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The Young Architect Conference seeks to reinvent the traditional conference format for a new generation of professionals

2019-07-25T20:39:00-04:00

Michael Riscica, the founder of Young Architect has created a new kind of architecture conference. One that is geared specifically for the emerging generation of students and professionals. From his past experiences participating and speaking at architecture conferences, Riscica has identified some common characteristics that he feels need to be improved. In his view, traditional conferences tend to focus too much on lecturing from the stage and not enough on engagement and interaction. They do not typically focus on the next generation of the profession, and products and economics can sometimes grab too much of the focus. Riscica believes that an engaging conference should be "harnessing the power of the minds of the audience to see how we can serve our profession and our communities."

As emerging professionals rise to positions of power, preparation, mentorship, and growth become indispensable characteristics to embrace. The Young Architect Conference aims to address these areas. ...

Meet British architects Chan + Eayrs, who inhabit their projects as they renovate them

2018-09-17T18:13:00-04:00

By collapsing the roles of architect, developer and interior designer, they make spaces with an unparalleled intimacy and a highly refined sense of place. “When we choose a project, it’s not just a project,” says Chan Eayrs. “It’s where we choose to spend two to three years of our life, every day, touching and feeling it, living it.”

The New York Times profiles British architect couple Zoe Chan Eayrs and Merlin Eayrs, whose highly dedicated design process — in which they live in whatever project they are currently renovating through completion — has resulted in a refreshing portfolio of unique living spaces that “feel as soulful as they do sophisticated”, The New York Times writes.

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This 40m2 wilderness cabin by Ark Shelter Studio offers a cozy glamping experience

2018-07-13T20:31:00-04:00

Three years in the making, this cozy wilderness cabin in Slovakia's Kysuce region looks much more spacious inside than its 40m2 size. Michiel De Backer and Martin Mikovčák of Ark Shelter Studio designed the modular getaway cabin with several large windows that help occupants reconnect with nature.

Photo: Jakub Skokan and Martin Tůma / BoysPlayNice.

Painted in a subdued shade of black on the outside, the main structure of the shelter contains a furnished kitchen space, lounging areas, and a bathroom. Next to the bathroom is a bed that can move up to the ceiling to reveal a jacuzzi underneath.

Photo: Jakub Skokan and Martin Tůma / BoysPlayNice.

Photos: Jakub Skokan and Martin Tůma / BoysPlayNice.

The main area is topped with an extra module that has another bedroom, and a large rooftop...

$100,000 Wheelwright Prize details announced for 2014

2014-01-14T18:46:00-05:00

The Wheelwright Prize awards a $100,000 travel-based research grant to a recent architect whose proposal conveys a talented, scholarly and professional design sense. Originally established by Harvard's GSD in 1935 as the "Arthur Wheelwright Traveling Fellowship", the prize is meant to extend travel-research opportunities to alumni. As of 2013, eligibility has expanded to any architect who has graduated within the last 15 years from a professionally accredited architecture degree program. The focus is on international research, requiring the winner of the Prize spend at least 6 months working out of their home country, and not in the United States.

More information about the Wheelwright Prize and applying are on Bustler. The online-application opens January 20, 2014, and will close March 4, 2014.

Last year's Wheelwright winner was Brooklyn-based architect Gia Wolff, for her proposal "Floating City: The Community-Based Architecture of Parade Floats".