SW Oregon Architect
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
A LEED Platinum project: The University of Oregon Student Recreation Center The American Institute of Architects has long advocated for environmental stewardship. In 2006, the AIA adopted the 2030 Challenge , which seeks to achieve a dramatic reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions by 2030, and a complete phase-out of fossil fuel emissions by 2040.
Life of an Architect
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
People frequently reach out to architects and simply ask "We know what we want, we just need someone to just draw it up." Don't be that person. The post Just Draw it Up first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Just Draw it Up at Life of an Architect.
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Shades of Grey
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Earlier this year, while pursuing the work I did on Luzern, I noticed a parallel with Kathmandu. Both cities thrived on their position as gateways to mountain passes and long-distance trade. Also both cities sit on land masses (Italy and India) that floated up via plate tectonics and created spectacular mountain ranges (Alps and Himalayas) as they crashed into larger objects.
The Architecture Professor
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
Burnham & Root, Masonic Temple. Above: Plan 18th Floor; Below: Plan 17th Floor. They were almost identical except for the exterior windows. I have dashed in the cantilevered walkways seen in the atrium photo that do not appear in these originals. It is apparent that these were added not only for privacy screening, but also to permit access to the smaller center hall without having to move through the larger halls. ( Architectural Record , March 27, 1893).
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Community Architect Daily
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The history of local transit It has been 51 years ago that the privately owned Baltimore Transit Company (BTCO) had dwindled out of existence and a State operated Baltimore Metropolitan Transit Authority took over which then became the MTA. It took 40 years that Baltimore City gave it a shot again to run its own transit in form of the Charm City Circulator.
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Measured
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Le Corbusier makes a surprise appearance at Measured's annual staff party. The post Le Corbusier Spotted at Measured’s Summer Party appeared first on Measured Architecture.
Lines on Paper
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Last week under a cloud of mounting deadlines, I chose to go for a bicycle ride instead of sitting down to work. Working from home has become an endless trail from Monday to Sunday, from morning to evening and through lunch as well. The swimming pool announced that it was re-opening. This fits neatly into a morning’s escapade; a bicycle ride to sketch outdoors (and even add water colours if the weather allows) followed by a swim before lunch.
Dwell
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
The 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial builds on the research of this year’s artistic director, David Brown, who believes small-scale interventions can have a huge impact in neglected neighborhoods. The fourth edition of the Chicago Architectural Biennial is the outgrowth of more than a decade of urban design research by this year’s artistic director, David Brown, a designer and researcher at the University of Illinois Chicago.
The Student Architect
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
I know more people than ever are working from home right now. For some, this is bound to be a more permanent change now that, through necessity, the work-from-home model has proven to be effective and saves money, among other things. I've been working from home for over 4 years now, and I can remember how hard it was to get in a groove and work productively.
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Shades of Grey
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Envision 21. Online conference by the Enscape3d guys. Big thanks for inviting me to speak at the event. Maybe the best part of it was getting pushed into making a half-hour video of my session. Something I have never done before, and although my video editing is a bit quirky, I'm quite pleased with the results. Here's a first teaser, that I shared on LinkedIn yesterday.
English Buildings
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Tin tabernacle As regular readers will know, I’m a great fan and regular user of Nikolaus Pevsner’s Buildings of England books, to which I refer all the time and which also inspire many of the explorations of English buildings that lie behind this blog. I am in no doubt that the series, with its comprehensive coverage of architecture – first in England and then in Wales, Scotland, and Ireland – is one of the greatest works of art history ever, in any country.* If I have a reservation about the b
Number Ten
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
By Caroline Bosc, Professional Interior Designer. Signage exists everywhere in our world. You see it when you drive down the street, you read it as you walk through malls and airports. It is in our grocery stores, in our workplaces, and it is most definitely in our schools.
The Architecture Professor
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Burnham & Root, Masonic Temple, Chicago, NE corner of State and Randolph, 1890. Looking east along Randolph. (Online). So what would Root have used as his theme or concept for the design of the exterior of the Masonic Temple? 1. This was not just another speculative office building like the Rookery. It had a very special client that needed to be architecturally symbolized, much like the Woman’s Temple. 2.
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Historic LDS Architecture
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
The Portland Branch Meetinghouse, also known as the Portland Stake Tabernacle, is a lovely tudorbethan style building that was completed in 1929. The original Portland Branch building, completed in 1915, was outgrown, and so this large building was completed, and the old building was sold to the local RLDS (now Community of Christ) branch. This building still stands and it's lovely, although in 2019 the local ward stopped meeting here (I'm unsure if it was discontinued or relocated) and the buil
EntreArchitect
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
Photo Credit: b.telligent ( [link] ). People produce data, lots of it & Big Data can capture it, all of it. Imagine a new school or community development that can help plan itself with information collected from Big Data. Gone are the days of taking surveys and sharing your zip code at check-outs in physical stores as a way to predict user needs.
The Student Architect
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Here I'll show you 3 different ways to activate and deactivate views in Revit. I'm all about helping you become more productive as you work! Video Transcript Hey, happy Sunday! If you're new here, I'm Chelsea from TheStudentArchitect.com where I create software tutorials and provide a variety of resources for architects and architecture students. If you'd like to learn Revit in a more structured way, I highly recommend checking out my Foundations of Revit course where I'll take you through an en
Shades of Grey
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
I’m not sure exactly when I came up with the idea of the matchbox teaching aids for technical drawing. It may have been during my teacher training course which began 37 years ago. Maybe I invented it for an assignment set by our Maths Education/Teaching Methods lecturer. I was being trained to teach maths & science although they knew I would not be doing that.
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Mike LaValley
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
I believe people instinctively want something better for their lives. How we measure “better” though is up to each of us. Maybe better is improving your health. Maybe better is increasing your bank account. Maybe better is igniting your passion for your job. Maybe it’s a better job altogether. But why is it so difficult to obtain those things? Well, better comes with a cost—change.
Number Ten
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
In response to Calls to Action #92, we are committed to Provide education for management and staff on the history of Aboriginal peoples, including the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal-Crown relations. This will require skills based training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, and anti-racism.
Westeck News
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Date: 01 October 2021. Copyright: Cédric Janssens | Glass for Europe. First presented at GPD 2017. In the European Union, Member States are allowed to set minimum performance requirements to construction products available on their market. Main learnings. Calculation of the windows’ energy performance. In 27 EU Member States (out of 28) minimum requirements for windows have been introduced.
The Architecture Professor
OCTOBER 1, 2021
I think the Masonic Temple was Root’s best building. I list it over the Monadnock Block simply because the Temple’s program was more complex than just a spec office building. While the Monadnock was a unique sculptural form, the Temple was an architectural synthesis of form and space. The 19-story open cab elevator ride with Lake Michigan behind you had to have been simply exhilarating.
Speaker: Pedro Clarke – Principal Architect at A+ Architecture, In Loco Program Director
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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