Congratulations! You've made it past the halfway mark of Archinect's 2019 Year in Review series where we revisit the biggest, and some of our favorite, stories in the news this year.
Let the binge reading continue — this was July:
↑ Kanye West is building domed housing in pursuit of breaking down class barriers
Oh Kanye. After some yet to be materialized YEEZY Home renderings surfaced in 2018, the artist and architecture enthusiast, for a brief moment in time, took a whack at solving the housing crisis (bravo) but ultimately underestimated the power of building permits (yikes).
↑ Burnout, and the Architecture Work Culture
While certainly not exclusive to the architecture industry, our community of students and professionals is finally beginning the long-overdue conversations about burnout, health effects, and the architecture work culture in general. Sean Joyner takes a closer look.
↑ Is it time to ban all-glass skyscrapers?
"Those who live in glass houses should not be surprised about their building's poor energy performance," goes an ancient proverb. In light of a new generation of sustainability-aware design, architects need to reevaluate the de facto all-glass-facade standard for tall buildings.
↑ Australian architects declare climate and biodiversity emergency
Architects worldwide are finally recognizing the existence of a global environmental and biodiversity climate emergency, and many national industry groups and local governments have joined an international declaration this year, including the UK, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and Australia among others.
If unfinished parametric transit projects in fishnets is your vice (we're not judging here), have a peep at the ZHA-designed King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Careful, these curves might be NSFW.
↑ 'So far, I see no difficulties:' Peter Zumthor comments on his revised LACMA proposal
The controversy around Peter Zumthor's amoeba makeover of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has grown to equally epic proportions as its $650m price tag. Still plenty of time to get that popcorn.
Prolific Argentinian-born architect César Pelli passed away at age 92 in July and left us with iconic tall buildings such as the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, New York City's World Financial Center, or the 777 Tower in Los Angeles. Read an ode to Pelli's quirky corners here.
↑ Architect Phil Freelon Has Passed Away
Acclaimed architect Phil Freelon, founder of The Freelon Group and a driving design force behind the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, also left us that month at only 66 years old. Listen to Archinect's 2017 podcast conversation with Freelon below.
↑ First solar road fails to live up to expectations
While not the only solar road in the world, the 1-kilometer trial stretch in northern France was certainly the first of its kind when it opened in 2016. Now it's the end of the road for the unenergetic project as the government pulled the plug. *cymbal*
Ever dreamt of ditching the cubicle life and switching from the construction plan-generating end to the receiving side as a hammer-swinging construction worker? Now's your moment! Fresh air and paid exercise included.
↑ How can paint dematerialize architecture?
If you're tired of always having to explain to your great-uncle Joe what exactly you're doing at that architecture firm you're now working at, show him these images instead. Be kind, and help him pick up his jaw from the floor.
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