Another edition of eVolo Magazine's popular-as-ever Skyscraper Competition has come to a close. The yearly ideas competition invites entrants to submit their most creative skyscraper designs that also rethink vertical architecture and its relationship to the built and natural environments.From a... View full entry
The buildings were constructed and built by the Chandler Family. The different sections of the block have different cornerstones set by succeeding generations. – at Los Angeles Times — Twitter
With the news that Patrick Soon-Shiong is moving the LAT’s newsroom from its historic HQ, to El Segundo, Ben Welsh Editor @LATdatadesk took readers on a wander through the interlocking buildings, at 1st and Spring. https://twitter.com/palewire/status... View full entry
We've just received some more photos of Edoardo Tresoldi's surreal wire mesh installation that debuted at Coachella this weekend. For more information about this project, check out our initial post. Enjoy. View full entry
A homeowner in a housing complex in London with Grenfell-type cladding has been told the value of her £475,000 home has collapsed and is now just £50,000.
Galliard Homes, the developer of the 11-block complex in New Capital Quay in south-east London, is facing a £30m-£40m bill to replace the cladding and is locked in a legal dispute over who should pay.
— The Guardian
The New Capital Quay development—home to about 2,000 residents—is believed to be the largest private development to have flammable cladding after the 2017 Grenfell fire tragedy that killed 71 people, The Guardian reports. The apartments are now considered unsellable. View full entry
Design lies at the heart of both architecture and software. People continuously try to define what design is (which maybe means designers are not good at designing design), and the reason is perhaps because there is no single type of design but several. Here I’m going to talk about three that are relevant to both architects and fintech: blueprint-based design, recipe-based design, and systems design. — fastcodesign.com
David Galbraith, previously featured in our Working Out of the Box series, explores what financial technology can learn from architectural design by diving into three design types. Galbraith has worked for Norman Foster and Fisher Park, and is currently a partner with Anthemis Group, a VC... View full entry
European plane-maker Airbus has announced it is to develop lower-deck passenger modules that sit inside the cargo hold.
In a press release Tuesday, the firm said it was partnering with Zodiac Aerospace to build the compartments, complete with sleeping berths for passengers.
Airbus said the intention is to receive formal approval from aviation bodies by 2020 with the first installation to be made on an A330 aircraft.
— cnbc.com
Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace are creating sleeping modules that would be interchangeable with regular cargo containers. This would give airlines the flexibility to reconfigure their cargo on layovers or turnarounds. Their first mock-up was reportedly well received by airlines. Take a look in... View full entry
New Investigations in Collective Form, an exhibition at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, presents a series of design experiments by The Open Workshop, a Bay Area design research office founded by architect and urban designer Neeraj Bhatia. The Open Workshop: New Investigations in... View full entry
Kohn Pedersen Fox and Heatherwick Studio had the winning bid to design Changi Airport's new Terminal 5 in Singapore. Their team – which includes Architects 61, James Corner Field Operations, The Fountain Workshop, Speirs + Major, Lichtvision Design, and Bruce Mau Design with... View full entry
After revealing the winners of the year's best new library buildings, the American Institute of Architects today presented its annual list of the best schools and learning centers. The Institute's Committee on Architecture for Education selected eight projects to receive Awards of Excellence... View full entry
In 2016, a Manhattan crane collapse in Tribeca killed one person, seriously injured two others and left another with minor injuries. Workers were trying to secure the crane against winds by lowering the boom when the crane collapsed to the ground. The accident was caused by a series of operator... View full entry
"Are architects at risk of losing their relevance to the client?" asks Beatriz Ramo in her contribution "Sympathy for the Devil" for MONU's issue #28 that we devote to the topic of "Client-shaped Urbanism".
(Bernd Upmeyer, Editor-in-Chief, April 2018)
— http://www.monu-magazine.com/news.htm
“Are architects at risk of losing their relevance to the client?” asks Beatriz Ramo in her contribution “Sympathy for the Devil” for MONU’s issue #28 that we devote to the topic of "Client-shaped Urbanism". We consider “clients” to be crucial participants in the shaping and creating... 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. This week's picks include a lecture by Andrés Jaque of the Office for Political Innovation, a discussion about Peter Cook's “Architecture is Weird”... View full entry
Formerly known as the Solar Carve tower, the new High Line-hugging commercial building by Jeanne Gang has officially topped out. The 10-story glassy building was shaped by the firm's strategy of studying the sun's angles to prevent shadows but increase natural daylight and view inside. Get a better look in the new renderings and construction photos released by developer Aurora Capital. — 6sqft
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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 include book discussions for “The Moderns: Midcentury American Graphic Design” and “Richard Filipowski... View full entry
On the lookout for a new job? Archinect's Employer of the Day Weekly Round-Up can help start off your hunt amid the hundreds of active listings on our job board. If you've been following the feature on our Facebook, Employer of the Day is where we highlight active employers and showcase a... View full entry
