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Justine Testado

Justine Testado

Los Angeles, CA, US

 

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Editor/Writer for Archinect + sister site Bustler. Leans toward: public interest design, illustration, graphic design, history, and general pop-culture geekiness, among other things. Enjoys a good bowl of noodles.

Justine's Featured Articles on Archinect

Architensions on Creating Architecture That “Exists Beyond the Logic of Capitalism”, Tue, Mar 3 '20

When Alessandro Orsini and Nick Roseboro teamed up to lead Architensions, it was, as Alessandro describes, a “sort of a re-birth” for the architectural design studio. Since then, the Brooklyn- and Rome-based practice has been committed to exploring ideas that challenge “the paradigm of ...

Architensions on Creating Architecture That “Exists Beyond the Logic of Capitalism”
 

Follow Your Nose: How Kavi Moltz of Perfume Studio D.S. & Durga Goes Against the Grain, Thu, Aug 15 '19

Working out of the Box is a series that profiles former architects who have applied their architecture backgrounds to alternative career paths. Earlier this summer, Archinect spoke with Kavi Moltz, who co-founded the perfume studio D.S. & Durga with her husband David in New York City over ...

Follow Your Nose: How Kavi Moltz of Perfume Studio D.S. & Durga Goes Against the Grain
 

The New Wave of Female Powerhouses are Pushing the Boundaries of Professional Practice, Fri, Mar 8 '19

The gradually increasing presence of a diverse range of practitioners across the architectural profession has provided a stronger platform for women to showcase their work, leadership, and innovation. In remembering the past, pioneering female architects such as Denise Scott Brown and Norma ...

The New Wave of Female Powerhouses are Pushing the Boundaries of Professional Practice
 

Want to Land that Interview? It All Comes Down to the Portfolio, says Leadership at Miami-based Oppenheim Architecture, Thu, Feb 14 '19

Since it's founding almost twenty years ago, Oppenheim Architecture has grown into an award-winning firm with a diverse array of projects spanning over 25 countries. Headquartered in Miami—with additional offices in New York and Switzerland—the firm has done so through promoting ...

Want to Land that Interview? It All Comes Down to the Portfolio, says Leadership at Miami-based Oppenheim Architecture
 

Architect Michael Leckie, of Vancouver-Based Leckie Studio, Discusses his Intention and Craft-Driven Small Studio , Mon, Jun 4 '18

Architect Michael Leckie began his professional career working at top firms in Canada and Europe. But as the type of person who prefers to create things himself, it was only natural that he established his own practice Leckie Studio Architecture + Design. Since 2015, the ...

Architect Michael Leckie, of Vancouver-Based Leckie Studio, Discusses his Intention and Craft-Driven Small Studio
 

Studio Gram from Adelaide keeps it fun and fresh as they grow their practice, Mon, May 28 '18

For Adelaide-based Studio Gram founders Graham Charbonneau and Dave Bickmore, two friends who met while studying architecture at the University of South Australia, being architects who take immense care in designing memorable spaces has always been a top priority. But as hard-working as they ...

Studio Gram from Adelaide keeps it fun and fresh as they grow their practice
 

Happy International Women's Day! Here's a Look at Some Notable Architectural Accomplishments From the Past Year, Thu, Mar 8 '18

In fighting a long, uphill battle for a more inclusive profession, one way that women in architecture are making their well-deserved presence known is through the beautiful, inspiring buildings they create for cities around the world. In celebrating International Women's Day, Archinect rounded up ...

Happy International Women's Day! Here's a Look at Some Notable Architectural Accomplishments From the Past Year
 

Branch Studio Creates a Stunning Residential Extension With Raw Charcoal-Rammed Earth, Timber, Steel and Glass, Thu, Aug 31 '17

“A Pavilion Between Trees” in Balnarring, Australia stands out nicely in its rural landscape without being overbearing. Designed by the aptly named Australian practice Branch Studio Architects, the 85 m2-building is a new, private residential extension comprising a bedroom, an ensuite, and ...

Branch Studio Creates a Stunning Residential Extension With Raw Charcoal-Rammed Earth, Timber, Steel and Glass
 

Transforming Architecture Into “Spaceships” Through the Lens of a Camera, Mon, Aug 14 '17

Growing up by the sea and honing his photography skills in the alien Antarctic landscapes during the ANT-XXIII/9 expedition, Hamburg-based Lars Stieger has long been drawn to capturing expansive, desolate landscapes. Equally fascinated by modern architecture, Stieger began using ...

Transforming Architecture Into “Spaceships” Through the Lens of a Camera
 

Office Still Life: From Renzo Piano to MAD Architects, Marc Goodwin captures the inner worlds of architecture firms, Thu, Aug 3 '17

For many architecture practices, the office is their second home — a reflection of who they collectively are as a firm. Depicting the atmosphere of a firm's office space is an ideal subject for architectural photographer Marc Goodwin of Archmospheres, who previously shared his work approach ...

Office Still Life: From Renzo Piano to MAD Architects, Marc Goodwin captures the inner worlds of architecture firms
 

MITHUN designs 125-foot-tall Sustainability Treehouse in West Virginia, Wed, Aug 2 '17

Built on the arborous slopes of the 10,600-acre Summit Bechtel Reserve in Mount Hope, West Virginia, the Sustainability Treehouse stands as a beacon of outdoor adventure, environmental stewardship, and high-performance design, as design architect MITHUN describes. The Seattle- and San ...

MITHUN designs 125-foot-tall Sustainability Treehouse in West Virginia
 

Telling semiotic tales with Laurel Broughton of WELCOMEPROJECTS, Thu, Apr 7 '16

Designer Laurel Broughton is serious about playfulness in WELCOMEPROJECTS, a multi-disciplinary studio she established in Los Angeles in 2012. Since then, her studio has worked on a variety of art installations, interiors, and a growing collection of thematic sartorial accessories called ...

Telling semiotic tales with Laurel Broughton of WELCOMEPROJECTS
 

To each their own home: A peek into the “HOME(less)” exhibition at USC, Tue, Jan 19 '16

For many of those who regularly navigate the streets of Los Angeles, seeing at least one homeless person is not only common, it’s expected. So normal is the sight of homelessness in the city that residents can easily become desensitized to it, making them less likely to question ...

To each their own home: A peek into the “HOME(less)” exhibition at USC
 

Student Works: This house made of trash teaches a lesson in green housekeeping, Mon, Aug 4 '14

The Waste House at the University of Brighton's Faculty of Arts is stated to be the UK's first permanently built home made of over 85% discarded materials, including 20,000 toothbrushes, 2,000 carpet tiles, and 4,000 plastic DVD cases. But its focus on student involvement in realizing the ...

Student Works: This house made of trash teaches a lesson in green housekeeping
 

On the ground: USC Blue Tape showcases student work as barometer of California architecture, Fri, May 23 '14

Tucked in at the edge of USC’s campus, along downtown Los Angeles' Exposition Boulevard, stands Southern California's first accredited architecture program, which has spent the past year celebrating its centennial class of students with a variety of school events. At the resolution ...

On the ground: USC Blue Tape showcases student work as barometer of California architecture
 

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