Archinect - Press Release2013-06-18T02:39:08-04:00http://archinect.com/schools/release/5308106/newschool-of-architecture-and-design-senior-thesis-temporary-architecture-solutions-applied-to-downtown-san-diego/75460578
NewSchool of Architecture and Design Senior Thesis: Temporary Architecture Solutions Applied to Downtown San Diego NewSchoolSanDiego2013-06-17T18:35:14-04:00>2013-06-17T18:35:46-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ee/eez5zvg8cgfahcep.jpg" width="514" height="343" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<b>Thesis Title:</b> R.A.D. Lab (Research Architecture Development Laboratory)<br><b>Students</b>: Philip Auchettl, Jason Grauten, David Loewenstein and Mike Poage, NewSchool of Architecture and Design <a href="http://www.newschoolarch.edu/programs/Master-Architecture-1.htm" target="_blank">Master of Architecture</a> program, Class of 2013.</p>
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<b>Thesis Advisor:</b> Chuck Crawford<br><b>Rendering Credit</b>: P. Auchettl, J. Grauten, D. Loewenstein, M. Poage/NSAD</p>
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<b>Thesis Summary:</b> The <strong>R.A.D Lab</strong> is a design-build thesis project that explores the relationship and boundaries between permanent and temporary in the context of an identified need for intervention in underused urban vacant lots. The project site, a currently vacant lot, is located in San Diego’s downtown East Village neighborhood. A stagnant economy and the dissolution of redevelopment agencies in the state of California, has left many lots like these unused. The proposal outlined in this thesis integrates community needs and a business plan to revive these spaces and enhance the urban space through temporary architecture approaches. The plan would c...</p>http://archinect.com/schools/release/920/re-work-summer-workshops/75454937
RE:Work Summer Workshops mimiz2013-06-17T16:43:15-04:00>2013-06-17T16:43:50-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/jm/jm6f368ax4zwn8ht.jpg" width="514" height="326" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<a href="http://architecture.woodbury.edu/special-programs-rework/" target="_blank">Re:Work</a> sessions offer the tools to recharge your architectural practice, reinvigorate your design process, and ready your portfolio. Re:Work gives you rich opportunities for experimentation and skills to leverage in the workplace. Professionals and prospective graduate students can fine-tune their portfolios. Led by Woodbury School of Architecture experts, digital design and fabrication workshops provide an immersion into cutting-edge technologies.</p>
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<strong>Five-week workshops begin <u>July 8</u> in Los Angeles and San Diego.</strong></p>
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An introduction to the software and hardware behind digital fabrication strategies. In this workshop you'll learn the basics of rapid prototyping and the best practices for the translation of digital work (Illustrator and Rhino files) to digitally-fabricated p...</p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/34225776/walpole-public-library-achieves-leed-gold/75450710
Walpole Public Library achieves LEED Gold llbarch2013-06-17T15:11:18-04:00>2013-06-17T15:11:18-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/65/65z6u6j3p5frdtq5.jpg" width="514" height="315" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
The new Walpole Public Library surpassed its original plan for achieving LEED Silver and has recently been awarded LEED Gold certification. It is Walpole’s first LEED certified building and just one of a handful of libraries in Massachusetts achieving certification. The design of the building by LLB Architects makes use of both passive and active sustainable design strategies. "It’s a combination of everything," said Jim Johnson, Assistant Town Administrator in Walpole.</p>
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The incorporation of a green roof over the one-story wing creates a better insulated space for the program area. Natural light floods the interior spaces through the surrounding glazing and skylights and reduces the need for artificial lighting. Meticulously designed insulated walls, glazing systems, and highly efficient mechanical and electrical systems help reduce the total energy consumption of the building, resulting in 48% energy cost savings annually versus a traditional building. Plus, the use of a photovo...</p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/70749035/ml-studio-lighting-design-featured-in-design-bureau-magazine/75249911
ML Studio Lighting Design Featured in Design Bureau Magazine artmlu2013-06-14T15:33:04-04:00>2013-06-14T15:33:04-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/3u/3ul3yq6nia4rfd8b.jpg" width="514" height="391" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
We are excited to announce ML Studio's feature in 'Inspiring Interiors' a special edition of Design Bureau Magazine published in June 2013. The story includes an interview with Mauricio Lopez from ML Studio and the Grand Hyatt Istanbul restaurant '34' and mansion lighting design in collaboration with <a href="http://www.gkvarchitects.com" target="_blank">Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel Architects (GKV</a>).</p>
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'Mauricio Lopez shows the importance of killer lighting at the Grand Hyatt Istanbul and shares his advice for making interiors light up', says Design Bureau.</p>
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The special edition magazine showcasing interior design from all over the world is available at <a href="http://www.wearedesignbureau.com/projects/inspiring-interiors-a-design-bureau-special-edition/" target="_blank">Design Bureau's website</a> and newsstands</p>
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<a href="http://www.mlstudio.info/archives/716" target="_blank">Click here to see the story</a></p>http://archinect.com/schools/release/5308106/specialized-studios-at-newschool-of-architecture-and-design-offer-design-solutions-for-san-diego/75249208
Specialized Studios at NewSchool of Architecture and Design Offer Design Solutions for San Diego NewSchoolSanDiego2013-06-14T15:28:33-04:00>2013-06-14T15:29:58-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/yt/ytjeix7zobj5397d.jpg" width="250" height="250" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<i>Final reviews June 17-June 19 include design presentations from NSAD collaborations with global firms Gensler and Bjarke Ingels Group </i><br><br>
San Diego—June 14, 2013—Students from <a href="http://www.newschoolarch.edu/" target="_blank">NewSchool of Architecture and Design</a>’s (NSAD) specialized design studios have some big ideas for San Diego’s future. They will present their Spring term projects the week of June 17-June 19. Among the topics they have been working on are design proposals for San Diego’s Balboa Park as well as comprehensive San Diego regional design solutions through studio collaborations with the global firms Gensler and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). </p>
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The specialized design studios that are focused on San Diego include:</p>
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<b>BIG-NSAD Studio: </b>Students in the <a href="http://www.newschoolarch.edu/news-events/1271.htm" target="_blank">BIG-NSAD studio</a> focused on large urban systems and infrastructure to consider ways to better connect the San Diego region’s transportation hubs and integrate a sense of community. NSAD instructor: Frank Wolden in conjunction with Kai-Uwe Bergmann, visiting professor from Bja...</p>http://archinect.com/schools/release/71077/ut-graduate-student-to-co-host-show-about-architecture-at-aia-national-convention/75248504
UT Graduate Student to Co-Host Show About Architecture at AIA National Convention UTCoAD2013-06-14T15:16:52-04:00>2013-06-14T15:17:13-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/t0/t0gnjjrjs16d463b.jpg" width="500" height="350" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
Amanda Gann, a graduate architecture student at <a href="http://archdesign.utk.edu/" target="_blank">the University of Tennessee</a>, Knoxville, will take center stage this month as cohost of “ARCHITECT Live!,” a live broadcast that showcases conversations with the leading thinkers and personalities in architecture.</p>
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The show will be part of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention in Denver from June 20-22.</p>
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Gann, of Pegram, Tenn., who won a video contest by popular vote, will host with Stephen Chung, an acclaimed architect and creator/host of “Cool Spaces: The Best of New Architecture,” a prime-time television series on U.S. and Canadian public television. Karen Tang of California Polytechnic University was also voted to emcee.</p>
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VView Gann's video entry at <a href="http://youtu.be/wvu-n2xH0bE" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/wvu-n2xH0bE</a>. </p>
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“It is such an incredible honor to be chosen,” Gann said. “It means the world to me to have this opportunity to represent the voice of students and emerging professionals from around the globe in a discourse about leadership i...</p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/10196497/waa-progress-construction-on-the-e-tower-in-eindhoven/75237927
WAA progress construction on the E' Tower in Eindhoven WielAretsArchitects2013-06-14T11:17:35-04:00>2013-06-14T11:17:35-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/4d/4dbzl49gbzttv4kc.jpg" width="514" height="771" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
The <a href="http://www.wielaretsarchitects.com/en/projects/e_tower/" target="_blank">E' Tower</a> is located in the Stadium Quarter, an area next to the Phillips Stadium in Eindhoven, which is an integral part of the Stripe S urban plan created by the landscape firm West 8. The original brief for the area includes the E' Tower, the E’ Block, and a slender end piece of the adjacent annex, which are all apartment buildings in this emerging district. A gap between the E' Tower and the annex will define the area's entrance while also providing an outdoor space adjacent to the tower, for use by its inhabitants. With a program of simple apartments, the project deals mainly with the horizontal stacking of slabs, from which projects a series of specifically shaped brises-soleil, creating a constant play of shadow on the façade, itself composed of a semi-structural glazing and sliding panels. Some apartments have an internal conservatory, serving as a balcony during summer, and an extra room during cooler months. All other apartments have their own private balcony.<br><br><strong>Location...</strong></p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/14366692/sda-to-present-at-la-design-festival-pecha-kucha-night-on-june-26-2013/75190119
SDA to present at LA Design Festival Pecha Kucha Night on June 26 2013 Alvin Huang, AIA2013-06-13T18:20:44-04:00>2013-06-13T18:20:44-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/af/afzgdwcqeeerzyk2.jpg" width="514" height="257" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
Join us for a unique night of PechaKucha and PingPong hosted by deLaB as part of the Los Angeles Design Festival! Curated by Santino Medina of Gehry Technologies, SDA is just one of many in an exciting lineup of designers and deep thinkers invited to share their work, thoughts, and insights in a rapid-fire casual format at SPiN at the Standard, a ping pong social club owned by – among others – Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon. <a href="http://pechakuchapingpong.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">Click here for more details from LADF or deLaB. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased online here.</a></p>
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Originally devised in Tokyo in 2003 by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture, Pecha Kucha is a japanese term that loosely means “chit-chat.” It’s a simple presentation format wherein 20 brave presenters from various design disciplines, ranging from architecture, design, fashion, and art are invited to show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. Pecha Kucha was brought to LA by the LA Forum in 2003 which has produced over 30 succe...</p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/14366692/alvin-huang-awarded-as-2013-aia-committee-on-design-knowledge-scholar/75189418
Alvin Huang awarded as 2013 AIA Committee on Design Knowledge Scholar Alvin Huang, AIA2013-06-13T18:17:15-04:00>2013-06-13T18:18:36-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/wa/wa40em7taj51agjq.jpg" width="514" height="257" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
We are pleased to announce that Alvin Huang has been awarded as the 2013 AIA Commitee on Design Knowledge Scholar. The annual award is given by the Committee on Design of the American Institute of Architects to commend a young Architect who has been licensed for less than 10 years and exhibits outstanding design, leadership, and communication abilities. The award funds travel and attendance to the annual COD Spring Conference in an effort to communicate the value of the COD experience to a wider audience. This years conference took place in Palm Springs and was entitled Regional Modernism. You can find out more <a href="http://synthesis-dna.com/alvin-huang-awarded-2013-aia-committee-on-design-knowledge-scholar/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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About the AIA Committee on Design:</p>
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The AIA Committee on Design (COD) was founded to promote design excellence among members of the AIA, the broader design community, and the public at large, both nationally and internationally. The Committee on Design is led by a v...</p>http://archinect.com/schools/release/5308106/architecture-critic-christopher-hawthorne-to-give-keynote-speech-at-newschool-of-architecture-and-design-commencement-june-22/75188712
Architecture Critic Christopher Hawthorne to Give Keynote Speech at NewSchool of Architecture and Design Commencement June 22 NewSchoolSanDiego2013-06-13T18:00:08-04:00>2013-06-13T18:01:16-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/53/53uajhpg1mz6hhfv.jpg" width="152" height="252" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<b>San Diego—June 13, 2013—</b><a href="http://www.newschoolarch.edu/" target="_blank">NewSchool of Architecture and Design</a> (NSAD) announced that acclaimed architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne of the<i> Los Angeles Times</i> will deliver the keynote address at NSAD’s 28th annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 22, at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif. About 140 graduates of the school’s design-related programs will participate in the ceremony.</p>
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“As a critic with the<i> Los Angeles<a name="_GoBack" target="_blank"></a> Times</i>, Christopher Hawthorne has experience evaluating many of the world’s most notable architecture projects,” said NSAD President Steve Altman. “His insightful critiques highlight the responsibility and opportunities that await our graduates as they design and build innovative spaces that encourage sustainable living and healthier communities.”</p>
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Hawthorne is the architecture critic for the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, a position he has held since 2004. He has also been a columnist for the <em>Los Angeles Times Magazine</em>. Before coming to the <em>Times...</em></p>http://archinect.com/schools/release/5308106/newschool-of-architecture-and-design-senior-thesis-designing-for-san-diego-s-waterfront/75188703
NewSchool of Architecture and Design Senior Thesis: Designing for San Diego’s Waterfront NewSchoolSanDiego2013-06-13T17:49:58-04:00>2013-06-13T17:50:50-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ad/ad3vdjtqkb99ks4k.jpg" width="514" height="386" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<b>Student</b><b>: </b>Chris Ennis, NewSchool of Architecture and Design <a href="http://www.newschoolarch.edu/programs/Master-Architecture-1.htm" target="_blank">Master of Architecture</a> program<a name="_GoBack" target="_blank"></a>, Class of 2013.<br><b>Thesis Title:</b> San Diego Citizen Commons<br><b>Thesis Advisor:</b> Chuck Crawford<br><b>Rendering Credit</b>: Chris Ennis/NSAD<br><br><b>Thesis Summary:</b> The purpose of the study was to investigate options for the large Navy Broadway Complex site on the waterfront of San Diego’s downtown – the city’s last large-scale remaining waterfront parcel. This project explores options for a waterfront park and accompanying buildings, including, a city hall, city office tower, cultural center, two office towers, and a mid-rise live/work mixed-use residential complex of five buildings with a sixth low-rise restaurant building. Options for the site included the building types, building forms, water integration options, park options, connectivity, and integration into the overall San Diego City plan. The San Diego harbor front park is a large-scale design including multi-use open spaces, a native plant ‘learning trail’, marsh...</p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/46037753/save-the-date-in-pursuit-of-architecture-saturday-september-21-2013/75184460
Save the Date: In Pursuit of Architecture, Saturday, September 21, 2013 anyonecorporation2013-06-13T16:29:08-04:00>2013-06-13T17:03:06-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/i0/i0da673in180inmm.jpg" width="300" height="200" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
Log is pleased to announce the lineup for In Pursuit of Architecture, a conference in celebration of the magazine’s tenth anniversary, to be held at The Museum of Modern Art in New York on September 21, 2013.</p>
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The ten architects participating in the conference were selected from an open call for submissions of work built between 2003 and 2013:<br>
51N4E (Brussels)<br>
Barkow Leibinger (Berlin)<br>
C+S architects (Treviso)<br>
LAN (Paris)<br>
MOS (New York City)<br>
Neil M. Denari Architects (Los Angeles)<br>
OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen (Brussels)<br>
Preston Scott Cohen (Cambridge)<br>
Reiser + Umemoto (New York City)<br>
UNStudio (Amsterdam)</p>
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These architects will be joined by four architecture critics – Sam Jacob (London), Sylvia Lavin (Los Angeles), Emmanuel Petit (New Haven), and Sarah Whiting (Houston) – in a series of roundtable discussions about the physical and conceptual challenges of making architecture. In the face of ever-changing sociopolitical, economic, and environmental demands, th...</p>http://archinect.com/schools/release/3793310/hal-foster-conference-at-lusophone-university-lisbon-portugal/75175243
Hal Foster conference at Lusophone University, Lisbon Portugal João Sequeira2013-06-13T13:08:52-04:00>2013-06-13T13:08:52-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ni/ni80fxrsb0xnmp1i.jpg" width="514" height="728" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
Hal Foster "Running Room? The Possibilities of Architectural Autonomy in an Age of Junkspace" at 31 October at 17.00h in Auditório Agostinho da Silva.</p>http://archinect.com/schools/release/3793310/bernard-tschumi-conference-at-lusophone-university-lisbon-portugal/75175238
Bernard Tschumi conference at Lusophone University, Lisbon, Portugal João Sequeira2013-06-13T13:05:25-04:00>2013-06-13T13:06:27-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/th/th9aqbxy0j2ii2nw.jpg" width="514" height="728" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
Bernard Tschumi "Architecture Concepts: Red is not a color" at 11 October 2013 at 17.00h.</p>http://archinect.com/schools/release/3793310/call-for-papers/75169575
call for papers João Sequeira2013-06-13T11:05:07-04:00>2013-06-13T11:05:07-04:00<p>
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Submission deadline for full Papers: July 30th 2013 (last call)<br>
We only accept electronic submissions via e‐mail as attached documents sent to the following address: <a href="mailto:revista.ae@ulusofona.pt" target="_blank">revista.ae@ulusofona.pt</a>.<br>
Editors: Bernardo Vaz Pinto, Filipe Afonso, Levi Dacosta</p>
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AE . Architecture and Education Journal is an International Journal published by the Architectural research center LabART and by the Department of Architecture of Lusófona University of Lisbon. The journal is annual and publishes research papers, conferences and seminar communications, book reviews, and research work from master dissertations and PhD thesis.<br>
For the forthcoming thematic issue we would like to invite contributions focused on the subject: FOR WHAT: ARCHITECTURE IN A DIGITAL WORLD?</p>
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While for a long, yet recent period, and at least since the rise of the "post-modern" era, architecture has been constantly questioning and redefining its own...</p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/71934629/one-block-two-houses-and-50-steps-in-between/75168166
One Block, Two Houses and 50 Steps in Between kjellandersjoberg2013-06-13T10:43:47-04:00>2013-06-13T11:11:09-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/pe/pe820vltwth6o5ni.jpg" width="514" height="332" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<strong>Kjellander + Sjöberg creates yet an example of contemporary architecture that fits modern needs and without nostalgia corresponds with its site. Bönan and Kisen is a city block on Södermalm that with an urban intensity adds new qualities and preserves the local scale and character.</strong></p>
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The project aims to add new buildings rooted in the local vernacular, an addition that emphasizes and enriches the urban fabric, providing space for businesses that in turn allow Högbergsgatans urban content to prosper and expand. The design contains two volumes, Bönan and Kisen, (50’s local slang terms for girl and boy, respectively) with distinctly separate identities that are not obviously one development, rather an easy addition opening up towards the park in south.<br>
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The starting point is the mixed urban context near the lively Medborgarplatsen and Götgatsbacken, which in combination with the view over and access to the park Fatbursparken, is a definite potential for the project’s success. Böna...</p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/34721133/citybizlist-icsc-award-for-portales/75163928
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Baltimore-Based DDG Wins Prestigious Award For Work On Guatemala City Retail Project<br>
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Baltimore-based DDG – an internationally renowned design, architecture, and graphics company – is the winner of the prestigious 2013 ICSC Latin America Shopping Center Award for its work on the Portales retail project in Guatemala City.</p>
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“For the 132-store Portales project, DDG focused on creating not only a family-friendly, inviting, and enjoyable environment, but also a fresh, contemporary bridge between the comfort of tradition and the energy of the modern retail experience,” says Ahsin Rasheed, Chairman, CEO and President of DDG.</p>
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“DDG has been honored to participate in the creation of this project and we congratulate both our team and the owner of the project, Spectrum, on this great achievement,” Rasheed continues.</p>
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<strong>Baltimore-Based DDG Wins Prestigious Award For Work On Guatemala City Retail Project</strong><br><strong>Kevin Parker May 9, 2013</strong></p>
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Baltimore-based DDG – an internationally renowned design, architecture, and graphics company – is the winner of the prestigious 2013 ICSC Latin America Shopping Center Award for its work on the Portales retail project in Guatemala City.</p>
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“For the 132-store Portales project, DDG focused on creating not only a family-friendly, inviting, and enjoyable environment, but also a fresh, contemporary bridge between the comfort of tradition and the energy of the modern retail experience,” says Ahsin Rasheed, Chairman, CEO and President of DDG.</p>
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“DDG has been honored to participate in the creation of this project and we congratulate both our team and the owner of the project, Spectrum, on this great achievement,” Rasheed continues.</p>
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Richard Meier & Partners Completes Fifth Project in Italy Richard Meier & Partners2013-06-12T13:28:00-04:00>2013-06-12T13:28:27-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/6k/6k3hpm1lunhb86qc.jpg" width="514" height="384" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<strong>New York, June 12, 2013 – Richard Meier & Partners has completed the Jesolo Lido Condominium in Jesolo, Italy, and celebrates the opening of the project for the summer season. The building is part of a complex comprised of the Jesolo Lido Village, completed by Richard Meier & Partners in 2007, and the Jesolo Lido Hotel.</strong></p>
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The Jesolo Lido project was conceived as a landmark beachfront destination on the Adriatic coast of Italy intended to draw guests to its residential and hotel components. The condominium and hotel have been oriented in order to maintain views of the sea from the depths of the site and from the village. The concept separates the areas into low density (ten stories on beach-front) and high density (low-rise to the rear of the site) presenting the opportunity to create different senses of “place” within the same area. All three projects are tied together along a spine running from north to south acting as a viewing corridor and public access walkway to the beachfr...</p>http://archinect.com/schools/release/5308106/nsad-student-thesis-exposition-june-21-showcases-design-ideas-for-san-diego-and-global-communities/75104725
NSAD Student Thesis Exposition June 21 Showcases Design Ideas for San Diego and Global Communities NewSchoolSanDiego2013-06-12T12:09:43-04:00>2013-06-12T12:14:34-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ab/ab7ophb9i2jvemsa.jpg" width="514" height="343" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<strong>Student Thesis Exposition June 21 in features large-scale project renderings and models, and the opportunity to discuss the designs with graduating NewSchool of Architecture and Design students</strong></p>
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<b>San Diego—June 11, 2013 – </b><a href="http://www.newschoolarch.edu/" target="_blank">NewSchool of Architecture and Design</a> (NSAD) invites members of the community to view the graduating students’ senior thesis projects during the annual Student Thesis Exposition, held on June 21 at the school campus from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. See for yourself the design ideas graduating NSAD students have come up with for San Diego’s downtown areas and waterfront, the U.S-Mexico border, and for sustainability efforts in Saudi Arabia – among many other projects that reflect the school’s emphasis on community involvement and global education opportunities.</p>
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The event is open to the public and free of charge. Graduating students will be on site to discuss their projects.</p>
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<b>What:</b> NSAD Student Thesis Exposition. About 100 projects will be on display, featuring larg...</p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/35468856/shopping-mall-lifestyle-center-in-linz-austria/75081540
Shopping Mall LIFESTYLE CENTER in Linz, Austria GEA Architects2013-06-12T03:56:34-04:00>2013-06-12T03:58:02-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/5g/5gfqwik7vpherszx.jpg" width="514" height="308" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
We would like to share with you our proposal for a private client of the new Shopping Mall "LIFESTYLE CENTER" in Linz Austria.</p>
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<a href="http://prezi.com/tmjahltsvvje/copy-of-lifestyle-center/" target="_blank">View our dinamic presentation on Prezi.</a></p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/41054951/helen-k-diemer-is-a-2013-brava-award-winner/75051979
Helen K Diemer is a 2013 Brava! Award Winner! Darcy Veneziale2013-06-11T17:18:03-04:00>2013-06-11T17:23:41-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/r2/r29ft7i3jzl7d6yf.jpg" width="288" height="288" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
The Lighting Practice’s President, <a href="http://www.thelightingpractice.com/team/helen-k-diemer" target="_blank">Helen K. Diemer</a>, will be recognized for her leadership within our company, industry, and the local community by <a href="http://www.smartceo.com" target="_blank">SmartCEO’s 2013 Brava! Awards</a>.<br><br><em>The Brava! Awards celebrate women business leaders who combine their irrepressible entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for giving back to the community. These female CEOs have become exemplary leaders in their companies and the community at large by encouraging local philanthropy, mentoring fellow CEOs and setting their companies on the path to grow. – SmarthCEO’s Website</em></p>
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Helen has provided mentoring and worked on industry regulations through <a href="http://www.iald.org" target="_blank">IALD</a> (International Association of Lighting Designers) and the <a href="http://www.iesna.org" target="_blank">IESNA</a> (Illuminating Engineering Society of North America). She has embraced every opportunity to give back to our local community through <a href="http://www.philabundance.org" target="_blank">Philabundance</a> and other charitable organizations/events. We are proud and honored to have Helen as our President and are lucky to have the opportunity to learn fro...</p>http://archinect.com/schools/release/5308106/kurt-hunker-director-of-graduate-programs-at-newschool-of-architecture-and-design-to-be-inducted-into-aia-college-of-fellows/75038583
Kurt Hunker, Director of Graduate Programs at NewSchool of Architecture and Design, To Be Inducted Into AIA College of Fellows NewSchoolSanDiego2013-06-11T12:44:56-04:00>2013-06-11T12:45:52-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/k2/k20b2gocml8mtedc.jpg" width="150" height="190" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<b><i>Jeff Gill and Michael Somin, members of the school’s architecture advisory board, also will be inducted at AIA annual convention June 2013</i></b></p>
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<b>San Diego—June 11, 2013—</b>Kurt Hunker, director of graduate programs and graduate architecture program chair at <a href="http://www.newschoolarch.edu/" target="_blank">NewSchool of Architecture and Design</a> (NSAD), has been elected as a member of the prestigious American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows for his notable contributions to the advancement of the profession of architecture through his commitment to education. In addition, two members of NSAD’s architecture advisory board were also named 2013 AIA fellows: Jeff Gill and Michael Somin. The three will be inducted into the College of Fellows during this year’s AIA annual convention in Denver June 20–22.</p>
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Roughly 2 percent of all architects in the United States been designated as fellows, according to the AIA. Other NSAD faculty members who have previously been inducted into the AIA College of Fellows include Gilbert Cooke and M...</p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/27776/opening-dreamhouse-retail-corner-store-by-claus-en-kaan-architecten/75014681
Opening - Dreamhouse retail corner store by Claus en Kaan Architecten clausenkaanarchitecten2013-06-11T11:54:00-04:00>2013-06-14T06:03:07-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/vc/vcme2extyaj1jg59.jpg" width="514" height="341" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<strong>SUITABLE CHIC IN THE LIJNBAAN</strong></p>
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<strong>Rotterdam’s Lijnbaan area</strong> has been enriched: bejewelled not with an artificial gem but with a distinguished eye-catcher. The structure, next to Schouwburgplein, on the corner of Kruiskade-Karel Doormanstraat, grabs our attention by way of its unpretentious yet convincing architectural countenance.<br><em>‘Dream: your favorite steakhouse</em>’, with half of a faux-prairie hut on its facade, has been reconditioned for jewellers Schaap en Citroen and fashion retailer COS, under the banner of <strong><em>Dreamhouse</em></strong>.<br>
Built in the early 1950s as Martin’s, a highly modern tea room offering the new trend of <em>“selfservice”</em>, the corner shop has been robbed of its character by various renovations over the last half century. Now the building, built by the then well-known architectural practice Van den Broek en Bakema during the optimistic early post-war years, has been given a new life through the new modernism of Claus en Kaan Architecten.</p>
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<strong>New modernism is still</strong> – unalterably – <strong>func...</strong></p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/75022400/sensing-steinhaus-mapping-workshop/75022401
SENSING STEINHAUS - MAPPING WORKSHOP semf2013-06-11T07:00:50-04:00>2013-06-11T07:01:28-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/cl/clkh70s98u1h4zqb.jpg" width="514" height="726" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
3rd to 7th of July 2013</p>
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A workshop organised by SeMF, an architectural & art collective, intended for architects and visual artists who consider studying built space as inspiration for reinventing and enhancing its intrinsic qualities.</p>
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The program of the workshop consists of an intense exploration of Günther Domenig’s Steinhaus (situated at Ossiachersee in Carinthia, Austria) and it’s visible and hidden properties. By the use of mapping strategies these properties can be isolated and will be implemented as a temporary installation.</p>
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Each participant will investigate certain spatial aspects using methods of mapping.</p>
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In a series of tutorials on various techniques, strategies will be developed to translate and structure the collected information into a unified spatial concept. Participants will work amongst groups to propose the result of their investigations with a site specific installation which will be digitally materialized on site.</p>
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Complementary program:</p>
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lecture by ...</p>http://archinect.com/schools/release/5308106/newschool-of-architecture-and-design-senior-thesis-soft-body-architecture-applied-to-u-s-mexico-border/74989378
NewSchool of Architecture and Design Senior Thesis: Soft Body Architecture Applied to U.S-Mexico Border NewSchoolSanDiego2013-06-10T18:27:43-04:00>2013-06-10T20:00:03-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/1l/1l7fig0eblq4ztvf.jpg" width="514" height="257" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<b>Student</b><b>s:</b> Michael Flynn, Ryan Raymundo, Christopher Schulte, NewSchool of Architecture and Design <a href="http://www.newschoolarch.edu/programs/Master-Architecture-1.htm" target="_blank">Master of Architecture</a> program<a name="_GoBack" target="_blank"></a>. Graduating class of 2013.</p>
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<b>Thesis Title:</b> Soft Body Architecture<br><b>Thesis Advisor:</b> Gabriel Morales<br><b>Rendering Credit</b>: C. Schulte, R. Raymundo, M. Flynn/NSAD</p>
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<b>Thesis Summary:</b> We seek to redevelop a portion of the San Diego-Tijuana border – Smuggler’s Gulch – according to its local context, both socially and ecologically. This in-between space serves as the prototyping stage for housing-infrastructure and landscape restoration mechanisms that cater to a new, borderless condition where architecture is contextually responsive without geopolitical constraints. A symbiosis develops wherein the site’s environment, topography and location directly benefit, and benefit from, the architecture. To do so, the standardized fabrication techniques and rigid formwork of Modernism are abandoned in favor of a more appropriate system that is able to develop this type of highl...</p>http://archinect.com/schools/release/5308106/newschool-of-architecture-and-design-senior-thesis-designing-for-healthcare-needs-of-rural-communities/74775917
NewSchool of Architecture and Design Senior Thesis: Designing for Healthcare Needs of Rural Communities NewSchoolSanDiego2013-06-07T13:27:17-04:00>2013-06-10T22:34:59-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/i5/i5hxlre954rb6ud4.jpg" width="514" height="190" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<b>Student</b>: Liz Marie Oyas, NewSchool of Architecture and Design <a href="http://www.newschoolarch.edu/programs/Master-Architecture-1.htm" target="_blank">Master of Architecture</a> program. Graduating class of 2013.</p>
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<a name="_GoBack" target="_blank"></a><b>Thesis Title:</b> Local Jump-Start: A Pediatric + Obstetric Clinic in Catmon Cebu, Philippines<br><b>Thesis Advisor:</b> Vuslat Demircay<br><b>Rendering Credit</b>: Liz Marie Oyas/NSAD</p>
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<b>Thesis Summary:</b> Current healthcare establishments throughout the rural, developing world are often designed and delivered with either a lack of design quality, sanitation, or cultural sensitivity. The most difficult obstacle is the distance between existing quality care and need for immediate response. Too frequently, immediate response applications, such as disaster relief or medical missions, are delivered with a lack in initiating long term economic progress, or the design lacks appropriateness towards the user and context. In the infrastructure of healthcare, there has yet to be a successful way of engaging permanent application. Current facilities within these areas suffer from insufficient air and...</p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/6259264/aedas-starlight-place-scores-second-prestigious-award-in-a-month-global-rli-award-2013/74745724
Aedas' Starlight Place Scores Second Prestigious Award in a Month - Global RLI Award 2013 JessW2013-06-07T02:41:07-04:00>2013-06-07T02:41:57-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/11/11x6pna7wg4u9n82.jpg" width="514" height="357" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>After being crowned the Best Retail Architecture in Asia-Pacific and China at Asia Pacific Property Awards 2013, Aedas-designed Starlight Place in Chongqing, China was named RLI International Retail and Leisure Destination 2013 at Retail and Leisure International’s (RLI) Global RLI Awards 2013 held yesterday (6 June, 2013) in London.</p>
<p>Keith Griffiths, Member of the Board, Aedas International exclaimed, “We are incredibly honoured to receive two well-regarded awards in a month’s time with the continuous support from our client, the Sincere Group. At Aedas our mission is to create world-class design solutions that are tailored to the needs of communities around the world, and we once again achieved this mission with Starlight Place.”</p>
<p>Aedas gave a taste of Eduardo Chillida to Starlight Place in Chongqing city. The shopping mall is part of a larger Aedas’ development which includes six residential towers and two serviced apartment towers.</p>
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WAA progress construction on the Allianz Headquarters in Zürich WielAretsArchitects2013-06-06T11:16:40-04:00>2013-06-10T22:35:37-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/q6/q6rnovbh0q5887bv.jpg" width="514" height="343" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
The Allianz Headquarters is an office complex linked and interlocked by a series of bridges and voids. Once completed, the Allianz Headquarters will be composed of a high-rise tower and a five story building, both with a program of mainly office space, set within an urban plan based on a modified block structure. The two buildings will be connected by a series of bridges, enabling work, gastronomic, and leisure spaces to fluidly interact. Upon entering the lobby of the complex, a monumental sculptural staircase will rise 72 meters – the entire height of the building – essentially creating an accessible atrium that visually and intuitively routes users. These multi-story voids create short cuts between floors through the use of open stairways, which produce varied spatial relations and connections throughout the section of the building. Circulation to and from these stairs and voids is towards and perpendicular to the outer glass skin, while circulation on each floor takes place al...</p>http://archinect.com/firms/release/10196497/waa-complete-construction-on-schw-bisch-media-in-ravensburg/74702051
WAA complete construction on Schwäbisch Media in Ravensburg WielAretsArchitects2013-06-06T11:13:07-04:00>2013-06-06T11:13:39-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/o3/o3akgd2jfl305xw5.jpg" width="514" height="343" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<a href="http://www.wielaretsarchitects.com/en/projects/schwaebisch_media/" target="_blank">Schwäbisch Media</a> is an office building for a publishing company active in many facets of both traditional and new media. Six protruding glass-walled cubes define and compose the project, with their proportions and dimensions based on the surrounding traditional German fachwerk villas. These six working areas have been stacked on top of a transparent ground floor, through which access is afforded to each, creating a new urban typology in the center of this medieval city. Wrapping the project’s perimeter is a glass fence, varying in height from 1-4.5 meters, allowing the building to be perceived as one continuous urban intervention that fluidly interweaves interior and exterior.</p>
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<a href="http://www.wielaretsarchitects.com/en/media/videos/schwaebisch_media" target="_blank">Watch the construction process</a></p>
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Karlstraße 16<br>
D-88212 Ravensburg<br>
Germany</p>
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Office</p>
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13.800 m2</p>
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<strong>Date of design</strong><br>
2008-2009</p>
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<strong>Date of completion</strong><br>
2013</p>
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<strong>Project team</strong><br>
Wiel Arets, Bettina Kraus, Carsten Hilgendorf, Uta Böcker, Tobias Gehrke, Ramón Alvarez-Roa, Ole Hallier</p>
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<strong>Collabo...</strong></p>