ICYMI, the always "into it" Julia Ingalls, sat down with Harvard GSD's K. Michael Hays + Lisa Haber-Thomson to discuss the role of jargon in pedagogy, a new GSD online course offering and the "vexed notion of architecture’s autonomy." Will Galloway was "very impressed that Michael Hays and Lisa Haber-Thomson agreed to the exchange. That speaks a lot about them, and deserves a lot of respect..." For his part, Jeffry Burchard theorized "that there are and have always been three languages of Architecture. They happen to correspond nicely to the audiences of architecture".
Plus, Zack Semke highlighted the potentials of Passive House Design. Daniel Piselli chimed in "Great, timely article. Passive House is no longer a fringe concept. Its being proven feasible in the US on projects of multiple scales & types by a growing number of architects & engineers." Some of you, may be interested in related cost research from the UK Passivhaus Trust.
In NCARB related news; they have launched the second phase of a revised certification path for architects, without a degree from an accredited program.
They also released the 2017 edition of NCARB by the Numbers, a study on gender and diversity trends. Good News! Per Mackenzie Goldberg, they found "that licensure candidates and new architects are more diverse than ever." SneakyPete thought it better-late-than-never, "I've met a few older architects who would have liked to have moved more freely in the US and run afoul of jurisdictional limitations...Why has it taken 17 more years to come to the logical conclusion that NCARB seems to have used to base this decision on?"
The President of La Biennale di Venezia, Paolo Baratta, and curators Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara announced the theme of the 2018 Architecture Biennale. Orhan Ayyüce liked it but worried "instead of dramatically shifting from Aravena's focus on social issues, it aims to make the spatial property of architecture more visible...I hope the curators do not look to keep it separate from an architecture appreciation month for the public but take precautions so it doesn't look like one."
The May Architecture Billings Index (ABI) recorded a fourth consecutive month of growth. Of note, "In spite of very solid national readings, regional business conditions are unusually varied...By construction sector specialization, in contrast, business conditions are remarkably similar."
Marc Miller criticized the recently released preliminary visioning plans, by seven firms, for a seven mile stretch of the Los Angeles river. Particularly for being "Landscape projects with little attention to landscape in the representations…"
gestate by Rebecca Velic and The D.I.Y. Building by Paul-Andrei Burghelea with Shaun Murray are just two of the projects from the latest Ten Top Images on Archinect's "Student Work" Pinterest Board.
KAAN Architecten unveiled B30: a transformed historical building, in the Hague, housing five unique users.
Recently, Baudoin Fort worked on an "Urban landscape concept - Diagram", while Erin Williams shared a photo of her "New work up at the Greek Theater".
If you happen to be looking for work, Eskew+Dumez+Ripple is looking to hire an Experienced Design Architect (with a minimum 2-5 years of experience in a Design focused role). Or the NYC office of Shigeru Ban Architects seeks a Project Architect "with a minimum of 10 years of experience".
dennisleigh also started up a new blog, for reflecting on "the interdependence of our state of mind and the built environment. Different life experiences can be turned into metaphors and then, transformed into shapes and colors that affect how we live our lives."
Ruben Cabanillas Ramos proposed creating a 3D Mental Map using Big Data.
Orhan Ayyüce reported in from the expanded "Constellations of" project in Tijuana. In related news, Archinect Session Episode #104, featured René Peralta with Orhan Ayyüce. The two (plus Paul, Donna and Ken) talked about Tijuana and the unique border condition the Mexican city shares with San Diego.
The Department of Architecture - XLarch / Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University has an official WeChat channel. To receive news, scan the QR code using your WeChat application.
Marc DiDomenico (Director of the Florence Institute) wrote about the second incarnation, of La Cupola (S)Gonfiabile.
tcoyne asked for detail help. Specifically, while he believes "The expansion joint seems like a cleaner/ less hassle solution" for a Storefront Jamb detail along stone wall, what else should he know? spiketwig agreed with mtdew "+1 on the wood buck and cladding. I don't think cutting out a slot is a good idea at all." Miles Jaffe argued "Mightyaa's solution is clearly the best. He probably spent more than 12 seconds thinking about it."
Everyday Intern looked to Thread Central for help, deciding on whether to pay AIA Member dues. Josh Mings echoed a line Donna has many times before, "You kind of get out of it what you put into it." David Curtis took the position that "It has value. I don't know what the $ amount of the value is but more than zero", which didn’t exactly address Everyday Intern's concern(s)...
Finally, Spencer Lepler is worried/seeing Shades of 2009. For some too much work/being slammed was a sign of something (a bubble?), but others like thisisnotmyname pointed to the "mixed-bag", regional and sector specific, nature of the current boom/job-market. Later l b and Will Galloway suggested rework their portfolio, given the more than 10 years experience, the OP had.
Mike Eliason pointed out the 18 + ways a recent @crosscut article on housing in Vienna missed some key points...
Including the fact(s) that "vienna's zoning is broad and deep, and 'density' doesn't stop a few blocks from lightrail stations." or that "feminism and gender mainstreaming were critical components to planning today, as well as for red vienna".
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