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Six social architecture projects highlighted at Re:Arc symposium in Colombia

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It became important for us to demystify the urban plan because it's such a technocratic piece of document," explained Social Design Collab founder Swati Janu. "It It was a 500-page document, which even for an architect or a planner takes us days and days to understand. So how can a resident understand what's in it for them?"

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Nine architecture, preservation and development projects by students at Tulane University

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This assignment exemplifies the course's dedication to melding theoretical insights with hands-on fieldwork, providing students, particularly those from non-architectural backgrounds, with a unique opportunity for direct architectural documentation experience. Documentation – students surveyed 313 buildings within Roebuck Street Corridor.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The Architecture Professor

I will document the history of Chicago’s architecture and urban development from the erection of Fort Dearborn in 1803 to the 1874 fire, at which point my first blog takes over. My wishes to all of you for a happy and healthy 2022. I would like to announce the launch of my second blog: Chicagoarchitecturehistory.com.

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Five architecture and design events from China in January

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This free exhibition is curated by the brand's co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, and includes more than 400 physical and digital artefacts that document its history and culture since its beginning in 1913.

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Places in Time III

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Why, you might be thinking, was Henry Ives Cobbs's Federal Building, which was completed in 1905, not documented until 1964? Patterson, an architect at the National Park Service, drafted a proposal for what would become HABS, the intent was to document antique buildings that were "diminish[ing] daily at an alarming rate."

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Competitions: Competition for Quartier Spinnweberei in Uhingen

Bustler

Registration Deadline: Mar 3, 2022; Submission Deadline Mar 24, 2022 The Municipality of Uhingen, in cooperation with STEG Stadtentwicklung GmbH and the International Building Exhibition 2027 StadtRegion Stuttgart (IBA’27), are announcing an open urban development competition for the »Quartier Spinnweberei«. hectares in size.

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Marcel Breuer’s Brutalist Washington DC offices reimagined as Affordable Housing by Brooks + Scarpa

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Serving as the headquarters of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), this ten-story, 700,000 square-foot office building has been a symbol of federal authority since its completion in 1968.

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