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Steve Jobs and The Collaborative Framework

2019-05-16T12:01:00-04:00

Collaboration is one of those things we, as architects and designers, embrace quite openly. "Two heads are better than one," the saying goes, and it is indeed a true statement. Any significant project, invention, or innovation was likely done in a collaborative setting. And even on a personal level, we find ourselves coming to the most profound discoveries in our interactions with other people. It's in our social settings that ideas begin to materialize. Rarely, do we find the lone creator composing a masterpiece on his own. While the inspiration might come to the individual, it is with the group that it is developed. Architecture is a practice that is almost dysfunctional without collaboration. Here we'll look at the impact of conversations and how a simple chat with a colleague can turn a small thought into a big idea.

Apple's Latest Offering is a Wood, Metal and Glass "Town Square", Designed by Foster + Partners

2017-10-25T18:47:00-04:00

With the grand opening of Apple’s brand new Chicago outpost this month, it appears that the tech giant’s new line of stores, recently renamed "town squares", has well and truly dropped. We saw a sneak peek of their glass curtain wall system and super slim roof lines at the Apple Park this year but it now appears that this is more than just a one-off thing for their big time California HQ; it seems that this is their latest rendition of Apple Architecture, delivered by Foster + Partners.

Aftershock #2: "Serendipity Machines" and the Future of Workplace Design

2013-11-27T17:59:00-05:00

AfterShock is a non-conclusive series that grapples with the impact and responsibility of contemporary architectural design, hoping to instigate dialogues on how to make architecture more accountable.