Archinect - News2024-05-12T04:46:37-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150425764/new-european-bauhaus-academy-launches-skills-training-network
New European Bauhaus Academy launches skills training network Josh Niland2024-04-30T14:59:00-04:00>2024-05-01T13:36:49-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/78/78e49dbd496fd487f8571193f21b9de2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The New European Bauhaus Academy has launched a learning initiative called NEBA Alliance, a network of skills training hubs across the European Union meant to accelerate “up- and re-skilling” activities for workers in the AEC fields and adjacent professional industries. The news was shared via a <a href="https://bit.ly/nebapr1" target="_blank">press release</a> earlier this month that included statements from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who announced the formation of the NEB Academy in November 2022. </p>
<p>Fourteen partners from industry and higher education have signed up to support the effort, which is meant to enable the 160,000 new jobs that are being added to the building sector as part of an inbound "Renovation Wave" in Europe.</p>
<p>"Setting up a central portal and database of certified training materials, courses, and modules, along with a selection of best practices in pedagogies, it will enable widespread scaling of training on bio-based materials in sustainable construction," the announcement states. "The curat...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150360303/james-turrell-s-roden-crater-is-hiring-a-construction-manager-for-the-iconic-artwork
James Turrell's Roden Crater is hiring a construction manager for the iconic artwork Niall Patrick Walsh2023-08-16T10:45:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/677e923aa90707c904d35dc4c60118d7.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Following last week’s look at an opening for a <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/jobs/150358486/center-for-zero-waste-design" target="_blank">Project Manager at the Center for Zero Waste Design</a>, we are using this week’s edition of our<em> </em><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1799006/interesting-jobs" target="_blank"><em>Job Highlights</em> series</a> to explore an opportunity on <a href="https://archinect.com/jobs" target="_blank">Archinect Jobs</a> for a <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/jobs/150360059/skystone-foundation" target="_blank">Construction Manager at the Skystone Foundation</a>.</p>
<p>The role, based in Flagstaff, AZ, will see the successful candidate “work closely with the artist on all phases of the construction of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150116931/james-turrell-to-finally-open-his-latest-art-installation-at-roden-crater-in-the-arizona-desert" target="_blank">Roden Crater project</a>, an unprecedented large-scale artwork created within a volcanic cinder cone by light and space artist <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/139634/james-turrell" target="_blank">James Turrell</a>.” Qualifications held by the ideal candidate include a degree in Architecture with the ability to obtain a license in Arizona, and a proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, Navisworks, and Adobe Creative Suite.</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a1/a1a6a55cfd4cd8bb2c7972075f21875d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a1/a1a6a55cfd4cd8bb2c7972075f21875d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>James Turrell. Image courtesy: Skystone Foundation</figcaption></figure></figure><p><strong>Why the role interests us</strong></p>
<p>Roden Crater is one of the most famous pieces of landscape art in the United States. The site was acquired by Turrell in 1979, who has spent over four decades design...</p>