Paul Petrunia visited Studio-MLA and appreciated its "dynamic interior urbanism...a kind of indoor campus greenhouse". They found a true "community hotspot". Orhan Ayyüce commented
"A lot of talented younger generation architects and landscape architects have been through her office. No wonder it looks like a school many new graduates would like to go. School of Mia. Thumbs-up."
Plus, alumnus Gabriel Nolle penned a second editorial weighing in on the future of School of Architecture at Taliesin (SoAT). He writes
"The establishment of Wright’s architecture school was built on an idea about community, learning through life experiences, and finding design inspiration from the world around us. That is the true heart of Taliesin. The Foundation may own Frank Lloyd Wright’s homes, but they do not own that heart; that has always belonged to the school and fellowship of former and current apprentices, students, and faculty."
Also ICYMI, it was reported this week that "the college formerly known as the School of Architecture at Taliesin will change its name and move summer classes to Cosanti and Arcosanti, with plans to try to make Cosanti its permanent home."
The Guardian published suggestions from health experts on how to improve hygiene standards in public restrooms, not only in light of the current pandemic but in preparation of the next one. At least one of which threadkillah IS NOT a fan of "sensor taps are the worst! alternating holding and waving my hands in front of the sensor with mounting frustration".
When Berlin-based art collective Plastique Fantastique released their plans for a transparent sphere (aka iSphere) to protect from COVID-19 et al., ‘Nectors referenced Walter Pichler, Co-op Himmelblau, Hans Hollein or Haus-Rucker-Co, in criticizing the rehash of old ideas.
As you probably expected the April ABI score was even worse than the preceding months, declining to 29.3, a new all-time low for the index. Thus it’s no surprise, that among responding architecture firms, 84%, indicated that they have applied for a loan through the PPP. Though the good news is that of those, 81% have already received their loan.
Episode 152 of Archinect Sessions, kicked off a multi-part 'Conversations with the Architecture Community' and others in the AEC industry. The discussion ranges from impacts of the stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus, to the toll it's taken on jobs and the economy.
Zaha Hadid Architects released photographs of the new ME Dubai hotel at the Opus by Laurian Ghinitoiu. citizen offered perhaps faint praise "Kudos on providing plans and sections from the grump who usually complains of their absence. This makes for much better analysis and experience of the project."
Gary Garvin felt Yazdani Studio's Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine (still under construction) is "Not just more sliding boxes as we have seen elsewhere, rather an integration of different elements, glass and solid planes, the solid box, curved roof, etc...What a satisfying composition, involved yet composed. Great engagement of the corner."
Architectural photographer Danica O. Kus shared their photos of Bernard Tschumi Architects’ Acropolis Museum in Athens. midlander was impressed "wow. there's something really compelling about an interior space that actually looks like an overreflective rendering. the photographer really brought out something remarkable i haven't noticed in other images of this project. i'm genuinely intrigued by this."
The Malt / Malt Whiskey Distillery in Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand by Ani Design Co.,Ltd and Royal College of Pathologists in London, UK by Bennetts Associates are just two of the latest top images (in no particular order) from the board Bricks & Stones.
In the last month or so, the architect/design community lost;
Back in May, Virginia Melnyk was working on a "knitted structure" aka CATenary HOUSE. While Mouna Naoui was taking "on the arctic's extreme climate".
An Archinect blogger provided a brief response to the updated five-year AIA Strategic Plan for 2021-2025.
His BLUF "could AIA take a less corporate language and call these policy words a Field Manual or something? This is a wartime FM. Get it out loud and clear." square added "love it...reading the statement the first time... banal corporate jargon. just more affirmation that the aia is incompetent and borderline useless for anything other than propping up the status quo. the lack of urgency is astounding."
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There were a slew of academic hiring announcements over last month or so.
b3tadine[sutures] had feelings regarding the Catholic University hire which he saw as "deeply problematic...the fact that a ‘serious’ University would find that someone that designs almost exclusively single family, classically styled residences, an appropriate fit to lead architecture students into the future." Though the thread ended up covering much of the standard “trads” vs “modernism” and religion vs not debate, some were just excited to see an actual "debate about architecture on archinect!...a debate from 1985 but nonetheless still a debate!"
civitas is curious whether there are Firms like Lacaton Vassal in the US? Specifically, meaning firms with "a focus on low-cost, low-tech, and high concept public builds".
monosierra argued they are a one of a kind firm "even in Europe. Maybe MASS Design has something of that low cost, low tech ethos...But MASS wouldn't say no to an opportunity to build". CodesareFUN suggested "David Baker in SF, Koning Eizenberg in LA, Landon Bone Baker in Chicago, and MAP in NYC" another poster, Brooks & Scarpa. Yet randomised countered "Sorry but none of the offices listed here are really comparable to the conceptual and material approach and inventiveness of Lacaton Vassal...Their work is rooted in a Social Democratic European context that puts people first, not the Hyper-Capitalism of the US".
EDS Architect kept questioning whether folks had recommendations for a "good website...that offers potential client referrals?" Non Sequitur got things going "The vast majority of our new clients come from referrals from other clients or contractors we currently work with". x-jla chimed in "Leads from lead services suck. Bad leads are a waste of my time." mightyaa agrees "with NS; those that use sites don't have network and usually haven't built before." The thread includes a great side conversation covering the relationship between "owner's reps" and CA services, the nuances of AOR vs CA liability, and serving as litigation support or as a QAQC and code consultant.
Finally, Thread Central talked about the new thumbs up/down aka like/dislike feature that was unveiled in May. Donna Sink shouted with excitement founder Paul Petrunia explained "We've been planning the comment reactions feature for a long time. I'm glad to finally get it out...I think it will provide a powerful new way for people to get a better idea about how their comments are received from members of the community." while reminding folks "you can set your preferences for reaction update notifications in your settings".
Some ‘Nectors started parsing and sharing their data with the likes of SneakyPete and Everyday Architect interested in easier access to the data "Even to just see on someone's profile the total number of up or down votes would be interesting...just wouldn't want to see the up/down vote total become a popularity contest".
Especially in light of the killing of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, I've been reflecting on @bambinoir's mini-thread asking who "active" and "open" streets are for and why we should demand more. She proposes "reimagining OS+ Vision Zero to mean zero Black lives lost to racist police killings & structural racism in public space".
As Kristen Jeffers (aka The Black Urbanist) explained in a chat with Streetsblog too often "when we get into these Vision Zero plans...we talk like we’re doing people a favor; we’re making streets safe! But then, in practice, we just use Vision Zero approaches to laser in on minor infractions in a way that hurts communities."
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