Archinect - News 2024-04-27T15:52:40-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150247311/publisher-to-launch-kickstarter-campaign-to-reissue-the-notebooks-and-drawings-of-louis-i-kahn Publisher to launch Kickstarter campaign to reissue 'The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn' Sean Joyner 2021-01-29T12:46:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/74/74ca65d0d98e486ed41a4fb9efb22d61.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Designers &amp; Books is launching a Kickstarter on February 17 to issue <em>The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn</em>, long out of print, in a new facsimile edition. Created by Richard Saul Wurman, along with printer Eugene Feldman, and first published in 1962 (second edition, 1973). The book features sketches from Kahn's travels and drawings of selected projects, paired with texts from his personal notebooks and unpublished speeches.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4c/4cc540395d7407ca427f9d99eeae0258.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4c/4cc540395d7407ca427f9d99eeae0258.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>1956 study for center city Philadelphia, ink on tracing paper</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/01/01c38abbc96f1d120bf4b9f54f186573.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/01/01c38abbc96f1d120bf4b9f54f186573.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>1957 A.N. Richards Medical Research Building, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, definitive study, pencil on tracing paper</figcaption></figure></figure><p>This reproduction will be accompanied by an extensive Reader's Guide, which will include new writings by a variety of critics and colleagues as well as personal recollections. Additional visual material will also accompany the work, including many previously unpublished.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/55b4fa48045d94ffbd004686d0862346.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/55b4fa48045d94ffbd004686d0862346.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>1962 Graham Foundation studies for center city Philadelphia, plan diagram, ink</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/5580ce84384c24012308a30853a8f719.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/5580ce84384c24012308a30853a8f719.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Mikveh Israel Synagogue...</figcaption></figure></figure> https://archinect.com/news/article/150197907/jewelry-inspired-by-the-architecture-of-global-cities Jewelry inspired by the architecture of global cities Sean Joyner 2020-05-16T09:00:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/38/38f842aa23bfece2c0106456c825c472.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Italian-based Marco Zagaria has launched&nbsp;<em>Teti,</em> hyper-detailed micro "city-sculpture" modeled as a wearable ring. The pieaces are plates with precious metals with options in copper, silver, gold, and nickel. After the shape of the ring is composed using <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/475/3d-printing" target="_blank">3D-printing</a> technology, it is then plated with the selected metal, and finally encased in resin. Rome, London, and New York are the three cities offered.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bd/bddce90b4e207058bea23a61c7318527.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bd/bddce90b4e207058bea23a61c7318527.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3f3c257278150d8ec6b3ef276d0a5a3c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3f3c257278150d8ec6b3ef276d0a5a3c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>The design features significant icons from each city, including the Colosseum in Rome, the Empire State Building in New York City, and the Shard in London, among many others. Check out the company's kickstarter page <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1018374213/teti-architecture-city-ring?ref=project_link" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/17/175ad11f19ab59c78e6139179f3f17b5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/17/175ad11f19ab59c78e6139179f3f17b5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/39/395af23df3a2e92d0a22dd7bb2090966.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/39/395af23df3a2e92d0a22dd7bb2090966.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure> https://archinect.com/news/article/150176013/aerial-reforestation-by-drone-flash-forest-kickstarter-wants-to-plant-a-billion-trees-by-2028 Aerial reforestation by drone: Flash Forest Kickstarter wants to plant a billion trees by 2028 Alexander Walter 2019-12-26T14:13:00-05:00 >2019-12-26T14:13:34-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b7/b7a0e5349e5f6227382403b6acb404fb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>[...] a team of Canadian science and engineering graduates is pitching a dream to plant a billion trees by 2028 using drones. The project is dubbed Flash Forest and combines the use of drones with specially-designed pods and an accelerated seed germination process. According to Flash Forest, its technology can plant trees 10 times faster than a single worker and at a cost that is 80 percent cheaper than traditional tree planting methods.</p></em><br /><br /><p> </p> <p>On their <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/499734388/flash-forest-using-drones-to-plant-1-billion-trees-by-2030" target="_blank">Kickstarter page</a>, the team behind the Toronto-based <a href="https://flashforest.ca/" target="_blank">Flash Forest</a> project explains what happens before and after heavy-lift drones pneumatically fire their custom-designed seed pods into the ground: "Before we plant our pods, we pre-germinate the seeds inside using our own 'secret sauce.' This ensures that the seeds have already sprouted before they&rsquo;re even in the ground and that they have a strong rooting system when they grow. Not only that, but after we plant them we follow up with our spraying drone to remove competition and provide nitrogen and other nutrients for the best chance of success. We continuously monitor our seedlings with the mapping drone to make sure they&rsquo;re healthy."<br></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150158768/carlo-ratti-has-invented-a-vertical-robotic-plotter-for-your-home Carlo Ratti has invented a vertical robotic plotter for your home Sean Joyner 2019-09-12T13:30:00-04:00 >2020-03-30T17:53:21-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b0/b0727d94fb3a2d24f52876947f9c2349.gif" border="0" /><p>According to the team's <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1864378255/scribit-turn-your-wall-into-an-interactive-canvas" target="_blank">Kickstarter page</a>,&nbsp;<em><a href="https://scribit.design/pages/technology" target="_blank">Scribit</a></em> is a write-and-erase robot that allows you to draw any content sourced from the web&mdash;and update it in real time.&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>See the video below for some words from Italian architect&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/62933/carlo-ratti" target="_blank">Carlo Ratti</a>, the inventor of the new technology:</p> <p><br></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150120299/from-the-creator-of-evolo-magazine-comes-a-brilliant-redesign-for-the-scale-ruler From the creator of eVolo Magazine comes a brilliant redesign for the scale-ruler Shane Reiner-Roth 2019-02-05T13:49:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dd/dd1b83ad94433e500e50d55d8cf5a9bd.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The scale-ruler is as much a staple of architectural draftsmanship as the T-Square or vellum, and it potentially just got a significant redesign.&nbsp;Carlo Aiello, the founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/71983/evolo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">eVolo Magazine</a>, recently published photos and a video of ESCALA, a 2-in-1 drawing tool combining the scale-ruler with an insertable fountain pen.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d7/d7e459761e636010a23f5eee4e10f343.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d7/d7e459761e636010a23f5eee4e10f343.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>ESCALA: scale-ruler fountain pen. Photo by ENSSO.</figcaption></figure><p>As of writing this article, 326 <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2072772343/escala-scale-ruler-fountain-pen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter backers</a> have invested&nbsp;$21,445 in the product, far exceeding its goal of $7,500.</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150112310/a-children-s-book-to-gift-to-your-little-aspiring-architect A children's book to gift to your little aspiring architect Anastasia Tokmakova 2018-12-28T17:03:00-05:00 >2019-01-01T15:38:00-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/834e7102577b8d9a804c1c8a22b95365.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Through gorgeous illustrations and a relatable story Norman's Architecture Adventure teaches children how having an imagination is the greatest adventure anyone can have. Nothing holds Norman back, he sees what could be and he creates it. He is unrestricted by age, ethnicity, or preconceptions.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Now published and available for purchase <a href="https://www.goarchitect.co/products/normans-architecture-adventure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">online</a>, Norman's Architecture Adventure is a fun children's book written &amp; illustrated by Joshua P. Sanabria. By following the steps of a young African American boy that aspires to be an architect just like his mom, the book not only hopes to foster kids' curiosity and imagination but also to encourage more African Americans to pursue architecture.&nbsp;</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150094081/documentary-on-l-szl-moholy-nagy-and-the-new-bauhaus-movement-in-chicago-launches-kickstarter Documentary on László Moholy-Nagy and the New Bauhaus movement in Chicago launches kickstarter Mackenzie Goldberg 2018-11-02T17:46:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7f/7fac38071102adc438334495c1d77978.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Next year marks the centennial anniversary of the 1919 founding of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/9399/bauhaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bauhaus</a> in Weimar. The legendary school, started by <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/14374/walter-gropius" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Walter Gropius</a>, combined fine arts, crafts, and design under one roof, eventually morphing into a global movement as many of its most important artists fled Nazi Germany to other parts of the world.</p> <p>Many of the Bauhaus teachers ended up in the United States, such as&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1165044/l-szl-moholy-nagy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">L&aacute;szl&oacute; Moholy-Nagy</a> who landed in Chicago in 1937 and opened up the New Bauhaus (later called the Institute of Design). A new documentary, with a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petterringbom/the-new-bauhaus-a-feature-documentary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">recently launched kickstarter</a>, seeks to tell the story of how Moholy-Nagy&nbsp;brought the movement to Chicago, founding America's most influential midcentury school of design.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a2/a26f866edcd08553884ee287eb2000fd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a2/a26f866edcd08553884ee287eb2000fd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>L&aacute;szl&oacute; Moholy-Nagy, A 19, 1927. Oil on canvas, 80 x 96 cm. Courtesy Hattula Moholy-Nagy.</figcaption></figure><p>"We're&nbsp;excited to come together to tell a story of an artist who was ahead of his time and is increasingly relevant today," says the <a href="https://www.thenewbauhaus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">team</a> of filmmakers behind the project.&nbsp;With a shared background in art, a...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150060614/this-digital-architecture-scale-could-solve-all-of-your-conversion-issues This digital architecture scale could solve all of your conversion issues Hope Daley 2018-04-18T19:04:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/n1/n1ve7ajlt97nhwzh.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://www.smartscaleruler.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smart Scale Ruler</a> was created by Joanne Swisterski, an Interior Designer looking to solve <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/352673/scale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">scale</a> and unit issues once and for all. This&nbsp;digital ruler can be customized for Architects, Designers, and Builders. Solving the common problems of out of scale drawings and differing units, this innovative new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/778187/tools" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tool</a> makes conversions simple for everyone.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/t3/t3tv0bs2hhwq9y99.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/t3/t3tv0bs2hhwq9y99.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Smart Scale Ruler by Joanne Swisterski. </figcaption></figure><p>The Smart Scale Ruler uses a long screen to display a custom ruler created by the user. This is done by inputting a physical reference of distance and the desired distance. The screen regenerates to create a ruler based on these parameters. Whatever is displayed can be converted to metric or imperial with one button. It can similarly be used to divide spaces equally for 2D drawings, and with a ratio applied for perspective drawings.<br></p> <p>Check out how it all works:&nbsp;</p> <p>The&nbsp;Smart Scale Ruler&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/245093613/smart-scale-ruler" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a>&nbsp;is currently live with $40,283&nbsp;pledged of their $51,722&nbsp;goal. If this is a tool you would like t...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150047564/biocycler-wants-to-recycle-construction-waste-into-new-building-materials Biocycler wants to recycle construction waste into new building materials Mackenzie Goldberg 2018-01-30T15:09:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/gj/gjsewjwyn3mt3kxh.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Waste from construction and demolition sites accounts for approximately 15-30% of all landfill content in the United States. According to <a href="https://www.grc.nasa.gov/vine/events/stronger-faster-better-new-materials-new-age/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NASA's estimates</a>, more than 500 million tons of often non-biodegradable building materials containing carcinogens and other toxins are sent off to the junkyard yearly.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/wg/wgpmq964xny24abc.gif"></p></figure><p>Seeking to alleviate some of these environmental consequences of the built environment, Chris Maurer of redhouse studio has created the Biocycler, a mobile machine to be placed at demolition sites in order to recycle waste. Maurer, who previously served as director of the non-profit firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106488/mass-design-group" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MASS Design Group</a> in Rwanda, has teamed up with both NASA and MIT for the project, which is currently running a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2076675408/biocycler-lets-recycle-buildings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a> to build a working prototype.</p> <p>The machine, which will collect waste on site, uses living organisms, primarily mushrooms, as binders to form ground up trash materials into bricks. Fungi&mdash;Earth's great decomposer&mdash;contains mycelium, the vegetative part of mushrooms that ...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150038241/klokers-is-again-on-kickstarter-with-its-new-watch-klok-80-inspired-from-the-sixties-for-women-and-men klokers is again on kickstarter with its new watch KLOK-80, inspired from the sixties, for women and men. Sponsor 2017-11-20T09:00:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/hr/hrh96yumoq0gfh20.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><figure><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1221639153/klok-08-60s-inspired-unisex-customizable-watch-by" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/us/usmyc2f92xt71900.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p><strong><em>This post is brought to you by </em><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1221639153/klok-08-60s-inspired-unisex-customizable-watch-by" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>klokers</em></a><br></strong></p> <p><strong>PLEDGE UNTIL THE 7TH OF DECEMBER&nbsp;TO RESERVE YOUR KLOK-08 AT $229 INSTEAD OF $442!</strong></p> <p><strong>KLOK-08 pays tribute to the Sixties, from where it inherited the spirit and aesthetic codes.</strong></p> THE SPIRIT: FREEDOM &amp; NONCONFORMITY <p>The creative and audacious 1960s broke the rules: we swapped long dresses for mini-skirts, we listened to pirate radio, we disobeyed with a smile! The Sixties represent counter-culture: the desire to shake conventions, the happy youth, the cool! The wind of freedom whispered to everyone that anything was possible. That anyone could live one&rsquo;s own freedom. </p> <ul><li>Freedom of use klokers inherits from this spirit, and invites it&rsquo;s community to live their time offering the freedom of use: KLOK-08 is a watch-head that clips on and off on straps and accessories through a patented fixing system. This unique system makes all the products compatible and interchangeable. It is up to you to create not only your combinations (colors, materials) but also ...</li></ul> https://archinect.com/news/article/150019761/camden-highline-gets-backing-from-london-mayor Camden Highline gets backing from London Mayor Mackenzie Goldberg 2017-07-28T02:36:00-04:00 >2021-10-21T17:21:46-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3k/3kwc0qxzkpohe6q6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Another day, another city, another <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/2191/high-line" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">high line</a>&mdash;this time in <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/722/london" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">London</a>. While in America, we use crowdfunding to help supplement health care costs or to actualize an invention, in England, <a href="https://www.spacehive.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spacehive</a> is using this form of alternative financing to help back projects that make local places better. Think kickstarter, but for place-making. Projects range from a 90m temporary water slide in Bristol to a Library of Things in Southeast London where one can rent a violin or camping gear alongside their books. Among such proposals, is a 0.8km garden walk on a disused elevated railway line. Its project title&mdash;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/150014535/crowdfunding-campaign-launched-for-camden-highline" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Camden Highline</a>.&nbsp;<br></p> <p>The project plans to transform the obsolete tracks into a new type of green infrastructure for walking and cycling. They are currently seeking &pound;37,412 in order to cary out a feasibility study, including site appraisals and surveys. Thus far, the project has raised 93% of its funding goal to the thanks of 249 backers, including Mayor of London, <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/760315/sadiq-kahn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sadiq Khan</a>. Khan spoke of the pro...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150013546/a-chess-set-that-forms-the-new-york-city-skyline A chess set that forms the New York City skyline Julia Ingalls 2017-06-20T13:53:00-04:00 >2017-06-20T14:10:51-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/74/74yni0it0ahdihzj.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>First-name-only architects Chris and Ian of Skyline Chess have already rendered landmark buildings of London into chess pieces, and now they're trying to create a similar set of New York City, provided they receive enough funding via <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/805054982/skyline-chess-new-york-city-edition/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">their Kickstarter</a>. &nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/mh/mh0tvfj4u4co3i0x.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/mh/mh0tvfj4u4co3i0x.jpg"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/pv/pvgdldfbr13hlit6.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/pv/pvgdldfbr13hlit6.jpg"></a></p></figure><p>Each building has been carefully chosen to represent a particular chess piece. As the architects explain:&nbsp;<br></p> <p>"We gave careful consideration to selecting each piece on the board, to ensure that it both visually reflected the appropriate chess piece and also reflected the architectural status and scale of that building in the city.</p> <ul><li><strong>King</strong>&nbsp;- One World Trade Tower&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Queen</strong>&nbsp;- Empire State Building&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Bishop</strong>&nbsp;- Chrysler Building&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Knight</strong>&nbsp;- Flatiron Building&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Rook</strong>&nbsp;- Guggenheim Museum&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Pawn</strong>&nbsp;- Brownstone House"</li></ul><p>Each piece has been weighted and given a felt bottom to make them enjoyable to hold and maneuver.&nbsp;</p> <figure><figure><a href="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/u0/u08iyx8dy1626qb6.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/u0/u08iyx8dy1626qb6.jpg"></a></figure></figure> https://archinect.com/news/article/150008916/show-audiences-that-it-s-okay-to-dream-by-kickstarting-never-built-new-york "Show audiences that it's okay to dream" by Kickstarting Never Built New York Julia Ingalls 2017-05-23T13:16:00-04:00 >2017-05-23T13:16:41-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/aj/ajngcj1whj247har.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Architecture author and curator&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/samlubell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sam Lubell</a> is partnering with the Queens Museum to bring <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/785842/never-built-new-york" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Never Built New York</em></a> into the physical display space with a little help from <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/54185/kickstarter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a>. The drive, which needs to raise another $26K in 29 days, hopes to physically model some of the innovative, occasionally wild designs that were proposed decades ago but never realized. Lubell believes the project would "show audiences that it's okay to dream" in terms of imagining large-scale, inventive solutions to contemporary urban problems. The modeling would take place on one of the largest scale models of New York City and its surrounds, <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1450389391/never-built-new-york" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">as explained in the accompanying video to the Kickstarter drive.&nbsp;</a></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150007035/arckit-launches-a-kickstarter-for-its-detailed-cityscape-and-masterplan-kits Arckit launches a Kickstarter for its detailed Cityscape and Masterplan kits Julia Ingalls 2017-05-11T15:15:00-04:00 >2017-05-11T15:15:44-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/m7/m7am9avrxedlwlmf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/146675479/envision-your-next-design-with-arckit-giveaway" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arckit is expanding from house models</a> into entire cities and master plans, or at least will if they meet their Kickstarter goals.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/ge/gebh02x4cbwci12n.jpg"></p><p>The Kickstarter showcases a series of models with various components including contoured top pieces, textured walls and even transparent, glass-like modular elements.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/78/7859ezdnd1o1ykwd.jpg"></p><p>Contribute to the campaign and check out the video of their new implements <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1691637408/arckit-design-and-build-your-dream-city?utm_source=Arckit+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=e4c8ca7729-Kickstarter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_6f068dd13a-e4c8ca7729-261857333&amp;mc_cid=e4c8ca7729&amp;mc_eid=ee457ac4ba" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150007002/this-kickstarter-wants-to-turn-your-window-blinds-into-solar-power-generators This Kickstarter wants to turn your window blinds into solar power generators Nicholas Korody 2017-05-11T12:33:00-04:00 >2023-03-22T17:03:00-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/kh/khi8idksfn4qlaxz.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Let&rsquo;s say you want to switch to solar&mdash;for ecological or economic reasons&mdash;but are a renter. Installing solar panels on your roof isn&rsquo;t really an option unless you get permission from your landlord. Enter Solar Gaps, or photovoltaic solar blinds that can be installed easily, and temporarily, on any window. According to their <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1170840477/solargaps-smart-solar-blinds?token=cb9cdc97" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a>, Solar Gaps can reduce your electricity bill by up to 70%</p><p><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/uploads/xo/xoecbdfflbozqm86.gif"></p><p>The smart blinds track the sun throughout the day and adjust their position accordingly. They can generate up to 100W-150W of renewable energy per 10 sq. ft. (&asymp; 1 m2) of a window, which can power three MacBooks. They also are still regular blinds, and so can reduce energy by shading the interior to lower AC costs. Moreover, the Solar Gaps integrate with existing smart home tech, like Google Home, and can be controlled with your smart phone.</p><p>It&rsquo;s a pretty nifty idea, and their implementation is pretty easy to imagine. As of now, they have the look of photovoltaics, so they don&rsquo;t necessarily blend i...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149991009/help-fund-mies-in-london-the-riveting-tale-of-mies-only-design-for-the-uk Help fund "Mies in London", the riveting tale of Mies' only design for the UK Nicholas Korody 2017-02-08T13:05:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/j8/j8nnbigjse4epk1v.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The last project famed architect Mies van der Rohe worked on would have also been his only building in the UK. Made of amber glass and steel, the office tower almost graced Mansion House Square in the City of London. Instead, James Stirling&rsquo;s recently-landmarked, Postmodernist No 1 Poultry building occupies the site. How and why this happened involves, like many stories concerning the post-war development of London, the intervention of the Prince of Wales amidst the cultural and economic tumult that marked the city in the latter half of the twentieth century. It is &ldquo;a tale of 1980s London egos, of personal and political intrigue, and power plays from the peerage, Prince and prime minister. It captures a moment when belief in modernism was fading and when the public realm came to be privatised.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/o1/o11qbn2evtln3mtd.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/ef/efb86vfhh5uatsdq.jpg"></p><p>Now, the REAL Foundation is attempting to publish a high-quality publication documenting the story of the building, replete with never-before-seen photo-collages, plans, sections, elevations,...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149973139/help-fund-this-kickstarter-for-3d-printed-maps-of-tokyo Help fund this Kickstarter for 3D printed maps of Tokyo Julia Ingalls 2016-10-11T13:39:00-04:00 >2016-10-13T23:55:44-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/au/aum16jfdgvpmwbkx.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The confluence of Google mapping, 3D printing and the desire for inventive home decor has produced a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875462194/one-hundred-tokyo-full-color-3d-printed-maps" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> for One Hundred Tokyo, a fully-fledged three dimensional map of Tokyo that is divided into 100 handy pieces. Pick your favorite palm-sized square(s) or collect all 100; it's up to you and your available display space. Nonetheless, these minutely detailed urban segments are cool/notable both for their immediacy and their accuracy; Zenrin, the same urban data providers that work with Google Maps and Microsoft, have "specially equipped vehicles" that compile the metropolitan deets used to produce the models.&nbsp;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/wy/wya4mgvfji2ppb6d.jpg"></p><p>What else is going on with 3D printing? So glad you asked:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149956296/curve-appeal-will-be-globe-s-first-freeform-3d-printed-house" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Curve Appeal" will be globe's first Freeform 3D printed house</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149947412/earth-s-first-3d-printed-office-created-in-17-days-for-half-the-labor-cost" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Earth's first 3D printed office created in 17 days for half the labor cost</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149941575/recreation-of-palmyra-s-arch-of-triumph-presented-in-trafalgar-square" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Recreation of Palmyra's Arch of Triumph presented in Trafalgar Square</a></li></ul> https://archinect.com/news/article/149966437/denver-collaborative-wants-to-offer-mobile-laundry-service-to-the-city-s-homeless Denver collaborative wants to offer mobile laundry service to the city's homeless Nam Henderson 2016-09-02T00:47:00-04:00 >2016-09-02T06:58:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ac/accc0ato30bp096d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The anticipated outcome of The Laundry Truck is of course the build-out of an aesthetically pleasing and inviting unit. In addition, The Laundry Truck will serve as a location to promote educational services for the target community as well as job training. We are on the precipice of a new era in addressing the urgent needs of people experiencing poverty and homelessness, where homeless individuals are taking the lead in their own journey out of poverty.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The architects and designers over at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.radianresources.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Radian, Inc.</a>, along with&nbsp;Bayaud Enterprises and&nbsp;Denver Homeless Outloud, have kicked off their effort to in some small way, address the crisis of&nbsp;homelessness/extreme poverty in Denver, CO.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/2o/2oka2rgdlh7qvp8e.jpg"></p><p>On a somewhat related note, Denver recently launched it's own&nbsp;<a href="http://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/denver-department-of-public-works/projects/current/public-restrooms.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Public Restroom Pilot Project</a>.&nbsp;</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149957508/check-out-bagel-the-overachieving-digital-tape-measure-freshly-funded-on-kickstarter Check out Bagel, the overachieving digital tape measure freshly funded on Kickstarter Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-07-12T18:42:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/o5/o5tiaeruwb7o9zua.gif" border="0" /><p>Taking and recording measurements on the fly can be tricky&mdash;getting all the right tools to measure different surfaces and distances, and having a place to scribble them down for later, can easily lead to imprecise or inefficient measurements. The mouthwateringly-named Bagel digital tape measure is trying to change that.</p><p><img alt="" src="https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/012/796/453/e1b0daf02b4915cacf27d9638e4afd92_original.gif?w=680&amp;fit=max&amp;v=1466401080&amp;q=92&amp;s=d03320341ba162ee50a9d245209c4bc8"></p><p>The Bagel looks like a basic tape measure, but can measure distances in three different modes: string, wheel, or remote. Digital measurements from these three functions can then be saved on Bagel's internal memory (along with voice memos), or transferred to the Bagel smartphone app via Bluetooth. You can charge it with a micro-USB, and the digital display makes viewing easier and less ambiguous.</p><p><img alt="" src="https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/012/872/471/917022b4879bf72e78af20545d6bac05_original.png?w=680&amp;fit=max&amp;v=1467009300&amp;auto=format&amp;lossless=true&amp;s=7069711444334563a4e2ee5c3958633b"></p><p>Launched on <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bagel-labs/bagel-the-worlds-smartest-tape-measure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> by Bagel Labs of Newport Beach, California, the smart tape measure has already surpassed its $30,000 goal nearly 20-times over. The final prototype is ready for production, and while Bagel still needs to undergo consumer-testing for durability (how high o...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149947762/hyper-reality-artist-envisions-our-near-future-existence-submerged-in-augmented-reality Hyper-Reality: Artist envisions our near-future existence submerged in augmented reality Alexander Walter 2016-05-26T15:05:00-04:00 >2016-06-02T01:05:45-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ri/rix1hwyeglcncql5.gif" border="0" /><em><p>Hyper-Reality is a concept film by Keiichi Matsuda. It presents a provocative and kaleidoscopic new vision of the future, where physical and virtual realities have merged, and the city is saturated in media.</p></em><br /><br /><p><em>"Our physical and virtual realities are becoming increasingly intertwined. Technologies such as VR, augmented reality, wearables, and the internet of things are pointing to a world where technology will envelop every aspect of our lives. It will be the glue between every interaction and experience, offering amazing possibilities, while also controlling the way we understand the world. Hyper-Reality attempts to explore this exciting but dangerous trajectory. It was crowdfunded, and shot on location in Medell&iacute;n, Colombia."</em></p><p>Here are some stills from artist Keiichi Matsuda's&nbsp;<a href="http://hyper-reality.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HYPER-REALITY</a> concept film, a fascinating (and slightly disturbing) vision of the near future of the city, of the media, of ourselves, and the blurred sense of 'reality.'</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/am/amahnviaerkra91n.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/ox/oxisc4fj5maj9att.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/cu/cux1bh1nbv2vl3md.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/m1/m1f13ndkd6f0cdos.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/ub/ub4obnkkuhikktye.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/q4/q42o2xo1ow64a9mu.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/us/usbwywk829xwjs4w.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/hc/hcbgmumgokjrccbd.jpg"></p><p>Watch the video below to dive right in.</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/148886720/kickstart-this-archinect-s-kickstarter-picks-for-february-2016 Kickstart this! Archinect's Kickstarter picks for February 2016 Justine Testado 2016-02-29T20:27:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/vi/vimfkqzzt6y5z2wk.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Have a look at some of the crowdfunding campaigns that caught our attention for this month's list, including a few furniture picks for the end of Archinect's <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/696517/furniture-february" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Furniture February</a>. You can also check out&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/pages/archinect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's curated Kickstarter page</a>&nbsp;for more of our previous favorites.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2082009744/big-oakland-coworking-space-for-the-building-indus?ref=nav_search" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BIG Oakland coworking space for the building industry</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/n5/n5s2u1r3dm60xgmh.jpg"></p><p>No, this isn't from Bjarke Ingels. The Building Industry Gathering - Oakland is an initiative that's determined to bring about the city's first coworking space that is specially equipped for those working in the AEC industry.&nbsp;</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/821902586/frankfurter-bank/description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frankfurter Bank</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/11/11fvzcl3dni2tds7.jpg"></p><p>This furniture piece nods to Max Stoelker's Frankfurter Stuhl chair that he first designed in the 1930s. A longtime fan of the iconic chair, designer&nbsp;Thomas Hirschmann had the idea to "connect" two Frankfurter Stuhl chairs to form this fun, versatile bench.</p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/57685305/snap-design-your-own-furniture/description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>SNAP: Design Your Own Furniture</strong></a></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/8y/8yj7cpib2z6amxc8.jpg"></p><p>Made in an array of colors, SNAP by Be-elastic is an easy furniture assembly system that can just as easily spruce up your everyday spaces. I...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/146835357/kickstart-this-archinect-s-kickstarter-picks-for-january-2016 Kickstart this! Archinect's Kickstarter picks for January 2016 Justine Testado 2016-01-29T21:02:00-05:00 >2016-01-29T22:09:35-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/v5/v5hpphh3uup1xhhc.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>It's been awhile since our last Kickstarter round-up, so here's our first list of 2016! Take a gander at some of the crowdfunded projects that caught our eye this month for <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/pages/archinect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's curated Kickstarter page</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/364918951/ghetto-biennale-catalogue/description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Ghetto Biennale Catalogue</strong></a></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/ao/aor19ey4bkokcvdr.jpg"></p><p>Created by Haitian art collective&nbsp;Atis Rezistans, The Ghetto Biennale is a cross-cultural arts event that takes place every two years in Port-au-Prince. Now, the Biennale crew is set to publish their first catalog that chronicles the first four events.&nbsp;The publication will&nbsp;"be an important addition to critical resources exploring the scholarship and art history of transculturalism, and hopefully lead to a deeper understanding of marginality in the art world."</p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/towndesign/microscape-architectural-cityscape-models" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Microscape</strong></a></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/to/tob09qyl0an8jt4m.jpg"></p><p>Have the entire Manhattan skyline (or a chunk of it) right on your desk with these awesome Microscapes. These 1:5000 city replicas are 3D-printed from up-to-date aerial scan data, so that means buildings still under construction or in planning can be included. More cities will be added so...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/137883829/mmyst-a-crowd-funded-human-animal-hybrid-building-by-fran-ois-roche-and-camille-lacadee-of-new-territories-m4 MMYST: a crowd-funded, human-animal hybrid building by François Roche and Camille Lacadee of New-Territories/M4 Nicholas Korody 2015-09-30T16:14:00-04:00 >2015-10-08T01:08:02-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/wd/wdfve5iquek3vlbf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>"What we propose here is a different format for making architecture,"&nbsp;Camille Lacadee states in a deadpan tone, "with multiple clients, multiple users, backers, lovers, following a bottom-up mode of exchanges and desire." A robotic arm extends into the frame and offers her a bowl of bird's nest soup, which she takes. "Oh it's hot!"</p><p>Alongside Fran&ccedil;ois Roche,&nbsp;Lacadee&nbsp;heads the&nbsp;ever-mutating, radically-experimental architecture studio currently-known-as <a href="http://www.new-territories.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New-Territories / M4</a>. For their new project&nbsp;MMYST, or "mke_Me_yungR_sheltR_tmptation," they've launched a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2139928141/mmyst" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a> that includes what is likely one of the most wonderfully strange videos that's ever been on the crowd-funding website.</p><p><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/sk/skfajjh4ltnvtgdn.jpg"><br><br>According to the campaign description, MMYST would comprise a 140 sqm (1500 ft&sup2;) "experimental hybrid building" to be shared by humans and swiftlets, a species of bird that makes unique nests out of saliva that are prized for their culinary applications.<br><br>Sited on an outcropping of cooled-lava in th...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/137496940/kickstart-this-archinect-s-kickstarter-picks-for-september-2015 Kickstart this! Archinect's Kickstarter picks for September 2015 Justine Testado 2015-09-28T10:34:00-04:00 >2015-09-27T17:34:25-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/45/45pp692jqpchdnlf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>It's already time for the next Kickstart This list! Check below to see what sorts of crowdfunding projects made it onto the September round-up for <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/pages/archinect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's curated Kickstarter page</a>.</p><p>On a different note, the former Kickstarter Inc. <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/kickstarter-is-now-a-benefit-corporation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">announced</a> its reincorporation as a <a href="http://benefitcorp.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Public Benefit Corporation (PBC)</a>&nbsp;&mdash; which may sound a bit contradictory. According to Kickstarter, PBCs are "for-profit companies that are obligated to consider the impact of their decisions on society, not only shareholders", and more companies are expected to make the switch in the coming years. Will that include architecture firms? Considering that many architects and designers use Kickstarter, how much will the PBC ideology influence the industry?</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1045776771/frank-lloyd-wrights-call-building-model" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frank Lloyd Wright's Call Building Model</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/9k/9kw4p94mjnzexp7c.jpg"></p><p>Driven by Frank Lloyd Wright's Organic principles, non-profit group Organic Architecture and Design Archives, Inc. is raising funds to construct an exact full-size replica of FLW's iconic San Francisco Call Building model. The group is...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/134491424/kickstart-this-archinect-s-kickstarter-picks-for-july-august-2015 Kickstart this! Archinect's Kickstarter picks for July + August 2015 Justine Testado 2015-08-17T14:16:00-04:00 >2015-08-18T11:11:52-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/zk/zktukuderqxho1z5.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Time for the next Kickstart this! list. Check out what sorts of crowdfunding projects made it onto the July and August round-up for <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/pages/archinect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's curated Kickstarter page</a>.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smokerings/steam-ring-generator-for-worlds-cleanest-power-pla" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BIG's STEAM RING GENERATOR FOR WORLD'S CLEANEST POWER PLANT</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/6g/6gmg535468rt6yug.jpg"></p><p>Bjarke Ingels and Jakob Lange set up a Kickstarter to build the final prototype of <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/39902/big-bjarke-ingels-group" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BIG</a>'s steam ring generator, as part of the upcoming power plant in Copenhagen that is slated for completion in 2017. Once built, the generator will puff out a steam ring for every ton of CO2 burned in the plant.</p><p>Related:&nbsp;<a title="Session 14: His bjark is BIGger than his bjite &ndash; A chat with Bjarke Ingels at the opening of BIG's &quot;Hot to Cold&quot; exhibition" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/119441449/session-14-his-bjark-is-bigger-than-his-bjite-a-chat-with-bjarke-ingels-at-the-opening-of-big-s-hot-to-cold-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect Sessions 14: His bjark is BIGger than his bjite &ndash; A chat with Bjarke Ingels at the opening of BIG's "Hot to Cold" exhibition</a></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1654641104/49-cities-3rd-edition-deluxe-reprint" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">49 Cities: 3rd Edition deluxe reprint</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/01/01inq861pk7nljph.jpg"></p><p>Out of print since 2010, <a href="http://archinect.com/WORKac" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WorkAC</a> principals Dan Wood and Amale Andraos are bringing back "49 Cities", a unique reference guide that "embrace[s] scale and common sense combined with delirious imagination as tools to reinvent the city." The new edition includes interviews between Amale Andraos, Da...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/131811199/two-days-left-to-kickstart-the-full-length-comic-zine-of-fairy-tales-2nd-prize-winner-beautifully-banal Two days left to kickstart the full-length comic zine of Fairy Tales 2nd-prize winner "Beautifully Banal" Justine Testado 2015-07-13T19:07:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ov/ovyydq6asspv70tk.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>After winning second place in Blank Space's <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/123125518/fairy-tales-2015-competition-winners-revealed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2015 Fairy Tales Architecture Competition</a>, University of Illinois at Chicago graduate students Alexander Culler and Danny Travis took things one step further to publish their submission, "Beautifully Banal", into a full-length architectural comic zine. The duo initiated a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theculleralexander/the-complete-beautifully-banal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a> earlier this month that received speedy support, reaching their $1,000 goal in just two days. Now with 52 hours to go, the campaign has garnered $3,578.</p><p>Culler and Travis set up the campaign in an effort to bring a light-hearted story that readers both within and outside of the architectural community can appreciate. Derived from the universal notion of finding one's place in the world, the three-part narrative follows Phineas the fly's journey through three major architectural programs: Residential, Commercial, and Industrial.</p><p>Readers encounter various architectural drawing conventions at different scales like plans, sections, axonometrics, elevations,...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/130811155/kickstart-this-archinect-s-kickstarter-picks-for-june-2015 Kickstart this! Archinect's Kickstarter picks for June 2015 Justine Testado 2015-06-30T20:48:00-04:00 >2015-06-30T20:48:35-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fp/fpj0nerpm7lyo7s9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Another month has flown by, so that means it's time for the latest Kickstart This! list. Check out what sorts of crowdfunding projects made it onto the June 2015 round-up for <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/pages/archinect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's curated Kickstarter page</a>.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/build-a-beach-in-d-c#/story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Build a BEACH in D.C.</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/6t/6tvrhjbujcz8bkr6.jpg"></p><p>The National Building Museum teamed up with Brooklyn-based practice Snarkitecture to bring a life-sized indoor "BEACH" installation&nbsp;&mdash; decked out in Snarkitecture's signature monochrome white&nbsp;&mdash; inside the NBM's Great Hall, set to open on July 4.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2016983975/the-studio-residency-at-the-land" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the studio residency at the land</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/lq/lq0mq993ucghu0o0.jpg"></p><p>Frankfurt-based architects Nikolaus Hirsch and Michel M&uuml;ller are garnering support for the design of a table-top structure that will ultimately evolve into the permanent space for a communally engaged artist residency. The structure is being built for a northern Thailand initiative founded by artists Rirkrit Tiravanija and Kamin Lertchaiprasert.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1520010949/new-solar-technology-to-build-an-underground-park" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lowline: New Solar Technology to Build an Underground Park</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/14/14zii0nb1lmh95co.jpg"></p><p>If NYC can get a High Line, why not a Lowline? As its name suggests, the Lowlin...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/128342391/kickstart-this-archinect-s-kickstarter-picks-for-may-2015 Kickstart this! Archinect's Kickstarter picks for May 2015 Justine Testado 2015-05-29T20:52:00-04:00 >2015-05-31T22:36:47-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/u3/u3nz91kmxi18mcro.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Take a gander at the latest roundup of Kickstarter and crowdfunding projects for <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/pages/archinect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's curated Kickstarter page</a>! Here are our picks for May 2015:</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1298815092/20-years-neurotitan-gallery-in-haus-schwarzenberg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">20 years of neurotitan gallery in Haus Schwarzenberg, Berlin</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/6z/6z0pxwwq1lcefaba.jpg"></p><p>Berlin's Haus Schwarzenberg is prepping to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their non-commercial urban art gallery NEUROTITAN with special exhibitions, performances, and festivals featuring a stellar line-up of contemporary artists. Haus Schwarzenberg is hoping to secure enough funding to ensure they can book all the artists to participate in the events.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/massali/make-leonie-geisendorfs-villa-delin-available-for?ref=nav_search" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make L&eacute;onie Geisendorf's Villa Delin available for everyone!</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/q5/q5ktms1sa7acxmuj.jpg"></p><p>The historic Villa Delin is on the market. Designed by Polish-born Swedish architect <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9onie_Geisendorf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">L&eacute;onie Geisendorf</a> and built between 1966-1970, the house is a brutalist beauty in a well-to-do residential district in Djursholm, Sweden. Although this Kickstarter didn't work out, it opens up an alternative option of having the house preserved as a public museum that is accessible f...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/126287888/kickstart-this-archinect-s-kickstarter-picks-for-april-2015 Kickstart this! Archinect's Kickstarter picks for April 2015 Justine Testado 2015-04-28T12:44:00-04:00 >2015-04-28T13:04:57-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/z7/z753grsikjcltaul.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Another month has gone by, so that means it's time for the latest Kickstart this! list. Check out what sorts of crowdfunding projects made it onto the April round-up for <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/pages/archinect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's curated Kickstarter page</a>.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/546469190/the-urban-death-project-laying-our-loved-ones-to-r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Urban Death Project: Laying Our Loved Ones to Rest</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/mx/mxanavpr20xma8d5.jpg"></p><p>The Urban Death Project presents a sustainable burial process that uses decomposition to transform deceased bodies into soil. In a more spiritual sense, the project allows those laid to rest to eventually grow into a new form of life like a tree, bush, or maybe a field.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thamesbaths/thames-baths-a-new-beautiful-lido-for-the-river-th" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thames Baths - a new, beautiful lido for the River Thames</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/b3/b385eloc075ywn4s.jpg"></p><p>The Thames Baths by&nbsp;Studio Octopi would add a self-filtering open-air swimming pool to London's River Thames in ideally two years, instead of 10. The lido would add a communal, recreational space in the river for both swimmers and non-swimmers.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/epiloguepress/ep1-flatland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FLATLAND </a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/gu/gus3dbe3r5lj8hlp.jpg"></p><p>Design and publishing studio Epilogue plans on recreating Edwin A. Abbott's 1884 classic, <em>Flatland </em>-- but with extra perks. Aside the book's on-trend minima...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/123909418/kickstart-this-archinect-s-kickstarter-picks-for-march-2015 Kickstart this! Archinect's Kickstarter picks for March 2015 Justine Testado 2015-03-27T20:12:00-04:00 >2015-03-27T20:16:46-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/p6/p64qi42kitqr2d8q.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Time for the latest Kickstarter picks for <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/pages/archinect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect's curated Kickstarter page</a>. Check out what sorts of crowdfunding projects made it onto this month's list...</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1284932877/organic-growth-summer-pavilion-on-governors-island" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Organic Growth. Summer Pavilion on Governors Island 2015</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ik/ikk2146z2aeg3iic.jpg"></p><p>Izaskun Chinchilla Architects was chosen as one of the winners in the 2015 &lsquo;City of Dreams&rsquo; Pavilion competition to have their proposal "Organic Growth" constructed on Governors Island, NY. Dubbed by the firm as "NY's biggest bike bouquet", the proposed 95 sq.m. canopy puts space-filling waste materials to crafty use.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1386914221/billion-oyster-pavilion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Billion Oyster Pavilion</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/0a/0akylv87xvzyzzfq.jpg"></p><p>Another winning City of Dreams Pavilion design by BanG Studios. All the materials in the Billion Oyster Pavilion would be used by the New York Harbor School to rebuild oyster habitats in NY's waterways.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cgarchitect/2015-cgarchitect-visualization-conference" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2015 CGarchitect Visualization Conference</a></strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/dk/dk5aniv4p2fogxam.jpg"></p><p>CGarchitect.com/CGSchool's Jeff Mottle and CGSchool business partner Brian Zajac teamed up to create the first annual CGarchitect 3D Architectural Visualization Conference. Out of an ambitious fund...</p>