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Rafael Vi�oly Architects PC seeking Intermediate to Senior Architect in New York, NY
Rafael Vi�oly Architects PC, a critically-acclaimed global practice, recognized worldwide for its commitment to design excellence, has an immediate opening for a talented, motivated Intermediate to Senior Architect to work on a major mixed-use project in the Middle East...

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'Rocky' statue desecrated

A posting appeared on Craigslist.com seeking a Pittsburgh Penguins fan in the Philadelphia area to assist with a plot to dress the statue in a Penguins jersey and take pictures.upi | yahoo

Deal to Build at West Side Railyards Collapses

Six weeks after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority selected Tishman Speyer Properties to build a vast complex of office towers, apartment buildings and parks over the railyards on the West Side of Manhattan, the deal has fallen apart. NYT | previously 1|2|3|4

Solar Power Lily Pads

Glasgow-based ZM Architecture are proposing a series of floating discs to collect solar power along Scotland's River Clyde. BBC

New Architecture Chair @ GSD

Starting in the fall, Scott Cohen will step up as chair of the arch. dept. at Harvard. Gund hall to be refinished with ruled surfaces. Everywhere.

New ShowCase: sculp(IT) Live/Work

This week we showcase the studio/home of the Antwerp-based firm of sculp(IT). The architect-owners ingeniously found value within a tight remnant urban space in the city's former prostitution district. Check it out.

ShowCase: sculp(IT) Live/Work

ShowCase is a new feature on Archinect, presenting exciting new work from designers representing all creative fields and all geographies. We are accepting nominations for upcoming ShowCase features - if you would like to suggest a project, please send us a message.

It's like nothing ever happened. What do you do with a remnant space only 2.4 meters (7 feet 10 inches) wide? Search for ultimate living...

The 7'10" wide building seen from the street. Photography by Luc Roymans.

Four wooden floors between two existing walls, hanging in a steel skeleton, organize this house: downstairs for work, dining on 1st, relaxing on 2nd, sleeping on 3rd, and on the roof, go and enjoy the view. The border to the outside is only glass. Transparency not only a necessity, but also a trump card.

The 7'10" wide building seen from the street. Photography by Luc Roymans.

Where is the border of living if everything is visible? This articulated transparency displays every facet of living on each floor framed by the black window frameworks like a living painting and is also an intentional wink to a former trade in this neighborhood: prostitution.

Street level: working. Photography by Luc Roymans.

1st level: eating. Photography by Luc Roymans.

2nd level: living. Photography by Luc Roymans.

3rd level: sleeping. Photography by Luc Roymans.

Roof level: (sun)bathing. Photography by Luc Roymans.

Restrictions of the available floor space (60m² / 645 ft²) also shift the border between actually needed and pure luxury. Thus compromises with the available space are no option. Floor space is glorious but also not the most important determining factor of 'nice living'. Paying respect to these strong restrictions, gives pure luxury and freedom, a place in the city, comfort, and affordable space to live.

Street front. Photography by Luc Roymans.

floor plans

Besides space, time was the other important limitation of this project. No sempiternal construction process but a sophisticated assembly guided by strict planning. The building was (except for the first floor) assembled completely 'dry'. A steel structure was placed between the existing walls in barely three weeks. Wooden floors, placed into the steel structure, formed the proposition for the next floor, one at a time. Finally, the staircase was inserted in one piece. Three black PE tubes, arranged vertically and horizontally and housed between double wooden floors, provide infrastructure for plumbing, heating and electricity. Due to this technical concept, the existing and permanently visible walls could remain intact. The chosen construction principles, venture, and a progressive attitude towards adaptation planning are an example of the efficiency of this house also.

The kitchen as part of the lighting installation. Photography by Luc Roymans.

The staircase was inserted in one piece. Photography by Luc Roymans.

All fixtures were designed by the architects themselves as well and were � of course � adjusted to the narrow space of each floor. The transparency of each space had to be sustained. The fixtures were made of stainless steel.

sculp(IT) Pieter Peerlings & Silvia Mertens sculp(IT) is a young, progressive and complementary team of architects who apply their passion for architecture to every task given. sculp(IT) is based in Antwerp, Belgium and currently consists of Silvia Mertens, arch., and Pieter Peerlings, arch.

JDS Architects' Holmenkollen Ski Jump

JDS have been officially contracted to design the Holmenkollen Ski Jump in preparation for the 2011 World Ski Jumping Championship, following their 2007 competition win. More information, with images of the design can be seen on Bustler.

Architect on Coffee Table

The architect didn't design the concrete coffee table table, he's etched ON it. LA Times

H Lorenzo Takes Eco O.T.T.

luxury boutique - eco-conscious initiative

Featured Jobs Today: in NY

Microsol Resources seeking Project Architect in New York, NY
We are seeking a Project Architect with a minimum of 10 years experience. The ideal candidate is both technically proficient, design sensitive and has excellent organizational and communications skills. The Project Architect should possess the ability to work as an integral part of a project team, ensuring the translation of design intent into construction documentation...

King & King, Architects seeking Project Architect (Health Care) in Syracuse, NY
We are in search of a design focused, highly skilled, self-motivated Project Architect who has extensive Health Care planning and programming experience. The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership skills including team building, mentoring, communication, presentation, and problem solving...

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Dubai with studs

The fact that nowhere in the press release does it mention the fact that Dubai is already its own giant LEGO park can't mask the irony that Dubai is going to get its own LEGOLand in 2011.

Glass House(s)?

Elaine Louie explores a trio of house renovations that made extensive use of glass; particularly for their main staircase(s). NYT

Dharma In The Dirt

AS a proudly Birkenstocked Zen gardener, Wendy Johnson can mindfully muster up affection for many of the earth�s species, with the possible exception of persimmon-devouring gophers. But poison hemlock holds a special place in her heart. Without the presence of this pernicious carrot look-alike, a potent vertigo-inducing poison that when ingested can cause death, she reasons, her garden would be all cloying lilac- and lily-scented perfection � boring, in short. The innocent-looking malevolent weed, which she allows to flourish for its capacity to draw rich minerals from the soil for compost, �gives the garden its punch,� she said, �snapping me back to my senses.� MMMMM...Dirt

Not Always, The Truth Is Rendered

"Renderings make us fall in love with half-baked ideas; the slick, glowing biomimetic blob perched on a darkened table." An article on rendering marketing from Alissa Walker, a design blogger. core77