Wed.Sep 06, 2023

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Construction update: Halfway through for ZHA & Cox Architecture's Western Sydney International Airport project

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Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has announced their team’s reaching the midway point for their ongoing Western Sydney International Airport in the Australian metro’s new Parkland City region. The project will serve as a catalyst for economic development in Parkland City while supplementing Sydney’s existing Kingsford Smith Airport, which is considered one of the world’s oldest.

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Jiangsu Jingjiang Senior High School New Campus / Zhaohui Rong Studio

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© Bowen Hou architects: Zhaohui Rong Studio Location: No.1 Changyang Road, Jingjiang, Jiangsu, China Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Bowen Hou Photographs: Yijie Hu Area: 210000.

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Yale is hiring a planner to monitor building accessibility on campus

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Following last week’s look at an opening for a Program Production Fellow at MoMA PS1 , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an opportunity on Archinect Jobs for a Facilities Accessibility Planner at Yale University. The role, based in New Haven, CT, calls for an individual who will “develop and manage reporting on accessibility projects and identify future projects for campus-wide accessibility improvements.

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Guarumo House / VOID

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© Leonardo Finotti architects: VOID Location: Playa Santa Teresa, Provincia de Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica Project Year: 2020 Photographs: Leonardo Finotti Area: 796.

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Architectural Visualization Trends and the Rise of AI

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?

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Accused Gilgo Beach murderer Rex Heuermann was also the architect of a wage theft scheme, new lawsuit claims

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Not only is he an accused serial killer, Rex Heuermann is also a deadbeat boss, according to the state Department of Labor. It filed suit Tuesday to recover nearly $70,000 in back wages, penalties and interest for stiffing a former executive assistant. Heuermann, an architect, was arrested in July on evidence that he was behind a trio of murders of women he met near his firm’s Midtown Manhattan offices and allegedly killed close by his Long Island home.

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RIBA announces six-candidate Stirling Prize shortlist for 2023

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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has just announced a six-candidate shortlist for the 2023 RIBA Stirling Prize , recognizing the best achievements in building in the country over the past year in what is now the award’s 27th edition. The shortlist features schemes for housing, higher education, cultural connection, artists, and elder care that offer what the organization says are “genuinely inspiring solutions to our most pressing problems” while promoting, amon

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2023 Architectural Events: A Calendar of 21 Global Occurrences from September till December

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2022 Dutch Design Week. Image © Max Kneefel Most biennales and architecture events, especially the recent ones, have influenced and shaped the dialogue of the ones that followed. In fact, during a conversation earlier this year with Lesley Lokko , the curator of the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale , she explained and affirmed that “all exhibitions […] take sustenance from those that came before”, further noting that “if I look back at the dozen or so Architecture Exhibitions over the past twen

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A new Kharkiv School of Architecture student project delivers valuable design solutions for rebuilding schools in Ukraine

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A new project aimed at improving the educational experience of Ukrainian schoolchildren is helping students at the Kharkiv School of Architecture participate in their country’s concerted response to an infrastructure crisis that began in February 2022 and has seen the destruction of an estimated 331 educational institutions nationwide, thus far.

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Udaan Park / Studio Saar

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Completed in 2022 in Udaipur, India. Images by Ankit Jain and Hasan Ali, Ankit Jain. International architecture practice Studio Saar has redeveloped Udaan Park, a community park in Udaipur, Rajasthan, for its not-for-profit client.

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From Plan to Reality: Unlocking the Power of Aerial Imagery for AEC

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

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Imprisoned Turkish design activists are named 2023 European Prize for Architecture? laureates

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The Chicago Athenaeum and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies have together announced a group of Turkish architects and human rights activists as the 2023 European Prize for Architecture laureates. Architect Ayse Mücella Yapici, urban planner Tayfun Kahraman, and attorney for the Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects Can Atalay are the Prize's 18th, 19th, and 20th laureates, respectively.

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The Man and The House / ZAV Architects

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© Parham Taghioff architects: ZAV Architects Location: Damavand, Iran Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Parham Taghioff Photographs: Soroush Majidi Area: 670.

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Scientific American opinion piece calls on building codes to ‘save money and lives’

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Scientific American has published an opinion piece by the publication’s editors, highlighting the role of building codes in saving “money and lives.” Citing the growing number of “multibillion-dollar disasters” striking the United States, the opinion piece makes the argument that buildings built to meet or surpass stricter building codes have demonstrated more resiliency than buildings built before such codes were introduced.

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SIP Main Campus / Herzog & de Meuron

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© Julien Lanoo architects: Herzog & de Meuron Location: Gewerbestrasse 24, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Julien Lanoo Photographs: Courtesy of Basel Area Business and Innovation Area: 40000.

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7 Ways Real-Time Visualization Can Solve Architectural Challenges

In the dynamic world of architecture, design, and construction, creative problem-solving is crucial for success. Traditional methods often fall short in effectively conveying design intent to clients. Real-time visualization empowers you with a solid decision-making tool that smooths the design process. Discover the power of real-time visualization: Effective Communication Convey your vision clearly and align with clients.

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Get Lectured: USC, Fall '23

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Class is back in session, and that means it’s time once again for our Get Lectured series. Today, we continue the semesterly rundown of the events happening at architecture schools across the country with a look at what’s in store at the University of Southern California in the Fall 2023 term. Events begin on Friday, September 15 , with a lecture from Imaginary Forces Co-founder & Creative Director Peter Frankfurt.

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Katouzian House / NOIR Studio

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© Parham Taghioff architects: NOIR Studio Location: Lavasan, Tehran Province, Iran Project Year: 2020 Photographs: Parham Taghioff Area: 800.

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Montgomery Interpretive Center by Chambless King Architects

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The Montgomery Interpretive Center exists to memorialize the people, events, and path connected with the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. The third of three interpretive centers stretching the 54-mile route, the project is located adjacent to the Alabama State University football stadium along a corner block that serves as a gateway into campus.

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Saracura House | Renovation Sobrado in Bexiga / entre escalas

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© Pedro Kok architects: entre escalas Location: São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Pedro Kok Area: 143.

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Concrete Waterproofing: The Next Step to a More Resilient Design

Don’t let water wash away all your hard work. When specifying concrete waterproofing, you need a solution that’s reliable and permanent. Without it, your concrete waterproofing is at risk of failing and letting water erode and corrode the concrete that it was supposed to protect. Reduce the risk of waterproofing failure by reading through our latest free specification e-book, which will take you through the four key components to better concrete waterproofing specification.

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London practice Jonathan Tuckey Design restore 19th century farmstead in Northern Italy

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The brief presented a simple desire; to rediscover the property’s agrarian soul and establish a connection to the surrounding landscape. The post London practice Jonathan Tuckey Design restore 19th century farmstead in Northern Italy appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Mobile Pavilion / Prototype + Sets Studio

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© Yevhenii Avramenko architects: Prototype Studio architects: Sets Studio Location: Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Yevhenii Avramenko Area: 116.

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Olson Kundig references natural surroundings for Swedish holiday home

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Dark timber and stone feature throughout Dalarö House, a summer holiday home that US studio Olson Kundig has added to a rocky waterside site in Sweden. Designed to blend in with the landscape, the home is built around rocks and features exposed natural materials that reference the surrounding stones and pine trees. Olson Kundig has created Dalarö House "Dalarö House was an opportunity to create a building that is responsive to its surroundings and encourages its occupants to interact with that e

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Butterfly House / Oliver Leech Architects

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Completed in 2022 in Esher, United Kingdom. Images by Ståle Eriksen. Nestled within a small corner plot in Esher, Surrey, Butterfly House is a new compact home designed by Oliver Leech Architects to support.

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Sustainable Architecture: Design Green with the Client in Mind

Speaker: Pedro Clarke – Principal Architect at A+ Architecture, In Loco Program Director

Sustainability begins with a conversation, and acquiring customer buy-in is entirely dependent on how the conversation is framed. Clients may not see sustainability as a priority out of fear of operational costs and quality. While these are legitimate concerns, it is our responsibility as architects to listen and foster a collaborative culture that answers client issues while also reducing our carbon footprint.

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Renzo Piano to design cultural centre for South Florida

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Italian architect Renzo Piano has been selected to design an expansive arts and culture centre for Boca Raton, Florida. To be located in downtown Boca Raton, The Center for Arts and Innovation (The Center) will serve as a community space and welcome centre and contain performance and event spaces, an innovation incubator lab for "entrepreneurial empowerment" and educational spaces for STEAM programming.

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The Louis Armstrong Center, designed by Caples Jefferson Architects, is now open

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On a hot day in June, a crowd gathered on 107th Street in Corona, Queens, to celebrate an event that was decades in the making: the opening of the Louis The post The Louis Armstrong Center, designed by Caples Jefferson Architects, is now open appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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wooden cladding and lime plaster cover the solid form of villa k340 in the netherlands

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villa k340 features a split-level layout that runs along the contours of the undulating terrain. The post wooden cladding and lime plaster cover the solid form of villa k340 in the netherlands appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Torkwase Dyson fuses sound and architecture for St Louis installation

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New York-based artist Torkwase Dyson has designed a monolithic black structure for the Counterpublic art festival in St Louis to augment sound recordings from a ragtime composer. Called Birds and Lava (Scott Joplin), the installation comprises a massive black-painted wood structure and was constructed in a park in the Old North St Louis neighbourhood.

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Report: Optimism for Construction Growth in the Next Year Remains High

Research reveals 96% of respondents are very or fairly optimistic about their organization’s growth prospects for the next year. The InEight Global Capital Projects Outlook also finds over half see digital technology as the greatest growth opportunity. But these are only some of the findings. Don't be kept in the dark when it comes to the future. Read the report today!