Antonio Pacheco, Managing Editor at Archinect, praised César Pelli's Quirky Corners. In particular the way they not only step in section, but

"also stepped in plan, adding subtly to the often extruded and repetitive floor plates common to this era’s tall buildings."

Plus, Sean Joyner identified some lessons a Broke Architecture Student Can Learn From the Work of Glenn Murcutt. Chemex shared "luckily saw a lecture by Glenn Murcutt early in my schooling...it always seemed like the way to go." raj took the opportunity to highlight some money saving tips for students, when it comes to model making and materials

"I always encouraged my students to do it as cheaply as possible without hurting the idea. Any professor that requires virgin materials, question!"

News

Denise Scott Brown was announced as the 2019 recipient of the Lisbon Triennale Millennium Lifetime Achievement Award and citizen offered their congratulations!

Archinectors discussed whether the 4-Day Workweek will Take Hold in Europe or elsewhere. whistler didn’t see the big deal as they

"have been running an office for 25 years and we have done a 4 day ( 10 hr days ) work week for 20 years...Of course I am in everyday but hopefully look to check out a bit more often as I edge closer to retirement."

NCARB released their annual data report which included several record-setting or near-record statistics. Particularly positive were improvements in gender equity and other diversity numbers! Yet, DesignGnome was more interested in plans for "working on better professional security and improved pay for a profession that takes over 12 years to become licensed."

A 254-bed student housing project, known as the Enclave and designed by Kirk E. Peterson & Associates, is planned for just across from Berkeley's People's Park. 2Drawing3D for one felt it was a

"Really unexpected design, but makes perfect sense in terms of LA and Berkley.  Mission Revival is already popular in the area with large Mexican influence while larger buildings make designed parking podiums the norm, though this podium was clearly excavated from the La Brea tar pits and reinterpreted by a theme park designer.   Old and new California, the Rainforest Cafe of student housing."

Gary Garvin found some older press wherein "The original project team said the building was inspired by Italian hill towns, Tibetan forts and the rock-cut architecture of Petra in Jordan."

Alexander Morley penned a lengthy response to criticism of Catesby Leigh, making the case for classical architecture and traditional design, in City Journal. As he explains "I am not arguing for a return to all traditional architecture...But...People want traditional buildings, and that's okay...Its baffling how there is a demand for this, and yet we keep."

According to AIA - ABI data, "A growing number of architecture firms are reporting that the ongoing volatility in the trade situation, the stock market, and interest rates are causing some of their clients to proceed more cautiously on current projects."

Long House in Cirencester, UK by Bureau de Change and Portland Playhouse in Portland, OR are just two of the latest top images (in no particular order) from the board Wood.

Blogs/Firms/Updates/Work

Everyday Architect revisited an issue they have covered frequently over the years, with an update

"So here we are, over 4 years past the point at which NCARB declared they had tackled the intern title debate...However, in spite of that, the Model Law still contains intern terminology, and we seem no closer to a dignified title that accurately describes the post-graduation, pre-licensure career stage. NCARB needs to finish sunsetting the term. I enjoy a good sunset as much as anyone else, but a 4-year-long sunset is getting a little too long."

Back in August, Raquel Vegas was working on "A mapping project looking at the geographic relationship of Schools, Crossing Guard Posts and Automobile Crashes during Arrival and Dismissal" along with a "smaller scale study on the neigborhood scale". While Manjinder Kaur worked on "Jeon Wala Library - a community center and learning space located in the heart of village Jeon Wala in rural Punjab, India."

Episode #131 of The Midnight Charette featured Christopher Hawthorne, the Chief Design Officer of Los Angeles. The group discussed his transition to becoming the city's first Chief Design Officer, how LA is preparing for the 2028 Olympics, strategies for solving LA's housing shortage, why multi-family projects in California often look the same, balancing community outreach and design, why Elon Musk's tunnel system is flawed, and much more.

Het Nieuwe Instituut published ‘Architecture of Appropriation. On Squatting as Spatial Practice’ which analyzes six locations through architectural drawings, interviews, and archival material to build up a record of past and current struggles, spaces, and oral histories.

There are a number of open Director level positions across the country. In locales ranging from; Greenville, SC, to Marina del Ray, CA and two in NY, NY. One working in the public sector, the other for the private sector.

School/Blogs

New York City College of Technology put out a call for mentors, for design and technical studios during the 2019 Fall semester. Remember these service hours are applicable towards AXP!

Longtime Archinector Quilian Riano, is the new associate director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) at Kent State University in Ohio.

For those looking for a gig in academia;

• The College of Design at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is seeking a leader for the position of Head of the School of Architecture. Interested? Review of applications will begin November 1, 2019.

• Otherwise, Rice School of Architecture, located in Houston, is accepting applications and nominations for two tenure-track faculty appointments at the assistant professor rank.

Discussion/Threads

LPGarchitect was looking for assistance designing a purely conceptual side project, with a seamless smooth facade of polycarbonate. Miles Jaffe took a strong position from the outset "Building out of plastic? FAIL." whereas taz suggested "Look at Jane's Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park by Jean Nouvel...Except I think the actual material might be acrylic, not polycarbonate." Others the Herzog & de Meuron’s Laban Dance Centre. Some wondered if polycarbonate was evidence of the rise of a sort of farm-chique?

liberty bell started a thread about detailing concrete control joints. Some folks thought her example used pavers and there were debates over kerf depth and wet rope-tooled or trowelled vs sawcut. Larchinect dropped by to point out/gloat "It’s worth noting, your resident archinect landscape architect, j-lax, accurately described what is pictured in the second post from the top. Fwiw the finish looks sandblasted, not broomed."

Finally, in the realm of school and mass shooting events, Will Galloway worried that the solution being accepted "is to design a school so that it resembles a training yard for urban combat, with shielding walls, curving plans that obscure lines of sight, and all of that….These are reasonable choices given the issue...BUT, what the hell does this mean? The message seems to be that we will now take avoidance of mass murder as the starting point for design."

senjohnblutarsky, is both a school designer and gun owner and in his opinion "Most of the measures are just ways for the school to show they attempted, in an effort to limit liability (just my opinion)." Later Susz argued "How to design a secure and protective yet a welcoming and nurturing environment for students is a seemingly contradicting delivery but here we are, needing just that. We definitely need to speak to these issues in the language architecture speaks."

Additionally

As part of Metropolis Magazine’s Chicago Architecture Biennial Preview, Anjulie Rao examined the work of Sweet Water Foundation and FICA (Community Rental Real Estate Fund). Both are developing an expanded definition of ownership, one that sees ordinary people at the center of development.