For 2022's first entry in the Thesis Review series, Katherine Guimapang highlighted Temples of Consumerism: Undertaking Thailand’s Political Tactics through Bangkok Shopping Mall by Syracuse University B.Arch graduate Pin Sangkaeo and her collaborative research partner Benson Joseph.
Theaster Gates' Serpentine Pavilion a 'Black Chapel' in London's Kensington Gardens, opened June 10th and runs through October 16th. archanonymous had to admit there's "Something about roof membrane as wall cladding really gets me going…certainly more poetics at play here than some other recent winners (BIG, SelgasCano) and for that I applaud it". Yet, many of the reviewers criticized it as "a bit too slick" with "strange commercial constraints" that "clipped the wings" of Gate’s concept.
Gary Garvin offered up a deeper reading "One of the greatest strengths of the building is how it focuses on and charges three elements, the bell, the whitish textured paintings, the oculus…Hear the bell, enter, see the light, the paintings. Stop, clear your head, and focus. The building will sing…Structurally it might look flimsy, at any rate not exciting. Another way to look at the structure is as perfectly adequate, all we need. There's a larger point in that about tempering our expectations and setting priorities."
aalamdararastu was quite taken with Iwan Baan’s photos of the new National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo.
"The soft, diffused lighting provided for the art work in all of the museum's display areas is one of the best features of this museum. The whole design is so clean and lets the art work be seen without any disturbance from the building itself or exterior views. I look forward to visiting it at first opportunity".
Both The_Crow and citizen believe the new 20,000-square-foot Children’s Institute (CII) campus in Los Angeles was "A great reminder of how FOG's best work is done on low budgets. This is beautiful, with nary a meaningless swoop in sight."
Rowan Moore is not a fan of the Selldorf Architects design for National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing redevelopment "It is an architecture of near-emptiness, the default style of international art-world good taste." monosierra didn’t seem surprised "the safe, elegant option…They deliver quality buildings on time and budget - just without the moments of wonder that riskier projects could deliver".
Later reallynotmyname lamented "Aside from some hospitality design for bars and hotel lobbies, there is no appreciation right now for any kind of dark or atmospheric interior…The idea that a building can have a sequence of spaces with varied lighting levels has been lost."
On a related note, KPF’s planned renovation of Roche-Dinkeloo's 60 Wall Street has come under fire from Docomomo US and NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). Eamez argued "60 Wall St is one of the great public spaces of Lower NYC…Too bad that everything that needs a minor cleanup just gets torn down and blandified" and reallynotmyname reported in from the recent LPC hearing, noting public comments were overwhelmingly against the proposal and "KPF was requested to come back at a later date with a revised design".
R.I.P. Wave House architect Harry Gesner, following a battle with cancer.
Kiku Obata & Company announced they've preserved the structural shell of a Gothic-revival-style church, for The Pulitzer Arts Foundation. In July, artist Jordan Weber presented a week-long public artwork and event series entitled All Our Liberations, however the official opening celebration for the Spring Church doesn't take place until October.
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UCL issued an apology and published a report on the decades-long investigation of misconduct at the Bartlett School of Architecture. Jose Bernstein who graduated from the Bartlett a few years ago shares
"I and so many of my peers remember our time at university as the worst period of our lives. For those who struggled with their projects, they were often met not with support, but with personal attacks in front of their peers and other esteemed professionals."
Texas Tech University appointed "Upe" Flueckiger as the new dean of the school, thus continuing the role he stepped into in an interim capacity last year.
The University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with Texas A&M
University, The City College of New York, KieranTimberlake, and Sika,
received ARPA-E HESTIA funding to design a carbon-negative, medium-sized building structures and develop a high-performance structural system for carbon absorptionand storage over buildings’ lifespan.
ICYMI, Donna Sink flagged "a fantastic guide containing advice for young architects…It is so, so good. Wonderful graphics, a selection of advice from many professionals at various career levels, some games, some quotes" by The Hustle Architect, known on twitter as @VitruviusGrind. It definitely had Jovan Millet's vote "This is without a doubt one of the best guides I've seen for young professionals..Invaluable advice" and citizen digs "that '70s graphic vibe!"
Chad Miller wants to use "corrugated ploycarb panels on a shed in my side yard...Any advice on the material would be appreciated." archanonymous offered up a sweet case study by PK Studio, LLC while SneakyPete suggested attaching "the panels with sex bolts or similar" so you can "remove the panels for a once a year thorough cleaning."
Finally, bobbray neccro’d a thread to ask some basic question(s) about window openings, jack (trimmer) studs and furring boards. Wood Guy took the bait "I don't like using Zip-R sheathing for several reasons and this is one of them…With conventionally-sized windows I would be fine with nailing through the Zip-R, but for oversized windows like yours I would probably use solid blocking" adding "Generally speaking, the other commenters are right; this is a forum for design pros, not for homeowners…You might try searching or asking at greenbuildingadvisor.com where this type of question is common."
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