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INSIGHT: Anonymous Cities: The Erosion of Urban Identity
If we embrace the special characteristics of our American cities, we could begin to construct new projects that enhance the sense of place within the distinctly different urban settings that still exist.
by Peter Gisolfi, AIA, ASLA, LEED AP May 21, 2014 | 
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Crowdsourcing Design: The End of Architecture, or a New Beginning?
Why the criticism that crowdsourcing design sites like Arcbazar are taking jobs away from architects doesn't wash.
by Michael J. Crosbie April 8, 2014 | 
(arcbazar) |
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Drawing an Elegant Conclusion: Menil Drawing Institute by Johnston Marklee
Houston: In the somewhat arbitrary hierarchy of fine art media, where painting is king, drawing is often considered less valuable. The new MDI elevates the medium by providing a distinguished, respectful home.
by Julie D. Taylor, Hon. AIA/LA April 2, 2014 | 
(Courtesy of Johnston Marklee/The Menil Collection) |
Opening a New Chapter on Designing Public Libraries
Why Robert Dawson's photographic essay on the public library plays it safe by looking back when architects need to scan an emerging horizon.
by Norman Weinstein March 26, 2014 | 
(Carmen Montoya) |
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Magnusson Architecture and Planning: Looking back at the last 30 years and toward the future
by ArchNewsNow March 13, 2014 | 
(Ari Burling Photography) |
Informed by Learning: Interview with Joe Valerio and Randy Mattheis of Valerio Dewalt Train Associates about education for the future at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
"We wanted to dive deeply into the culture of the school and understand its core values, so one of the first things we did was to participate in its daily life."
by ArchNewsNow February 19, 2014 | 
(© Barbara Karant) |
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Nuts + Bolts #8: Best Friends Don't Make the Best Partners
For the successful partnership, it's all a matter of balance.
by Michael M. Samuelian, AIA, AICP February 7, 2014 | 
(Johnathan Ward) |
What is "Quiet Design" and Why Should It Matter? Some Troubling Queries for Cathleen McGuigan and Sundry Fans of "Architectural Quietism"
Can great architecture be so subdued that we remain unconscious of even experiencing it as architecture?
by Norman Weinstein January 24, 2014 | 
(Lee Rosenbaum) |
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Lost in Space: Calori & Vanden-Eynden on the Positive Payoffs of Integrated EGD
Ever been lost in a building, feeling your stress level rise by the minute? If so, the lack of effective EGD - environmental graphic design - is very likely the culprit.
by Claire Wilson January 10, 2014 | 
(Tim Nolan) |
One-on-One: Architecture is not exactly global: Interview with Orlando Garcia
The Colombian architect talks about how good architecture and urban design can reach the greatest number of ordinary people.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky December 20, 2013 | 
(©Orlando Garcia) |
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Nuts + Bolts #7: Leveraging Your Passion
Principals already know what they love to do. It is learning to let go of the other, more mundane tasks that they find difficult.
by Steve Whitehorn December 12, 2013 | 
(Johnathan Ward) |
INSIGHT: The Place of Architecture as an Art Form in the Changing Cultural Landscape
The fine arts today do not have the shared social purpose they once did. But the built environment is different. Architecture is a collective art form and a collective endeavor.
by Peter Gisolfi, AIA, ASLA, LEED AP December 4, 2013 | 
(Robert Mintzes) |
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It is always Friday afternoon in Dealey Plaza
An urban setting seared into the national consciousness.
by Michael J. Crosbie, Ph.D., FAIA November 22, 2013 | 
(Dallas City Directory) |
Nuts + Bolts #6: Changing Habits: The Secret to Successful Time Management
Some practical steps to make time for business development when you've been avoiding it or aren't sure how to fit it into your day-to-day practice.
by Donna Maltzan October 24, 2013 | 
(Johnathan Ward) |
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You Get Learning Units for This? A Weekend at the Monterey Design Conference
Dinners were better, breakfast was not, but the weather was stunning, and the AIACC did a great job recruiting regional, national, and international architects.
by Kenneth Caldwell October 22, 2013 | 
(Kenneth Caldwell) |
Op-Ed: Which "Past" Should Architects Embrace and Why? Posing Alternatives to Architectural Nostalgia
Witold Rybczynski's "How Architecture Works: A Humanist's Toolkit" might be his most urbanely written and sensibly organized books - but his traditional definition of architecture’s past might be passé.
by Norman Weinstein October 11, 2013 | 
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Book Review: "Never Built Los Angeles" by Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin; foreword by Thom Mayne
The contradictions and challenges of Los Angeles as a metropolitan conceit of perpetual promise continue.
by Sam Hall Kaplan September 20, 2013 | 
(Courtesy LAWA Flight Path Learning Center) |
Monterey Design Conference: 1 Mile of Beach. 3 Days. 20 Speakers. 50 Hours. 100s of Conversations. 1,000s of Ideas
The Julia Morgan-designed Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, CA, will be abuzz at the biennial event September 27-29, 2013.
by Julie D. Taylor, Hon. AIA/LA September 6, 2013 | 
(John Scourkes) |
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Architects EAT Melbourne
How things are panning out on Melbourne's burgeoning skyline is questionable. But in the shadow of those weird towers, firms like Architects EAT are doing work that is subtle, refined, location-appropriate, and very beautiful.
by Jonathan Lerner August 20, 2013 | 
(Architects EAT) |
The Blob That Could Eat Los Angeles
The history of our ill-fated Los Angeles County Museum of Art is told in "The Presence of the Past: Peter Zumthor Reconsiders LACMA": I'm a fan of Zumthor, but this building could be cool almost anywhere else.
by Julie D. Taylor, Hon. AIA/LA August 8, 2013 | 
(©2013 Museum Associates/LACMA) |
