Archinect - Features 2024-11-23T04:42:10-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150167751/abruzzo-bodziak-architects-embraces-the-beautiful-complexities-of-architectural-practice-through-optimism-and-narration Abruzzo Bodziak Architects Embraces the Beautiful Complexities of Architectural Practice Through Optimism and Narration Katherine Guimapang 2019-11-01T15:45:00-04:00 >2019-11-13T13:01:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7bacce60e31003fe7caf216b488e37de.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>What happens if running a practice can be viewed as one long project? With this perspective and approach to establishing themselves as a formidable architecture studio, the Brooklyn-based duo of&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/87123/abruzzo-bodziak-architects" target="_blank">Abruzzo Bodziak Architects</a> has continued to make their design imprint within the fabric of New York's diverse design community.&nbsp;</p> <p>As practicing architects and academics involved in teaching and fellowship, Emily Abruzzo and&nbsp;Gerald Bodziak use their multidisciplinary approach to design solutions that work toward a built environment which "engenders belonging."</p> <p>For this week's&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/1222145/studio-snapshots" target="_blank">Studio Snapshot</a>, Archinect connected with Abruzzo and&nbsp;Bodziak to learn more about their journey as a budding architectural practice and showcasing the "synthetic process" of the built form through narrative.<br></p> https://archinect.com/features/article/150010917/un-believable-utopias-6-forgotten-projects-and-their-provocative-stories (Un)believable Utopias: 6 Forgotten Projects and their Provocative Stories Anastasia Tokmakova 2017-06-16T10:06:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2f/2fkahli9zoq6obuz.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Consciously or otherwise, social context determines design. Architecture, in turn, is capable of not only representing political ideals but also of reinforcing or shaping them&mdash;for example, through fostering forms of collective living or through breaking down gendered behavioral norms. The following projects may not be well-remembered, but they represent ambitious attempts to address or challenge the status quo through the built environment.</p>