The Architect's Newsletter

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

If you’re lucky enough to work at Rockefeller Center’s iconic superblock complex off Fifth Avenue (47–50th Street commuters and tourists aside) your workspace just added a great new perk: Radio The post HMWhite’s Radio Park atop Radio City Music Hall is informed by the surrounding art deco splendor appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Benjakitti Forest Park / Arsomslip Community and Environmental Architect © Srirath Somsawat Modernity and globalization have significantly reduced geographical distances, transformed social interactions, and accelerated the flow of information across nations, which has, in a sense, made the world more accessible to people everywhere.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This latest edition of our curated job picks from Archinect Jobs highlights 15 architecture firms in New York City with exciting Project Manager and Project Architect roles. A+I (Architecture Plus Information) seeks an Accomplished Project Manager/Project A. The firm is also hiring an Enclosure Design Specialist.

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Deezen

MAY 2, 2024

Its design and some of the interior fixtures were informed by car design Freyre added that the water-side location of the property presented some challenges during construction, and a foundation had to be massive in order to support the skyscraper. The photography is courtesy of Aston Martin.

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Deezen

MARCH 16, 2024

Traditional cabins informed Krasnyk House in the Ukrainian Carpathians "During the project, we have researched the origins of local architecture, Hutsul customs and the culture of the region," said Sanina Arch Club founder Alina Sanina. The photography is by Andrii Shustykevych.

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Deezen

APRIL 22, 2024

Situated in New York's Rockefeller Center, the restaurant's interiors were designed by Woods Bagot in collaboration with New York City-based hospitality management consultancy Neighborhood Projects. The post Woods Bagot designs art deco-informed restaurant at Rockefeller Center appeared first on Dezeen.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

An online space called Virtual Bradford is set to be completed this summer that would provide a high-resolution 3D online “brick-for-brick” digital twin of Bradford, England’s city center. The project is a collaboration between the University of Bradford and the Bradford Council.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Established as a micro-city, these self-contained environments are subject to their own rules and systems. They are designed as a deviation from the cities that host it to allow for the growth and proliferation of knowledge outside the status-quo. Image © James Ewing The university campus has a distinctive spatial typology.

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Deezen

JULY 13, 2023

Located about nine kilometres from the city's historic centre, the embassy complex sits on a sloping, 9.4-acre The embassy is in Guatemala City Designed by Seattle's The Miller Hull Partnership , the complex features a series of rectilinear volumes of varying dimensions that are set within a richly vegetated landscape.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

Designed as a sister location of Rosella, an East Village sushi spot that opened in 2020, Bar Miller is located a few blocks away in Alphabet City. The post Bird feathers and burls inform New York restaurant by Polonsky & Friends appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Nicole Franzen.

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Archinect

JUNE 9, 2022

Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge to help construct a digital twin, or virtual replica, of a section of the city to help make its buildings more sustainable and reduce carbon emissions. Energy or building management systems, occupancy readings, and architectural information are among the variables that will be examined.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In this roundup , we collect 10 recently completed skyscrapers that have changed New York City's skyline over the past two years. Its wedge-shaped upper volume was created to resemble a sail, while the lower podium was informed by the neighbouring Brooklyn Bridge and the historic buildings of the surrounding Dumbo neighbourhood.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Specializing in Building Information Modeling (BIM) and looking for the right career match in New York City? Take a closer look at this week's curated employment picks from Archinect Jobs , with a selection of six leading architecture firms currently welcoming applications from qualified candidates.

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Deezen

APRIL 13, 2023

Kith founder Ronnie Fieg has teamed up with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to release a New Balance sneaker that was informed by Wright 's utopian Broadacre City sketches. Called New Balance Made in USA 998 – Broadacre City, the shoe is a celebration of American architect Wright's sketches.

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Deezen

AUGUST 1, 2023

East London football club Walthamstow FC has unveiled kits informed by the designs of mid-19-century designer William Morris' company Morris & Co. Read: Coventry City creates trio of Coventry Cathedral football kits to mark building's 60th anniversary The home kit is dark blue with light pale blue leaves and pale pink flowers.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Conveyor belts and cog-like display stands appear within this beauty store in Chongqing , China, designed by AIM Architecture , which takes cues from the city's underground network of factories. The post Chongqing's hidden factories inform interiors of Harmay beauty store appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The 15-minute city concept has repeatedly made the news this year. What are 15-minute cities? The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept that, as its name suggests, aims to create communities where people can access key amenities by travelling no more than 15 minutes on foot or by bike. Who invented the 15-minute city?

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Polished metal sculptures form door pulls and clothing hooks in the fitting rooms The four-storey, glass-vaulted double arcade is located in the city centre, close to other landmarks like the Duomo and the Teatro alla Scala. The photography is courtesy of Bottega Veneta.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

American artist James Turrell has created an illuminated skylight and seating chamber at a New York City private school, which allows viewers to have "a unique and personal experience of the sky". The artist recently celebrated his 80th birthday by designing a whiskey decanter informed by Egyptian art.

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Archinect

JUNE 5, 2023

A new law is set to take effect in New York City, which will regulate how companies can use artificial intelligence in hiring decisions. Enforcement of NYC 144 will begin on July 5th, 2023, requiring companies using AI software in the hiring process to notify candidates that such software is being used.

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Archinect

JULY 18, 2022

The report, coined the Environmental Justice for All Report, and web portal will be accessible to the public and inform the creation of a comprehensive environmental justice plan. Local Law 60 requires that a citywide study of environme.

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Archinect

MARCH 8, 2022

Cities are being overwhelmed by a top-down, algorithmically-enabled attempt to make them legible, quantifiable and replicable. Can a project of nonsense-making disrupt the seemingly inexorable march of "progress"? Anti-digital mapping and other seriously stylish interventions have taken cues from protest groups like the Umbrella Movement.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Named Mindfulness City, the development will be located in the town of Gelephu near the Indian border in southern Bhutan and be built around a series of bridges. Above: Mindfulness City will be built in Bhutan. Surrounding the development will be a series of paddy fields designed to act as biodiversity corridors.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 1, 2022

It's also a dream in a certain way, a dream to have this building approved by the city of Toronto and for us to build it.". Partisans designed a residential tower in Toronto informed by clouds. Read: Partisans to turn Canadian town into "city of the future" The Orbit. The building's plan was informed by revision clouds.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 3, 2022

According to The City's Samantha Maldonado, a public comment period will be held through January 6th, 2023, as a means to help "inform the design." Army Corps of Engineers has released a 569-page report outlining a coastal storm risk management feasibility study. There is still a long road and a lot of unknowns between now a.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

They are sheltered by planting to the south and by large perforated brick columns to the north, positioned at an angle to frame views towards the city. "A The post Industrial warehouses inform Melbourne office block by Carr appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Rory Gardiner.

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Deezen

MARCH 27, 2023

The interiors were designed by Chapi Chapo The Mayan Riviera is known for a profusion of similar resorts, and in 2019 Italian architect Stefano Boeri even proposed building a smart city in the region to mitigate the environmental effects of development. The post Constellations and mangroves inform design of St.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The first furniture design by Mexican architect Michel Rojkind and a machine that uses AI to generate unique Mexican furniture were on display during Mexico City art week. Read on for 11 design exhibitions and installations from Mexico City art week 2024: Top: Unique Design X Mexico featured a lobby resembling an airport gate lounge.

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Archinect

MAY 6, 2022

The New York City Council has voted to postpone the enforcement of a new law which would have seen businesses with four or more employees in the city, including architecture firms, of including salary ranges in job advertisements. The law, which was set to take effect from May 15th, will now take effect on November 1st.

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Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2024

Local architecture studio Bockus Payne has renovated a 1970s commercial skyscraper in Oklahoma City , reformatting its interiors and landscape and completely replacing its exterior glazing. Other projects in Oklahoma City include a colourful restaurant with "eccentric" detailing. The photography is by Justin Miers.

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Deezen

JUNE 12, 2023

These were informed by the small wooden plank paths, or "Shu" roads, that cross the province's mountain ranges. These in-between spaces are visual and physical connections between the exhibits, and likewise to the city, street, landscape and the canal." The photography is by Arch-Exist unless stated otherwise.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Promotion: Swedish brand Kasthall has launched a flagship store in New York City , which presents woven and hand-tufted rug collections for "floors all over the world". The collection includes five colours informed by the hues seen in bird feathers, including Blue Jay, Hoopoe, Parakeet, Nuthatch and Sparrow.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Different floor levels and gravel beds help to delineate areas Plants with lush green foliage introduce a soft organic element to the space, providing a link to nature within the city. "We The post Japanese garden design informs Tokyo real estate office by Flooat appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Tomooki Kengaku.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In this week's comments update, readers discussed the Štvanice Footbridge in Prague, which was designed as a "sculpture in the city ". Štvanice Footbridge in Prague designed as a "sculpture in the city" "A manifesto of modernity" Readers praised the minimalist design in the comments section, calling it "zen", "refreshing" and "simple".

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Another eatery informed by traditional cha chaan tengs is The Astor restaurant in Hong Kong's Eaton hotel , designed by New York studio AvroKO , which mixes elements of the city's diners and street food stalls with nods to the arthouse films of Wong Kar-Wai. The photography is by Carole Cheung unless otherwise stated.

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Bustler

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Event Date: Nov 8, 2023; Event City: Los Angeles, CA, US Join us on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 5pm for our In-Person Graduate and Postgraduate Information Sessions. Discover SCI-Arc’s graduate and postgraduate programs, and their application requirements. All guests are welcomed to stay for the 6pm lecture. Register here.

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Archinect

MAY 13, 2024

MVRDV has unveiled its design for a tribune-shaped, mixed-use building in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. This history has informed the shape of the Strijp-S Tribune. The building will stand along the Ketelhuisplein, a lively public square that hosts a range of events and recreational activities throughout the year.

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