As part of the Archinect In-Depth: Licensure series, Niall Patrick Walsh gathered perspectives from Mike Armstrong, CEO of NCARB, Pascale Sablan, President of NOMA, architect and author Melvin L. Mitchell, writer and editor John Parman, architect and Professor Emeritus at George B. Johnston and Peggy Deamer author and Professor Emerita at Yale University.
Later, Kate Wingert-Playdon, Senior Associate Dean and Director of Architecture at Temple University, made the case for "always working in collaboration. That is a strong theme here at Tyler...so many good results in the built environment rely on good relationships, including well-conceived contracts…Respect is a big piece of collaboration. This is not to say that all design comes down to a contract; it is still about creative thinking. But a good contract isn’t just about business and law".
The_Crow felt the Snøhetta-led expansion for The Joslyn Art Museum was "pretty corporate tbh". What’s your take?
Folks were tickled by Frank Lloyd Wright's "goofy" elevations for his first independent commission, the historic 1894 Winslow House. As they are "a beautiful example of someone trying out new ideas."
Even ignoring the fact the project now won’t open in full until 2026, most were not happy with the latest (including a photo by Archinect founder Paul Petrunia) news on the David Geffen Galleries at the LACMA by Atelier Peter Zumthor. With jsarhitekt contending, "The space below the span over Wilshire looks and will likely be abysmal. A far cry from the bright and clean appearance depicted in the initial renders."
Noah Walker had a different take: "I run or drive by the LACMA almost every week so its been fun to watch the progress. Agree with others that the photo choice here is a strange one. Personally, I love the building! Its weird but LA is weird so it makes sense in a way and I'm happy they kept the Goff, another weird building."
Orhan Ayyüce thought Myron Goldfinger's personal New Mexico home, which recently listed for $1.69 million, was a "Nicely done expansive space". He also shared that a friend described it as "Adobe Airstream." Though taz quipped it was "More Quonset hut than airstream, no?"
Gary Garvin was quite impressed with the Community Production Center Las Tejedoras in Chongón, Ecuador, winner of the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) Cycle 5 Emerging Practice Award. Giving it "++++ Really, a casual yet distinctive building, uplifting, well designed."
Vertical Rainbow in Tokyo, Japan, by SAKO Architects and Hangzhou Deep Blue in Hangzhou, China, by GLA Design are just two of the latest top images (in no particular order) from the Archinect Pinterest board Glass.
R.I.P. Colin Fournier, who passed away at age 79.
Recently Soseh Yegyan "completed their “California Architect License, only CSE left!" While Vasilii Bantsekin has been working on a seemingly kinetic "GES-2. physical model."
OF. Studio posted details of their concept for a Fieldspace Museum of History and the Future in Turku City, Finland.
Over on her blog, Cristina Cotruta argued, "As architects, it is imperative that we embrace the emerging fields of AI and machine learning."
Looking for a new gig, maybe even something remote?
Studio Lourdes is hiring a Design Manager/Project Architect and Live Nation has openings for both a Director of Architecture and Design Manager. Otherwise, AIA seeks a new Manager, for Climate Action & Design Excellence.
The Cooper Union announced a return to tuition-free education for all undergraduate seniors starting with its Class of 2025 and says it is on track to be free to all students by the 2028-29 academic year. Donna Sink was pleased: "Hot damn is this good news!!!"
Three projects from researchers in the Stuckeman Center for Design Computing that focus on using mycelium were featured in the "Fungi Futures: Exploring Mycelium in Product Design and Crafts" exhibition in the gallery of the (con)Temporary CRAFTS STUDIO in Bremen, Germany, which opened Sept. 21.
Looking for work in academia?
The EPFL School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) has a Faculty Position in History of Architecture, plus a new Schindler Chair in the field of Sustainable Buildings and Regenerative Environments. The application deadlines for both are November, the 27th and 15th, respectively.
Otherwise, for something less continental, The South Dakota State University School of Design has two open positions for either an Instructor or Assistant Professor in Architecture. The good news is you can wait until January 3rd to throw your hat in the ring.
ICYMI, I did, back in August BulgarBlogger wanted to discuss Cartoon Sets. Despite the first couple of affirmative responses, they were still skeptical the younger generation knows/uses them. Maybe it is a regional thing since "in NYC, there seems to not be a big emphasis on this"? For those who didn’t understand the term, Chad Miller provides a definition along with a more and less serious example. Interestingly, Wilma Buttfit calls "the whole set cartoons…like I'll have the cartoons ready by Wednesday."
By October, therestwo was asking if anyone else was "noticing a drop in residential inquiries lately?" The short answer is "yes". Yet with some variability, with proto noting, "things are up where I am" and haruki adding, "No slow down in Los Angeles."
Later, justifyfairly wondered, "What did you learn from studio?" chris-chitect didn't offer up any deep takeaways but had 7 practical tips. Some other answers included "drawing skills", "model building" and other forms of making.
Finally, mookey needed advice on how to deal with a client who was refusing to pay. One tip poop876 had "in some states architects have lien rights so you could put a lien on his property." With gwharton confirming "This is a highly-effective tactic, if you are in a state which allows it."
The Los Angeles Review of Books published Cop Cities Mock Cities wherein Stuart Schrader explains: "The killings of Nichols and Tortuguita, taken together, elucidate what underpins cop city as a post-2020 phenomenon...Public approval is not the primary reason they are emerging. Instead, they are pushed as schemes to boost cities’ credit ratings and reconfigure neighborhoods or underutilized and disused zones, while also being fetishized and funded by corporate leaders eying the rising tide of anti-systemic discontent."
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