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Important Buildings We Lost in 2013

2013-12-27T12:56:00-05:00

Many of the contested demolitions in 2013 involved structures that were once considered innovative, but just a few decades later, have been labeled "obsolete." This fact heats up some food for thought: Just how future-proof are the "futuristic" buildings that are being proposed and built now?

Archinect's Top 13 Architectural Issues for '13

2013-12-23T19:44:00-05:00

While still fresh in our minds, architecture in 2013 had as much to do with culture and technology as it did design. We saw technology’s influence expand enormously -- through design, production, clients and criticism -- simultaneously enriching and conflicting our relationship to the built environment. This surge in possibility was accompanied by an overall positive growth in the Architecture Billings Index, nearly back to pre-recession levels (as evidenced in the very high level of activity in our job board). Here is a look at the thirteen issues that dominated the field this year (in no particular order), and will inevitably color the palette of architecture in 2014.

For a full list of all of our top 13 lists for 2013, click here.

1. Pritzker's refusal to retroactively recognize Denise Scott Brown

When Denise Scott Brown called for recognition of her collaboration with husband and partner, Robert Venturi, her goal was not necessarily to be retroactively awarded the ...

Archinect's Top 13 Schools for '13

2013-12-19T20:13:00-05:00

Unsurprisingly, the most trafficked schools tended to be the heavier hitters, including plenty of Ivy Leagues and ones associated with big-name firms or architects.

Below are the 13 most visited School Profiles during 2013. For a full list of all of our top 13 lists for 2013, click here.

1. Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)

2. Yale University

3. Columbia University

4. Harvard University

5. Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA)

6. Cornell University

7. Pratt Institute

8. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

9. Rice University

10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

11. University of Michigan

12. Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

13. University of Illinois at Chicago

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Archinect's Top 13 Lecture Posters for '13

2013-12-19T20:12:00-05:00

In its inaugural year, the 'Get Lectured' series offered a glimpse into the different graphical styles of architecture schools through their lecture calendars. It's been fascinating seeing how a school's design ethos can trickle down into such a standardized project.

Below are the 13 most most popular 'Get Lectured' posters during 2013. For a full list of all of our top 13 lists for 2013, click here.

1. Harvard GSD

2. Yale

3. Columbia GSAPP

4. UIUC School of Architecture

5. SCI-Arc

6. Pratt Institute

7. University of Minnesota

8. Cooper Union

9. MIT

10. UC Berkeley

11. California College of the Arts

12. UCLA

13. Syracuse University

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Archinect's Top 13 Competitions for '13

2013-12-19T20:12:00-05:00

Architectural competitions can be extremely helpful in publicizing lesser-known designers, but they also call attention to some of the most pressing issues of the day. This year's ambitious competitions looked to issues of climate change, disaster relief, blight and urban sprawl.

Below are the 13 most visited Competitions during 2013, powered by our sister site Bustler. For a full list of all of our top 13 lists for 2013, click here.

1. PLAYscapes

2. MYSTERY BUILD - What Can You Make With This?

3. Ideas Competition: A HOUSE FOR…

4. New Dwelling Old Context

5. Ghost Town Challenge

6. The future of architecture

7. 54Jeff: An Ideas Competition

8. Houses for Change

9. POST+CAPITALIST CITY #4 MOVE

10. Flat Lot Competition

11. Crisis as Calling

12. The Connected City Design Challenge

13. ONE Prize 2013: STORMPROOF

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Archinect's Top 13 Discussions for '13

2013-12-19T20:12:00-05:00

The prevailing issues up for discussion this year ran the gambit from the precisely technical to the dizzyingly ontological -- in short, questions that will always be up for debate.

Below are the 13 most visited Discussion threads during 2013. These do not represent the most commented threads, and some of them were started before 2013. For a full list of all of our top 13 lists for 2013, click here.

1. Is there any future in Architecture???

2. How long does ETS take to send GRE scores to schools?

3. Flint Flat Lot: What won and what got built.

4. 2013 M.Arch Applicants, Commiserate Here!

5. how does one come up with architectural concepts?

6. Is architecture a hard career?

7. Residential Windows

8. How to dress like an Architect

9. ANY LOW GPAS ADMITTED TO "GOOD" SCHOOLS?

10. Thread Central

11. Best books to learn good architectural sketching

12. 2013 M.Arch Applicants - Final Results, Decisions, Stats, etc.

13. Why w...

Archinect's Top 13 Predictions for 2014

2013-12-19T19:40:00-05:00

Below are Archinect's 13 predictions for 2014. For a full list of all of our top 13 lists for 2013, click here.

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Archinect's Top 13 Projects for '13

2013-12-18T21:00:00-05:00

Trippy optical illusions and a bridge sculpted from a giant swimmer upped the diversity standard for this year's projects, which already included an impressive range of structures.

Below are the 13 most visited Projects during 2013, selected from Archinect's Firm Profiles. For a full list of all of our top 13 lists for 2013, click here.

1. The Titan by Ballistic Architecture Machine

2. Grenelle tower by ATELIER ZÜNDEL CRISTEA

3. Fold Up House by Dan Brunn Architect

4. Amsterdam Workplace VI by Yaohua Wang

5. Hedge House by Wiel Arets Architects

6. Fortresses, Bridges, Islands by Mona Ghandi

7. LOW3 by Alejandro Ribas Mercau

8. Pavilion Siegen by Ian Shaw Architekten

9. CAPE DUTCH HOUSE by CÚRE & PENABAD Architecture and Urban Design

10. Kaohsiung Port Services Centre International Competition (Finalist) by JET Architecture

11. Tartinery Nolita - New York by Lightyears

12. Zodchestvo House - an optical dystopia by ITHAKA - ...

Archinect's Top 13 Firms for '13

2013-12-18T20:59:00-05:00

An international scope, the inevitable big names, and the undeniable driving force of tech-giant clients: hard to see this trend shifting anytime soon.

Below are the 13 most visited Firm Profiles during 2013. For a full list of all of our top 13 lists for 2013, click here.

1. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)

2. Gensler

3. BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group

4. OMA

5. Diller Scofidio + Renfro

6. NBBJ

7. Foster + Partners

8. SHoP Architects

9. HOK (formerly Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum)

10. Steven Holl Architects

11. Gehry Partners, LLP

12. Morphosis Architects

13. Zaha Hadid Architects

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Archinect's Top 13 Jobs for '13

2013-12-18T20:59:00-05:00

Most attention fell on mid-level jobs this year, with firms based in New York, California, Great Britain and Switzerland. Hopefully this is a positive sign in the job market, as firms beef up their mid-sections and become perhaps a bit more risk-positive.

Below are the 13 most visited Jobs during 2013. For a full list of all of our top 13 lists for 2013, click here.

Do not contact these firms regarding the following job openings. These jobs have all been filled. To see hundreds of currently active job listings, visit the Archinect Job Board.

1. Martin Brudnizki Design Studio was seeking a Jr. Designer

2. Diller Scofidio + Renfro was seeking an Intermediate Architect

3. COOKFOX Architects was seeking an Architectural Renderer / Designer

4. Gehry Partners was seeking an Intermediate Architect

5. RESOLUTION: 4 ARCHITECTURE was seeking an Entry Level Architect

6. COOKFOX Architects was seeking an Architectural Intern- Summer 2013

7. Marmol Radzine...

Archinect's Top 13 Blog Posts for '13

2013-12-17T19:12:00-05:00

Straight from the heart, this year's bloggers saw us through intellectual property debates, employment strategies and Yeezus' studio-crashing.

Below are the 13 most visited Blog posts during 2013. For a full list of all of our top 13 lists for 2013, click here.

1. VIDEO - Kanye stops by studio to talk about architecture with students

2. Want to be an Architect?; Don't Learn Revit

3. Intern 101: How to make an awesome resume?

4. Less is so much more: the Parrish Art Museum

5. Live Blog - Zaha Hadid

6. Unwanted Degree #1 = Architecture?

7. marissa mayer is smarter than you...

8. The Best Cover Letter Ever Written

9. Useless Architectures: Interview with 2013 SOM Prize Winner James Leng

10. How to lose a job

11. Drawing Speeds with Perry Kulper

12. Intern 101: How to Negotiate your Salary

13. Target "democratizes" the design of Doug Johnston

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Archinect's Top 13 Features for '13

2013-12-17T19:12:00-05:00

We base so much of ourselves in technology, and architecture follows suite. This year's longer-reads showed how architecture will adapt for a future of insistently pervasive tech.

Below are the 13 most visited Feature articles during 2013. For a full list of all of our top 13 lists for 2013, click here.

1. Student Works: Beyond Prototype

2. ShowCase: Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame by Trahan Architects

3. Student Works: Singapore University of Technology and Design Library Pavilion

4. UNEXPECTED COSTS ~ Big ticket design software versus alternate methodologies

5. The Science Fiction of "Never Built: Los Angeles"

6. ShowCase: Hotel Wiesergut by GOGL ARCHITEKTEN

7. Op-Ed: The Ego and the Architect

8. Working out of the Box: Bryan Boyer

9. Fishing for Architecture with John Lurie

10. Working out of the Box: Doug Johnston

11. NEXT SERIES: Media Specialist Wanted

12. Student Works: New Horizons Iceland Expedition...

Archinect's Top 13 News for '13

2013-12-17T19:12:00-05:00

It's not just starchitects and big competitions making headlines this year -- 2013 showed that architecture news can arise from anywhere, from erotic comparisons to toy companies to public protests.

Below are the 13 most visited News posts during 2013. For a full list of all of our top 13 lists for 2013, click here.

1. LEGO® Architecture Studio now in stores

2. Unnecessary Muffness; Jon Stewart discusses Zaha's "f**kable buildings"

3. Top 10 lessons when searching for a job in architecture

4. "The Competition" is a film following 5 celebrity architects competing for the same project

5. What the White House Looks Like Completely Gutted

6. "Relocation of the D. Maria Pia Bridge" proposal by Bandeira/Ramalho calls attention to urban regeneration policies

7. Lucid Stead by artist Phillip K. Smith III illuminates Joshua Tree, California

8. World Architecture Festival 2013 Award Winners

9. Toyo Ito announced as recipient for 2013 Pritzker Priz...