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Banksy's latest mural on abandoned UK farmhouse has been demolished

2023-03-17T14:13:00-04:00

Banksy had just put the finishing touches on his latest artwork on an abandoned farmhouse in in Kent, England, when shortly after completion, a construction crew demolished the building. Entitled Morning is Broken, the work featured a silhouetted cat and a boy with arms outstretched opening two dilapidated sheets of iron, which were shaped like curtains.

News of the demolition spread across media channels and social platforms like Instagram and Twitter. A report from The Guardian explained that the site, owned by Kitewood, was "earmarked for dozens of new homes" as demolition on the site began on Tuesday, March 14. When workers began demolishing the site, one contractor told the local press they felt "gutted" and "sick realizing it was a Banksy."

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This is the second Banksy piece demolished in Kent after another Valentine’s Day message on domestic violence was taken down and reinstalled at the popular town Dreamland theme park by the town council.

Hollaway’s F51, the first multi-story skatepark, looks to build positive support for the local youth culture

2022-03-08T18:38:00-05:00

The homegrown regeneration of a once-neglected industrial area on the edge of Kent, England is underway after Hollaway Studio revealed plans for a dynamic new “layered” public skatepark called F51.

Billed as a full-tilt “adrenaline building,” the three-story structure includes a boxing gym and rock climbing wall in addition to the skateparks and was commissioned by the local Roger De Haan Charitable Trust to provide area youths with the “freedom and the opportunity to push both physical and mental boundaries within a safe space away from screens.”

Flow Floor. Image courtesy Matt Rowe © F51

Located in the heart of the seaside community’s Creative Quarter, Hollaway’s collaboration with renowned skatepark designers Maverick will replace an existing facility with a new tiered experience that allows users to utilize the space in a top-down way that increases in intensity as their skills and abilities build.

Bowl Floor. Image courtesy Matt Rowe © ...

Hollaway Studio unveils an elaborate new home for artist Mr Doodle

2021-09-13T15:05:00-04:00

A prominent English artist is getting some sweet new digs thanks to a newly-designed studio by Hollaway.

Mr Doodle has been lighting up the art market lately after coming out of relative obscurity in 2019. The 26-year-old’s public image is defined by his signature “spaghetti graffiti” outfits and an elaborate original myth wherein the artist has been working toward building a spaceship that will eventually transport him back to his native Doodeland after a long period of forced exile.

His new mission control will feature an expansion of the neo-Georgian home in which the artist currently resides. Encapsulating a “physical veil of doodles” laser-cut into the metal siding of the studio, the new space has a revealing corner entrance that resembles the lifting of a stage curtain, lounge, and storage area. Sawtoothed roof windows allow for natural light to be dissipated throughout the studio in a way that contours to Mr Doodle’s artistic process.

Image courtesy Hollaway Studio

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Where journalism neglects, public space suffers

2016-03-09T15:42:00-05:00

“Shady,” “unethical,” “secretive,” “robbed of our due process” — these were just a few of the choice terms used by angry residents this past week at a packed City Council meeting about the selling of Pine Tree Park [in Kent, outside of Seattle, WA]. Longtime Seattle land-use attorney Rick Aramburu has another term for what happened: illegal. It’s also a growing trend in the swath of cities around Seattle, places that no longer receive much scrutiny from the press. “It’s becoming a cancer"

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Get Lectured: Kent State University, Spring '15

2015-02-18T14:59:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter-Spring 2015

Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session! Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

The next featured poster comes from the Kent State University College of Architecture & Environmental Design (CAED).

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Below are upcoming events only. Note each lecture's time and location. Free and open to the public.

Feb 27
5:30 pm
Architecture+ Faculty Presentations; supported by PechaKucha Night Cleveland
at Schwartz Center Auditorium

Mar 12
5:30 pm
Russell Fortmeyer / Associate, Arup Los Angeles
"Kinetic Architecture"
at Oscar Ritchie Lecture Hall

Apr 8
6:30 pm
Charles Renfro / Partner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
"Peeking at Looking"
at Cartwright Auditorium

A...

Get Lectured: Kent State University, Fall '14

2014-09-15T13:14:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2014

Say hello to another edition of Archinect's Get Lectured! As a refresher, we'll be featuring a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—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.

Today's set of posters comes from the Kent State University, College of Architecture & Environmental Design and the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Listed below are upcoming CAED events only. Note each event's time and location.

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 16
5:30 pm
"Hello to Language"
Neil Denari / Principal, Neil M. Denari Architects (NMDA); Vice Chair and Professor of Architecture, UCLA
at Schwartz Center Auditorium

Sept. 18-20
AIA Ohio Convention - A Future of Practice
Allison Anderson / Partner, Unabridged Architecture
Marvin Malecha / Dean, North C...

Get Lectured: Kent State University, Spring '14

2014-03-06T13:34:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2014

Archinect's Get Lectured is up and running again for the Winter/Spring '14 term! As a refresher from our Fall 2013 guide, every week we'll feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—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.

Since we've been receiving more submissions lately, we're gonna show off posters more often — and so you can see what events are happening in architecture schools right now!

For today, we'll be featuring lecture events from the Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) and the Kent State University Florence Program in Italy. (attached below)

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Listed below are upcoming events only. Unless noted, CAED lectures will take place at 5:00 pm. Note ea...