Are you looking for an architecture job with a solid number of years under your belt? With enough experience to lead when necessary and the skills to navigate working under senior staff, intermediate-level staff is essential to the workflow of an office. This week we have rounded up some amazing... View full entry
Developer HFZ Capital gives us our first view of the amenities at Bjarke Ingels’ High Line-facing XI condo/hotel project. See renderings of the swanky amenity space located within the development’s skybridge. The double-height podium bridge, which connects the asymmetrical, twisting towers, will have a retractable movie screen, private wine tasting room, bar, and library. — 6sqft
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The architect behind 53 West 53rd wanted the tower to be synonymous with New York City, to be a building that couldn’t easily be slipped into another skyline.
“A worldwide catastrophe today is the number of buildings that are parachuted because they were preconceived. Offices, housing, shopping malls all look the same,” Jean Nouvel told The Real Deal, translated from French.
— The Real Deal
Mini video interview with 53W53 'MoMA Tower' architect Jean Nouvel, produced by The Real Deal. 53W53: Jean Nouvel's "New York" Building. Video via The Real Deal on YouTube.The 1,050-foot luxury tower topped out a few days ago and ranks now—along with Renzo Piano/FXFOWLE's New York Times... View full entry
Considered long overdue, a bid to award Glenn Murcutt with RIBA's prestigious Royal Gold Medal Award has garnered the support of a group of leading architects. The petition, which has been signed by almost 90 professionals, has esteemed colleagues such as Richard Rogers and Piers Taylor going to... View full entry
This Saturday, June 30, 2018 from 6:30-10pm the A+D Museum will unveil The Assembly. The Assembly is a new tradition; it is a gathering. This approach to exhibition openings is an expression of the museum's mission to join together a diverse group in celebration of different disciplines of design... View full entry
The coffee lid’s entire purpose is to prevent the loss of coffee due to movement of the cup, but it still must have a penetration to enable drinking.’ — NYT
Back in April, Sam Anderson highlighted a sentence from 'Coffee Lids: Peel, Pinch, Pucker, Puncture' (Princeton Architectural Press, 2018, Page 24), for the series New Sentences. Any Archinectors read the book? If so share your thoughts in the comments below. View full entry
Last week Archinect profiled Denver-Based Paul Andersen for a Small Studio Snapshot. Apple Chris liked what he read "nice interview...and a sense humor. the entire Pop paragraph is quotable". Five Rooms at the Landmark Gallery in the Chicago Cultural Center. Designed with Paul Preissner... View full entry
The Austrian branch of Penda reveals a residential high-rise for Tel Aviv defined by arches and cascading terraces. The design responds to the broad display of the city’s Bauhaus era and responds to the city's climate challenges rather than opting for another glass tower. Tel Aviv Arcades... View full entry
Ford sees his teaching as a way to counter the troubled history of urban planning in America. “We've decimated cities that were built by the hands of African Americans [...],” he says. “Those decisions are made by people outside of those communities. There are a limited amount of people at the table to advocate for our communities.”
“I'm letting kids know we have a history of building spaces and places,” Ford adds.
— Rolling Stone
Michael Ford began his mission to introduce the architecture profession to underrepresented youth through hip hop over a year ago. As times goes on, his Hip Hop Architecture Camp initiative is growing as he tours the U.S. This new Rolling Stone article looks into what the kids learn during... View full entry
Something of an outsider architect, Fujimoto has never worked for another practice, which perhaps explains his firmly original approach. “I was scared of being rejected,” he says. “And if I had gone to work for another architect, they might have overpowered me because I was so easily influenced.” — The Guardian
In this review of the new “Sou Fujimoto: Futures of the Future” exhibition opening tomorrow at the Japan House, London, The Guardian's Oliver Wainwright chats with the now-46-year-old Fujimoto about his career and work — like his long-time interest in testing the limits of privacy and... View full entry
The first [journal] came out in 2016 and focused on the countryside and the movement of borders. The most recent, the fourth, titled Dark Matter, is about the invisible and illegal aspects of migration. One feature Christoph shows is a photo essay by Javier Corso, documenting the petrol smuggling trade between Nigeria and Benin. — It's Nice That
Christoph Miller, a founder of Migrant — one of the journals we are proud to feature at the Archinect Outpost — provides insights into the origins and intentions of his journal as it reflects the culture and politics of 21st century migration. View full entry
The NCARB has recently released new data outlining the current state of diversity within the architecture field. The results show that while diversity among licensure candidates is improving, the rate at which non-white individuals are discontinuing their pursuit of licensure remains high... View full entry
The UK’s largest practice, Foster + Partners, says it would consider moving its headquarters from London if Brexit meant it could no longer attract the world’s best architects [...]
Less than a quarter of the architects based at Foster + Partners’ huge Battersea head office are UK nationals – with around a half from EU countries. In total, the firm employs 1,061 staff in the UK including 353 architects.
— architectsjournal.co.uk
In an interview with The Architects' Journal, Foster + Partners managing partner Matthew Streets didn't rule out leaving London if attracting and employing "the globe’s brightest stars to maintain its position as world leaders" in a United Kingdom outside of the European Union became... View full entry
With construction officially underway and sales launching at 130 William Street later this month, it’s time to take a closer look inside the 800-foot skyscraper designed by David Adjaye. Interiors at the 66-story Financial District condo tower contain luxurious finishes made of materials... View full entry
Flames ripped through the celebrated Mackintosh building after it caught fire at about 23:20 on Friday. The blaze spread to nearby buildings, including the Campus nightclub and O2 ABC music venue, which suffered "extensive damage". The renovated Mackintosh library had been due to reopen next year. — BBC News