Archinect - News2024-05-02T13:02:21-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/33806856/editor-s-picks-245
Editor's Picks #245 Nam Henderson2012-01-08T15:56:00-05:00>2012-12-15T11:55:51-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/38/38hz1m128c2ao1k5.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Y Design Office has proposed Unit Fusion, a modular, plug-in high-rise residential typology for Hong Kong. However, as of yet, the 75-story tower project is still in its conceptual design phase. Liebchen quipped "Who wants to bet it won't leave the conceptual design phase?"</p></em><br /><br /><p>
As we enter another new year (Archinect's 15th!), it is an opportunity to reflect back on the previous year and share the most trafficked pages in Archinect's diverse online ecosystem, with <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/33243012/archinect-s-11-top-11-for-11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a list of 11 top 11 lists for '11</a>, based exclusively on visits by unique page-views.</p>
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The most popular news item was the post <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/16953790/plans-for-new-apple-hq-by-norman-foster-officially-released" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Plans for new Apple HQ, by Norman Foster, officially released</a>.<a href="http://archinect.com/people/cover/1812010/orhan-ayy-ce" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Orhan Ayyüce</a>, had two of the ten most popular features namely: his <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/4373663/review-central-park-at-playa-vista-by-michael-maltzan-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">review of Central Park at Playa Vista by Michael Maltzan Architects</a>, which came in at number 1 and his <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/8302721/next-series-architecture-jury-a-factual-and-fictional-manual" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">factual and fictional manual to the types of people who sit on architectural juries</a>, coming in at number 6. Javier Arbona’s post inspired by a NYT article which profiled <a href="http://archinect.com/blog/article/27286401/rafael-vi-oly-on-a-sunday" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rafael Viñoly and his wife’s Sunday Routine</a>, earned the number 1 slot, <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/33471975/archinect-s-top-11-blog-posts-for-11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">out of all blog posts this year</a>. While Lian at GSD had 4 of the top ten blog posts. Additionally, it should come as no surprise that the number one discussion thread of the year was the annual <a href="http://archinect.com/forum/thread/16245500/2012-m-arch-applicants-commiserate-here%20thread" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(2012) M.Ar...</a></p>