Ryan Scavnicky, who you may recognize from his meme-laden Instagram, or from his Extra Extra feature series here on Archinect, has launched his YouTube channel featuring reviews on the architecture of video games. Ryan Scavnicky at work Ryan's comparison of Super Mario's repeating... View full entry
The A&AePortal developed by Yale University Press, with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, offers "an authoritative e-resource featuring important works of scholarship in the history of art, architecture, decorative arts, photography, and design" that includes out-of-print titles... View full entry
Last month, Archinect reported on the recently completed “Preparedness Assessment Tool” developed by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) that aims to offer guidance for how existing spaces can be converted for temporary hospital use during the COVID-19 pandemic. The... View full entry
Designer and educator Omar Khan has been appointed as the new Head of the Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture. Khan is currently the chair of the Department of Architecture at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Khan is also a co-principal, with Laura... View full entry
Architect and educator Jennifer Yoos, FAIA has been named as the new Head of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota. Yoos is the principal and CEO of Minneapolis-based architecture practice VJAA. She is also an alumna of the University of Minnesota and the Architectural... View full entry
Dutch architects UNStudio have recently completed the top-to-bottom renovation and re-skinning of an existing office tower in Seoul for corporation company Hanwha. The eye-catching project is notable due to the fact that the extensive renovation and re-cladding were executed while... View full entry
“This is an opportunity to think in new ways, but people will still want to live close to transit,” [Dr. Richard J. Jackson] said.
The challenge for developers will be marrying density with safety, which will now require an interdisciplinary approach [...]
— The New York Times
The New York Times takes a look at the potential impact the coronavirus pandemic could have on the future of transit-oriented development in the United States. Transit use has fallen drastically during the lockdown period, while many high-profile figures, including New York Governor Andrew Cuomo... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has published a tool designed to help make the re-inhabitation of existing buildings take place more safely as the initial round of nationwide shelter-in-place directives begins to fade away. According to an announcement published by AIA, the... View full entry
The patent-pending BioVYZER has already raised $124,341 in funding on Indiegogo which is significantly higher than the original goal of $7,104. The protective shield uses powered air purifying technology through N-95 filtration and offers protection to the users entire face. According to... View full entry
While many in architecture have been contributing to the production of PPE, Berlin-based art collective Plastique Fantastique has taken a unique approach to the traditional face mask. While not the first solution that covers the whole head, the iSphere takes on the form of its title, surrounding... View full entry
The Quayside project developed for the Toronto waterfront by Alphabet-backed Sidewalk Labs has been officially called off. In a Medium post announcing the death of the project, Sidewalk Labs CEO Daniel L. Doctoroff writes that the economic collapse that has resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic... View full entry
Back in early March, it was announced that the Board of Directors of the School of Architecture at Taliesin (SOAT) had turned back a decision it made in January to shut down following a protracted tenancy dispute with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. In a press release announcing the... View full entry
The Belgian artist Wim Delvoye says that officials at Notre Dame cathedral, which was destroyed in a fire in April last year, have so far snubbed his proposal to rebuild the spire of the gutted medieval landmark. “The longer the French wait to decide—or to start a competition—the more they will need to rely on my technique and design [involving] laser-cut Corten steel,” he says. “They are going to discuss [the spire design] for ten years.” — The Art Newspaper
According to The Art Newspaper, the National Commission for Architecture and Heritage is due to give its recommendations relating to the spire to the Ministry of Culture later this year and a decision on the final design is expected to come next year. Late last month, the Notre Dame... View full entry
Before the coronavirus crisis, the drive-through had been fast losing status, often deployed as a symbol of obesity and the worst of car-dependent urban design. In many cities, it had been subject to outright bans. The drive-in, meanwhile, is nearly extinct, with just a few still operating in Southern California.
But during the pandemic, drive-throughs have become a weird sort of societal glue. And the drive-in has been reconsidered.
— The Los Angeles Times
Writing in The Los Angeles Times, journalist and critic Carolina Miranda takes a look at the renewed significance of drive-thru and drive-in spaces in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Miranda writes, "Their architectural standoffish-ness, in which vendor and client interact largely... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has outlined the initial phases of new strategic and climate action plans. In a recent virtual meeting that took place between April 14 and 17, leaders of the organization convened to outline guiding principles for AIA's next five years. The AIA... View full entry
