Anthony Morey introduced Cross-Talk #2: Pedagoy. ryanbacha complained "the architectural academies of old generated inside their walls self-referential pedagogies. God forbid the layman being able to understand anything you said in this article." Responding to the criticism Anthony Morey countered, referencing agonism "The goal of this series is to allow for individuals to create stances, positions, and talk—the operative word in Cross Talk being talk."
Later, Schoon argued with JuneJuly "I disagree with the notion that an architect can't be both artist and engineer. Certainly a person can exist with high degrees of both technical knowledge and aesthetic sensibility. Is the traditional architecture education the way to get there? Probably not."
On the other hand, after listening to Archinect Sessions: #106, fictional\_/Chris_Teeter offered his thanks "excellent thinking Anthony Morel, wished others did the same level of thinking".
The AIA voiced its support of bipartisan legislation (H.R. 3507), that makes permanent a key energy efficiency tax incentive for owners and designers of energy efficient buildings and that expands its benefits to designers of hospitals, schools, tribal community facilities and other non-profits.
Steinberg Architects, working with TSK Architects, released plans for a DTLA residential tower. Particularly, given the plan includes the renovation of 3 adjacent historic theaters, Erik Evens (and at least one other) felt it was a "missed an obvious opportunity to make the base of the building relate to the nearby buildings, up to the existing adjoining parapet height, and then let the tower undulate."
Some readers reacted poorly, to the news that The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture has appointed Edna Ledesma and Miriam Solis as its new faculty leaders for the Race and Gender in the Built Environment Initiative. Marc Miller was pretty sure he detected some sarcasm, so paused for a moment to step "outside this conversation that has bled across three threads to say congratulations to Ms. Ledesma and Ms. Solis for addressing diversity in a southern border state."
Phillip R. Denny reviewed, This Future Has a Past, an installation at the Center for Architecture in Greenwich Village, about perhaps the "most important commission" by Gregory Ain. Apparently there are many Archinecter Ain fans, even an Objectophile. Orhan Ayyüce
shared "Contrary to common belief that he is an unknown, he was recognized in the architectural community and greatly respected among his peers...I am luck enough to know some of his best houses closely as some of my friends live in them and a school friend, Unruh-Boyer, operates out of Ain's old office."
One State Street in New York, NY by SOFTlab and Dali office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by atelier tho.A, are just two of the excellent projects from the latest Ten Top Images on Archinect's "Color" Pinterest Board.
Mitch McEwen, reflected on a Ludwig Hilberseimer drawing whose archival title is 'Effect of H-Bomb on the size & distribution of cities .', as a harbinger of things (decentralization, extensive territory claims, eminent domain and slum clearance, Urban renewal etc.) to come.
fictional\_/Chris_Teeter penned a primer, How to Read Drawings 101 [USA], in which Chris deep-reads 80 year old + "working drawings" by Emery Roth and Sons for The Eldorado. Many expressed appreciation for the beauty, craft and dense knowledge they packed. Ali Mahjouri chimed in "so basic. but necessary in the digital age. to me, it is like a kid's book - learning how to read. hopefully, my team members will understand why I get so frustrated…"
A J Rosales, A Seasoned Architect in Los Angeles is seeking collaborators. Heads up, though "This is not a paid position. Why, you ask?...This is something with real potential that could take off with the right people."
For those looking for employment, Eskew+Dumez+Ripple is looking to hire a Sustainability Coordinator. In a similar vein, William McDonough + Partners, is seeking a talented and creative Designer / Architect to join their studio in Charlottesville, VA.
'Crown Hall Dean’s Dialogues: 2012-2017' (Actar/IITAC) collects an array of intimate thoughts from 18 of the world’s leading architects, designers, and photographers; all of whom were interviewed by students and faculty, before they lectured at the Illinois Institute of Technology's College of Architecture (IIT CoA), under the tenure of Dean Wiel Arets.
The New York City College of Technology posted a 8 + minutes video look at/overview of the Department of Architectural Technology.
BulgarBlogger wanted to revisit a topic they've "posted about this several times before" inspired by a recent job board ad. archinine opined "It is however obnoxious and misleading...It's possible they get away with it by having a licensed architect as principal or staff who stamps using a separate legal entity/LLC on drawings." 5389 clarified "While use of variations on the word ‘architect’ (architectural, various creative spellings, etc.) are illegal in more than 40 states, NY is one of the few that do not specifically prohibit that...If you call yourself or your business that and you stick to the very few types of projects that do not require an architect in NY (for example residential projects under 1500 sf) then you won't be fined."
sameolddoctor started a thread on Male/Female diversity (or lack thereof) at architecture offices. Some shared thisisnotmyname’s hope "that as this older generation retires or dies off, their anti-female bias will disappear out of the profession with them." In other words the "tide appears to be shifting", if slowly. Yet, don’t forget "^ the dangers of anecdotal data…"
Finally, Schoon had some thoughts about "timber, sustainability, and greenwashing in marketing". While Wood Guy isn’t completely convinced about CLT, he did hear Alan Organski make "a convincing argument in favor of wood in a presentation" he saw. Later, Non Sequitur added "Although interesting in many ways, the application of such building techniques are impracticable on the larger scale and allow very little design flexibility. Plus you have the added bonus of having to educate the city officials."
Over at Open:Housing, Michael Andersen published an interview with Jamaal Green (aka @surlyurbanist) on; equity planning, NIMBY’s, YIMBY’s and how to build a pro-housing political alliance.
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