The latest Cross-Talk focused on Criticism. Anthony Morey kicked things off
"Does criticism today have a role in architecture at all? At least, does the version of criticism that exists today have a role? ...There is no real criticism in architecture today; it has vacated its own integrity for the sake of visual relevance."
Thayer-D chimed in "Wonderfully clear and thoughtful. This is the kind of analysis that everyone can understand. Hopefully this can begin to bridge the gap between so many who love architecture without the semantic jungle that passes for criticism robbing them of a voice."
Later, Clemens Finkelstein began to "unpack a fundamental error in architectural criticism brought about by this lackadaisical state: the confusion between criticism and critique".
Responding to the From the Ground Up entry on Philip Johnson, Donatello D'Anconia wrote "Thank you for including this insight into the architect's financial capital...With knowledge of Johnson's fortune, it is no great curiosity he had the possibility to construct his first building down the street from his academic halls."
As part of the ongoing fallout from architecture's #metoo moment; the AIANY Board of Directors revoked their 2018 Design Awards from Richard Meier and Peter Marino. Also, the Architectural League revoked Meier’s honorific status as a Life Trustee of the League.
As kikkidy contended "when a creation is directly informed or inspired by real life sh*tty behavior, that's probably when you should consider discarding the work.
Episode 119 of Archinect Sessions, “Unzoning” featured Mike Eliason on the podcast, Seattle-based Project Manager at Patano Studio and proponent of Passivhaus, Baugruppen, and a car-free cycling life. Long-time Archinectors may recognize him by his username holzbox, OP to a forum favorite minimal details."
To Marc Miller "The last 15 minutes or so were the most fascinating".
Over at New York Magazine, Justin Davidson tried to explain How Can It Take 15 Years and $32 Million to Build a Neighborhood Library?
won and done williams felt it was an "Interesting read, but definitely written from the architect's perspective. Yes, bureaucracy within City, State, and Federal government is very much to blame, but the Steven Holls of the world are equally culpable selling visions they know their clients cannot afford. I know - I've worked with the likes of them before."
A proposal submitted by Frank Gehry and celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck was selected for the redevelopment of the iconic Gladstones site. Orhan Ayyüce defended the project "Perfectly good design for Gladstones which currently a haphazardly put together pile of greasy bad sea food and buildings of a tourist trap. Looks like Gehry is turning it to a better designed fishermen's wharf for more greasy tourists and more of a sea food trap. What do you expect? He is delivering exactly what it could be."
The American Institute of Architects [...] reported that architecture firm billings rose for the sixth consecutive month in March, although the pace of growth slowed modestly from February. Per AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, PhD. "Business remains strong in the South and West, and firms with a residential specialization continue to set the pace."
The SculptureCenter in Long Island City, NY by Andrew Berman Architect and One Kearny in San Francisco, CA by The Office of Charles F. Bloszies are just two of the projects to be found in the latest roundup of top images from the Archinect Pinterest board Old+New.
Orhan Ayyüce penned a short editorial on the "importance of architecture". However, sameolddoctor begged to differ "this kind of self-importance is but one of the reasons the general public think that architecture is useless."
Recently, Dana Krystle worked on "Architecture Sketch _ 3". Meanwhile facundo arana apparently finished working on, Casa ES.
Log 42, guest edited by Bryan E. Norwood, was released. This Winter/Spring 2018 issue "is a critical observation of those phenomenologies that reflects architecture’s and society’s increasing awareness of the sociocultural richness to be had in diversity".
Hope Daley began highlighting all the excellent opportunities on Archinect Jobs, at firms wholly run by women, or founded/owned or partnered by women.
Sir Apple Chrissy continued the series plattenbau rad, for which each chapter of Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (KAT) and a few paragraphs form Theodor W. Adorno's Negative Dialectics (ND) are ripped off and modified.
Professor Francesca Hughes (an architectural theorist, educator, and specialist in architecture’s transforming relationship to technology) was appointed as the new Head of the University of Technology Sydney’s School of Architecture.
Another option if you are looking for work (especially relevant given one the later referenced discussion threads), consider applying to work as either; a University Architect (with at least 7 years experience) at CSULB in Long Beach, CA. Or, a Production Architect (with at least 5 years experience) in Eugene, OR at the U of O - Office of Design & Construction.
sdonnelly kicked off the Final Countdown, to the last days of the semester at Taubman College, meaning "two years down and one to go" on their journey to a joint Masters of Architecture / Master of Urban Design.
Thread Central discussed background checks and client selection, "Specifically, to see if they have sued any previous architect?" Miles Jaffe argued it isn’t suspicious to ask for references "He might very well ask for your references. It also puts him on notice that you won't take any bullshit." Interestingly Non Sequitur shared "this has come up recently in our office because, being Canadian, we have a steady stream of applicants from conflict regions. All of us require basic security clearance just to have access to projects while others (such as yours truly) need secret level."
Donna Sink started a thread after learning Brad Pitt is "spending time" with Neri Oxman. accesskb was "sick of seeing her face and Brad Pitt's name in almost every other link or site you visit?" reacting to some photos that were posted jamesaleisterbarcelona opined "don't know why but they both visually give me the David Fincher/Fight Club/Tyler Durden-Maria Singer vibe."
tttt a recent BA graduate and new worker, has recently been diagnosed and thus is looking for help finding the "Least stressful role for someone with an architecture background". randomised helpfully pointed out "So far I've never met a stressed out government official or spec writer." Although some suggested a move towards detailing and "shop drawings", mantaray countered "move further away from anything where the bag rests with you -- ie, NOT shop drawings (where...because the buck stops 100% with you, if you draw something wrong it immediately gets built wrong and you're left holding the bag)." That or "plan examiner". Many others similarly referenced "Government" work or "facilities offices" of some kind.
Reading Design (an online archive of critical writing about design) published; Feminist Architecture A-Z by Jane Rendell.
h/t @Elise Hunchuck
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