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Chestnut Residences by Edmonds + Lee Architects

2024-05-14T20:23:00-04:00

This new 4-story, ground-up building is a 3-unit multi-family condominium building located on Chestnut Street in the Marina district of San Francisco.

The four-story building relates in scale to the existing context of the neighborhood but is set in contrast with the prevailing Marina style buildings common in the area. Designed with contemporary detailing in mind, the front facade consists of cement board panel rain screen cladding and floor-to-ceiling operable glass windows and doors to allow for ample light and ventilation to the residential units above.

With ample glazing, the interior units are bathed in light and have a refined material pallet of white walls, wide-plank oak flooring and natural stone throughout the bathrooms. Careful consideration was paid to the lighting design and museum-like track lighting was deployed throughout provide a gallery-like atmosphere to all of the units.

Sustainability was also considered as part of the design as this project seeks to gain a LE...

The Ross Institute Center For Well Being by COOKFOX

2024-05-14T20:22:00-04:00

The Center for Well-Being was built to anchor the campus of the Ross School, a progressive K-12 institution on the eastern end of Long Island. Merging Eastern and Western philosophies, the building reflects the school’s holistic mission of educating the mind, body, and spirit in order to prepare students to be effective global citizens. With an innovative curriculum emphasizing technology, research, and cultural history, the Institute is designed to be an evolving educational laboratory. It sees learning as an endless pursuit spiraling outwards; the spiral serves as a symbol for the school’s philosophy and a literal guide for its campus facilities. In a collaborative vision forged between the client and architect, this project’s challenge was to create spaces of both intimacy and grandeur that would embody the transformative mission of the Ross School.From the road, the building’s profile is softened by a berm studded with large quartz boulders. The slow curve of the Center’s copper...

Resort Residential by Guerin Glass Architects

2024-05-14T20:20:00-04:00

For many large-scale hospitality projects, branded single residential offerings are the core revenue drivers for developers.

In support of this, we work with our developer clients and their sales and marketing teams to holistically establish and/or confirm: programming, marketing strategies and experiential aspirations – all in support of producing beautiful designs, tailored to the unique attributes of a given project.

Our breadth of experience has allowed us to work across the full range of this typology; from working directly with a buyer on a fully “custom” home, to designing “semi-customizable” homes, to designing homes for mass construction, to developing community wide design guidelines.

Lloyd Wright's landmarked Wayfarers Chapel to be disassembled due to landslides

2024-05-14T18:42:00-04:00

Lloyd Wright's historic closed Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, will be disassembled in the face of irreparable landslide damage, the group responsible for its stewardship announced via a press release Tuesday.

Architectural Resources Group will handle the disassembly work with great care, as the LA Times and other outlets have reported its structure is rapidly deteriorating from the movement underneath its foundation, which is now occurring at rates 2–3 times more severe than was recorded back in February.

The firm's principal, Katie Horak, told the outlet: "With each passing day, more of this material is lost or irreparably damaged. Our team is working against the clock to document and move these building components to safety so that they can be put back together again."

Previously on Archinect: Lloyd Wright's landmark Wayfarers Chapel closes indefinitely due to landslide threat

"The chapel will not be able to withstand much more damage before it becomes imposs...

WilkinsonEyre team selected for new Toronto pedestrian bridge project

2024-05-14T17:19:00-04:00

WilkinsonEyre, together with Two Row, Zeidler, ARUP, and PLANT, has been awarded first place in the competition to deliver the new Keating Channel Pedestrian Bridge in Toronto. The bridge is part of the third facet of a larger CAD $1.3 billion (USD $950 million) redevelopment of the city's Port Lands post-industrial area.

Grafton Architects wins Cambridge University library competition

2024-05-14T16:46:00-04:00

A Grafton Architects-designed proposal for the new Library at Christ’s College, Cambridge University, has been selected over four other proposals in an international competition and is now advancing toward a 2026 construction start date.

Let's Talk About Architectural Licensure

2024-05-14T14:51:00-04:00

Welcome to Archinect In-Depth: Licensure. Over the coming weeks, Archinect will explore the journey undertaken by those in the United States seeking to practice as a licensed architect, including reflections on the history of licensure, comparisons to other countries, the cost and length of time taken to complete licensure, demographic inequalities within the process, and a series of possible futures.

Construction input prices rise another 0.5% in April

2024-05-14T14:37:00-04:00

The latest analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data for April from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) shows a 0.5% increase in construction input prices.

For the month, nonresidential construction input prices increased by 0.6%. Overall and nonresidential construction input prices are 2.3% and 2.2% higher, respectively than a year ago. The cost for concrete and steel mill products decreased slightly at 0.2% and 2.7% each over April, while prices increased in 2 of the 3 energy subcategories for the month overall.

Chart credit: Associated Builders and Contractors

“Construction input prices jumped half a percentage point higher in April and have increased 3.5% over the first four months of the year,” ABC’s Chief Economist Anirban Basu stated. “While iron, steel, asphalt and gypsum product prices fell in April, oil and copper prices surged, driving the monthly increase. Rising input prices will put pressure on profits at a time when nearly 1 in 4 c...

David Chipperfield’s K-Project corporate headquarters breaks ground in Seoul

2024-05-14T12:53:00-04:00

David Chipperfield Architects has just broken ground on a new corporate headquarters project for a South Korean IT company in Seoul. Construction for the new K-Project will advance toward a late 2027 completion and culminate in a new highly adaptable design that doubles as a piece of “social infrastructure” for the city’s Seongsu district.

Chipperfield says: “The energy and culture of the company occupying the building, and that of the diverse neighbourhood in which it is located are used to define a strong identity for the headquarters both visually through its dynamic façades and programmatically through a multi-use atrium.”

Rendering: Artefactory Lab, DCA, Brick

Programmatically, the concept works by traversing ‘Hardware’ and ‘Software’ layers vertically supported by eight vertical cylindrical cores, which lift the office component above a two-level ‘multiplex’ for retail and culture. This is the firm’s second corporate commission in Seoul after the completed Amorepacific Headqua...

Searching for new architecture and design jobs? Lang, Waechter, Arlene Shechet, Matt Peterson, and WCA are currently hiring

2024-05-14T12:37:00-04:00

Take a look at our latest curated selection of architecture and design firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs: This week's featured employer highlight includes job openings in New York City, Los Angeles, Kingston, New York, and Portland, Oregon.

For even more opportunities, head over to the Archinect job board and explore our active community of job seekers, firms, and schools.

Portland-based firm Waechter Architecture is seeking a Project Designer with three to five years of experience and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite. Knowledge of Revit, Rhino, and V-Ray is preferred but not required. Qualified applicants should have a strong understanding of architectural design phases and basic set organization. Additionally, they should be communicative, curious, and organized, with a resourceful mindset.

Furioso Vineyards by Waechter Architecture.

In Kingston, New York, Arlene Shechet Studio is accepting applications for a Studio Assistant (Design) with three-plus years of experience...

Harvard GSD presents Loeb Fellowship class of 2025

2024-05-14T11:53:00-04:00

The Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Loeb Fellowship Class of 2025 cohort was announced this morning. Each mid-career professional will come to campus with a diverse background and abilities to reconstitute architecture around equity and resilience as they "harness the power of collective action."

The ten-month fellowship will allow them time for academic immersion in the GSD and via audited MIT exchange courses. Fellows will also host workshops and participate in academic life in other ways before joining a prestigious alumni network of past Loeb Fellows that dates to its inception in 1970.

In a press statement, Dean Sarah Whiting said: "Every year, Loeb Fellows bring an incomparable breadth and diversity of experience to the GSD. They inspire us with their accomplishments, enrich conversation across our school, and challenge us to think critically about how designers can create a more just world. I could not be more excited to welcome the class of 2025 to campus next fall, and to...

ERDOS MUSEUM by MAD Architects

2024-05-14T10:58:00-04:00

Located on a site that until recently was nothing but Gobi Desert, the Municipality of Erdos was determined to create a new city, kilometers away from the current city. The urban masterplan drew a symbolic but empty image of “the Ever Rising Sun on the Grassland”; A rigid and precise series of urban landscapes radiating from a central plaza. This ordered plan fulfilled the wishes of the government, but showed no real consideration for the city’s residents.

 As a reaction to this city plan, the new Erdos museum takes the form of a natural, irregular nucleus in contrast with the strict geometry of the masterplan. Wrapped in polished metal louvers to reflect and dissolve the planned surroundings, the shell hides the interior, creating a tranquil and fluid environment totally separated from the urban reality outside.

Defined by continuous curvilinear walls, all functions come together at the atrium, a shared public space that runs through the museum. From there, daylight is filtered t...

WSU Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center by GGLO

2024-05-14T10:55:00-04:00

Students in culturally-diverse universities have long advocated for spaces that reflect their communities and their cultures. As Washington State University’s non-white student population reached 40% and continued to increase, the University aimed to create new spaces for inclusion. The Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center began with the vision that students from every background would have a place where they feel welcomed and “at home.”

Set at the main entrance to the WSU campus, the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center’s design is expressed through a primal building form that references and flows across the surrounding Palouse landscape, erasing the line that distinguishes the built form and its context. Seamless indoor-outdoor celebration spaces, joined by symbolically patterned paving and transparent operable walls, are enveloped by a singular, iconic, and sheltering roof.

The primary gathering space or “living room” is the centerpiece of the project, designed and programmed for cultural ce...

OMA Conversations

2024-05-13T21:09:00-04:00

the drawing for (Parc de) la Villette...was based on very definite sources...Of course...it was no gigantic leap if you were familiar with those Belgian cartoons. Willem-Jan Neutelings would always draw these little cartoons for the buildings he made, certainly when he opened his own office...The other inspiration was a painter in Chicago named Roger Brown, who made these tip-up paintings—all his scenes were using that perspective—and he was influenced by Italian 13-14th Century painting.

In collaboration with Drawing Matter, Architect Richard Hall is publishing a 6-part series based on twenty-three in-depth conversations with key collaborators working with OMA during its formative years. Most of the image material is from the in-house project archive of OMA at the Rotterdam office and/or the personal archives of its previous members and the Drawing Matter Collection.

Supergraphics pioneer Barbara Stauffacher Solomon dies at 95

2024-05-13T19:06:00-04:00

Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, the influential California-based graphic designer and landscape architect, passed away on May 7th in San Francisco at the age of 95.

Stauffacher Solomon died a prominent member of the design community whose career advanced aside an unusual synthesis of modern art, design, and architecture with many noted collaborators in all three channels and will be particularly remembered for the Supergraphics paintings she made in the late 1960s while in residence at the Sea Ranch utopian community.

Barbara Stauffacher Solomon's Land(e)scape, 2018. Image courtesy Rob Corder/Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed)

“It took a lot of verve for Bobbie to survive in a hostile environment, let alone blaze a trail,” biographer Joseph Becker recalled to the New York Times’ obituary section. “But she had the ability to create these amazing works that reflect her attitude that there should be something fun about the spaces we inhabit. In graphic design, landscape architecture, and her boo...

NG House, Curicó - Chile by Cristobal Vial Arquitectos

2024-05-13T18:26:00-04:00

This work corresponds to a first home. Located on land a few kilometers from the city of Curicó. Given the geographical conditions, the integration of both near and distant views is proposed, taking advantage of its proximity to the immediate existing vegetation and the domain of the Andes Mountains.

The project proposes, from its initial proposal, two parallel independent volumes, which manage to form a contained outdoor space. These two volumes are spatially connected through an interior longitudinal gallery that enhances the depth of the land in which it is located and provides a flexible space for use and enjoyment, at all times of the year.

The first southern volume, on two levels, faces the street and its access, organizing in it all the programs for public use, such as the living room, dining room and kitchen. On the second level, as a loft, a small study and a living room are organized, which are spatially connected to the environment of the first level.

The no...

Mexico City’s fraught water crisis could prove decisive in the upcoming national elections

2024-05-13T17:36:00-04:00

It’s a crisis a decade in the making and, without dramatic fixes, experts say the city could be approaching “Day Zero” — when a city simply runs out of water — around June. That would leave up to 20 million people in and around the capital facing a summer without running water. June also happens to be the month when Mexico will choose its next president.

'Day Zero' (or the day water taps run dry) could be looming for June in the Mexican capital and home of over 9 million people just within the city proper. Its known air quality issues have improved under Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum’s green policy agenda, helping her meet some claims produced by rival Xochitl Galvez and her head environmental policy advisor Rodolfo Lacy Tamayo, a former UN special climate envoy who promises a "civil rebellion" should the looming threshold be crossed.

"Even if officials pumped desalinated water from the Gulf of Mexico at great expense and environmental detriment," News Lines tells us, "it wouldn’t be enough if 40% continues to go missing. And it is true that the water which would have been saved by Sheinbaum’s promise to find and fix the city’s leaks would soothe the current crisis. Whether that would ever have been possible is another question, but it would not future-proof a system that is gradually drying."

Rafael Pelli and Gruen Associates push to restore father César’s masterwork San Bernardino City Hall after 52 years

2024-05-13T17:21:00-04:00

César Pelli was a rising architect when he got the job of designing a new City Hall for San Bernardino. [...] a push is on to renovate City Hall and restore it to use. The lead architect: Rafael Pelli, son of César Pelli. [...] “The idea is to preserve what’s great about it and make it better,” Pelli said of the building. “The bones of it are very good. We just need to bring it forward.”

Chief of among the estimated $60 million renovation tasks is the work of replacing the building’s over 6,000 original windows, which Rafael Pelli says will now be double pane for improved insulation against the heat. The City of San Bernardino, California, shut down operations in the building in 2017 due to seismic concerns. The design features an early version of the same glass curtain facade solution later used in the Pacific Design Center. As the San Bernardino Sun reported, a decision to finance the expected four-year restoration could come as soon as late May.

A Slice of Earth by studio_GAON

2024-05-13T17:05:00-04:00

The ancient moniker for Seoul’s Namsan Mountain resonates with historical echoes—Mokmyeoksan. Since 1392, when the Joseon Dynasty unfurled its reign and anointed Seoul as Hanyang, Namsan assumed paramount importance in the intricate tapestry of Feng-shui. Here, the convergence of natural energies and strategic positioning was palpable. The mountain’s slopes bore witness to defensive ramparts and watchtowers, fortifications against external threats.

In the present day, Namsan’s contours cradle a diverse ensemble of structures—a symphony of civic amenities. Performance halls, museums, and sports facilities harmonize with the mountain’s silhouette, serving the city’s denizens. Yet, it is on Namsan’s northern flank that a quaint village emerges—a tableau of traditional Korean hanok houses remade. Here, Namsan Park envelops the scene, its verdant embrace sheltering a peculiar gem—the “Seoul Millennium Time Capsule Plaza.” This crater-like expanse, reminiscent of volcanic activity, safegu...

Ennead and Dattner share first SPARC Kips Bay images ahead of 2031 completion

2024-05-13T17:01:00-04:00

Ennead and Dattner have shared preliminary project visuals to accompany the latest announcement of their winning bid to deliver the Science Park and Research Campus (or SPARC) Kips Bay to the East Side of Manhattan.

The project for the New York City Economic Development Corporation will culminate with a new 700,000-square-foot academic building to be used by three separate CUNY schools and a new high school for STEM careers. Close to two million square feet of educational spaces are being planned overall, and the project development will be complete with a new pedestrian bridge that fosters a connection to the East River waterfront.

Preliminary project visual. Image courtesy Ennead Architects + Dattner Architects

Ennead Partner Thomas J. Wong (the project's Design Lead) shared: “We bring a commitment to civic space, along with deep experience creating leading healthcare and education facilities to our work for SPARC Kips Bay, where, together with Dattner, we will develop an innovati...

Zaha Hadid Architects wins bid for new cruise terminal project

2024-05-13T15:03:00-04:00

A bid from Zaha Hadid Architects has placed first in the international competition to design the new Riga Ropax Terminal in the Latvian capital. The project will convert an existing warehouse space into a new 20,000-square-meter (215,000-square-foot) terminal for cruise passengers with an added glass and timber fourth level and new triple-height grand hall. ZHA says this will become a new transit hub for Riga, connecting with local tram lines while effectively doubling the capacity of the current port to handle departures and arrivals.

Hotels surmount offices for residential conversion projects for the first time

2024-05-13T13:43:00-04:00

The balance of power in the market for residential conversion projects in the United States has shifted from offices to hotels for the first time, according to new statistics included in RentCafe’s latest market snapshot report for 2023.

Per their analysis of Yardi Matrix data, 4,556 of the 12,700 new apartments that were converted in 2023 were hotels. Office buildings were only slightly behind, with 3,587 converted units, representing 28% of the overall total. New York City led all markets with 733 conversions, followed by Albuquerque and Richmond, Virginia. A total of 151,000 conversion projects are in the pipeline currently across all 50 states, with a 17.6% increase being recorded year-over-year. The number of hotels being converted was up another 38.8% over the previous year.

Forty RIBA London Awards winners highlight the best architecture in a changing capital

2024-05-13T13:04:00-04:00

A group of 40 Greater London projects has been selected as this year's RIBA London Awards winners. The field was led by Grimshaw's winning Building of the Year effort on The Elizabeth Line, which was praised by judges as being "the most significant contribution to London’s transportation in over 20 years."

Speaking of the other 2024 winners, Muyiwa Oki, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, added: "This year’s RIBA Award-winning schemes showcase the true value of quality architecture and the positive impact it has on people’s lives. While carefully considering the needs of the environment, these truly remarkable places and spaces deliver for communities, for residents, for visitors, and people of all ages up and down the country. They are pinnacles of design excellence and show what can be achieved when architects and clients collaborate successfully."

Six projects received individual regional special awards. Each of the Regional list winners will now go on to compet...

PH Helguera by OADD arquitectos

2024-05-13T12:29:00-04:00

The challenge was to transform completely the old "ph", which functioned as a carpentry shop. Modify the original structure (dark rooms) with spaces full of light that open onto a large void, a longitudinal patio with a contemporary and welcoming imprint.

In this sense, the Helguera "ph" is an architectural signifier of change: a home that has evolved into a radical comprehensive proposal. The idea of a patio that articulates the social floor (living room, kitchen) with the grill, allows a fluid development of both daily and domestic activities and broader social gatherings. This leads to separating the bedrooms on the ground floor, on a higher plane to improve lighting and privacy conditions. As a programmatic corollary, a large terrace is created that functions as a catalyst for outdoor activities. The language of the ph refers to the old brick walls that composed the original building, generating a forceful aesthetic constructive solution and a material reality that is shown in...

Three rural renovations by Murdough Design: Your Next Employer?

2024-05-13T12:07:00-04:00

Following our previous visit to California-based Walker Warner, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Massachusetts this week to explore the work of Murdough Design.

From their studio in Concord, the firm has built a portfolio specializing in residential and small institutional projects. “We merge practical requirements with intangible qualities distinct to each design problem,” the firm says about its design outlook. “Our approach considers relationships between landscape and architecture, space and light, material and form.”

Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is currently hiring for an Emerging Architect / Designer to join their Concord team. For candidates interested in applying for the position, or anybody interested in learning more about the firm’s output, we have rounded up three rural renovation projects by Murdough Design that exemplify the firm’s ethos.

Reclaimed Barn. Image credit: Chuck Choi

Reclaimed Barn, Central Harbor, NH

Murdough Design led the restoratio...

MVRDV reveals tribune-shaped, mixed-use design with communal terraces

2024-05-13T11:46:00-04:00

MVRDV has unveiled its design for a tribune-shaped, mixed-use building in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. Located in the city’s revitalized Strijp-S neighborhood, the project, called the Strijp-S Tribune, includes a mixture of social housing, mid-sector rental units, commercial spots, and outdoor spaces organized through large, stepped terraces.

The building will stand along the Ketelhuisplein, a lively public square that hosts a range of events and recreational activities throughout the year. Formerly defined by its industrial presence, the area has transformed into the cultural heart of Eindhoven, with a mixture of creative companies and residents now inhabiting repurposed factories and newly constructed high-rises. This history has informed the shape of the Strijp-S Tribune.

Image: MVRDV

At its tallest, the building stands eight stories tall. It steps down to two stories alongside the plaza of the Ketelhuisplein. The stepping shape allows the structure to fit neatly with its surroun...

New architecture and design competitions: British Museum Western Range, Built by New York, Future School for Ukraine, and London Design Summit

2024-05-11T11:00:00-04:00

This edition of Bustler's curated picks of noteworthy architecture and design competitions features four calls seeking adaptive concepts for new schools across Ukraine, outstanding work of design practitioners based in New York City, proposals for the restoration of the British Museum's Western Range, and creative solutions addressing the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals.

For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.

Floating house from Pixar’s ‘Up’ is now available to rent on Airbnb

2024-05-11T08:00:00-04:00

Airbnb has added a replica of the floating house from the popular 2009 Pixar film Up and other unique pop culture-inspired stays to its inventory. The experience is part of Airbnb's new Icons line of vacation rentals, which CEO Brian Chesky recently unveiled to the public in Los Angeles.

Image courtesy Airbnb

The sure-to-be popular Up home will be located in Abiquiu, New Mexico, and, thanks to a crane, is intended to appear as though it were floating. An Airbnb spokesperson told KRQE News 13: “Our community’s safety is incredibly important to us, so guests will not be inside the house while it is lifted. All guests will remain 100 ft away from the house while the house is lifted. The house will not exceed the height of 50 ft designated by engineering and crane operators as safe for lifting.”

Image courtesy Airbnb

Other Icons stays include a replica of Shrek’s home in the Scottish Highlands, Christina Aguilera's Las Vegas mansion, and the three-bedroom style house in Minneapolis made ...

R.P. House by Atelier d'Arquitectura J. A. Lopes da Costa

2024-05-10T20:00:00-04:00

Designed for a couple with two children, the house is distributed over three floors and is set on a rectangular plot with good sun exposure and privileged views of Santa Maria da Feira Castle.

Pedestrian and vehicular access is via the two roads adjacent to the plot, at different levels, taking advantage of its natural slope. The pedestrian access is located at the highest level, leading to the house entrance through a canopy on the north-east façade. As it faces the street, this façade is deliberately more closed off. The basement garage is accessed by a slight ramp from the street to the south-east. At the basement were also located storage and technical areas as well as a space for storing hunting and fishing gear, the owner's hobby.
The social and leisure areas of the house were located on the ground floor, making the most of the relationship with the exterior and the solar quadrant: East/South, enjoying views of the castle, and South/West, opening onto the garden and a patio she...

62% of A&E firms report using artificial intelligence increased efficiency, according to new Deltek study

2024-05-10T18:28:00-04:00

Statistics revealed in the latest Deltek Clarity Architecture & Engineering Industry Study have indicated wide optimism about the use of AI technology, even as most firms struggle to determine where and how to apply emerging trends in the face of prevailing economic headwinds.

According to the 45th annual report, 62% of all 650 surveyed A&E respondents across the United States and Canada have successfully begun using AI to augment their daily operations. Only 20% of firms now report at least three-quarters of their project leadership teams as possessing the proper project management training to best utilize such tools, with another 44% reporting insufficient time to invest in skill-based learning. Other leading challenges include prioritizing applicable trends and the cost of technology.

The findings add to a body of recent valuable industry trends reporting, including last month’s Autodesk study which stated that 76% of all AEC professionals now feel confident about incorporating ...