Archinect

JUNE 17, 2022

Your eyes do not deceive you: after six years, construction is set to come to a close next month for the new Sixth Street Viaduct. The $588-million structure, which spans 3,500 feet across the L.A. River between Boyle Heights and the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles, will open to the public in a two-day celebration on Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10, 14th District Councilmember Kevin de Leon announced this week.

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JUNE 17, 2022

The landscaping and building code mandated an architecture with sloped roofs and natural colours in either black or brown. The post Francois Verhoeven Architects design minimalistic bungalow in The Netherlands with passive design principles appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Archinect

JUNE 17, 2022

NCARB has announced the launch of a suite of free practice exams for ARE candidates. The full-length, fully-scored tests have been created for each of the six divisions which comprise the ARE exam. "The availability of high-quality, free practice exams will help ensure equitable access to exam preparation materials, leading to a more equitable experience for diverse candidates,” said NCARB CEO Michael Armstrong upon the initiative’s announcement.

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JUNE 17, 2022

the carrara marble sculptures are an uncanny vision of the classical canon, as if it were run through a trash compactor. The post adam parker smith employs digital and physical techniques to craft sculptural series ‘crush’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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A new industry study conducted by Architizer on behalf of Chaos Enscape surveyed 2,139 design professionals to understand the state of architectural visualization and what to expect in the near future. We asked: How are visualizations produced in your firm? What impact does real-time rendering have? What approach are you taking toward the rise of AI?

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Archinect

JUNE 17, 2022

Pininfarina has released project images of their Light Towers design for a new residential development in the metropolitan city Mérida along the Yucatan Peninsula. According to the architects, “The structure will consist of two distinct buildings rising 15 and 17 floors high, connected by a five-story base to form a v-shape. Anchoring the heart of Pininfarina's concept, a green valley fills the open-air core of the vertical community extending upward from the base of the structure&n

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Archinect

JUNE 17, 2022

"In our darkest moment we were given a miracle, the candle became a magical flame that could never go out and it blessed us with a refuge in which to live…And our house, our Casita itself, came alive to shelter us.". - Alma Madrigal, Encanto. When we discuss the agency of architecture, we can easily make the error of assuming that architecture alone causes an impact or change to occur within a community.

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JUNE 17, 2022

the eye-catching piece takes shape as a 'domestic shell' that fully envelops and protects the user. The post sculptural cone-shaped chair by emanuele magini doubles as comfortable bed appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JUNE 17, 2022

In time for the start of summer, the global fraternity of Chief Heat Officers has grown as cities decide to commit themselves to full-time professionals from the subfield of public design in the face of mounting challenges caused by climate change. The city of Monterrey, in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, recently announced architect and urban planner Surella Segú as the first-ever head of its new civic office, which is being funded through a partnership with the Atlantic Council’s

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designboom

JUNE 17, 2022

the permanent installation ‘green mountain falls skyspace’ is part of the green box arts festival running from june 18th to july 4th. The post james turrell debuts green mountain falls skyspace, a sky observatory with retractable roof appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JUNE 17, 2022

Architect, real estate developer, educator, and former NOMA national president Kimberly Dowdell has been elected as AIA’s 2023 First VP/2024 President-elect. She will be the 100th President of AIA and the first Black woman to sit in the role. Dowdell is joined by Britt Lindberg who was elected as the 2023-2024 AIA Secretary, and Illya Azaroff as the 2023-2025 At-large Director.

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designboom

JUNE 17, 2022

the all-white space is balanced by timber pillars to recall the image of a boat and its sails. The post bricol lab designs its hrr café to recall the white ferries on seoul’s han river appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JUNE 17, 2022

Preserving spaces are integral to maintaining America's gay communities and keeping the memory of their members' hard work in establishing physical sites of resistance in the face of legal repression, violence, and generational intolerance. Terms like "Gay power" convey the desire for visibility in those spaces that have evolved due to their hard-fought existence.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 17, 2022

Brought to you by: Architect Peris+Toral Arquitectes Location Cornella? de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain Occupied 2021 Structures Bernu?z Ferna?ndez Fluids L3J Te?cnics Associats Works Management Joan March i Raurell Environmental Advising [.]. Read More. The post Metal mesh screens reduce solar gain on Spain’s largest wood-framed residential building appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

JUNE 17, 2022

The massive plot of land reserved for renewable energy production by an aging federal policy in Southern California’s Inyo County has finally gotten the go-ahead for development years after its initial announcement by the Obama Administration. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finally approved the start of construction of the two first projects contained in the 10.8 million-acre Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) after an elongated environment review and years of political

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designboom

JUNE 17, 2022

the new corner house in an old alley of Bao Loc city. The post two ample voids afford openness and interaction for family house in vietnam appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

JUNE 17, 2022

“A vast Anglo-Saxon burial site containing 138 graves has been unearthed by archaeologists working on the HS2 cross-country rail route under construction across the UK. The site, near Wendover in Buckinghamshire, contains the remains of more than 140 people, some of which were buried with jewellery, knives and a personal grooming kit. “It is one of the best and most revealing post-Roman sites in the country,” says the historian Dan Snow.

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The Spaces

JUNE 17, 2022

Arthur Erickson and Ron Thom are probably the most famous Canadian modernist architects of their generation, but right beside them was Fred Hollingsworth. His modest and practical designs had a massive uptake in Vancouver and where he helped spearhead the West Coast modernist movement. Twin House in North Vancouver is among the first modernist houses constructed in British Columbia, completed in 1947 for a close friend as the ‘twin’ to his own family home up the street.

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Deezen

JUNE 17, 2022

Following news that Europe's first submarine restaurant has become covered in marine life , we've rounded up seven examples of underwater architecture. From a research centre set to be built on the ocean floor to a holiday home that looks out directly to the sea, architects are creating numerous structures that are submerged under water. With awareness and environmental concern mounting over the impact human activity has on the planet's oceans, many of these structures are designed to help peop

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 17, 2022

Architect LMN Architects Location Kirkland, Washington Occupied 2021 Structural and Civil Engineer Coughlin Porter Lundeen, Inc. Landscape Architect Hewitt Architects Lighting Design Fisher Marantz Stone MEP Engineer Rushing General Contractor [.]. Read More. The post Cascading glass wraps mass timber office building in Kirkland by LMN Architects appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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The Spaces

JUNE 17, 2022

Architect Annabel Karim Kassar has brought a life-size recreation of one of old Beirut’s Ottoman-Venetian homes to the V&A Museum in London. Part of an exhibition entitled The Lebanese House: saving a home, saving a city, the installation pays homage to the many historic homes destroyed or damaged in the 2020 explosion – caused by badly stored ammonium nitrate chemicals in the Lebanese capital’s port.

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Deezen

JUNE 17, 2022

European architects and designers are struggling to source wood for their projects as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought imports from the region to a standstill, threatening stocks and driving up prices across the continent. Studios are reporting that costs for solid oak and birch plywood have doubled in the last few months, while others have seen the price of structural timber go up by around 20 per cent.

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Sustainability begins with a conversation, and acquiring customer buy-in is entirely dependent on how the conversation is framed. Clients may not see sustainability as a priority out of fear of operational costs and quality. While these are legitimate concerns, it is our responsibility as architects to listen and foster a collaborative culture that answers client issues while also reducing our carbon footprint.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 17, 2022

The slow deconstruction of Kisho Kurokawa’s Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo began on April 12 and will continue through the end of the year. The tower’s demolition is no surprise, as its problems were [.]. Read More. The post Images of a future from the recent past: Remembering the Nakagin Capsule Tower appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Deezen

JUNE 17, 2022

Mexican studio Quintanilla Arquitectos has created the Cárdenas sports complex and skate park in the town of Cañales, which contains a pair of sports courts covered by a concrete structure. Built to increase the sports facilities in the town of Cárdenas in the southern state of Tabasco, the Cañales complex contains a covered basketball court as well as a soccer field, skatepark, playground and outdoor gym.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JUNE 17, 2022

In 2014, the iconic Californian company Sunkist Growers, Inc. left its longtime San Fernando Valley headquarters in Sherman Oaks and ventured to Valencia, a community in northwestern Los Angeles County, [.]. Read More. The post Johnson Fain to convert former Sunkist headquarters into mixed-use development appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Deezen

JUNE 17, 2022

This year's Milan design week pushed the annual event back to the top of the design calendar and put the Milanese city back on the map, according to designers exhibiting at Salone del Mobile and the Fuorisalone events around the city. "I sensed an incredible energy in Milan that even exceeded the pre-pandemic level," Italian architect Carlo Ratti told Dezeen.

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