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Are For-Profit Developments Consistent With the Values of a Public University?

ArchDaily

A generous donor saved the old Berkeley Art Museum building, creating the Baker BioEnginuity Hub. The donor understood the value of this architecturally significant building, designed by Mario Ciampi, which was too expensive and difficult for the university to renovate. I am by no means an expert on public-private partnerships.

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Schools and communities in the Pacific Northwest hope for improved building code standards for earthquake preparedness

Archinect

Current seismic codes require public buildings to be built strong enough so they don’t fall down in a quake. The article mentions the AIA Oregon chapter’s efforts to push lawmakers towards adopting more stringent building codes in preparation for a cataclysmic 9.0 Cascadia earthquake.

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Christopher Hawthorne goes 1-on-1 with Peter Zumthor in LACMA makeover preview

Archinect

There will be bronze surrounds on the window and door openings throughout the building. Construction on the new building is now 65% complete as of October 1st. The article mentioned the new wing may not be fully opened to the public until 2026.

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Amid a surge in interest around modular design, architects can find new career paths

Archinect

Earlier this week, we reported on Nexii Building Solutions , a Canadian startup which The New York Times described as a “rising star” in prefabricated modular construction. In 2021, we dedicated a full feature article to the subject.

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Montgomery County has found a way to reinvigorate public housing in America

Deezen

As part of Dezeen's Social Housing Revival series, we look at how one county in Maryland is leading the way in the US after devising a novel public-development strategy to help combat its housing crisis. The buildings are managed by the HOC, which closely monitors the residents' incomes.

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Design Week magazine closing "with immediate effect" after 38 years

Deezen

Online design magazine Design Week is to cease publication with the website due to be taken offline in mid-January. The publication, which is focused on the business of design, announced the decision with a statement on its website on 22 December stating that its publisher had decided to close the publication.

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What if?

SW Oregon Architect

Despite their focus upon much larger cities (among them New York, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle) these articles offered considerable food for thought here in Eugene. One of the articles , by architecture critic Aaron Betsky for ARCHITECTURE magazine, questions whether empty downtowns are here to stay.

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