Success
If a 19th-century method of moving traffic can succeed in a city as congested as Manhattan, it can work in many other cities as well.
by Peter Gisolfi, AIA, ASLA, LEED AP April 29, 2015 | 
(GoogleStreetView) |
Architecture's New Scientific Foundations
A new book-in-progress aims to change the way architecture is evaluated and, thus, to change the way it is practiced.
by Nikos A. Salingaros April 7, 2015 | 
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