Editor's Picks #245

2012-01-08T15:56:00-05:00

Y Design Office has proposed Unit Fusion, a modular, plug-in high-rise residential typology for Hong Kong. However, as of yet, the 75-story tower project is still in its conceptual design phase. Liebchen quipped "Who wants to bet it won't leave the conceptual design phase?"

As we enter another new year (Archinect's 15th!), it is an opportunity to reflect back on the previous year and share the most trafficked pages in Archinect's diverse online ecosystem, with a list of 11 top 11 lists for '11, based exclusively on visits by unique page-views.

The most popular news item was the post Plans for new Apple HQ, by Norman Foster, officially released. Orhan Ayyüce, had two of the ten most popular features namely: his review of Central Park at Playa Vista by Michael Maltzan Architects, which came in at number 1 and his factual and fictional manual to the types of people who sit on architectural juries, coming in at number 6. Javier Arbona’s post inspired by a NYT article which profiled Rafael Viñoly and his wife’s Sunday Routine, earned the number 1 slot, out of all blog posts this year. While Lian at GSD had 4 of the top ten blog posts. Additionally, it should come as no surprise that the number one discussion thread of the year was the annual (2012) M.Ar...

Timber Pallets and Building Permits

2012-01-04T19:46:35-05:00

Pallets are omnipresent. (We) have found pallets not only in the small architectures of informal settlements in Buenos Aires, Istanbul, and Panama City, but in the blogs of self-builders throughout North America and Europe...Urban pioneers in Detroit, Camden and other failing Rust Belt cities reclaim pallets...But none of these builders have negotiated the gap between informal and formal economies with a permanent pallet building authorized by a building permit. - Wes Janz, Cabin(s) in the Woods

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Editor's Picks #245

Timber Pallets and Building Permits