ICYMI, Sean Joyner connected with Wandile Mthiyane, for an in-depth discussion about the work he’s been doing with Ubuntu Design Group and how he is fighting to undo the architectural effects of systemic racism in South Africa.
papd encouraged Wandile to "Keep up the good work!". Further they were of the opinion that "This is what AIA and its licensed members should be doing expanding architecture to the masses to solve housing issues brought about by historical exclusionary policies;pushing architecture to reflect underlying population demographics."
Plus, both Sean and Antonio Pacheco explored the world of post-COVID architecture and design, whether it be "concerning the return to work" or Senior Living Facilities. One thing Douglas Wittnebel was positive about "there is a real need for more research findings on air quality and air distribution within enclosed spaces"!
A post featuring Villa Tonden by Amsterdam-based architects HofmanDujardin, led to some chatter around; roof detailing, "the roof / wall intersection" and dealing with "water and snow drifting". Non Sequitur guessed the project used "wood cladding as rain-screen" with "the entire exterior substrate surface" covered "in 2-ply mod roofing membrane" and was personally "more worried about the centre roof valley." Though, as b3tadine[sutures] noted, despite the clever photography if you "zoom in close enough you can see what appears to be a separation at the valley, perhaps a membrane gutter/slope to a drain?"
randomised provided a couple of other examples with similar detailing adding "They basically wrap the thing in epdm rubber and cover it with slats...there will be hidden gutters obviously. We don't need to worry about snow drifting".
Someone developed an interface for viewing publicly available information published by SBA (USA Small Business Administration) that has been sorted according to the North American Industry Classification System code for the architecture industry, based on filings under NAICS CODE: 541310 for “Architectural Services.” thisisnotmyname pointed out
"A cool thing about PPP is that it penalized firms where big portions of the staff was working in the office improperly as 1099 contractors."
The news that Architectural Association had fired Eva Franch i Gilabert, generated lots of discussion. Ɯɥɐp wasn’t surprised "She’s certainly intelligent, charismatic, and is very opinionated and a woman….not things the establishment usually does a good job at digesting unfortunately...she was definitely a far cry from the days of Shirdel/Kipnis, Mostafavi, or Brett Steele running the show and maybe I don't understand why that wouldn't be a good thing." Gregory Walker found it noteworthy that the "students of the AA comprised the majority of their community who voted 'no confidence'...80% voting against is really hard to dismiss." Yet, as Donna Sink understood it "a majority of students had voted that they didn't feel confident (or something similar) in the direction of the AA no matter *who* was leading it."
So perhaps as drinks_at_avec critiqued, the real issue is neoliberalism and current state of architectural pedagogy "which is itself only a preparation for the enormously widespread systemic exploitation of architectural and design labour".
On the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act some Nectors’ debated, mere accommodation vs universal accessibility-design. As tduds summed up "ADA is about doing the bare minimum to check boxes, newer philosophies are more about performance, and less prescriptive. Personally I think that's a step (I mean ramp) in the right direction."
Inhabiting The Abstract by Louiza Chilian and West LA Campus by Miaoxin Wang are just two of the latest top images (in no particular order) from the Archinect Pinterest board Student Work.
David Sharpe, an influential educator and architect, passed at age 91. timbosanoz was lucky enough to work under him "at SOM for many years...RIP, my good friend!"
Orhan Ayyüce published some thoughts on Housecleaning For Architecture. square. was particularly taken with and could relate to the language about killing your heroes.
Back in June, Eric Knight was working on "Logo Design for Architecture Firm" while Xavier Houston shared desk views of his "$250 Home Workspace".
Have you checked out ‘The Black Barn’, Laney LA’s, 2020 AIA | LA award winner?
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Will Hunter, a founder of the London School of Architecture (LSA), announced plans to step down as the chief executive of the institution.
The Tulane University School of Architecture named designer, historian, and architect Edson Cabalfin, PhD as the new Director of the school's Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (SISE) program.
Donna Sink was looking for the skinny on radon and wondered "Am I just being a conspiracy theory weirdo about this?"
gwharton suggested a sort of middle-ground "Radon is a bit like asbestos: there is a real long-term health danger associated with exposure to it, but the regulations surrounding dealing with it are absurdly overblown in proportion to the actual danger." However, Wood Guy, rcz1001 and others advised against complacency "Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the US." On a related note in Karl-Erik Larson’s experience "when you start testing for Radon you start to realize how much the air in your home changes day to day... and also if you have any cracks in your floors or foundation. Once we sealed the floor cracks with caulk the levels significantly improved and the fans worked better to remove the air below the slab."
JLC-1 started a brief discussion about whether LEED is "still a thing? haven't heard of it in a while". Everyday Architect answers "yes and no. Yes, it is still a thing and some clients still want it, and some firms still push for it. No, in that I think it was largely a fad and there are far fewer numbers of projects getting registered".
At least in whatever liberal utopia archanonymous lives/works it is because "We are beyond LEED at this point, some clients care to get their buildings certified, some don't. Most are carbon-neutral and use all kinds of passive strategies, but don't need a checklist to tell us that." 5839 provided some fascinating insight regarding the drop "Besides the recession, the switch to v4, and a general decrease in interest in LEED...USGBC changed some rules...When the rules changed to no longer require LEED experience prior to testing, that whole industry collapsed and the number of projects getting registered decreased."
Inspired by an ad for an entry level position at CookFox, ArchiTravel questions whether 43k is an acceptable starting salary in NYC, especially at a relatively big/good firm. Both square. and sp429 think the # a bit-if not terribly low. Similarly, Nevah-Wen comments "Yikes. I graduated in 2005, and my offers from Vinoly and Fox & Fowle were for $38K and $45K respectively. Inflation adjusted, that would be $50,000 and $59,500 in today's dollars."
Finally, Dangermous clarified "43K in NYC is not just low, its illegal. Seriously. It is below the legal minimum wage for salaried employees (58.5K)".
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