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10 libraries and reading spaces we liked this week

2021-03-26T14:41:00-04:00

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Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Learning Spaces.

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↑ The Church in Sag Harbor, NY by SKOLNICK Architecture + Design Partnership

↑ The Grolier Club in New York, NY by Ann Beha Architects; Photo: Michael Moran

↑ Cruzen-Murray Academic Library, College of Idaho in Caldwell, ID by Richärd Kennedy Architects; Associate Architect: McKibben + Cooper; Photo: Gabe Border Photography

↑ NLL Children's Library in Riga, Latvia by GAISS; Illustrations: Rūta Briede; Photo: Ansis Starks

↑ Earl G. Graves School of Business & Management in Baltimore, MD by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF); Architect of Record: Ayers Saint Gross; Photo: Tim Griffith

↑ <OOZOORO 1216> : Tween Section...

10 libraries, schools, and learning environments for your Friday inspiration

2020-04-17T15:18:00-04:00

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles.

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Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Learning Spaces.

↑ Royal College of Pathologists in London, UK by Bennetts Associates; Photo: Gareth Gardner (Bennetts Associates was also recently featured in Archinect's Studio Visits series)

↑ Bavilion in Punjab, India by Studio Ardete; Photo: Ar. Purnesh Dev Nikhanj

↑ Brooklyn Law School in Brooklyn, NY by BKSK Architects, LLP in partnership with SmithGroup; Photo: Raimund Koch

↑ Edible Schoolyard PS216 in Gravesend, NY by WORKac; Photo: Iwan Baan

↑ The Children's Library at Concourse House in Bronx, NY by MKCA // Michael K Chen Architecture

↑ Swawou Girls' School in Kenema, Sierra Leone by Orkidstudio

↑ Bishop’s University Learn...

Do New Graduates Want More Money or More Time?

2019-07-26T15:48:00-04:00

Every summer, a new cohort of graduates enter the workforce. Eager to learn and grow, many will get their first taste of professional life. It is an exciting new chapter for many of them. But what are these emerging practitioners looking for in their new careers? As firms struggle with retention and talent acquisition, an understanding of what new graduates look for in an office can be a valuable investigation. What is it that they value most? Money over time? Or vice versa? And does one have to be had at the expense of the other?

Professor Ashley Whillans has a take. Her research shows a mix of values amongst students, some valued money more so than time and others time more so than money. This comes from many factors, such as the upbringing of the individual. "People who grew up in households that fought about money also are more likely to focus on money (versus time) as adults, even if they have a lot of money in the present," Whillans writes.

The professor discovered that over ...

The trials and tribulations of the 3D printer

2018-11-21T17:26:00-05:00

For one, there is no such thing as a 3D printer that doesn’t emit concerning microparticles into the air. Even industrial models that appear sealed, complete with fans and filters, put out measurable particulates.

Ask any architecture student, 3D printing can be one of the best and worst things about the design studio. Architectural drawings and renderings are necessary, but in order for the concept to really come to life 3D scale models have acted as catalysts for translating the vision. Physical scale models go hand in hand with architecture. However, just as architecture has developed over time so has the technology.

3D printers have changed the way architects and architecture students alike have communicated their ideas. Ranging in size and capacity, 3D printers can be found in almost every university, institute, and studio. Sci-Arc EDGE student, Laure Michelon, states printers are running "24/7. Everyday. Pretty much everyone has one. There are about 10 printers in our studio." Besides it taking up space, the trials and tribulations of getting the machine set and ready is a whole other ordeal. However, besides the tedious fabrication process, does the 3D printer pose a different kind of...

10 inspiring examples of schools, libraries, and other learning environments

2018-09-14T14:00:00-04:00

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles.

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Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Learning Spaces.

↑ Stapleton Library in Stapleton, NY by Andrew Berman Architect; Photo: Naho Kubota

↑ Queen Mary, University of London: Graduate Centre in London, UK by WilkinsonEyre; Photo: Jack Hobhouse

↑ Alfriston School in Buckinghamshire, UK by Morris+Company

↑ Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters in Jackson, MS by Duvall Decker Architects

↑ New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ by Marvel Architects

↑ Rutgers Business School in Piscataway, NJ by TEN arquitectos; Photo: Peter Aaron/ESTO

↑ Abercrombie Building, Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, UK by Design Engine Architects

↑ Counter Culture Coffee Trainin...

Gehry Partners reveal new design for the LA Phil Youth Orchestra

2018-08-27T18:17:00-04:00

Initially announced last fall, Gehry Partners' design for Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) has now been revealed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The new structure will be the first permanent facility for YOLA located in the Los Angeles neighborhood Inglewood.

Exterior model view of the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center @ Inglewood, interior concert configuration. Photo courtesy of Gehry Partners, LLP.

The 25,000-square-foot, $14.5 million construction project will transform the former branch office of Security Pacific Bank in Inglewood.

Exterior model view of the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center @ Inglewood, interior concert configuration. Photo courtesy of Gehry Partners, LLP.

With the aid of Gehry Partner's new facility, YOLA aims to double the number of students it serves providing free music training and academic support.

Exterior model view of the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center @ Inglewood. Photo courtesy of Gehry Partners, LLP.

Aerial model view of th...

Knowledge spaces: 10 school, library, and museum designs that make learning fun

2017-10-20T12:52:00-04:00

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles.

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Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Learning Spaces.

↑ Learning Hub for St Andrew’s Anglican College in Sunshine Coast, Australia by Wilson Architects; Photo: Christopher Frederick Jones

↑ SUNY: Morrisville State College: Center for Design and Technology in Morrisville, NY by Perkins Eastman; Photo: David Revette

↑ Stanford University, GSB Highland Hall in Stanford, CA by Steinberg and Legorreta

↑ Burntwood School in London, UK by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM)

↑ The French International School of Beijing (LFIP) in Beijing, China by Jacques Ferrier Architecture; Photo: Luc Boegly

↑ Toi Ohomai Health Sciences Building in Rotorua, New Zealand by MOAA Architects in...

Harvard withdraws acceptance offers from students who created offensive memes

2017-06-06T12:36:00-04:00

Students sent each other memes and other images mocking sexual assault, the Holocaust, and the deaths of children, according to screenshots of the chat obtained by The Crimson. Some of the messages joked that abusing children was sexually arousing, while others had punchlines directed at specific ethnic or racial groups. One called the hypothetical hanging of a Mexican child “piñata time.”

Ten students who managed to beat out nearly 38,000 others to gain admission to Harvard lost their chance to attend the university after sharing offensive online memes in a private Facebook chat. After discovering the memes, which ironically were traded over a platform designed by a former alumnus over a decade ago, the College withdrew the students' offers of admission, upholding the institution's strong commitment to ethics.

Ten Top Images on Archinect's NEW "Learning Spaces" Pinterest Board

2016-10-21T17:37:00-04:00

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles.

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Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the brand new board Learning Spaces.

↑ Energy Positive Relocatable Classroom in Ewa Beach, HI by Anderson Anderson Architecture; Photo: Anthony Vizzari, Anderson Anderson Architecture

↑ Khabele Elementary Expansion in Austin, TX by Derrington Building Studio; Photo: Peter Molick Photography

↑ Eemhuis in Amersfoort, the Netherlands by Neutelings Riedijk Architects; Photo: Scagliola/Brakkee © Neutelings Riedijk Architects

↑ Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland, FL by Santiago Calatrava; Photo: Julian Parkinson

↑ Academy of Art & Architecture in Maastricht, the Netherlands by Wiel Arets Architects

↑ Fladängskolan in Lomma, Sweden by Link Arkitekt...

Students design disaster relief structure that takes 2 hours to assemble

2016-06-29T13:08:00-04:00

“AbleNook is a modular disaster relief dwelling that you can put together without tools in under two hours,” Verdecia said.

While Shigeru Ban has become the de facto expert in designing quick yet elegant solutions for disaster relief housing, he may have some competition in the form of two University of South Florida architecture students whose "AbleNook" can be assembled in under 120 minutes without any tools.

Sean Verdecia and Jason Ross, the students behind the design, constructed their 20' x 13' x 10' module out of aircraft grade aluminum with insulated panels that "you can just click together without any tools,” Verdecia said.

Not only can the unit be constructed without tools, but its modularity allows for easy expansion into larger structures. Here's the video backstory behind the Cade Museum People's Choice Award-winning design:

Penn State announces new endowment for student study abroad

2016-06-02T15:37:00-04:00

In the early 1960s, [Penn State's] international studies were confined mainly to books and photos — until George Ehringer and his classmates organized a semester in London, the department’s first official study abroad trip. Ehringer, who earned his bachelor of science in architecture from Penn State in 1964, recently made a $25,000 gift to create the George D. Ehringer, Class of 1964, Award for Study Abroad in the Department Architecture...

According to this warmhearted account, from unwittingly meeting Buckminster Fuller ("He was never introduced. It was only later we learned it was Buckminster Fuller!”) to developing relationships that lasted for decades, studying abroad in London ultimately benefitted the 1964 Penn State architecture students in ways they could not have anticipated. Anyone who wants to donate to the newly created endowment can do so either via snail mail (Penn State to the A&A Development office, 107 Borland Building, University Park, PA 16802) or online.

For more on the benefits of travel in architectural education:

LAST REMINDER: Application deadline for AA Greece Visiting School - Folded Force is Sept. 15!

2014-09-10T13:22:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by AA Greece Visiting School:

There's less than a week left to apply for the AA Greece Visiting School - Folded Force fall program. All current architecture and design students, Ph.D. candidates and young professionals are welcome to apply.

Starting September 22 to October 1, this year's installment will feature a series of traveling, mobile workshops that will begin in the Western Greece capital of Patras.

Apply now before the deadline next Monday, September 15! You can apply online here or email visitingschool@aaschool.ac.uk for instructions.

More details below.

"AA Greece Visiting School is a mobile workshop series which travels and reaches cities outside the country’s capital. It functions as a ‘satellite’ of education that promotes the Architectural Association’s exclusive, intensive form of teaching and learning around the country. AA Greece VS aims on visiting a different city each year and construct a single large-scale model which will act as an activ...

Registration is open for AA Greece Visiting School - Folded Force

2014-07-14T20:50:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by AA Greece Visiting School:

The AA Visiting School program is accepting applications for another promising installment this fall: AA Greece Visiting School will come to Patras, the capital of the Western Greece region, and function as a series of mobile, traveling workshops.

The event runs from Monday, September 22 until Wednesday, October 1, 2014 and is open to all current architecture and design students, PhD candidates and young professionals.

You can apply online here or email visitingschool@aaschool.ac.uk for instructions. Deadline for applications is September 15, 2014.

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Winners of Re-Thinking the Future’s International Architectural Thesis Award 2013

2013-11-22T19:53:00-05:00

Re-Thinking the Future's International Architecture Thesis Award 2013 recently concluded with the announcement of this year's winners. The exclusive international design competition recognizes the best in student thesis projects. Starting with 525 registrations, 265 entries were shortlisted for the first round of screening. The competition pool was then narrowed down to 80 submissions that advanced to the next level of grading.

Public/Institutional, First place: Center for Musical Experimentation | Victor Diaz Ortega, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain

Residential/Housing, First place: (Re)Interpretations of Nature | Nathan Fisher, Lawrence Technological University, Canada

Sustainable Design, First place: Urban Renewal | Riccardo Torresi, University of Ferrara, Italy

Transport Terminal, First place: Nicosia International Airport | Charoula Lambrou, Newcastle University, United Kingdom

Images courtesy of IATA 2013.

ASLA 2013 Student Excellence Award Winner: Natural Water as Cultural Water by Daniel Zhicheng Xu

2013-11-01T17:47:00-04:00

Daniel (Zhicheng) Xu, an undergraduate at Purdue University, recently won the ASLA 2013 Student Awards - Award of Excellence in the Analysis and Planning Category for his project "Natural Water as Cultural Water / A 30 Year Plan for Wabash River Corridor in Lafayette." The project is a stormwater management plan to achieve ecological and cultural resilience for the poor landscape conditions of the Wabash River in Lafayette, Indiana.

Winner of 2013 Mock Firms International Skyscraper Competition

2013-05-06T16:54:00-04:00

Winners have been announced recently at the fifth annual Mock Firms International Skyscraper Competition, organized by Chicago Architecture Today. [...] The top title of International Skyscraper and Mock Firm Champion (a combination of architectural and marketing efforts) was awarded to the team AZAHAR Architecture composed of five architecture students and one professor from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain.

Results of tur(i)ntogreen International Student Design Competition

2013-02-12T14:09:00-05:00

The winners of the tur(i)ntogreen international design competition were recently announced in Turin, Italy. Organized by the Research and Documentation Center in Technology, Architecture and City in Developing Countries at the Politecnico di Torino, the competition had invited university students [...] to develop new multidisciplinary solutions for a sustainable and inclusive city reflecting on new forms of urban management and regeneration through agro - housing and urban - farming models.

Exploitation of Interns Coming to an End?

2012-12-27T13:17:00-05:00

Unpaid interns are common in architecture firms, but recent lawsuits brought by interns across other industries may have the architecture industry forking out some cash. In many industries, the term ‘intern’ is often used to describe someone who works for no pay, but the NCARB’s IDP has been trying to detach interns from the assumption by architecture firms that they are willing to work for free. The council defines architectural internships as post-graduate, pre-registration professional work.

Winners of the 2012 RIBA President’s Medals Student Awards

2012-12-06T16:36:00-05:00

The winners of the 2012 RIBA President’s Medals were announced this week at a special ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. Dating back to 1836, the prestigious RIBA President's Medals reward talent and excellence in the study of architecture.

Boston Architectural College student missing, search continues

2012-10-08T14:24:00-04:00

The volunteers from LostNMissing Inc., a nationwide non-profit organization based in Londonderry, N.H., are scheduled to begin circulating posters about Jonathan Dailey, a second-year student at Boston Architectural College, around Allston early Sunday afternoon.

Police say Dailey is 5 feet 9 inches, 160 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, and a black stripe tattoo on his left bicep. Anyone who sees him should call District D-14 detectives at 617-343-4256.

Winners of the SC2012 Links: Bridging Rivers Competition

2012-09-18T14:46:00-04:00

Spanish architectural magazine future arquitecturas recently announced the winners of its SC2012 Links: Bridging Rivers competition which called for innovative ideas of how to build a habitable bridge in two different sites: Chongqing (China) and Seville (Spain). Eligible for the international competition were architecture students or young architects under 35 years old.

Yale Assembly Pavilion

2012-07-10T19:04:00-04:00

A team of students from Yale's School of Architecture has shared with us their pavilion project which acted as the ticket and information booth at the New Haven International Festival of Arts and Ideas this June. The pavilion was designed, built, and fund-raised this spring and summer in the 'Assembly' seminar led by faculty member Brennan Buck. The seminar sought to explore the relationship between digital design and fabrication on the one hand and public engagement and visual dynamism on the other.

Here's the project description we've received from the students:

A pavilion for the International Festival of Arts and Ideas opened on Friday, June 15 on the New Haven Green as the product of the ‘Assembly’ seminar led by faculty member Brennan Buck. Thirteen students and teaching assistant Teoman Ayas completed the design work during the spring semester, with fabrication and assembly following in the early weeks of summer.

All fabrication work was completed in the scho...

Architectural Association’s Foster + Partners Prize 2012 Goes to Yi Yvonne Weng

2012-07-06T19:14:00-04:00

Earlier this week in London, the Architectural Association and Foster + Partners announced AA diploma student Yi Yvonne Weng as winner of the 2012 Foster + Partners Prize for her project ‘The 6th Layer – Explorative Canopy Trail’. The award is presented annually to the AA fifth year diploma student whose portfolio best addresses the themes of sustainability and infrastructure. The recipient is selected jointly by the AA and Foster + Partners at the end of each academic year.

Designing for Adaptable Futures (DAF) Winners Announced

2012-07-05T20:02:00-04:00

The Adaptable Futures (AF) group at Loughborough University in England today announced the winners of its first international student competition, Designing for Adaptable Futures (DAF). The competition asked students to illustrate how the life of their proposal - whether product, building or urban intervention - would unfold through time: over an hour, day, year, decade, or perhaps a century.

Helsinki Landmark Building, “Fokka” by Arto Ollila

2012-07-02T15:54:00-04:00

The concept "Fokka," by Finnish architecture student Arto Ollila at Helsinki's Aalto University, is the winning concept in a student design competition held in 2011 among all architecture schools in Finland. The task was to design a new landmark building in the Koivusaari area, the most western part of Helsinki, using new and innovative steel structures. Koivusaari is one of the new areas currently under development in Helsinki, the World Design Capital 2012.

UA architecture students look to revitalize downtown Tucson

2012-05-31T14:49:00-04:00

For years city planners have looked at ways to revitalize downtown, now some University of Arizona architecture students may have the answer. For the past couple of years the grad students have been working on a project called "The New Old Pueblo". "We did a lot of research on successful strategies used in other cities," UA Grad Student Julia Roberts says. Roberts is one of 17 students who worked with Architecture Professor Mark Frederickson to design the plan.

Herman Miller Taps Students To Rethink Our Workplaces

2012-05-29T13:03:00-04:00

Recently, Herman Miller selected six out of 16 original seating and workstation concepts, designed by students in Cranbrook’s 3-D Design Department, and helped turn them into full-scale prototypes for an exhibit at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York. The concepts are aimed at encouraging “rest and concentration in the workplace” [...].

Pinup 2012 Announces Student Competition Finalists

2012-05-07T18:31:00-04:00

Sixteen finalists have been announced in the Pinup 2012: Student Competition. The international contest was assembled by professors and students for students as a means to publically promote the research, exploration and investigation currently happening in academia.

Winners of “Stadium of Tomorrow” Competition in Korea

2012-04-24T13:37:00-04:00

The 'Stadium of Tomorrow' design competition, sponsored by global stadium architecture specialist Populous to mark the completion of the design of its first major sports stadium in Korea, attracted more than 250 teams from all over Korea. [...] The stadium had to be transformable/moveable/demountable.

(a) Ball by Donovan Ballantyne

2012-04-20T20:04:00-04:00

Los Angeles architect Donovan Ballantyne has shared with us his thesis project project (a) Ball, a rather unique take on the geodesic dome concept. Along with the SCI-Arc Selected Thesis Award, this project has been selected as an Exhibit Finalist to have a portion of it fabricated for suckerPUNCH's Land of Tomorrow exhibition, and it was also nominated as a Co-Finalist for HD Magazine's Annual Design Awards.