As a reminder of the ever-pressing importance of designing accessible high-quality housing, the AIA Housing Awards recognizes some of the best new projects in single-family homes, multifamily residential structures, and specialized housing across the U.S. This year, for their... View full entry
The Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei will have three new exhibitions coming to Los Angeles this fall. In what will be his first substantial showing in the city, Weiwei will be taking over the Marciano Art Foundation, The Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, and the UTA Artist Space on Sept 28th, Sept... View full entry
Out of 334 nominated recent grad projects, 40 of them have been shortlisted for the second edition of the Young Talent Architecture Award. Organized by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe with the support of Creative Europe, the YTAA distinguishes top-notch graduation projects from European... View full entry
A flowing, connected interior—once a fringe experiment of American architectural modernism—has become ubiquitous, and beloved. But it promises a liberation from housework that remains a fantasy. — The Atlantic
In his piece for The Atlantic, Ian Bogost takes a closer look at the evolution and challenges of what has become a mainstay in American home design (and redesign) from Wright to Neutra to HGTV: the open-plan kitchen. Or, as Bogost calls it, a "prison without walls." View full entry
With the cloud being increasingly lifestyled and infrastructured into a range of everyday social and economic practices and processes, data centres continue to grow in size. Far from a massive database in the sky, it is the planet’s surface and our everyday lives that are gradually being colonised by the cloud. — Failed Architecture
This piece by Alexander Taylor, a social anthropologist at the University of Cambridge, looks back on the evolution of data center infrastructure, which continues to grow larger as our everyday lives become increasingly influenced by cloud computing. View full entry
In order to demonstrate the capabilities of a new nanorobotic system, French scientists have built a "microhouse" that sits on the cleaved end of an optical fiber.
The diminutive home was built by a team from the Femto-ST Institute in Besançon, France, using the new μRobotex nanofactory system. That setup utilizes a robotically-controlled ion gun and a gas injection system, operating within a large vacuum chamber, to assemble microstructures on the tips of optical fibers with extreme accuracy.
— New Atlas
The 'Tiny Houses' trend is so passé—Micro Houses are all the rage now. This charming nanobungalow built by the French Femto-ST Institute sits on a plot measuring only 300 by 300 micrometers. Credit: FEMTO-ST InstituteAll you need to get started on your own fun projects is a large vacuum... View full entry
Prepare yourself for this week's Clerkenwell Design Week – starting today, and running until late on Thursday night, it is known equally for its showcase of design as its after-dark networking. Amongst this lie talks and walks, which make the most of the May light and weather, and rounding out... View full entry
The House of the Beautiful Courtyard at Herculaneum and the House of the Cryptoporticus in Pompeii will each be the site of a new installation by artist Catrin Huber, as part of a Newcastle University project designed to create a new dialogue between contemporary art, Roman wall painting and archaeological remains. — Apollo Magazine
Expanded Interiors at Herculaneum. Photo: Amedeo Benestante."By investigating two distinctive Roman houses, our project sets out an exchange of knowledge between old and new," the Expanded Interiors project website explains. "We are exploring what Contemporary painting and site-specific fine-art... View full entry
Harvard GSD recently announced the Loeb Fellowship Class of 2019. From architects to journalists to public policy makers, the fellowship invites a group of outstanding mid-career practitioners for a year of independent study at the school. The latest group of Loeb Fellows were selected for... View full entry
That we are now starting to get to grips with PoMo architecture’s controversial legacy is welcome, not least because other important buildings have already been destroyed, and others are threatened. [...]
Today the worlds of design and conservation are more closely allied than before. But even as this latest batch of postmodern buildings has won protected status, it is worth noting that important brutalist buildings are still excluded from the roster.
— The Guardian
Commentary by Catherine Croft for The Guardian on Historic England's recent selection of 17 postmodern buildings to be listed as heritage without extending the same love to important examples of the brutalist school. Recently received Grade II listed status: Judge Business School, University of... View full entry
Danchi—which translates literally to "group land" but has come to refer to Japan's public housing blocks—emerged in the 1960s as the country was faced with rapid modernization and urbanization. A period of high-growth, the government built these apartment complexes in many suburban areas to... View full entry
The Tuscon based D.U.S.T, was profiled in a recent Small Studio Snapshot. Thayer-D commented "This aesthetic seems to work well in desert like climates." which makes sense since D.U.S.T explained their approach as "doing our best to respond to the dreams, goals and desires of our clients and to... View full entry
Planning ahead for another busy week in Los Angeles? Bustler put together a snappy list of architecture and design events happening around town. Our event picks for this week are: the opening reception for 2x8: Interlaced; a screening of artist Jill Magid's film, “The Proposal”... View full entry
After months of hard work reviewing submissions, selecting content, editing, designing and working with the best printers in the industry, we're excited to announce the second issue of Ed, "Architecture of Disaster," is now available for purchase. If you're an annual subscriber, your copy has... View full entry
Wondering what architecture and design events are happening around New York City? Bustler rounded up a snappy list of event recommendations worth checking out. This week's picks are: a book signing with designer Naoto Fukasawa, the Cooper Union's 2018 Student Exhibition, and... View full entry
