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Heidi Linck is a multimedia artist based in the Netherlands. Her work explores the poetic dimension of neglected spaces and their capacity to convey a sense of loss while opening up potential forms of imagination. The encounter between collective and individual memory is expressed in both her works on paper and her photographs of models: […]
Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527 – c. 1607) was a Renaissance architect from the Netherlands, best known for his printed works. In 1604, he published his most renowned tome, which offers a rich visual exploration of the possibilities of linear perspective in the depiction of architectural space, drawing inspiration from Serlio’s Seven Books of Architecture. […]
The ghorfas (in arab غرفة [ghurfa], meaning “room”) are common granary chambers found mostly in southern Tunisia and certain areas of Libya and associated with Berber populations. In more recent times, they have also been used as dwellings. They consist of barrel-vaulted rooms measuring 4 to 5 metres in length and 2 metres in height, […]
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Giuseppe Pagano was a central figure in Italian architecture of the first part of the 20th century. Along with his practice as a rationalist architect and his political engagement, which led him to leave the Fascist Party, join the Resistance, and later be deported to Mauthausen, he devoted part of his life to documenting Italian […]
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Following our previous look at an opening for assistant professors at the University of Southern California, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for an Experienced Landscape Designer or Landscape Architect / Project Manager at Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects. The role, based in New York City, calls for candidates with a minimum of five years of professional experience, including demonstrated project-management responsibility. Candidates should have experience across all project phases, the firm adds, from conceptual design through construction administration, with particular emphasis on developing and coordinating construction documents. Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center for Hudson Valley Shakespeare. Image credit" Jason O'Rear Why the role interests us The open role at Nelson Byrd Woltz comes at a time when the firm has been involved in several high-profile projects across the United States. Earlier this year...
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Keeping on with the construction photos of the St. Regis Hotel under its temporary name “the Astor Building”… Unlike my previous dive into the construction photos of the Equitable Trust Building on Broad Street, the main sequence photos here (which are numbered and dated) begin with the superstructure steel being erected. There are two foundation […]