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Featured architecture projects from female-led firms based in New York

2023-03-17T11:58:00-04:00

Continuing with our project highlights featuring built work by female-led architecture and design practices, we head East to highlight nine firms that have posted projects to their Archinect Firm Profile.

From residential homes, campus extensions, adaptive reuse projects, and larger-than-life public works explore projects from female-led or owned practices below. Feeling inspired? Be sure to check out the job opportunities at female-lead firms in Archinect Jobs.

Princeton School of Architecture Addition by Architecture Research Office
This firm is led by Kim Yao alongside Stephen Cassell and Adam Yarinsky in New York, NY

Princeton School of Architecture Addition by Architecture Research Office. Learn more about the project here.

A Series of Whirlpool Field Manoeuvres for Pier 27 by Alice Aycock (AYC, Ltd.)
The practice is led by Alice Aycock in New York, NY

A Series of Whirlpool Field Manoeuvres for Pier 27 by Alice Aycock (AYC, Ltd.) Learn more about the project here.

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What happens when one of YouTube's most popular car reviewers reviews a house?

2019-01-28T11:15:00-05:00

This $2 million house is perched on an ocean cliff. Today I'm showing you the quirks and features of this rather unusual house. It's not a car, but it's still interesting, and quirky, and exciting -- and this house is worth checking out.

What happens when a world famous car reviewer turns his sights towards a house? While on vacation, Doug Demuro of YouTube fame couldn't help but review the 2 million dollar home he was staying in on the island of Nantucket. His insights were impressively thorough and refreshingly unlike those one might expect from an architectural critic or historian.

Video still. "Here's a Tour of a $2 Million House on an Ocean Cliff." YouTube.

Demuro highlighted the "quirks and features" of the custom-built home, just as he does the production cars on his channel to a fan base of over 2.5 million subscribers, including the porthole window in the upper bedroom, the sunken outdoor eating area and its interminable outlet layout.

Video still. "Here's a Tour of a $2 Million House on an Ocean Cliff." YouTube.

Watch below for the full review, and consider whether we might anticipate a future in which architecture is the subject of study on YouTube in the same fashion as we have normalized car reviews and...

Dreaming of the Big Apple? Here are 9 NYC-based firms still looking for the perfect candidate

2018-12-19T13:43:00-05:00

With 2019 quickly approaching, perhaps your New Year's resolution is to venture to the city that never sleeps. For this week's weekly job round up, Archinect has selected 9 architecture firms, based in New York, who are still searching for the right candidate to join their all star team.

Whether your a senior level architect, or a junior designer looking to gain more experience, these job opportunities are too good to miss twice.

Reunion Goods & Services is seeking a Junior Architect
We are looking for a qualified candidate to join our team to participate in a wide range of hospitality and commercial projects. The Junior Architect acts as the design team’s supporting staff member, producing drawings and presentations under the direction and support of the Project Architect. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, focused and able to function in a fast-paced environment working on multiple projects simultaneously.

The High Line Buil...