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Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design hosts design competition for attainable housing schemes

2018-05-16T16:13:00-04:00

"Housing design is equally a design territory in which we believe the school can contribute to both a regional and a national conversation for the betterment of our society" says Peter MacKeith, the Dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the school is situated in a region with a rich architectural legacy, spanning from E. Fay Jones to Marlon Blackwell. But, Northwest Arkansas has also become the 22nd fastest-growing area in the U.S. and like many smaller cities, is beginning to come up against similar housing challenges as larger ones.

Faced with the conflicting forces of rapid growth and strong desires to maintain small-town character, the school's recent design competition tasked design professionals to present housing solutions that embrace the local challenges, culture, value, and vision of Northwest Arkansas. Addressing the fact that many are struggling to find affordable, available housing options, the prompt called for mixe...

Editor's Picks #378

2014-07-30T15:14:00-04:00

Amelia Taylor-Hochberg Editorial Manager for Archinect, penned another essay in the "non-conclusive series" AfterShock. Titled Brains and the City, in it she explores a new world of EEG urbanism, GSAPP’s Cloud Lab, brain computer interfaces and human architect-slash-neuroscientist designer(s).

Chris Teeter is very interested in this line of research. He believes, "I think as a good option for finding a 'legitimacy' to the art and science of architecture, neuroscience, and more specifically phenomenology-neuroscience-architecture is a very exciting path what tons of potential." Thayer-D is "Looking forward to the next installment, conclusive or not".

Plus, #21 of Screen/Print: featured Log 31, "New Ancients"

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As an offshoot of the Deans List editorial series, Archinect interviewed a few of the newly appointed leaders in architecture education, to survey their plans for the position at the very beginning of their tenure. anonitect defended Donna Sink's earlier comments which "are tot...

Editor's Picks #367

2014-05-14T14:10:00-04:00

She explains "Our role then, in Shenzhen, wasn’t to play cultural ambassador or artistic exposition-ers, but to effectively perform the moods of Los Angeles from a distance, through whatever interpretative media each individual deemed to be most fit"...

Amelia published What is the Los Angeles Biennale of Architecture / Urbanism?

Plus, the fifteenth edition of Screen/Print featured Sophie Yanow ’s graphic novel,War of Streets and Houses. The novel examines the student protests in Montreal in February of 2012

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Orhan Ayyüce alerted readers, to the news that the Sandinista government finally managed to blow down Managua’s iconic Concha Acústica the elegant shell-shaped structure designed by architect Glen Small. snooker-doodle-dandy mourned "Now this is a Sad Day!"

Over at the Atlantic Cities, Sarah Goodyear reviewed her time spent wearing NeuroSky, one of a range of new "brain-computer interfaces" that promise to Measure the Brain's Response to Urban Design. C hris Teeter was looking fo...

Editor's Picks #357

2014-03-05T19:15:00-05:00

The latest edition of Student Works: highlighted "Eidos" a proposal for a housing complex located in East Harlem, New York, by GSAPP students Carlo Bailey and Lorenzo Villaggi.

Plus, Archinect launched a new a new feature series, highlighting some of the more ambitious and intriguing workshops out there. The inaugural issue features the Tiny House Design workshop, put on by Boneyard Studios in Washington, DC.

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The Guardian published Zaha Hadid’s defense, regarding her role in Qatar World Cup following migrant worker deaths. vado retro was basically in agreement “she is absolutely correct architects are not responsible for job site safety and if architects become involved, even by commenting as to what should be done to remedy the situation, then the architect opens him/herself to liability claims...before condemning her comments it might be of some value to review Article 10 of A201 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction”

Nice suggested “We all know Zaha is not at fa...

Editor's Picks #345

2013-12-10T10:33:00-05:00

Space Oddity was conceived by rub-a-dub in 2012, while studying under the DRL at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, a post-professional MArch program. They state that while their proposal "is obviously not a viable option for actual space travel...Lately there has being a lot of noise about space design...We believe a lot of these projects are only solving technical issues". Fred Scharmen was intrigued "Very nice work. Thanks for posting this".

Amelia Taylor-Hochberg Editorial Manager for Archinect, interviewed rub-a-dub (a team of Sebastian Andia, Rodrigo Chain, Apostolos Despotidis and Thomas T. Jensen) to learn about their project 'Space Oddity', for the latest edition of the Student Works series.

Space Oddity was conceived by rub-a-dub in 2012, while studying under the DRL at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, a post-professional MArch program. They state that while their proposal "is obviously not a viable option for actual space travel...the timing is ripe to imagine new versions of living and moving in space...Lately there has being a lot of noise about space design, including contour crafting and 3D printing amongst others. We believe a lot of these projects are only solving technical issues".

Fred Scharmen was intrigued "Very nice work. Thanks for posting this".

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Dispatches from 5468796 Architecture's Table for Twelve | Lisbon

2013-11-04T11:04:00-05:00

Archinect is delighted to present 5468796 Architecture's travelogue for their award-winning research project, Table for Twelve. The Winnipeg-based firm received the 2013 Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture from the Canada Council for the Arts, awarded to emerging Canadian architects with outstanding artistic potential. The $50,000 prize will support the firm’s worldwide travels to both strengthen their skills and expand their presence within the international architectural community.

5468796’s Table for Twelve will hold dinner parties at architectural epicenters around the world, in the hopes that picking the brains of local talent will help them identify the drivers behind a strong design culture. Archinect plays host to their global dispatches through this travel blog, updated upon each city’s dinner.

From 5468796:

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The first installment of the “Table” in our year-long research project was held in Portugal during the opening week of the Lisbon Architecture Tr...

5468796 Architecture wins one of five WAN 21 FOR 21 Awards

2013-06-05T20:22:00-04:00

Canadian firm 5468796 Architecture has been selected for the WAN 21 FOR 21 Award by World Architecture News in London, UK. 5468796 was one of five emerging architectural practices chosen from over 150 entries and a longlist of 50 firms from around the world.

Conversion seldom gets any better than this.

2011-11-07T20:24:00-05:00

In Centre Village and YouCube, 5468796 has displayed fine mastery of geometry and the planning of graceful, efficient urban communities. But in Avenue + Hample, it has successfully tackled the harder jobs of bringing dead buildings back to life

John Bentley Mays reviews recent work of , the award-winning Winnipeg office known as 5468796 Architecture for the Globe and Mail. He finds that the office has brought striking, fresh reinterpretations of classical European modernism to their home town.

If you haven't already (or just for a reminder) check out the earlier Archinect UpStarts: 5468796 Architecture feature, where Will Galloway interviewed, two of the principals, Sasa Radulovic and Johanna Hurme, whom he went to grad school with.

Warming huts along the Forks

2011-02-28T13:50:00-05:00

The Globe and Mail explores how these days, Winnipeg can be counted as an incubator of edgy architecture, in an article entitled Winnepeg's Fork huts provide shelter and inspiration See related Archinect interview which featured UpStarts: 5468796 Architecture