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Architecture Beyond Design: In Which We Consider What Makes Architecture Significant

2022-06-17T08:50:00-04:00

"In our darkest moment we were given a miracle, the candle became a magical flame that could never go out and it blessed us with a refuge in which to live…And our house, our Casita itself, came alive to shelter us."

- Alma Madrigal, Encanto

When we discuss the agency of architecture, we can easily make the error of assuming that architecture alone causes an impact or change to occur within a community. A school, for example, no matter how masterfully designed, is nothing more than a complex assembly of materials if there are no teachers, students, administrators, and staff to give it life. Human beings must first imbue a building with life. That building, having been activated, can then serve as a vehicle that enables its inhabitants to become more themselves, to become more human.

The Playful Installations of the Syracuse-based Duo SPORTS

2017-09-05T12:07:00-04:00

Meet Greg Corso and Molly Hunker. Together, the two form the Syracuse-based SPORTS—an award-winning design and architecture collaboration. They've recently been named as one of the winners of the 2017 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects+Designers, have received a glowing review from architecture critic Blair Kamin, were recipients of a "Best of Design" Award from Architect's Newspaper, and have been highlighted as a "Firm to Watch" by Architectural Record.

Place-making with After Architecture

2017-06-12T09:00:00-04:00

After Architecture is an internationally recognized design practice, founded by Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann, dedicated to place-making across scales. For this week's Small Studio Snapshots, we talk with the duo about the problem with typological specialization, about foregoing the traditional architectural apprenticeship, and about the power of place.