Archinect - News2024-12-11T17:05:06-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/123067654/chicago-architecture-biennial-announces-three-lakefront-kiosk-teams-between-local-architecture-schools-international-firms
Chicago Architecture Biennial announces three Lakefront Kiosk teams between local architecture schools + international firms Justine Testado2015-03-16T20:56:00-04:00>2015-03-17T16:56:45-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/uo/uoh2g9wc3uo9n4db.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Preparation for the anticipated <a href="http://chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chicago Architecture Biennial</a> this October are already well underway. Today, the Biennial announced the three partnerships -- between local Chicago architecture schools and international firms -- who will each envision an innovative kiosk design to be realized during the Biennial. The project marks a unique collaboration between architectural industry leaders, students, schools, and citywide programs.</p><p>The three collaborative teams are: the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Pezo von Ellrichshausen, an art and architecture studio from Concepción, Chile; the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and the Amsterdam + Lagos-based practice NLÉ led by Kunlé Adeyemi; finally, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) will work with an architectural design team comprising of Paul Andersen of Denver-based Indie Architecture as well as Paul Preissner, principal of Chicago-based Paul Preissner Architects.</p><p>If you haven't forgotten, the <a href="http://chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org/lakefront-kiosks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lakefront K...</a></p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/94357119/zaha-and-co-rethink-the-drinking-fountain
Zaha and co. rethink the drinking fountain Alexander Walter2014-02-25T17:52:00-05:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/97/9798058e82012981f5cc7c48ed53e604?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>In many of our bigger cities, the drinking fountain disappeared along with police boxes, mile stones and horse troughs. However, a new initiative is attempting to revive this public utility, with the help of some of London’s best design talent.
Six of the city’s leading architectural firms have designed a series of new drinking fountains, as part of the Kiosk Challenge.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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