Architecture Here and There

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Gehry Eisenhower memorial opened in 2020 largely as originally designed. to a modernist architecture building at its campus there. Next for the classical revival May 24, 2015 What those who favor traditional architecture should do to promote its revival has been pretty much the subject of this blog since I started it in 2009.

Environment 52

Environment Development Developer Cities 52

Dwell

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Though he’d never made a meme before, on November 3, 2020, he pieced together a "starter pack" making fun of new vintage dealers who didn’t know what they were doing. They take on issues like the exploitation of architecture workers, hypocrisy in academia, and how overconsumption and late-stage capitalism foster bad design.

Design 109

Design Industrial Architecture School Inspiration 109

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

APRIL 21, 2023

Life, they say, throws you curve balls, and that's just what happened last month, when a family emergency had me put this blog on hiatus. The book is a fitting result of a building, the Petite École , that functions as an architecture school for children. Rather it should be: How does architecture describe the world?"

Architecture 134

Architecture Architecture School Deconstruction Diagram 134

A Better Built Environment

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The design of our streets, public spaces, and buildings can consider the acoustics of the urban environment just as they respond to climate, weather, and other functions. While we currently focus on how things look, we rarely discuss how the built environment impacts how things sound. Check the link for all of the finalists from 2020.

Cities 52

Cities Modern Environment Diagram 52

Community Architect

JUNE 9, 2022

Introduction to the guest blog When in 1968 the then President of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Robert Durham, FAIA, extended an invitation to the executive director of the National Urban League, Whitney M. She wrote this guest contribution describing her approach to teaching equity in architecture school.

Architecture 59

Architecture Students Education Architecture Student 59

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 17, 2022

I don't see a problem with this, per se, but I do find the list encapsulating how numerous authors today view architecture and design well beyond the bounds of disciplines; humanity's impact on the built environment — both terrestrial and beyond — is what's considered to be architectural , not necessarily the work produced by architects.

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Landscape Site Technology Technology 107