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Oliver Wainwright on RIBA's '100 Women: Architects in Practice,' a new primer for industry-wide change

Archinect

In an industry where the gender pay gap has widened in recent years, where all-male panels at conferences are not unusual, and where macho culture still prevails on building sites, a book like this, sadly, still has a place. the clients who say they just can’t find women with the right experience. We’re not there yet.

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The developer behind some of New York City’s tallest buildings is hiring in-house designers

Archinect

Following last week’s look at an opening for an Architect at Doctors Without Borders , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open position on Archinect Jobs for a Senior Designer at Extell Development Company.

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Former industrial marina gets adaptive reuse treatment

BD+C

Former industrial marina gets adaptive reuse treatment 0 qpurcell Sat, 04/13/2024 - 08:52 Mixed-Use At its core, adaptive reuse is an active reimagining of the built environment in ways that serve the communities who use it. The industrial marina served the purpose it was intended for, but as the industry changed it saw less and less use.

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Stacks of timber inform "inspirational" industrial units by dRMM

Deezen

London studio dRMM has completed WorkStack, a top-heavy stack of industrial units in Greenwich that is constructed from cross-laminated timber. It also gives a powerful message that light industrial can mean socially and environmentally inspirational," he told Dezeen. The building has a CLT structure.

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Heatherwick Studio previews first South American project in Bogotá, Colombia

Archinect

Heatherwick Studio has made public details of a new project in Bogotá , Colombia, for a client in the higher education industry.

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How to Measure Performance for Architecture and Design Firms?

ArchDaily

For architects and designers, measuring performance goes beyond financial metrics; it encompasses a diverse range of factors that reflect the firm's efficiency, creativity, and impact within the industry. As the famous saying goes, “What gets measured gets managed.”

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Mattaforma considers "plants as clients" for Public Records outdoor space

Deezen

"With this in mind, we focused first on designing a space that relied solely on passive heating in the winter, treating the plants as our clients first, then adapting a plant-oriented space towards humans as our secondary clients." The photography is by Adrianna Glaviano.

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