Archinect - News 2024-11-05T20:25:10-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150309046/check-out-the-process-behind-apex-plaza-the-new-tallest-mass-timber-building-on-the-east-coast Check out the process behind Apex Plaza, the new tallest mass timber building on the East Coast Josh Niland 2022-05-05T16:17:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d9/d92d4277315f70b06f2e598cdb6bcf64.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/54211999/william-mcdonough-partners" target="_blank">William McDonough + Partners</a>' new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1038570/mass-timber" target="_blank">mass timber</a> Apex Plaza project recently celebrated its completion in Charlottesville, Virginia. The 187,000-square-foot structure is now considered to be the largest such CLT project in the eastern United States.&nbsp;</p> <p>Its completion is a major milestone for the use of the increasingly popular material in the U.S. and marks the end of a journey begun twenty years ago when the firm <a href="https://mcdonough.com/writings/buildings-like-trees-cities-like-forests/" target="_blank">published</a> a text from&nbsp;McDonough and EPEA International founder Michael Braungart outlining the &ldquo;possibility of developing healthy and creatively interactive relationships between human settlements and the natural world.&rdquo;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/68/68653a9f8a009debb364ebfcf558b77f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/68/68653a9f8a009debb364ebfcf558b77f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Apex Plaza, completed. Image &copy; William McDonough + Partners</figcaption></figure><p>Construction images provided by the firm tell a narrative of its design features and the process behind McDonough's concepts of "Building like a Tree," "Design for Disassembly," and "<a href="https://mcdonough.com/the-five-goods/" target="_blank">The Five Goods</a>." The timber products you can see below are said to be sustainably harvested and Cradle to Cradle-certifie...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150273437/confederate-monuments-at-the-center-of-deadly-charlottesville-rally-have-been-removed Confederate monuments at the center of deadly Charlottesville rally have been removed Josh Niland 2021-07-12T12:43:00-04:00 >2021-07-15T17:08:00-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/78/7831745df5627b91d3631d6dae25f737.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Charlottesville said in a news release that the equestrian statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee as well as a nearby one of Confederate Gen. Thomas &ldquo;Stonewall&rdquo; Jackson will be removed Saturday. Designated public viewing areas for the removals will be established in both parks where the statues are located, the news release said.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The city had been planning to take at least the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/613372/confederate-memorial" target="_blank">Lee statue</a> down since 2016, which in part prompted the deadly 2017 white supremacist Unite the Right rally. A number of laws and local ordinances had put the removal in question before a <a href="https://www.jurist.org/news/2021/04/virginia-highest-court-rules-city-can-remove-two-confederate-statues/" target="_blank">court ruling</a> earlier this year ultimately cleared the way.</p> <p>The statues were removed on Saturday after a last-minute announcement by the city. NPR has more on the planned removals <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/07/10/1014926659/charlottesville-removes-robert-e-lee-statue-that-sparked-a-deadly-rally" target="_blank">herer</a>.&nbsp;</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150080094/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-fall-18 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Fall '18 Justine Testado 2018-08-30T14:26:00-04:00 >2018-08-30T14:26:16-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/56/56cc76148db490ca120803d9ef612cc3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1182813/fall-2018-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2018</a></strong></p> <p>With a new school year upon us, it's time for Archinect's latest&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Get Lectured</em></a>, an ongoing series where we feature a&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/schools" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">school</a>'s lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p> <p><strong><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>connect@archinect.com</em></a><em>.</em></strong><br></p> <p>Starting September 10, the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia School of Architecture</a>'s Fall 2018 events include&nbsp;public lectures, panel discussions, and talks from speakers like&nbsp;Achim Menges (the Thomas Jefferson Visiting Professor), <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/94572663/screen-print-9-sean-lally-s-the-air-from-other-planets" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sean Lally</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150056628/ucla-s-a-ud-places-architecture-at-the-heart-of-contemporary-culture-says-new-chair-of-the-department-heather-roberge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Roberge</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/6019084/scape" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Orff</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150074697/j-meejin-yoon-named-cornell-s-next-aap-dean" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J. Meejin Yoon</a>, and <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/25492488/mos-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hilary Sample</a>, to name a few. And don't miss this semester's exhibitions:&nbsp;&ldquo;Ambiguous Territory: Architecture, Landscape and the Post-Natural&rdquo;, &ldquo;Sao Paulo: A Graphic Biography&rdquo;, and&nbsp;the school's &ldquo;The Next 100&rdquo; Alumni Exhibition.</p> <p>In October, UVA Architecture wi...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150029618/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-fall-17 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Fall '17 Justine Testado 2017-09-21T13:49:00-04:00 >2017-09-21T13:49:47-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/is/is97dyj6u19kwmnw.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/871644/2017-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2017</a></strong></p> <p>Ready or not, it's the start of a new school year. Back for Fall 2017 is Archinect's&nbsp;<em><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get Lectured</a>,</em>&nbsp;an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p> <p><strong><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to&nbsp;</em><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>connect@archinect.com</em></a><em>.</em></strong></p> <p>Have a look at the Fall '17 lectures +&nbsp;exhibition at the <a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia, School of Architecture</a>.&nbsp;Lectures take place in Campbell Hall, Room 153, unless otherwise noted.</p> <p><strong>Sept 15</strong><br>ANDREW KUDLESS:&nbsp;&ldquo;Bodies in Formation&rdquo;<br>Designer and Founder, Matsys; Associate Professor, California College of the Arts&nbsp;<br>5pm</p> <p><strong>Sept 18</strong><br>FERNANDO MENIS:&nbsp;&ldquo;REASON + emotion&rdquo;<br>Architect + Founder, Menis Arquitectos; Professor, European University of Canarias; Chairman, Laboratory for Innovation in Architecture, Design and Advanced Tourism of Tene...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/139604717/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-fall-15 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Fall '15 Justine Testado 2015-10-26T12:59:00-04:00 >2015-11-04T22:12:26-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ww/wwa1jjss91pemyjf.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/543658/2015-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2015</strong></a></p><p>Archinect's&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Get Lectured</em></a>&nbsp;is ready for another school year.&nbsp;<em>Get Lectured</em>&nbsp;is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p><p>The next featured poster comes from the <a href="http://archinect.com/uva_sarc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia, School of Architecture</a>.</p><p><strong><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">connect@archinect.com</a>.</em></strong></p><p>Listed below are upcoming events. Unless noted otherwise*, lectures take place at 6:00 p.m. in Campbell Hall 153 and Faculty Research Dialogues are held at 12:30 p.m. in Exhibit C, 2nd floor of Campbell Hall.</p><p><strong>Oct 26</strong><br>Dean&rsquo;s Forum Lecture: Ted Flato</p><p><strong>Oct 28 </strong><br>Fulbright Lecture on Nordic Architecture: Einar Jarmund</p><p><strong>Oct 30</strong><br>Graduate Open House Keynote: Margarita Jover, Professor of Practice, U.Va</p><p><strong>Nov 2</strong><br>Gallery Talk: Karen Van Lengen, <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/123198621/soundscape-new-york-captures-the-sounds-of-nyc-s-iconic-buildings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundscape Architecture</a><br>at Elmaleh Ga...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/122503960/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-spring-15 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Spring '15 Justine Testado 2015-03-09T13:15:00-04:00 >2015-03-15T16:01:41-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/60/607u7artqvhoayyt.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/543658/2015-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter-Spring 2015</strong></a></p><p>Archinect's <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/336082/get-lectured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Get Lectured</em></a> is back in session! <em>Get Lectured</em> is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p><p>The next featured poster comes from the University of Virginia, School of Architecture.</p><p><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to </em><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>connect@archinect.com</em></a><em>.</em></p><p>Lectures begin at 6 p.m. in Campbell Hall, Room 153, unless noted. Below are upcoming events only.</p><p>Mar 28<br><strong>Lineages and Trajectories</strong><br>Catalyst Symposium II</p><p>Apr 6<br><strong>David Brown</strong><br>Kelly-Tukee Lecture</p><p>Apr 11<br><strong>Herman Hertzberger: The 2015 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Architecture</strong></p><p>Apr 17-19<br><strong>Arctic States Symposium</strong></p><p>Apr 20<br><strong>Chris Reed</strong></p><p>For updates and other info, visit U.Va's&nbsp;<a href="http://www.arch.virginia.edu/events?d=upcoming&amp;ts=6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">events calendar</a> or <a href="http://www.arch.virginia.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">arch.virginia.edu</a>.</p><p><strong>Check out previous posters on the Get Lectured <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/archinect/get-lectured/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> page!</strong></p>... https://archinect.com/news/article/109559931/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-fall-14 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Fall '14 Justine Testado 2014-09-22T14:14:00-04:00 >2014-09-23T12:52:44-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ms/msev226pw2nofxtp.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/493828/fall-2014-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2014</strong></a></p><p>Say hello to another edition of Archinect's <em>Get Lectured</em>! As a refresher, we'll be featuring a school's lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current term. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p><p>Our poster for Monday is from the University of Virginia, School of Architecture.</p><p><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to </em><a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>connect@archinect.com</em></a><em>.</em></p><p>Below are upcoming lectures. Unless noted, lectures begin at 6 pm in Campbell Hall, Room 153.</p><p><strong>SEPTEMBER</strong></p><p><em>Sept. 22</em><br>JEANNE GANG / Studio Gang - Chicago, IL.<br>HOK Lecture on Sustainable Design</p><p><em>Sept. 25</em><br>5:30 pm<br>WALLACE J. NICHOLS / Author of "Blue Mind"<br>at Javor Lecture Hall</p><p><em>Sept. 29</em><br>TO&Ntilde;O FORASTER / AV62 Arquitectos - Barcelona<br>Porter Visiting Professor Lectur</p><p><strong>OCTOBER</strong></p><p><em>Oct. 6</em><br>THE BILL LUCY SYMPOSIUM<br>"Planning for Happiness and Well Being"<br>Keynote: Emily Talen</p><p><em>Oct. 20</em><br>KATHRYN FULLER<br>Ina...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/94264508/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-spring-14 Get Lectured: University of Virginia, Spring '14 Justine Testado 2014-02-24T13:12:00-05:00 >2014-03-11T08:55:11-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fb/fbt4vj7js29qmqdl.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/384806/2014-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2014</a></strong><br><br>Archinect's <em>Get Lectured</em> is up and running again for the Winter/Spring '14 term! As a refresher from our <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/329751/fall-2013-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fall 2013 guide</a>, every week we'll feature a school's lecture series&mdash;and their snazzy posters&mdash;for the current season. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p><p>Since we've been receiving more submissions lately, we're gonna show off posters more often &mdash; and so you can see what events are happening in architecture schools right now!<br><br>Our first poster of the week comes from the University of Virginia School of Architecture.</p><p><em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to <a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">connect@archinect.com</a>.</em></p><p>Listed below are upcoming lectures. Note each event's time and location.</p><p><strong>FEBRUARY</strong></p><p><em>Feb 27 </em><br>Clark-Howe Colloquium speaker:<strong> Lisa Grey</strong> / Principal of Gray Organschi Architecture<br>at Campbell Hall 153, 12:30pm</p><p><strong>MARCH</strong></p><p><em>March 3 </em><br>Dean&rsquo;...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/83136712/get-lectured-university-of-virginia-fall-13 Get Lectured: University of Virginia Fall '13 Justine Testado 2013-10-01T13:24:00-04:00 >2013-10-02T10:26:41-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/pz/pze7skq3nuikmkhi.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/329751/fall-2013-lectures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2013</strong></a><br><br> Here on Archinect we recently launched "Get Lectured", where we'll feature a school's lecture series--along with their snazzy posters--for the current season. Check back regularly to stay up-to-date and mark your calendars for any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.</p> <p> Tuesday's featured lectures come from the University of Virginia School of Architecture.</p> <p> <em>Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to <a href="mailto:connect@archinect.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">connect@archinect.com</a>.</em></p> <p> Listed below are Lecture events only. All events begin at <strong>6:00 pm</strong> at <strong>Campbell Hall 153</strong>. Dates, locations and times are subject to change.</p> <p> <strong>SEPTEMBER</strong></p> <p> <em><strong>September 16</strong></em><br> Inaugural Lecture<br><strong>Teresa Gali-Izard</strong> / Assoc. Professor and Chair Dept. of Landscape Architecture; Principal - Arquitectura Agronomia</p> <p> <strong><em>September 23</em></strong><br> Dean's Forum Lecture<br><strong>David Gissen</strong> / Assoc. Prof, Director - Dept. of Architecture California College of the Arts<br><br><em><strong>September 27</strong></em><br> 1...</p>