Amelia Taylor-Hochberg featured 'trans’ the most recent issue of 'Lust' - for Screen/Print #29. 

The latest entry in Archinect's Lexicon is "Neuromorphic Architecture" first coined by Dr. Michael Arbib in a 2012 paper for Intelligent Buildings International.

BBC Arts asked experts whether the decision announced, to restore the burned out Mackintosh Library, is a missed opportunity? Steven Ward commented "Restore. People still need to be able to see / learn from / walk through what Mackintosh did. New approaches can occur in new spaces - elsewhere" EKE agreed "Restore, of course...They have the drawings.  So the rebuilt room will be a room created by the original architect, in the same sense, and in the same way as it was done originally".

In employment related news, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) showed a nominal increase in design activity in February. Of particular note "The multi-family residential was negative for the first time in over three years - and might be indicating a slowdown for apartments. (just one month)".

Donna Sink had a serious question if "the billings index is barely up, and new projects inquiry is down, and overall things seem (as people tweeting this report are implying) to be barely holding on: why are all the offices I know so damn busy?"

Meanwhile in 2014, unemployment fell in every state and the nation’s capital —something that hadn’t happened since 1984.
 

Firms/Work Updates
Over at his blog, Vincent DeFazio published Void_Design claiming "While geometric forays and aesthetic improvements may be what visually stimulates us, the depth of a building comes only with the richness of the void.  The moments that occur through the narrative that is Architecture."

Jeremy Segal began a series of posts regarding 'The Architect and Designers Guide to Hiring a Photographer'.

For those looking for employment, the San Francisco office of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson is currently accepting resumes for a Project Architect with 2 to 5 years of experience.

Or, a new college uniting School of Architecture with School of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington is accepting applications, for the position of Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, effective Summer 2015.
 

School/Blogs

snatraj at SARUP posted some drawings by Amin Mojtahedi, a PhD(c), M.Arch, Grad School Fellow, and instructor/TA.

Nicole Doan wrote about Cal Poly Pomona's Winter 2014 lecture series, which included Alvin Huang of Synthesis Design and Peter Testa of Testa & Weiser on "isotropy vs. anisotropy, specifically in envelope design".

Hypostyle, a site-specific installation by architect Henry N. Cobb, will open April 2nd at SCI-Arc Gallery.

Discussions/Threads
Sophia Duluk and a colleague are hoping you will oblige them, by filling out a survey regarding Net-Zero Energy and 2030 Challenge goals. jla-x started things off pessimistically "its not a matter of being able to design a net zero building...its a matter of finding a client who is willing to pay for one...the 2030 challenge is a fools errand". BulgarBlogger argued "Part of the problem is also that unless there is a system like Passivhaus and LEED, architects don't even TRY to make architecture more energy-efficient... we always have to seek out credit in some way shape or form".

b3tadine[sutures] questions re: Open Book Bidding. wurdan freo advised "The reasons the MEP and other contractors are not breaking out their line item costs is because of your second paragraph". JeromeS suggested negotiating making certain fixtures "Owner Supplied Items" although b3tadine[sutures] was worried "it could be problematic".

Finally, Miles Jaffe necro’d the infamous Why won't you design what we (the public) want? thread. He was inspired by Justin Shubow and America's Favorite Architecture, a list from 2006 and 2007, resulting from American Institute of Architects (AIA) sponsored research.

rob_c was underwhelmed "That list represents peoples high school field trips to New York City and Washington DC. Also mixed in with a Frank Loyd Wright building and postcards of San Francisco. To me it represents peoples complete lack of education about the history of architecture". There were some questions raised about the methodology of the survey so EKE clarified "Architects generated a list of candidate buildings, then the public chose their favorites from that list".
 

Additionally
Over at ARCHITECT magazine, Sara Johnson drew attention to new U.S. Census Bureau data showing "women architects earned 80.3 percent of what male architects earned", at least as of 2013.