Hannah Wood reflected on MoMA’s retrospective of Frank Lloyd Wright, ‘Unpacking the Archive’, in a conversation with architect, cultural historian and Wright scholar Mabel O. Wilson.

stevenvansteenhuyse "enjoyed this article for its challenging view of Wright's legacy as America's greatest architect, and how the MoMA exhibit has led to some reconsideration of that legacy. I particularly find compelling the author's statements regarding the back-office work of renderers and other practitioners"

Plus, Screen/Print #62: featured Jaime Omar Yassin on the GhostShip fire, artist gentrification and the long standing "criminalization of off-the-grid venues run by black and brown Oakland residents"

News

Six buildings made the shortlist for Carbuncle Cup 2017. Erik Evens argued "a special place in purgatory should be saved for the planners and architects who put that lumpy pile next to the incredible Battersea Station...That's an outrage."

French architect Manuelle Gautrand was named the 2017 laureate of the European Prize for Architecture. randomised approved "Really like her work so congrats, no two projects look a like and she is one of the few architects nowadays who know how to work with colour."

The U.S. Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale, titled 'Dimensions of Citizenship', revealed a line-up of the seven pavilion exhibitors. Orhan Ayyüce chimed in "Still hard to tell what's going on here. Clashing ideas, provocative propositions or, I hope not, safe bets? We shall see."

The August ABI score was 53.7, up from a score of 51.9 in the previous month. The new projects inquiry index was 62.5, up from a reading of 59.5 the previous month, while the new design contracts index eased somewhat from 56.4 to 54.2.

Richard Rogers challenged Prince Charles to engage in public debate over Britain’s built environment. won and done williams quipped "The 1980s called and wants its debate back." davvid added "Is there anything more extremely elitist than a future King of England lecturing us about proper style?...My guess is that Richard Rogers is more likely to support a diversity of styles that reflects a pluralistic and contemporary society."

Paper Mill Studios in London, UK by Gresford Architects and Min Hwi Jeong in Ulsan, South Korea by On Architecture INC are just two of the fantastic projects to be found on the latest Ten Top Images on Archinect's "Kitchen Spaces" Pinterest Board.

Firms/Work Updates

fictional\_/Christopher visited Asbury Park on the Jersey Shore. The photos/post made b3tadine[sutures] nostalgic "About the few things I miss from my old stomping grounds. I saw Baron Von Raschke there, even got him to spit in my direction" fictional\_/Christopher drew attention to the ongoing urban redevelopment "those blank lots are moving.  There is a hotel that has lines around the block on weekends at night, super posh"

Integrated design firm LPA Inc. has named Wendy Rogers, FAIA as chief executive officer, succeeding Robert Kupper, who served as CEO of the company for 30 years. Rogers joins a handful of women leading national architecture firms.

For those looking for work; Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects [LOHA] is hiring an Intermediate Architect to join their Detroit studio. Or Lake|Flato Architects has immediate openings for architects and designers (with 3-5 years of relevant work experience).

nugent_denise_ started a blog, to document Cavin Family Traveling Scholarship research, into the suburban condition, in London, Tokyo and  Buenos Aires.

School/Blogs

Pascale Vonier announced the 71:1 issue of the Journal of Architectural Education and as theme editor Ryan Smith notes, the issue "investigates architectural production from the perspective of its contingencies and influences on broader networks for which architecture has impact."

Heather Flood is the new Undergraduate Chair at Woodbury School of Architecture. Her work focuses on building foundation studios to impact the long-term success of students.

Discussions/Threads

The month of September saw a lot of great discussion around professional practice issues. Ranging from; How to value work for Long-term Equity development deal . . . , questions about "people complaining about the pay of an architect" and whether "it's common practice to be 100% billable vs. non-billable."

Regarding the later kjdt answered "There are published rules of thumb for billable % for various typical architecture firm roles...There isn't really an industry standard norm for partners...100% billable is pretty much impossible in reality". While chiming in on the former, stone advised "Hire an attorney...A couple of additional thoughts -- you will find that nearly all aspects of the deal between you and your old acquaintance is subject to negotiation. In the end, each party's % ownership should reasonably reflect both contribution to the project's success".

Finally, joeuk expressed gratitude. They start a "degree in just 6 days. I would just like to say a thank you to everyone on here who has helped me by responding to my threads. Some great advice and I cant thank you all enough." archietechie was impressed "Been a long while since we have a matured individual hanging around the place...welcome fam!"

Additionally

Back in 2015 Giovanna Borasi penned a text, ‘Another Way of Building Architecture’, recently republished. Using case studies to develop "a manual of alternatives",  Giovanna surveys the expanded-field, 

"AMO is an observation, UIG is a clinic, Art Net is a chatshop, ILAUD is a laboratory, IAUS is a halfway house, Global Tools is a crafts school, Lightweight Enclosures Unit is a bibliography, the Architecture Machine Group is an interface Forensic Architecture is an evidence agency, Take Part is a workshop, Kommunen in der Neuen Welt is a pilgrimage, the Architectural Detective Agency is an inventory, Design-A-Thon is a planning charrette, CUP is an urban educator, Corridart is a linear museum, ARAU is a resistance coalition, the Delos Symposion is a charter, AD / AA / Polyark is a bus tour, Anyone Corporation is a dialogue, Pidgeon Audio Visual is a lecture kit, and CIRCO is a thought exchange."