As part of an ongoing investigation of remote work, WFH, and alternative business models during this pandemic, Sean Joyner talked with Evelyn Lee, an architect, design strategist and Senior Experience Designer at Slack (previously) about her organization, Practice of Architecture and their focus on business continuity.
Plus, for the latest Studio Snapshot, Antonio Pacheco featured WOJR: Organization for Architecture a six-person "organization of designers" based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Despite the "black doc martins, black everlane, black uniqulo u, mix with some rick owens" fashion-aesthetics of the group photo, folks liked the work. Some even "approve(d)".
Most Archinectors reacted skeptically to the launch of JUPE's three types of shelter units: JUPE REST, JUPE CARE, and JUPE PLUS.
Though monosierra did point out this was "From the team behind Kasita. They seem to have at least built a network of collaborators and advisers including medical professionals" others were less measured. For instance Paul Puzzello wishes "designers would stop creating this shit! Or talk to the army corp of engineers first, or provide anomous and open source plans online and if the idea shifts the paradigm, good for the world!"
Professors and students have responded to the COVID-19 crisis with regional efforts such as #OperationPPE in Southern California. There are also firm-led efforts in Seattle. What about in your town or at your firm, any PPE design or fabrication success stories to share?
mrainville found it all very encouraging "So great to see architecture firms and the maker community stepping up and stepping in to fill a logistical gap in the supply chain. Thank you for doing what you can with what works for your firm and resources. Together we can get through this time."
As expected, bad economic news rolled in throughout the month of April. To help better understand the current and ongoing effects the COVID-19 and related economic impacts are having on the architecture industry Archinect launched a new Architecture Employment Survey. Later, Managing Editor, Antonio Pacheco highlighted some first-hand accounts from community-members in the COVID-19 Lay-off Thread.
With a new economic report from the United States Commerce Department indicating that housing construction has been massively impacted by the COVID-19-related economic crisis its no surprise that a new AIA report shows that architects who focus on residential projects are bracing for steep losses over the coming months. Meanwhile the AIA's March ABI registered a score of 33.3, dropping below 50 for the first time in half a year with new project inquiries falling to 23.8 while design contract executions to 27.1. The drops, according to the AIA, reflect the "largest monthly decline in billings" the group has seen.
In non-COVID-19 related news, The Los Angeles Times reported that a 43-story DTLA tower designed by Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects, has been redesigned to include a mix of residential and hotel units. spamdeleter has mixed feelings as they "will always appreciate more weird Australian architecture in the States" they also "Would prefer the city did something to curb these monstrous luxury highrises. what locals are they housing? this does nothing to mitigate our housing crisis"...
In a split decision with wide-ranging implications, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that states are not allowed to copyright their building codes or the annotations that provide guidance for those regulations. Everyday Architect was especially curious to see
"how this ruling shakes out in practice. Without reading the ruling or looking into it further, I'm assuming this wouldn't necessarily apply to ICC, right? It's not a state, and doesn't make the code law, it just provides the text which it should still be able to copyright". As well as how it could impact ICC v. UpCodes.
R.I.P. Iraqi architect Rifat Chadirji and William Menking co-founder of Architects Newspaper.
Bavilion in Punjab, India by Studio Ardete and Edible Schoolyard PS216 in Gravesend, NY by WORKac are just two of latest top images (in no particular order) from the board Learning Spaces.
Raya Ani mourned the loss of "a family relative - from my mother's side...For me personally and for Iraq's architecture and culture...Rifat Chadirj believed in liberating himself and the society from the conventional style and he believed in a style that could comprehend new changes. He was a critical part of Iraq's modern transformations in the fifties and sixties".
While Allison Barke made reference to a "Documentary and event production honoring the contributions to the architectural discipline of the women at Pratt Institute". Presumably referring to her involvement in 'Mistresses of Pratt'.
Lian Chikako Chang popped in to offer tips on the Three Easiest Ways to Protect Your Wellbeing During Your Shelter-in-Place.
Orhan Ayyüce reflected on the demolition of LACMA arguing that "Zumthor's LA County Museum’s design will have the whole park it sits on breathe better...The new curved museum will make all the buildings a medium-degree more important, if not bringing out their intended beauty."To which monosierra responded "the project has been in development for a good six years at least with strangely little to show to the public. The lowest point was probably the inexplicably amateurish renderings that were quickly scuppled in favor of those done by the Boundary. Architcture aside, the museum will live and die by Govan's vision of a museum without departments".
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Texas A&M University College of Architecture announced the appointment of leading educator, administrator and architect Dr. Gregory A. Luhan, AIA, as the new head of the Department of Architecture effective July 15, 2020. robertlee was disappointed "Ugh!...There are several professors of architecture at A&M with a better resume than Luhan."
Professors and students at PennState’s Stuckeman School joined the efforts of the worldwide additive manufacturing community in 3D printing face shields that could potentially be used by doctors, nurses and healthcare workers, who are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The RAIC Centre for Architecture welcomes Toronto-based architect Veronica Madonna as a full-time faculty member! Veronica is formerly a principal architect at Moriyama & Teshima Architects.
White_Snowman started a thread to collect examples of peoples Favorite building during commute? In Ottawa, Non Sequitur passes a lovely 1890 Queen Anne Revival. For archanonymous it's the Monadnock Building. Chad Miller shared pics of some of the scenic buttes and mesas viewable from his "bike ride into the office" outside of Grand Junction.
Similarly, Ancient Sheds wanted to see pics of the design moments that make you go mmmm.... revolutionary poet was recently impressed by Comisura Dental Surgery by Pablo Muñoz Payá Arquitectos especially "the pink countertop top cutting the marble...some serious slice ninja shit!". ɯɥɐp was digging the Xavier Corbero House. Both Sean Joyner and Chad Miller are suckers "for Glenn Murcutt's early stuff."
Finally, tagalong was in need of "Any help with leads / pointing in the direction of someone who might be able to assist with solutions/services" for Repairing board formed concrete for a house in Austin, TX area.
Based on personal experience proto suggested "the GC was f***ed the day he accepted the job...board formed is a thankless pursuit where only perfection is deemed success...i've been thru this before and multiple mockups doesn't even really guarantee anything since you ultimately get the single pour at getting it right. You could be successful and learn loads in all the mockups and then get just one oversight in the actual pour & you've got an oddity in the finish".
Wood Guy and others shared their own war-stories about the challenges of getting concrete right. bowling_ball "once made a GC tear down an entire board formed public building (beach washrooms) twice because their work sucked. TWICE. And they tried to sue but lost. We've never done it again."
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