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CONTEMPORIST
This Modern Home Was Designed Around A Split-Trunk Oak Tree A Parallel Architecture has shared photos of a modern home they completed in Austin, Texas, that’s...
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A Parallel Architecture has shared photos of a modern home they completed in Austin, Texas, that’s designed around a split-trunk live oak, which has stood guard over the center of the tight lot for decades. The home’s exterior features concrete, wood, and large windows, with some...
CONTEMPORIST
Before & After – A Mid-Century Modern Renovation In Oregon Originally designed by prominent Pacific Northwest architect Saul Zaik, this 1963 mid-century modern...
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Originally designed by prominent Pacific Northwest architect Saul Zaik, this 1963 mid-century modern house has been remodeled by SHED Architecture & Design for a young, minimalist family. The Mori House sits on a gently sloped, forested site off a quiet road in the west end of...
The Modern House
A beloved mid-century home built for a lifetime of colour and creation by two architects
7 months ago
Contemporist...
This New House Was Designed To Fit Into A Protected Historic Neighborhood Architecture firm FLOWER, together with interior design studio Saltwolf, has completed a new home in...
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Architecture firm FLOWER, together with interior design studio Saltwolf, has completed a new home in Boulder, Colorado, whose design was inspired by the nearby historic houses in the neighborhood.
99% Invisible
Meet Me at Riis There’s a particular slice of beach along the New York City shoreline, that, for the past 80 years,...
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There’s a particular slice of beach along the New York City shoreline, that, for the past 80 years, has been a pivotal site for queer liberation. It’s called the People’s Beach at Jacob Riis Park, also known, simply, as Riis. This history is deeply connected to an abandoned,...
Common Edge
From Venice to Detroit: Laboratories of the Future, Reconsidered Optimism and action trump didactic scolding every time.
a year ago
Common Edge
The Sphere in Las Vegas: A Placeless Object in a Placeless City The latest Sin City spectacle is just that—spectacle. Pure, crystalline spectacle.
11 months ago
Common Edge
I’m A New Yorker, Not a NIMBY Most New Yorkers care deeply about their great city and believe development shouldn’t be top-down...
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Most New Yorkers care deeply about their great city and believe development shouldn’t be top-down and hidden from public scrutiny.
Old Structures...
The Right Angle I’m not working on any of the buildings in this photo, but if I were… Raking sunlight is a fantastic...
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I’m not working on any of the buildings in this photo, but if I were… Raking sunlight is a fantastic way to get information about a facade. Any out-of-plane geometry is immediately visible as a shadow. You can see the natural irregularity of a brick wall: and a bulge that might...
Common Edge
Designing for Disaster in an Increasingly Dangerous World What does it take to protect homes against tornados, hurricanes, flooding, fire, and erosion?
6 months ago
Construction Physics
How did solar power get cheap? Part I Solar photovoltaics (PV) have become one of the cheapest sources of electricity. Lazard’s estimate...
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Solar photovoltaics (PV) have become one of the cheapest sources of electricity. Lazard’s estimate of unsubsidized levelized cost of energy (LCOE)
Old Structures...
Like Looking Down A Well Trinity Church and its yard are surrounded on all four sides by tall buildings. In 1952, when Angelo...
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Trinity Church and its yard are surrounded on all four sides by tall buildings. In 1952, when Angelo Rizzuto took this picture looking down from the roof of one of them, they were all of about 1900-1920 vintage. It’s a striking shot, but I’d guess not to everyone’s taste.
Construction Physics
How to Build 300,000 Airplanes in Five Years It’s no secret that the Allies won World War II on the back of the U.S.’s enormous industrial...
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It’s no secret that the Allies won World War II on the back of the U.S.’s enormous industrial output. Even before the U.S. entered the war, the Americans provided hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of equipment to the Allies, and between 1938 and 1943 U.S. manufacturing...
Common Edge
Why Nearly Every City in the U.S. Needs a Walkability Study A talk with urban planner Jeff Speck and his new business partner, Chris Dempsey.
10 months ago
Common Edge
Design for Global Survival: The 2030 Palette Strategies for architects, planners, and policymakers as we adapt to a changing world.
a month ago
Common Edge
The Deceptive Grandeur of City Skylines Empty office towers are likely to remain that way for years.
4 months ago
The Beauty of...
How Serifs Lost the Road War but Won the Streets It is 1961. At Benson Airfield in south Oxfordshire, a test car driver employed by the Roads...
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It is 1961. At Benson Airfield in south Oxfordshire, a test car driver employed by the Roads Research Laboratory is revving the engine of his Morris Oxford and preparing to release the handbrake. With his car (unbalanced atop due to the addition of a large road sign attached to...
The Modern House
Knock on Wood: five homes making the best of nature’s most versatile material Abundant, strong, durable – not to mention beautiful – wood has been used to build our homes for...
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Abundant, strong, durable – not to mention beautiful – wood has been used to build our homes for millennia. It’s not surprising, really, when you think how easy it is to access and work with, to say nothing of the ways in which it provides […]
The Wandering...
Constructing Bourgoin’s Figure 171 – Part 2 Now that we know our way around the pattern (go back to Part 1), it should be fairly straightforward...
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Now that we know our way around the pattern (go back to Part 1), it should be fairly straightforward to construct with a compass and straightedge. But be aware: any pattern that requires you to construct a pentagon is an advanced challenge. They are trickier to make than squares...
A Weekly Dose of...
Rereading the Nineties Some of the references consulted during the research phase of my 2021 book Buildings in Print: 100...
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Some of the references consulted during the research phase of my 2021 book Buildings in Print: 100 Influential & Inspiring Illustrated Architecture Books, but not mentioned in the book's "selected bibliography," were old catalogs from the Prairie Avenue Bookshop, the beloved and...
Common Edge
Our Cities Aren’t Dead Yet! Forget the “doom loops,” there are plenty of indicators that urban centers are recovering.
a year ago
Old Structures...
A Stylistic Joke As A Name There’s a large, somewhat ominous, vaguely art deco building in lower Manhattan commonly called the...
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There’s a large, somewhat ominous, vaguely art deco building in lower Manhattan commonly called the Tombs. The main portion of it is a courthouse with a lot of court-related office space, the northern wing – see below – is a short-term prison, mostly used to hold people awaiting...
Old Structures...
Clogging Up Traffic Traffic in lower Manhattan is always bad, but is today impassable even for pedestrians. The New York...
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Traffic in lower Manhattan is always bad, but is today impassable even for pedestrians. The New York Liberty are getting a ticker-tape parade for their WNBA championship. First, congrats to the Liberty and happy days to their fans. Second, there is something very New York about...
The Modern House
Zen and the art of mindset maintenance in a former warehouse in east London
a year ago
CONTEMPORIST
This Lakehouse Hovers Above The Natural Sloped Terrain Building Arts Architects has shared photos of a contemporary home they recently completed in Dorset,...
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Building Arts Architects has shared photos of a contemporary home they recently completed in Dorset, Ontario, that hovers above the natural sloped terrain close to the water’s edge of Kawagama Lake. The building, which sits lightly on the rugged site, invites expansive sky and...
99% Invisible
Unbuilding the Terrace [EPISODE] All across the country thousands of people are living in locations that regularly flood, and many of...
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All across the country thousands of people are living in locations that regularly flood, and many of these places will only get more flood-prone as the climate continues to change. Residents who live in these danger zones are often trapped in a demoralizing loop—flooding,...
Common Edge
‘Even If a Project Fails, the Ideas Behind It Don’t Disappear’ A talk with Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin, authors of Atlas of Never Built Architecture.
6 months ago
The Solarchitecture...
The effectiveness of solar passive principles Improving health, freedom one house at a time.
over a year ago
The Modern House
How two lifelong friends built a space-savvy home to share on an awkward site in Homerton
a year ago
Common Edge
Declaration of Independence From Sprawl Toward the New Urban Place and away from the Industrial Development Complex.
7 months ago
Archinect - Features
Are Architectural Workers More Pessimistic About the Economy Than Firm Owners? In our recent analysis of the Archinect Business Survey published last month, we observed a distinct...
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In our recent analysis of the Archinect Business Survey published last month, we observed a distinct divergence between how firm owners and workers were feeling about the business health of their firm, industry, and the wider U.S. economy. Across the board, our survey suggests...
The Modern House
Mark Lebon, the man inside the house that makes people smile
8 months ago
Archinect - Features
ChatGPT Interviews Matias del Campo: Architecture, Hallucinations, and other Exotic... What is artificial intelligence? How can we maximize the benefits of AI while minimizing the risks?...
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What is artificial intelligence? How can we maximize the benefits of AI while minimizing the risks? Is the role of the architect safe from AI? In any conversation about the impact of artificial intelligence on the architectural profession, such questions are at the forefront of...
CONTEMPORIST
The Black Exterior Of This Home In The Forest Covers A White Minimalist Interior Matière Première Architecture has completed a new home in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada, that has a...
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Matière Première Architecture has completed a new home in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada, that has a striking black exterior surrounded by the forest. The house’s design emphasizes its connection with a nearby stream by incorporating strategic window placements and a layout that...
Old Structures...
A Sense Of The Past The thing about spending a week discussing the caissons of the Brooklyn Bridge is that it all feels...
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The thing about spending a week discussing the caissons of the Brooklyn Bridge is that it all feels almost like fiction. The caissons have been buried in the sand at the bottom of the East River for more than 150 years. I know they are there because I know how to read historical...
Old Structures...
Specialization From 2018, a photo by Carol Highsmith taken from the Empire State Building and showing the variety...
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From 2018, a photo by Carol Highsmith taken from the Empire State Building and showing the variety of buildings on the east side of midtown south. I think most people will agree that this is a very New Yorky view of New York. The discussion at the “Office To Residential Summit”...
devonzuegel.com
OWD #3: Disney World & other underworlds Every place has some dirty secrets, even Disney World. We all have to get rid of waste somehow! In...
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Every place has some dirty secrets, even Disney World. We all have to get rid of waste somehow! In this episode, the Bertauds and I discuss methods of sanitation and waste management from around the world, and how these hidden systems shape our cities. RSS · Apple Podcasts ·...
99% Invisible
Whomst Among Us Let The Dogs Out (Again) [EPISODE] All kinds of songs get stuck in your head. Famous pop tunes from when you were a kid, album cuts...
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All kinds of songs get stuck in your head. Famous pop tunes from when you were a kid, album cuts you’ve listened to over and over again. And then there’s a category of memorable songs—the ones that we all just kind of know. Songs that somehow, without anyone’s permission, sneak...
99% Invisible
Trail Mix: Track Two [EPISODE] Welcome to our second episode of short stories all about what may be the original designed object:...
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Welcome to our second episode of short stories all about what may be the original designed object: the trail. If you haven’t heard the first episode yet you should totally go back and listen. It’s a lot of fun. Trail Mix We’re going to kick this second episode once again starting...
The Modern House
Five contemporary family homes with green living and community at their core
a year ago
The Modern House
A home counties treasure by master of materials Michael Manser, now for sale
9 months ago
devonzuegel.com
The new city in California A new city has been proposed in California, and the plan is going to a vote in Solano County’s...
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A new city has been proposed in California, and the plan is going to a vote in Solano County’s November election. The proposed location is in Solano County, about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento, and the group behind the proposal is named California Forever. As a...
Old Structures...
Not So Picturesque From 1849, “New York from the steeple of St. Paul’s Church, looking east, south and west.” In other...
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From 1849, “New York from the steeple of St. Paul’s Church, looking east, south and west.” In other words, looking into the heart of the downtown commercial district from its northern edge. My first thought in looking at this picture was that in 1849, before industrial technology...
Archinect - Features
A Guide to Salary Transparency Laws Across the United States At present, there is no federal pay transparency law in the United States. However, as Archinect...
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At present, there is no federal pay transparency law in the United States. However, as Archinect frequently reports on, several states and cities across the United States have enacted their own requirements for employers seeking to hire or promote within their...
The Modern House
Jewellery designer Anna Jewsbury on turning a former pub into a treasured family home in Marylebone
a year ago
SOCKS
Matmata: Underground Dwellings for an Extreme Climate The ancient Berber village of Matmata in South Tunisia, located between the Eastern coast and the...
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The ancient Berber village of Matmata in South Tunisia, located between the Eastern coast and the desert, is characterised by settlements of dwellings dug into the clay-gypsum layers of the ground. The dating of the first inhabitations is uncertain. In these dwellings, vaulted...
CONTEMPORIST
The Color And Material Palette Of This New Home Allows It To Blend Into The Desert Setting Multidisciplinary creative studio mxtad has designed a home in Mexico, with a natural and earthy...
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Multidisciplinary creative studio mxtad has designed a home in Mexico, with a natural and earthy color palette that complements its surroundings. The home, designed for an architect and graphic designer, was built on a site with an irregular shape, however, from the street, it...
99% Invisible
The Big Dig [EPISODE] Over its more than 40 year journey from conception to completion, Boston’s Big Dig massive...
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Over its more than 40 year journey from conception to completion, Boston’s Big Dig massive infrastructure project, which rerouted the central highway in the heart of the city, encountered every hurdle imaginable: ruthless politics, engineering challenges, secretive contractors,...
Old Structures...
We Become Accustomed – Part 3 Having discussed the steel framing and the basic curtain wall of an incredibly-average 1926 office...
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Having discussed the steel framing and the basic curtain wall of an incredibly-average 1926 office building, I want to take a look at the end of the work. The picture above shows the building, just about on completion: a middle-of-the-road, mid-sized office building, with its...
The Modern House
From Bath bakery and restaurant to Bruton mill: the evolution of Landrace in Somerset
a year ago
Archinect - Features
'Starting a Successful Woman-Owned Business in a Heavily Male-Dominated Industry Is No Joke':... In this episode of our Studio Snapshot series, Archinect connected with Allison Bryan, Founding...
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In this episode of our Studio Snapshot series, Archinect connected with Allison Bryan, Founding Principal of multi-disciplinary design practice Open Studio Collective, based in Bozeman, Montana, and Ojai, California. Trained in both graphic design and architecture, Bryan talks...
CONTEMPORIST
A Concrete Ceiling Floats Above This Round Hotel Bar Portuguese architecture office Openbook has designed the Ritz Pool Bar as part of an overall project...
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Portuguese architecture office Openbook has designed the Ritz Pool Bar as part of an overall project to renovate the terrace and galleries of the Ritz Four Seasons Hotel Lisbon. The bar has an organic design and total openness to the terrace, with walls of glass allowing the...
The Modern House
Shifted into a different place: landscape designer Darren Hawkes describes the transformative...
5 months ago
Archinect - Features
Exploring Architecture’s Uncertain Nature With Schidlowski Fellow François Sabourin Academic fellowships provide unique opportunities for designers and researchers to explore specific...
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Academic fellowships provide unique opportunities for designers and researchers to explore specific topics of interest while teaching. Archinect's Fellow Fellows series showcases individuals who are currently in or have recently finished an architecture fellowship.  For our...
Common Edge
Warlords in Our Midst Why Elon Musk is worse than science fiction.
4 months ago
Old Structures...
Also From The Train, Again I was going through some old photos and found this, and was gong to use it for a blog post until I...
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I was going through some old photos and found this, and was gong to use it for a blog post until I looked and realized that I already had. So here it is again: That’s the West Shore railroad, as seen from the Hudson line (AKA the New York Central main line), and from across […]
Construction Physics
Contribute to the US Megaprojects Database! The US Megaprojects Database Very large construction or technology development projects are...
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The US Megaprojects Database Very large construction or technology development projects are sometimes called “megaprojects." By directing thousands of workers and billions of dollars towards the achievement of a single goal, great things can be achieved. The output of...
CONTEMPORIST
A Kid’s Bedroom With Built-In Reading Nooks Architecture and interiors firm Picnic Design has created a built-in storage unit with nooks for two...
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Architecture and interiors firm Picnic Design has created a built-in storage unit with nooks for two kids in their tween years. The request came from two siblings who have been sharing a room since birth and have reached the point where they would like to have their own room....
Contemporist...
This Home's Addition Is Designed To Feel Like You've Stepped Into The Garden BENT Architecture has shared photos of a project they designed in Victoria, Australia, that included...
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BENT Architecture has shared photos of a project they designed in Victoria, Australia, that included the design of a rear extension that answers the statement, "Imagine if your home could feel like living in a garden pavilion".
The Solarchitecture...
Circadian rhythm and solar home design If our body is not tuned to our circadian rhythm, we can hardly be in flow with Life.
over a year ago
CONTEMPORIST
Overhanging Plants Surround The Exterior Of This Home Niraj Doshi Design Consultancy has sent us photos of a home they completed in the neighborhood of...
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Niraj Doshi Design Consultancy has sent us photos of a home they completed in the neighborhood of Pune, India that has abundant greenery. To complement the surrounding neighborhood, they designed the house to have planters that line the exterior. The planters help the home merge...
The Modern House
Pure 1970s glamour at an iconic modernist house, from sunken sofas to an indoor pool
a year ago
The Modern House
How an unloved Eric Lyons house converted Shaun Betteridge from mid-century novice to modernist...
11 months ago
The Modern House
MRTN Architects’ garden studios in Melbourne are a place to work – or to not work
8 months ago
There are two types...
A Short Discussion of Residential Building Heights in New York City NOTE: The following was written for the Tenth Anniversary Edition of Street Design, The Secret To...
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NOTE: The following was written for the Tenth Anniversary Edition of Street Design, The Secret To Great Cities and Towns, where it will appear in a shorter version. This version still needs a little editing for its new context. Part … Continue reading → The post A Short...
The Modern House
Our Guide to Oxford: cinnamon buns, honey-hued domes and small plates in the 'city of dreaming...
7 months ago
The Architectural...
Can We Afford More Modernist Buildings? A common myth suggests that the unattractiveness of new buildings over the last century is due to...
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A common myth suggests that the unattractiveness of new buildings over the last century is due to rational or economic reasons, implying that building beautifully is too costly. In this article, I’ll debunk this idea and uncover the real reason behind the prevalence of...
devonzuegel.com
Urban sprawl is a tragedy of the commons We tend to choose larger homes than we want our neighbors to choose. The result: sprawling...
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We tend to choose larger homes than we want our neighbors to choose. The result: sprawling development that doesn't match what people actually want from their communities. People aim to maximize access and space when deciding where to live. All things equal, most people like...
Common Edge
Zoning, Preservation, Climate Change: Connecting the Dots What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council...
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What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
Old Structures...
Close To Home From Angelo Rizzuto in 1950, “Broad Street.” It doesn’t instantly look familiar because we’re all...
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From Angelo Rizzuto in 1950, “Broad Street.” It doesn’t instantly look familiar because we’re all used to seeing the north end of Broad Street, where the Stock Exchange and Federal Hall are, or views looking up the street to the north. This is the sound end of Broad, as it runs...
99% Invisible
Power Broker #01: Robert Caro [EPISODE] In our first official episode of this year’s epic mini-series breaking down The Power Broker, the...
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In our first official episode of this year’s epic mini-series breaking down The Power Broker, the author himself, Robert Caro, joins to talk about his book, process, and the problematic man himself: Robert Moses. On today’s show, Elliott Kalan and Roman Mars will cover the...
Common Edge
In Warsaw, a Student-Designed Architectural Response to Dark Times The Freedom Pavilion offers a beautiful way to contemplate peace, freedom, and solidarity with...
a year ago
Old Structures...
108 Years First up, “A view of the Federal Hall of the City of New York, as appeared in the year 1797, with...
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First up, “A view of the Federal Hall of the City of New York, as appeared in the year 1797, with the adjacent buildings thereto” as engraved in 1850. This is looking north up Broad Street, with the old Federal Hall at the intersection of Broad and Wall streets. Next, “Broad...
Coffee with an...
Christmas Cards from the Architects 2024 It’s that time again. It is the time of year when the architects turn their attention from their...
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It’s that time again. It is the time of year when the architects turn their attention from their Dec. 25th deadline to thoughts of Christmas. Here we are, sitting by the floor-to-ceiling glass storefronts in our offices, staring out at the rolling hills covered with snow,...
Construction Physics
Supersonic air travel recommended reading Aviation has a huge number of enthusiasts, which is why essentially every aircraft model ever...
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Aviation has a huge number of enthusiasts, which is why essentially every aircraft model ever produced has a book written about it. Supersonic aircraft are no exception. There’s a large number of books written about the Concorde, the Tu-144, and the American SST project. Many of...
The Solarchitecture...
7 key principles of solar passive design - Part 2. Balance it all with local climate and a holistic energy calculation.
over a year ago
Construction Physics
How China Is Like the 19th Century U.S. I spend a lot of time reading about manufacturing and its evolution, which means I end up repeatedly...
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I spend a lot of time reading about manufacturing and its evolution, which means I end up repeatedly reading about the times and places where radical changes in manufacturing were taking place: Britain in the late 18th century, the US in the late 19th and early 20th centuries,...
devonzuegel.com
Georgist land taxes balance community benefit & the efficiency of markets One thing I like about Georgist land taxes is they reflect a deep-seated intuition many people have...
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One thing I like about Georgist land taxes is they reflect a deep-seated intuition many people have that land should be owned by the community, while still employing markets to ensure efficient use of this limited resource. People feel that land is special and should serve the...
Construction Physics
Why Did Supersonic Airliners Fail? Progress in aviation has traditionally been associated with speed. Following the Wright Brothers’...
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Progress in aviation has traditionally been associated with speed. Following the Wright Brothers’ flight in 1903, aircraft speeds steadily increased each decade, and increasing aircraft speeds was one of the primary goals of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA’s...
There are two types...
Car Free Brooklyn Bridge – photos and drawings A Car-Free Brooklyn Bridge Is Possible Images and Illustratons AFTER: Aerial view looking east...
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A Car-Free Brooklyn Bridge Is Possible Images and Illustratons AFTER: Aerial view looking east towards a car-free Brooklyn Bridge. Centre Street and Park Row next to the Brooklyn Bridge are reimagined as an extension of City Hall Park. © 2020 … Continue reading → The post Car...
Common Edge
San Francisco’s Love Affair With the Ferry Building John King, urban design critic of the San Francisco Chronicle, talks about his new book, Portal.
a year ago
A Weekly Dose of...
The Past and Future of Architecture Books The recent receipt of two review books got me thinking about the past and the future of architecture...
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The recent receipt of two review books got me thinking about the past and the future of architecture books. The first one is This is Architecture: Writing on Buildings, a collection of excerpted texts about buildings, spanning from the mid-1800s to the 2010s.  This is...
The Wandering...
Mapping Francis Younghusband in the Gobi Desert, 1887, Part 3: Hun-kua-ling sandhills to Ya-hu oasis [Go back to Part 2: From the Galpin Gobi to the Hun-kua-ling sandhills.] From here to the Ya-hu...
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[Go back to Part 2: From the Galpin Gobi to the Hun-kua-ling sandhills.] From here to the Ya-hu oasis (which Younghusband reaches on June 23rd) the route is obscure, and we find old maps less useful. We have to rely more upon comparing his route description with images of the...
The Modern House
From the Ground Up: six plots now for sale We’ve all harboured a fantasy of a DIY project – and the hard-earned sense of achievement that comes...
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We’ve all harboured a fantasy of a DIY project – and the hard-earned sense of achievement that comes with self-building. After all, what could be more rewarding than a home constructed by you, entirely for you? Well, it’s time to stop dreaming and start doing, […]
Old Structures...
Not Famous Is Good Theater fires were among the worst building-related events of the nineteenth and early-twentieth...
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Theater fires were among the worst building-related events of the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries in the US. The Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago killed over 600 people; closer to home, the Brooklyn Theater fire killed about 280. I serious do not recommend reading about...
Common Edge
Does Brooklyn’s New Brooding Monolith Deserve Kudos? Closer in, SHoP’s Brooklyn Tower reveals texture, color, and personality, but for many it’s a bleak...
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Closer in, SHoP’s Brooklyn Tower reveals texture, color, and personality, but for many it’s a bleak middle finger on the skyline.
Common Edge
Does Spirituality Have a Role in Educating Architects? What might appear to some as an “off-limits” realm might actually be at its heart.
a year ago
CONTEMPORIST
A House Built Into The Ground And Covered In Flowers Photography by Architectuurfotograaf – Rob van Esch Architecture firm WillemsenU has shared photos...
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Photography by Architectuurfotograaf – Rob van Esch Architecture firm WillemsenU has shared photos of a home they completed in a meadow in The Netherlands, that has been built into the ground. The home is tucked away in the landscape, surrounded by flowers and trees, and hidden...
Old Structures...
A Bit Alien From a recent trip to Governors Island, a big thing in the water near the piers on the east side of...
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From a recent trip to Governors Island, a big thing in the water near the piers on the east side of the island: It’s the mid-length air shaft for the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and, constructed circa 1950, it’s a relative newcomer to the island’s landscape. The diagram below,...
99% Invisible
As Slow As Possible [EPISODE] In February, everyone who went to a concert in the old medieval town of Halberstadt, Germany, showed...
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In February, everyone who went to a concert in the old medieval town of Halberstadt, Germany, showed up 23 years late. This is also concert from which everyone walks out early. The performance is of a piece called ORGAN2/ASLSP. ASLSP stands for “as slow as possible,” which is how...
The Modern House
Roksanda Ilinčić: the fashion designer’s colourful journey through Belgrade, Britain and Brazil Roksanda Ilinčić has achieved that most select marker of success: a mononym. Since 2005, her name...
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Roksanda Ilinčić has achieved that most select marker of success: a mononym. Since 2005, her name has been indelibly associated with her ethereal dress designs – by turns fluid, fantastical, functional and feminine – which have won her fans in some seriously high places, from […]
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Waste Not, Something Something I was passing through Tribeca last week and came across this little building. Very, very little....
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I was passing through Tribeca last week and came across this little building. Very, very little. Three stories tall, maybe 40 feet wide, and about four feet deep on the left and maybe a luxurious ten or fifteen feet deep on the right. You know you’re in a city where real estate...
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A Round Design And Open Arches Give This Concrete Home A Unique Look Architecture firm Estudio Carroll has shared photos of a new concrete home they completed in Puerto...
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Architecture firm Estudio Carroll has shared photos of a new concrete home they completed in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, that has a unique shape.
Old Structures...
Best Commute Ever The conference I am currently attending is at ETH, the famous engineering school in Zurich. My hotel...
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The conference I am currently attending is at ETH, the famous engineering school in Zurich. My hotel is not far away in a two-dimensional sense. I picked it some months ago by looking at a map and thinking that it was a short walk from campus. It’s a short flight to campus if...
Common Edge
The Washington, D.C., Drawings of Dhiru Thadani A longtime resident captures the capital’s planning, architectural, and social history with ink,...
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A longtime resident captures the capital’s planning, architectural, and social history with ink, pencil, and paint.
The Modern House
Luke Edward Hall: the artist and designer pulls back the curtain to reveal his colourful life story A boundless creative with a uniquely romantic, rainbow-hued aesthetic, Luke Edward Hall has...
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A boundless creative with a uniquely romantic, rainbow-hued aesthetic, Luke Edward Hall has reinvigorated our appetite for English Country House Style – and embroidered velvet slippers. For this week’s episode of Homing In, Matt Gibberd gets the invitation we’ve all been waiting...
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A Depressing Follow-Up Seven years ago, I said of the SS United States “Without a use and without a lot of money, it will...
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Seven years ago, I said of the SS United States “Without a use and without a lot of money, it will be gone forever. And if that happens, the world won’t end but it will be poorer for the loss.” Neither a use nor the money was found and as of September 12 this coming fall, the […]
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Topographic theory of flaking Natan Gesher sent me the following email after reading my post about why flaking is so widespread in...
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Natan Gesher sent me the following email after reading my post about why flaking is so widespread in San Francisco, and I thought you all might find it interesting too: I saw your blog posts about flaking and wanted to share something I've observed from moving around a bit (four...
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A Circular Sunken Firepit Is Nestled Into The Desert Landscape Of This Home Architecture firm The Ranch Mine has sent us photos of a new home they completed in Paradise Valley,...
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Architecture firm The Ranch Mine has sent us photos of a new home they completed in Paradise Valley, Arizona, that breaks down the barriers between indoor and outdoor living. As you approach the house, the first thing that captures the eye is the striking interplay of metal fins...
Old Structures...
Split Personality Live, from Montreal, the Cathedrale Marie Reine du Monde et Saint Jacques: Putting aside the...
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Live, from Montreal, the Cathedrale Marie Reine du Monde et Saint Jacques: Putting aside the building’s architectural merit – and there is a great deal – I find this kind of church interesting structurally. We have at least three very different types of structure here. There’s...
Old Structures...
Steel And Hemp From the 1880s, a view of South Street and the East River with the brand-new Brooklyn Bridge in the...
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From the 1880s, a view of South Street and the East River with the brand-new Brooklyn Bridge in the background. The bridge was the first suspension bridge with steel wires in its main cables. Steel rope had been used in ships for some time, but these sailing ships were mostly...
A Weekly Dose of...
42 Years of Critical Regionalism (Covers of some of the books discussed in this post) If your first reaction to the title of...
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(Covers of some of the books discussed in this post) If your first reaction to the title of this post is something along the lines of, "Wait, isn't critical regionalism just 40 years old?," then everything you think know about critical regionalism is partial, in both senses...
99% Invisible
Model Village [EPISODE] For decades, society has dealt with people with dementia and other forms of cognitive decline by...
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For decades, society has dealt with people with dementia and other forms of cognitive decline by storing them away in unstimulating, medicalized environments. But around the world, a new architectural movement is starting to challenge that old paradigm. Designing environments...
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An Avatar Of Steel Another short trip: I was in Philadelphia last week, and I walked the not-quite two miles from my...
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Another short trip: I was in Philadelphia last week, and I walked the not-quite two miles from my meeting to the train station on my way home. I took the two unimpressive pictures below on the way: That’s the rear, Arch Street side, of the Reading Terminal Market, which is, as...
The Modern House
At home with our favourite interiors influencer, Akilah Cohen
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A Seamless Terrazzo Flows From The Wall To The Countertop In This Kitchen Studio Modijefsky has shared photos of a project where they transformed a 17th-century inn into a...
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Studio Modijefsky has shared photos of a project where they transformed a 17th-century inn into a modern family home in Nieuwersluis, The Netherlands. As part of the renovation, they designed a new inviting, and open-plan kitchen with a cooking island and a terrazzo countertop....
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A Home Designed To Walk Up And Around The Green Roof AtelierM has sent us photos of a contemporary home they completed in Capilla del Senor, Argentina,...
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AtelierM has sent us photos of a contemporary home they completed in Capilla del Senor, Argentina, whose design was inspired by geometry and its surroundings.
The Modern House
One couple on the pleasure of perfectly restoring their mid-century home in Essex
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Inside Argentina's currency exchange black markets In Argentina, your money is worth double if you skip the airport currency exchange and instead go to...
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In Argentina, your money is worth double if you skip the airport currency exchange and instead go to one of the many black market exchanges hidden throughout Buenos Aires. These illegal exchanges are called "cuevas" (the word for "cave" in Spanish), and they are a crucial part of...
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Claude Bragdon: Drawings of the Fourth Dimension (1913-1915) American architect Claude Fayette Bragdon (1866-1946) was also an artist, writer and stage designer....
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American architect Claude Fayette Bragdon (1866-1946) was also an artist, writer and stage designer. He was based in Rochester, NY where he built his masterpiece, the New York Central Railroad Station in 1909. His design work and philosophy were influenced mainly by theosophy, a...
The Beauty of...
Clean Lines and Integrated Transport (Florastrasse transport hub, Adliswil, Switzerland) The thing about Switzerland’s affordable, hyper-reliable, hyper-integrated and hyper-ubiquitous...
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The thing about Switzerland’s affordable, hyper-reliable, hyper-integrated and hyper-ubiquitous public transport system is that the regard in which its phenomenal operational expertise is held can overshadow the architectural successes it also demonstrates. Even when transport...
The Modern House
Good Start: the best breakfasts in London
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Red-Pigmented Concrete Screens Surround This New Home In Cape Town Architecture firm SAOTA, together with interior design firm ARRCC, has recently completed a modern...
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Architecture firm SAOTA, together with interior design firm ARRCC, has recently completed a modern house in Cape Town, South Africa. The home was designed by Philip Olmesdahl, principal of SAOTA, for himself and his family, with him sharing, “When architects design their own...
Common Edge
What Is Sacred Architecture in an Increasingly Secular Time? Is it space or the people who animate it?
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A Modern Tree House With Two Rooms Architecture firm Studio MEMM has designed a tree house for their clients that could be used by both...
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Architecture firm Studio MEMM has designed a tree house for their clients that could be used by both children and adults. Located in the middle of the Brazilian forest, the design of the treehouse was inspired by the geometries of the surrounding sycamore leaf structures...
Common Edge
Rice University Builds an Opera Theater It’s time to appreciate one of Allan Greenberg’s best works of architecture.
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Before + After – An Apartment Transformed With A New Interior FCstudio has shared photos of an apartment renovation they completed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, that...
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FCstudio has shared photos of an apartment renovation they completed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, that transformed the space into a contemporary and open interior. The design plan included removing walls and creating integrated spaces, like in the living room, which was once a smaller...
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This New Home Addition Opens To The Garden Levitate Architects has shared photos of a modern rear home extension they completed for a home in...
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Levitate Architects has shared photos of a modern rear home extension they completed for a home in England, that has folding doors, connecting the interior spaces to the garden. The architects removed the floor of a second rear sitting room and lowered it to the level of the...
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Modern Perception First, the Carson, Pirie, Scott Store in Chicago, as it appeared in the past: In my opinion – and...
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First, the Carson, Pirie, Scott Store in Chicago, as it appeared in the past: In my opinion – and many other people’s opinions – it’s one of Louis Sullian’s most amazing designs. Here’s a close-up of the corner entrance as it appears today (actually yesterday, after I finished my...
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Let's Talk About Architectural Licensure Welcome to Archinect In-Depth: Licensure. Over the coming weeks, Archinect will explore the journey...
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Welcome to Archinect In-Depth: Licensure. Over the coming weeks, Archinect will explore the journey undertaken by those in the United States seeking to practice as a licensed architect, including reflections on the history of licensure, comparisons to other countries, the cost...
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The silence is deafening Imagine you're at a dinner party, and you're getting into a heated argument. As you start yelling,...
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Imagine you're at a dinner party, and you're getting into a heated argument. As you start yelling, the other people quickly hush their voices and start glaring at you. None of the onlookers have to take further action—it's clear from their facial expressions that you're being a...
99% Invisible
Devil in the Details [EPISODE] In 1994, an independent producer made a short, earnest video featuring an eccentric cast of...
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In 1994, an independent producer made a short, earnest video featuring an eccentric cast of characters who were focused on a very specific paranoia. The tape was made to look like a TV news special. It opens with a cheap, Jerry Springer-era computer graphic of a gold pentagram...
The Modern House
Five things to do and see this August August has arrived – and come rain or shine we’ve plenty on the agenda this month. From an Italian...
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August has arrived – and come rain or shine we’ve plenty on the agenda this month. From an Italian menu that will transport you to the Mediterranean coast to an exhibition celebrating contemporary African photography, here are five shows, suppers and soirees not to be […]
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A Pool House And Loggia Enhance This Lush Backyard Experience Upstairs Studio Architecture has shared photos of a modern addition of a pool house and loggia they...
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Upstairs Studio Architecture has shared photos of a modern addition of a pool house and loggia they designed for an existing primary residence in Florida. The pool house and loggia are sleek yet thoughtful and seamless extensions of the home, with the design blending comfort,...
99% Invisible
Devolutionary Design [EPISODE] It’s hard to overstate just how important record album art was to music in the days before people...
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It’s hard to overstate just how important record album art was to music in the days before people downloaded everything. Visuals were a key part of one’s experience with a record or tape or CD. The design of the album cover created a first impression of what was to come. Album...
The Modern House
Why deli and wine bar Lulu’s is winning the hearts of locals in Herne Hill
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Green Metal Siding Allows This Small Cottage To Blend In With Its Surroundings Daymark Design Incorporated has shared photos of a cabin they completed in Robert’s Island Honey...
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Daymark Design Incorporated has shared photos of a cabin they completed in Robert’s Island Honey Harbour in Ontario, Canada, that's clad in sage green standing seam metal siding.
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Obvious In Restrospect The first real commuter rail in New York was the New York and Harlem Railroad, which eventually...
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The first real commuter rail in New York was the New York and Harlem Railroad, which eventually served, through a combination of horse-drawn street cars and heavy rail, from lower Manhattan to Chatham, New York, not far south of Albany. The portion in Manhattan south of 23rd...
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The User Interface A piece of technology that many people comment on after a trip to Japan is the combination...
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A piece of technology that many people comment on after a trip to Japan is the combination toilet/bidet, and I guess I’m no different. The photo above shows the control panel at my hotel: the silver button the right is the flush valve and all the other buttons refer to the bidet...
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“Big Real Estate’s Continuing Stranglehold Over New York City” Recently, the Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman wrote in the New York Times about the causes of...
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Recently, the Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman wrote in the New York Times about the causes of unaffordable housing in New York City. He blamed the crisis on a few things, including a powerful financial “monoculture” in the city, NIMBYs, … Continue reading → The post “Big...
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A City in Retreat: Les Devantures by Sandrine Marc (2018) Sandrine Marc is a photographer and artist based in Paris with a specific interest in self-made...
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Sandrine Marc is a photographer and artist based in Paris with a specific interest in self-made editions. She investigates urban and suburban territories through slow, long walks immersing herself in mutating environments. In December 2018, after the first demonstration by the...
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An Observation Tower That Looks Like Twisted Wood Rises Above The Swedish Landscape White Arkitekter has shared photos of Observation Tower Kärven on the Swedish west coast, which they...
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White Arkitekter has shared photos of Observation Tower Kärven on the Swedish west coast, which they completed after winning Varberg Municipality’s architectural competition. Recently opened, the tower in Getterön nature reserve north of Varberg, measures 39 feet (12m) high and...
Common Edge
Why Would You Want to Teach Architecture? Opening minds and defining a way of working is the ultimate payoff.
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Curved Windows Allow This Home To Have Unobstructed Water Views The Wiseman Group has updated a 90’s home in Sausalito, California, that was originally designed by...
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The Wiseman Group has updated a 90’s home in Sausalito, California, that was originally designed by the late architect Donald Olsen. Located on a hillside with waterfront views, the home has been thoughtfully modernized as an elegant family living space that still honors the...
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The Design Of This Modern White Patisserie Stands Out From Its Neighbors LUKSTUDIO has shared photos of Aimé Pâtisserie, which is located in Shanghai, China, and is flanked...
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LUKSTUDIO has shared photos of Aimé Pâtisserie, which is located in Shanghai, China, and is flanked by familiar coffee and donut franchises. The designers explained, ‘that the challenge of the store is to stand out from its immediate chaos and appeal to the clientele from the...
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This Coastal-Inspired Interior Is Soft And Calming Melling Studio has shared photos of an interior they designed for a duplex in Vancouver, turning it...
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Melling Studio has shared photos of an interior they designed for a duplex in Vancouver, turning it into a warm and effortlessly coastal home for a young, active family. The home was completed in January 2023 and truly embodies the considered yet breezy essence of Kitsilano...
Construction Physics
Which city builds skyscrapers the fastest? Last week we looked at trends in skyscraper construction speed for New York and Chicago, finding...
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Last week we looked at trends in skyscraper construction speed for New York and Chicago, finding that New York has gotten significantly slower at building skyscrapers over time. Chicago, on the other hand, has declined in speed less steadily, and currently builds skyscrapers much...
The Modern House
Philippe Malouin: the experimental designer on creating with integrity – and the art of upcycling Philippe Malouin, it’s said, doesn’t read design magazines. That might surprise you. But it also...
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Philippe Malouin, it’s said, doesn’t read design magazines. That might surprise you. But it also might be what keeps the Canadian’s own conceptions – form-driven, material-focused, out-the-box – feeling so fresh. In many ways, it makes sense. If the ideas of others were...
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A White Concrete Exterior Protects This Seaside Mediterranean House Ramón Esteve Estudio has shared images of a new home they designed in an urbanized area of a small...
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Ramón Esteve Estudio has shared images of a new home they designed in an urbanized area of a small seaside town in Valencia, Spain. The house has a white concrete envelope that generates a large protective shell for a harmonious and delicate interior. Large overhangs and a system...
Archinect - Features
'The Notion of AI as a Form of Augmentation or Enhancement Is Fascinating to Me'; A... Behnaz Farahi stands at an eclectic intersection between culture and technology. Trained as an...
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Behnaz Farahi stands at an eclectic intersection between culture and technology. Trained as an architect, with specializations in computational design, interactive technologies, additive manufacturing, and digital fabrication, Farahi asks how emerging technologies can allow us to...
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A Simple Drawing For A Difficult Structure – Part 3 Following up on part 1 and part 2, I want to talk about how the caissons of the Brooklyn Bridge were...
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Following up on part 1 and part 2, I want to talk about how the caissons of the Brooklyn Bridge were built, installed, and used. Unlike the 1883 image from part 1 (below), the image above is from 1870, while the work was still going on. I’ve played with the contrast to make the...
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Baseball in New York 2 Yesterday’s list of teams was fun to out together, but this is ultimately a blog about the built...
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Yesterday’s list of teams was fun to out together, but this is ultimately a blog about the built environment, so let’s discuss what’s really important: the fields and stadiums where the various teams played. Today: some of the fields in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Atlantics, played...
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It Looked Familiar: A Project Jessica Drew, in her Spider-Woman gear, visits Belvedere Castle. It’s reasonably clear that in the...
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Jessica Drew, in her Spider-Woman gear, visits Belvedere Castle. It’s reasonably clear that in the frame on the right she’s standing in the pavillion looking across to the main tower.
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High Speed at High Speed (Tianjin West station, China) In scale and speed of construction, Tianjin West seems almost impossible – especially when viewed...
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In scale and speed of construction, Tianjin West seems almost impossible – especially when viewed from Britain. It is, therefore, the perfect embodiment of China’s high speed rail network, on which the station can be found. It is also, I am sorry to say, the antithesis of the...
Common Edge
Consuming Provence: The Gentler Footprint of French Sprawl An expat goes shopping in the European burbs.
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The Modern House
A mid-century renovation project overlooking the water in south Cornwall
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Common Edge
Buildings Are Not Sacred, but We Can Find Beauty Through Them There’s no design recipe for it.
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Advertising Art From 1922, preserved in a scrapbook at the New York Public Library, a romantic view of the Bankers...
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From 1922, preserved in a scrapbook at the New York Public Library, a romantic view of the Bankers Trust Building at Wall and Nassau Streets. (The angle is a little funny – see below.) I cropped the image – at the lower right there was a little extension: This could be a...
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This Building With A Split Roof Makes Space For A Rooftop Park Architecture firm RAD+ar has shared photos of a building they’ve completed in Jakarta, Indonesia,...
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Architecture firm RAD+ar has shared photos of a building they’ve completed in Jakarta, Indonesia, that has a split roof held together by a skylight. The split design allowed half of the building to have a regular roof, while the other, is dedicated to outdoor space and a garden....
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Pro Tip, As They Say A slightly-redacted photo from a Brooklyn site visit, showing a diagram on the wall in a maintenance...
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A slightly-redacted photo from a Brooklyn site visit, showing a diagram on the wall in a maintenance room: No one I spoke to had floor plans of any kind for the building. I knew it had a steel frame but not where the interior columns were. And then, during a site visit, a handy...
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It Looked Familiar: War and Art First, a view of an army building from “Miss Fury” an exceedingly weird comic involving World War II...
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First, a view of an army building from “Miss Fury” an exceedingly weird comic involving World War II and time travel. Second, a view of the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Avenue. The 69th was in a lot of famous battles in the Civil War and some notable ones in World War I....
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LED Lighting Illuminates Shelving Throughout This Home’s Interior Estevez + Persson, a new architecture and design studio, founded by Fernando Estevez Barroso and...
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Estevez + Persson, a new architecture and design studio, founded by Fernando Estevez Barroso and Daniel Persson, has debuted a residential project called Casa Bosques de Olivos in Mexico City. The exterior of the house features concrete, wood, and metal, as well as landscaped...
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Architecture's Interest Rate Prayers Answered: Archinect’s State of AEC August 2024 Welcome to the third installment of Archinect's new series, State of AEC. At the end of each month,...
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Welcome to the third installment of Archinect's new series, State of AEC. At the end of each month, we will guide you through the latest analyses, indexes, and trends on how the architecture and construction industries are performing economically. In our previous edition of the...
The Modern House
Step Outside: six top-tier terraces in London homes for sale With the sun hanging around until the early hours of the evening and the daffodils’ golden trumpets...
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With the sun hanging around until the early hours of the evening and the daffodils’ golden trumpets heralding that spring is in full swing, it finally feels like we’re properly coming out of hibernation. And where better to admire the return of the rays than […]
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Contemplating calendars My friends say that my calendaring practice is atypical (and mock me incessantly for it). They're...
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My friends say that my calendaring practice is atypical (and mock me incessantly for it). They're not wrong, but I'll contend that most people underutilize this ubiquitous tool. A calendar is not just a reminder device for keeping track of external events. Used right, a calendar...
Common Edge
Peter Calthorpe Has a Plan for More Housing in California Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized...
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Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.
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Very Local Requirements Below, a construction fence of typical New York design. Such fences here have had windows of some...
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Below, a construction fence of typical New York design. Such fences here have had windows of some kind going back at least to the mid-1900s. Per the current NYC building code, section 3307.7.3, “Viewing panels shall be provided in solid fences erected on or after July 1, 2013, at...
The Modern House
The house that art built: Paul Huxley and Susie Allen invite us into their west London home and...
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Construction Physics
How Washington DC Got Its Metro There have been two main periods of subway (or “metro”) building in the US. The first was during the...
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There have been two main periods of subway (or “metro”) building in the US. The first was during the late 19th century and early 20th century, when Boston, New York, and Philadelphia all built subway systems
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UK Architectural Licensure Had Not Changed in 50 Years. Until Now. Having previously examined architecture licensure systems in the United States and across mainland...
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Having previously examined architecture licensure systems in the United States and across mainland Europe, this edition of the Archinect In-Depth: Licensure series profiles changes underway in the United Kingdom's licensing system, which is currently undergoing a “fundamental...
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Three Generations With Little Resemblence From the New York Public Library scrapbooks, a page from 1918 showing the Hotel Marguery on the west...
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From the New York Public Library scrapbooks, a page from 1918 showing the Hotel Marguery on the west side of Park Avenue, between 47th and 49th Streets. The building’s address was 270 Park Avenue. That odd two-wing configuration is what happens when you plan a building around a...
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Three Dimentionality I was in Minneapolis a few months ago and took some pictures of the Lumber Exchange, one of the...
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I was in Minneapolis a few months ago and took some pictures of the Lumber Exchange, one of the first tall buildings constructed there. Here’s an overall view of the original wing (the building is L shaped, with the wings constructed at different times): It’s not deserted – the...
The Modern House
A slender space-savvy home in Clerkenwell, inspired by the City’s skyscrapers
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Common Edge
Letter From Ljubljana, Slovenia: The Human-Centered Urbanism of Jože Plečnik The architect created interventions small and large, all informed by his love of walking the city’s...
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McMansion Hell
In my latest column for The Nation, I defend single stair buildings against their detractors -... Single-Stair Layouts Are Not Going to Fix the Housing Crisis In my latest column for The Nation, I...
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Single-Stair Layouts Are Not Going to Fix the Housing Crisis In my latest column for The Nation, I defend single stair buildings against their detractors - I think single stair is wonderful! - But I also don’t think it’s some kind of panacea for the housing crisis.
Old Structures...
Nearby Also from the Greenport Railroad Station: the 1890s freight house on the right with a...
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Also from the Greenport Railroad Station: the 1890s freight house on the right with a apparently-retired snowplow engine named Jaws III, a Pennsylvania Railroad boxcar, and a caboose, probably also Pennsy. The Pennsylvania bought the LIRR in 1900 as part of its grand plan for the...
The Wandering...
Mapping Gottfried Merzbacher I’m wrapping up my work on Gottfried Merzbacher—a sort of back-burner project that’s been active and...
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I’m wrapping up my work on Gottfried Merzbacher—a sort of back-burner project that’s been active and then dormant, on and off, for about seven years. It’s been a pleasure to learn about places like the Bayumkol valley, the relationship between the Saryzhaz and Kum-erik Rivers,...
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This Japanese Restaurant Uses Washi-Inspired Acrylic Panels To Create A Cozy Atmosphere odd design has shared photos of a Japanese restaurant they recently completed in Beijing, China,...
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odd design has shared photos of a Japanese restaurant they recently completed in Beijing, China, that uses textural materials to create a quiet, relaxing, and cozy atmosphere. The open entrance consists of a light box and two sets of low-wall partitions, allowing the space to be...
Old Structures...
Looking Closely The picture above shows the top end of a ten-story column, where it’s embedded just below a parapet....
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The picture above shows the top end of a ten-story column, where it’s embedded just below a parapet. My first thought, when seeing something like this, is that I sometimes have trouble getting people to understand the nature of steel embedment in masonry between 1900 and 1940....
99% Invisible
De Fiets is Niets [EPISODE] Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. Dutch people own more...
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Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. Dutch people own more bicycles per capita than any other place in the world. The country has more than 20,000 miles of dedicated cycling paths. International policymakers make pilgrimages to the Netherlands...
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“I called them Ghosts”. Visual Poems and Sequences by George Wylesol George Wylesol is a Baltimore-based artist who primarily produces illustrations and comic-like...
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George Wylesol is a Baltimore-based artist who primarily produces illustrations and comic-like sequences of drawings, often accompanied by written text in the form of short poems. His works blend mundane objects and settings with surreal plots and visual associations, resulting...
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Case study #2 - Sunbeam A-frame Let's start 2023 with presenting one of my dearest projects.
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A’ Design Awards & Competition – Call for Submissions This article has been brought to you by A’ Design Award and Competition. A’ Design Award &...
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This article has been brought to you by A’ Design Award and Competition. A’ Design Award & Competition is the Worlds’ leading design accolade reaching design enthusiasts around the world, and showcasing thousands of award winners from 139 different design disciplines. Line Series...
McMansion Hell
mojo dojo casa house Howdy folks! Sorry for the delay, I was, uhhhh covering the Tour de France. Anyway, I’m back in...
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Howdy folks! Sorry for the delay, I was, uhhhh covering the Tour de France. Anyway, I’m back in Chicago which means this blog has returned to the Chicago suburbs. I’m sure you’ve all seen Barbie at this point so this 2019 not-so-dream house will come as a pleasant (?)...
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Case study #1: The Solar Saltbox house A passive house for cold climates.
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Old Structures...
Expertise In the course of doing research on old buildings, I’ve looked at some non-traditional sources. For...
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In the course of doing research on old buildings, I’ve looked at some non-traditional sources. For example, in trying to find original images of demolished and non-famous buildings, I’ve had some success with magazine ads from tenants. It used to be popular to put a picture of...
Construction Physics
Will Stone Replace Steel and Concrete? A recent viral tweet by Micah Springut, founder of stone-carving startup Monumental Labs, argued...
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A recent viral tweet by Micah Springut, founder of stone-carving startup Monumental Labs, argued that it will be cheaper to build buildings with stone than with steel or concrete within the next 10 years. Stone has of course been used for thousands of years as a construction...
The Modern House
Shine Bright: five light-filled homes currently for sale “The sun never knew how wonderful it was until it fell on the wall of a building.” So said the great...
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“The sun never knew how wonderful it was until it fell on the wall of a building.” So said the great American modernist architect Louis Kahn. And what wise words they are, for a home with good natural light is a special one. Light can […]
The Modern House
Architect Laura Dewe Mathews shares the secret ingredients of her 'gingerbread house'
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Skye’s the limit at this home in a serene settlement in the Scottish Highlands
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Construction Physics
Building Fast and Slow Part III: Design of the World Trade Center This is Part III in a series comparing the construction of the Empire State Building and the World...
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This is Part III in a series comparing the construction of the Empire State Building and the World Trade Center. Part I covers the design and construction of the Empire State Building, and Part II covers the initial development of the World Trade Center
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Mariaplaats, Utrecht The post Mariaplaats, Utrecht appeared first on There are two types of architecture—good...
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Orange Alternative [EPISODE] In the months following the invasion of Ukraine, cryptic anti-war graffiti began popping up across...
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In the months following the invasion of Ukraine, cryptic anti-war graffiti began popping up across Russia. People started writing out the phrase “no war” using asterisks instead of the various letters in order to disguise the meaning of the message. Then back in September, a...
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The Woody Palette Of The Exterior Is Brought Through To The Inside Of This Home In New Zealand First Light Studio has shared photos of a new home they designed that’s nestled into the Port Hills...
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First Light Studio has shared photos of a new home they designed that’s nestled into the Port Hills in Governors Bay, New Zealand. The design brief for the house was to create a small home that was well crafted out of nice materials, which resulted in a gable form with a wood...
Common Edge
How FEMA’s New “Resilience Zone” Program Works “The goal is to ensure that the most at-risk...communities have the support, resources, and...
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“The goal is to ensure that the most at-risk...communities have the support, resources, and opportunities they need.”
Construction Physics
Building Apollo A review of Angle of Attack: Harrison Storms and the Race to the Moon
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The Modern House
Harriet Verney on her camp interiors and life within a converted Bible factory in Dalston
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Construction Physics
Do U.S. Ports Need More Automation? On October 1st, 47,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), primarily...
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On October 1st, 47,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), primarily dockworkers on East and Gulf Coast ports, went on strike after failing to agree contract terms with USMX, an alliance of port operators and employers.
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A Small Elevated Cabin Inspired By A Bird’s Nest Architect Jan Tyrpekl, has shared photos of a small elevated cabin that was designed in Hainburg an...
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Architect Jan Tyrpekl, has shared photos of a small elevated cabin that was designed in Hainburg an der Donau, Austria, for a client who owned a farm and wanted somewhere to relax. Located on the border of a young orchard and mature trees. It has an archetypal house shape, but it...
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Dramatic Wood Ceilings Are Found Throughout This House Carlos Castanheira of CC&CB Architects has shared photos of a home they designed in Porto, Portugal,...
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Carlos Castanheira of CC&CB Architects has shared photos of a home they designed in Porto, Portugal, that uses wood and copper throughout its design. The home’s exterior has a copper-clad roof and matching copper siding, while the exposed timber structure connects with the rest...
Old Structures...
You Are There Early on in the movie Bull Durham, a character going to a baseball game walks from the dark...
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Early on in the movie Bull Durham, a character going to a baseball game walks from the dark underside of the stadium – where the stairs, bathrooms, and food concessions are – through one of the tunnels to the seats. The camera follows and, if you’ve ever been to stadium, the...
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It Looked Familiar: An Impossible View Above, Iron Man flies past the Chrysler Building. I was trying to figure out if the buildings in the...
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Above, Iron Man flies past the Chrysler Building. I was trying to figure out if the buildings in the background were realistic, and got part of the way there. The gray building on the right looks like a simplified version of the Socony-Mobil Building at the southeast corner of...
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A Material Palette Of Pale Brick, Concrete, And Timber Echoes This Home’s Coastal Site Architecture firm studioplusthree has shared photos of a project in Sydney, Australia, that included...
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Architecture firm studioplusthree has shared photos of a project in Sydney, Australia, that included the alterations and additions to an existing house. The home features a material palette of pale brick, concrete, and timber evoking the project’s coastal location and echoing the...
Construction Physics
Mass Timber is Great, but It Will Not Solve the Housing Shortage A short policy memo recently posted on the Federation of American Scientists’ (FAS) website argues...
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A short policy memo recently posted on the Federation of American Scientists’ (FAS) website argues that “mass timber can help solve the housing shortage.” It was posted as part of the Housing Ideas Challenge, a collaboration between FAS, Matt Yglesias and a few other...
Archinect - Features
Beaux-Arts to Bauhaus: How Two Schools Shaped Architectural Visualization Architecture schools have long held a significant role in shaping the field of architectural...
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Architecture schools have long held a significant role in shaping the field of architectural visualization. Through fostering particular artistic philosophies, drawing techniques, and design ideologies, such institutions shape not only the architects themselves but also the way...
The Modern House
The masterful resculpting of an urban cottage in Cambridge
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The Architectural...
Join the Architectural Competition to Reimagine Gran Vía’s Iconic Façade We invite all readers to contribute to an architectural competition to reimagine the façade of a...
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We invite all readers to contribute to an architectural competition to reimagine the façade of a significant building on Madrid’s famous Gran Vía. This competition focuses on number 19, the Court of Contentious-Administrative No. 10 headquarters, originally built in 1921 and...
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A Sculptural Ceiling Inspired By Flowing Chocolate Can Be Seen Inside This Store Architectural studio Arch&Type has shared photos of Blue Table Chocolates, a new retail chocolate...
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Architectural studio Arch&Type has shared photos of Blue Table Chocolates, a new retail chocolate store in Buffalo, New York. Key to the intriguing interior design is the custom parametric ceiling tiles that were inspired by an image of golden, silky, and flowing untempered...
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A Home Office Hides Behind A Sliding Wall In This House Blue Truck Studio collaborated with a new homeowner with DIY construction experience, to renovate a...
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Blue Truck Studio collaborated with a new homeowner with DIY construction experience, to renovate a home for the owner’s family. The interior, contemporary yet comfortable in its design, includes a living room that has a large empty wall. However, this wall isn’t stationary but...
The Modern House
A Day Well Spent with filmmaker Akinola Davies
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Mahabalipuram - The Seaside Art Hub A triumphant center for sculptures just 57 kilometers south of Chennai city, is an art hub and...
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A triumphant center for sculptures just 57 kilometers south of Chennai city, is an art hub and famous travel destination called...
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A Large Pergola Helps This Home Seamlessly Blends Indoor And Outdoor Spaces Architecture firm Studio Saxe, together with interior design studio Sofía Interiorismo, has shared...
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Architecture firm Studio Saxe, together with interior design studio Sofía Interiorismo, has shared photos of a home they completed in Costa Rica, that seamlessly blends indoor and outdoor living. This home embodies sustainable living, generating its energy from the sun while...
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If movies were about Architecture “Apocalypse Now”: an architect goes grossly over budget. Another architect is sent out to find him...
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“Apocalypse Now”: an architect goes grossly over budget. Another architect is sent out to find him and value-engineer the project, in the jungle, during a war. “It’s a wonderful life”: An architect mishandles his finances. Jumps off a bridge. Is saved by his guardian angel /...
Construction Physics
The Rise of Steel - Part I One of the defining characteristics of the modern world is the ubiquity of steel. Nearly every...
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One of the defining characteristics of the modern world is the ubiquity of steel. Nearly every product of industrial civilization relies on steel, either as a component or as part of the equipment used to produce it. Without it, Vaclav Smil notes in “Still the Iron Age”, modern...
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Buildings are important People are born in themGrow up in them Fall in love in them Get married in them Raise kids in them...
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People are born in themGrow up in them Fall in love in them Get married in them Raise kids in them Grow old in them Die in them Buildings are important. People decide big things here Decide on small things too Draw conclusions inside Make plans Change plans Change our minds Make...
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Cities reading list Many people have reached out asking what books have been most impactful in shaping my views on...
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Many people have reached out asking what books have been most impactful in shaping my views on cities. I've written and rewritten answers enough times that I figured it's most efficient if I just write it up one time here and share the link. 🙂 ~ Order Without Design by Alain...
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Reflecting Ponds And Concrete Lily Pads Help Create Tranquility At This Modern Home Kor Architects have shared photos of a home they completed in Indian Wells, California, for their...
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Kor Architects have shared photos of a home they completed in Indian Wells, California, for their clients who desired a contemporary residence with a thoughtfully designed entrance that seamlessly integrates indoor and outdoor areas. Upon arrival at the home, there’s a carefully...
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A Monochromatic Interior Sets The Vibe Inside This Retail Store Design firm Studiomateriality, has shared photos of a retail store they designed in Athina, Greece,...
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Design firm Studiomateriality, has shared photos of a retail store they designed in Athina, Greece, that has a monochromatic interior to catch the eye of people walking past.
Old Structures...
It Looked Familiar: Boom One of the problems with electing Wilson Fisk, AKA Kingpin, as mayor of New York, is that he has a...
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One of the problems with electing Wilson Fisk, AKA Kingpin, as mayor of New York, is that he has a lot of enemies who will try to kill him by, say, blowing him up in his sleep. This is a preservation problem because the mayor’s residence is Gracie Mansion, a 1799 wood-frame...
Archinect - Features
10 Views on Architectural Licensure From Archinect Readers As we continue our ongoing Archinect In-Depth: Licensure series, we highlight perspectives from...
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As we continue our ongoing Archinect In-Depth: Licensure series, we highlight perspectives from individuals with extensive research backgrounds on the topic, as well as those in positions to lead, guide, and evolve the licensure pathway. Additionally, we launched a survey among...
99% Invisible
Blood in the Machine [EPISODE] Brian Merchant is a tech reporter, and he’d been covering the industry for years when he started to...
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Brian Merchant is a tech reporter, and he’d been covering the industry for years when he started to notice a term that kept coming up. Especially when he wrote a story that was critical of tech, he’d be accused of being a “Luddite.” Like most people, Brian knew at least vaguely...
The Modern House
Cover Stories: five new architecture, art and design books for your shelf Inspiration may come in many forms but it’s flighty and hard to find. That said, one place you can...
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Inspiration may come in many forms but it’s flighty and hard to find. That said, one place you can be quite sure to pin it down it is on a bookshelf. And while those at TMH HQ are already groaning, we can’t resist the allure […]
The Modern House
The best of Kensal Rise and Queen’s Park, north-west London
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Common Edge
How the Much-Maligned Porch Supports Walkable, Sustainable Communities Its aesthetic detractors don’t understand the porch’s ability to create community.
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Cartogrammar
Beyond the sea In the northern reaches of Newfoundland, near the town of St. Anthony, is the Fox Point Lighthouse....
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In the northern reaches of Newfoundland, near the town of St. Anthony, is the Fox Point Lighthouse. I’ve never been there, but I know it has one of the most impressive ocean views in the world. If you face perpendicular to the right bit of rocky coastline there and gaze straight...
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The Public Realm This is the 1895 firehouse constructed for Engine Company 31 and Battalion 2 of the Fire Department...
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This is the 1895 firehouse constructed for Engine Company 31 and Battalion 2 of the Fire Department of New York, at Lafayette and White Streets. The fire department facilities were moved elsewhere over 50 years ago, but the building is landmarked and reusable, so it has been...
Old Structures...
Happy Presidents’ Day The cover of the dinner menu for Washington’s Birthday from the SS Columbia of the Hamburg-Amerika...
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The cover of the dinner menu for Washington’s Birthday from the SS Columbia of the Hamburg-Amerika Line. That’s a portrati of the Columbia on the right, apparently about to run down a sailboat. Columbia had a weird history, having served as a liner between Germany and the US,...
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Originality Is Not Easy, Part 3 The first two parts of this series looked at patents that involved odd details that were not really...
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The first two parts of this series looked at patents that involved odd details that were not really part of the metal-frame revolution that was taking place in the 1890s but rather adjacent to it. Neither of those patents reflected actual structure that I’ve ever seen in an old...
Old Structures...
Roadtrip I’m in Montreal for the annual APT so this week’s blog posts will be shallower less serious more...
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I’m in Montreal for the annual APT so this week’s blog posts will be shallower less serious more entertaining than usual. I hope to work in some touristing photos, but that may not happen until next week. It’s worth noting that my train from New York to Montreal has a scheduled...
99% Invisible
The Power Broker #03: David Sims [EPISODE] This is the third official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power...
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This is the third official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker by our hero Robert Caro. Blank Check podcast co-host and The Atlantic movie critic David Sims is our book club guest. On today’s show, Elliott Kalan, Roman Mars, and David...
Archinect - Features
Upcoming Architecture School Admission Deadlines You Shouldn’t Miss As 2024 winds down, there’s still time to apply to architecture programs! Many schools are accepting...
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As 2024 winds down, there’s still time to apply to architecture programs! Many schools are accepting undergraduate and graduate applications through January and February 2025 (and some even beyond that).  If you’re planning to start your architecture journey in Fall '25, check...
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How Photorealistic Rendering Made A Difference For This Small Home Office Design This article has been brought to you by RenderDave. Hey everyone, RenderDave here to show you how...
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This article has been brought to you by RenderDave. Hey everyone, RenderDave here to show you how photorealistic rendering made a difference for this small home office design. When architects and interior designers work on a project in programs like Sketchup, Revit, or AutoCAD,...
Construction Physics
How Valuable Are Building Methods That Use Fewer Materials? Materials make up a substantial fraction of the costs of new construction. When we previously looked...
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Materials make up a substantial fraction of the costs of new construction. When we previously looked at a collection of 40 different construction tasks, on average materials made up 62% of the cost of the task. And for an average new house, materials make up roughly 50% of direct...
Common Edge
On the Value of Miniatures and Scale Models Thinking small can help us answer the challenges of our time.
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The Modern House
Curators Gonzalo Herrero Delicado and Mathilde Friis on life in their brutalist flat in Bethnal...
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An Exposed Structure Shows Off This House Design That Wraps Around A Pool Architecture firm Apiacas Arquitetos, has shared photos of a home they completed in Sao Paulo,...
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Architecture firm Apiacas Arquitetos, has shared photos of a home they completed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, that was designed with a single-story layout that wraps around a swimming pool.
Old Structures...
Head In The Clouds One of my favorite views of tall buildings, again: in the fog. New York Bay has more than it’s fair...
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One of my favorite views of tall buildings, again: in the fog. New York Bay has more than it’s fair share of fog, and sometimes it creeps back up into the city. We had one of those days last week.
Old Structures...
This Time, The Famous One Seven years ago, I wrote a blog post called “No, Not The Famous One.” Guess what? On a site visit to...
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Seven years ago, I wrote a blog post called “No, Not The Famous One.” Guess what? On a site visit to Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday, I noticed a lot of nice cast-iron storefronts in the old shopping streets. Given that iron wasn’t a major industry there in the nineteenth...
Archinect - Features
Discussing Paid Research Opportunities for M.Arch Students at UW-Milwaukee SARUP In November 2022, we connected with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Architecture &...
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In November 2022, we connected with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Architecture & Urban Planning (SARUP) to unpack its Mellows Graduate Research Positions (formerly called the Mellowes Master’s Research Assistantships).  For the 2024-2025 school year, SARUP is...
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Planter Boxes Were Designed To Help This House To Blend Into Its Tropical Setting Architecture firm Studio Saxe has designed a new home for their clients from Canada, who were...
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Architecture firm Studio Saxe has designed a new home for their clients from Canada, who were looking to get away from the winter season and enjoy the tropical weather of Costa Rica. The home is surrounded by a tropical landscape, with the seasonal creek and wildlife of the...
Old Structures...
Almost Unrecognizeable Most of the 1950s Angelo Rizzuto photos I’ve been discussing recently can be quickly located even if...
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Most of the 1950s Angelo Rizzuto photos I’ve been discussing recently can be quickly located even if their descriptions don’t say were they were taken. The 1957 picture above threw me. We’re looking towards midtown – the Empire State Building makes that obvious – but from what...
Old Structures...
A Simple Drawing For A Difficult Structure – Part 4 To catch up, here are links for part 1, part 2, and part 3. The Brooklyn Bridge caissons were much...
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To catch up, here are links for part 1, part 2, and part 3. The Brooklyn Bridge caissons were much bigger than the similar pneumatic caissons that had been used earlier. Their timber construction was based on a few ideas, all subject to engineering design or review. First, the...
The Modern House
Nice Modernism: introducing the friendly face of modernist architecture After almost a hundred years of modernist architecture, the writer and critic Alan Powers argues...
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After almost a hundred years of modernist architecture, the writer and critic Alan Powers argues that the canon is ripe for reappraisal. Here, he makes the case for “Nice Modernism” – an altogether gentler strand of architecture that emerged in the 1930s and is typified […]
The Modern House
Five bright things to do and see this July July is here: the sun is shining and the air is hot – and so are our top picks of things to do and...
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July is here: the sun is shining and the air is hot – and so are our top picks of things to do and see this month, from an exhibition on an emerging artist exploring light and space to a food and art extravaganza celebrating […]
Coffee with an...
Design explained using pie charts again Design is hard. If only the process could be explained using simple pie charts again. Unfortunately,...
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Design is hard. If only the process could be explained using simple pie charts again. Unfortunately, this still isn’t that: More Design in charts – HERE, and HERE and HERE and HERE
The Architectural...
Architects vs. the Public: A Surprising Study Sheds Light on Aesthetic Preferences Do architects have a different taste in buildings compared to the rest of us? A recent Swedish study...
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Do architects have a different taste in buildings compared to the rest of us? A recent Swedish study delves into this question, and the findings are intriguing. In the study “Green City Branding – How People Respond to the Built Environment“, people were asked to rate five...
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With Rhetoric: The New York Apartment House WHEN I was in graduate school, I was one of the editors of VIA IV: “Culture and the Social Vision.”...
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WHEN I was in graduate school, I was one of the editors of VIA IV: “Culture and the Social Vision.” I helped Robert A.M. Stern write New York 1900, Metropolitan Architecture and Urbanism 1890-1915. My summer job turned into a … Continue reading → The post With Rhetoric: The New...
Archinect - Features
Archinect's Tips for Recent Graduates Navigating Architectural Employment In 2023, navigating the job market for recent graduates can be daunting. Discussions surrounding...
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In 2023, navigating the job market for recent graduates can be daunting. Discussions surrounding portfolio advice, crafting an effective resume, and if one should follow their "dream job or a dream school" have been ongoing topics on Archinect and our forum. Within the last few...
Old Structures...
A Different Configuration I almost didn’t recognize this photograph, even though I’ve been involved with the building since...
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I almost didn’t recognize this photograph, even though I’ve been involved with the building since 2011. The New York Public Library digital archive has this labelled as the “Onderdonk Mill, Roslyn” and if they hadn’t mentioned the town name I wold have gone right by it. We’ve...
Old Structures...
Very Urban Angelo Rizzuto’s title for this photo is “Cityscape – New York City”. Don’t feel embarrassed if you...
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Angelo Rizzuto’s title for this photo is “Cityscape – New York City”. Don’t feel embarrassed if you can’t recognize anything New Yorkish in it – it took me a minute. The arch bridge in the background is the Henry Hudson Bridge, carrying the Henry Hudson Parkway (the northern...
Construction Physics
Building Fast and Slow Part IV: Construction of the World Trade Center This is Part IV in a series comparing the construction of the Empire State Building and the World...
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This is Part IV in a series comparing the construction of the Empire State Building and the World Trade Center. Part I covers the design and construction of the Empire State Building, Part II covers the initial development of the World Trade Center, and Part III covers the
The Modern House
Spotlight on South-East London: listings for £500,000 and under to set your sights on From the waterside delights of Deptford to the local-first feel of Dulwich, Crystal Palace’s...
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From the waterside delights of Deptford to the local-first feel of Dulwich, Crystal Palace’s community spirit to Camberwell’s gorgeous Georgian architecture – by way of Brockley, Blackheath and Borough, in all their vibrant variation – there isn’t much South-East London doesn’t...
Archinect - Features
Let’s Talk About Architectural Visualization Welcome to Archinect In-Depth: Visualization. Over the coming weeks, Archinect will explore the...
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Welcome to Archinect In-Depth: Visualization. Over the coming weeks, Archinect will explore the process of visualizing architectural work and what challenges and opportunities the field presents for the architectural design process. Our journey will include not only tips and...
McMansion Hell
new jersey “19th century” “eclecticism” It’s always funny to me when new wealth tries to imitate old wealth, but in a very specific way: by...
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It’s always funny to me when new wealth tries to imitate old wealth, but in a very specific way: by trying to reproduce old ways of building that are no longer viable via mass produced building materials and contractors who are better than average but still not quite in the...
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Google Docs' sheet-of-paper metaphor For ages, I've wondered why Google Docs still clings to the sheet-of-paper metaphor when lots of its...
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For ages, I've wondered why Google Docs still clings to the sheet-of-paper metaphor when lots of its users never print out most of their documents. Of course it does make sense for "Print layout" to be an option. Many people do print docs, and students make up a huge portion of...
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The Square and the Circle: The Palace of Charles V in Granada (1527) The palace of Charles V in Granada was built starting in 1527 as a summer palace for the emperor....
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The palace of Charles V in Granada was built starting in 1527 as a summer palace for the emperor. The Renaissance building is located inside the Alhambra, the former Nasrid complex on Sabika hill, a notable example of Islamic architecture.  The structure is built in stone and is...
99% Invisible
Raccoon Resistance After Toronto unveiled its “raccoon-resistant” compost bins in 2016, some people feared the animals...
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After Toronto unveiled its “raccoon-resistant” compost bins in 2016, some people feared the animals would be starved but many more celebrated the innovative design. Rolling out this novel locked bin opened a new battlefront in city’s ongoing “war on raccoons.” Toronto’s new...
Common Edge
To Address Climate Change, Architects Must Tackle Decarbonization Focusing only on energy performance is insufficient to the mounting crisis.
a year ago
The Modern House
James Lohan: the co-founder of Mr & Mrs Smith on how his first experience of home shaped an... James Lohan’s entrepreneurial spirit first came to light in the school dinner queue when he saw the...
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James Lohan’s entrepreneurial spirit first came to light in the school dinner queue when he saw the potential for turning a profit on a stack of cheese toasties. A series of successful business ventures followed suit, but it was in 2003 that James and his […]
Old Structures...
One Pitfall Avoided I’m not entirely sure what this proposed law would mean in practice: existing data at the Department...
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I’m not entirely sure what this proposed law would mean in practice: existing data at the Department of Buildings will be examined to identify which buildings are considered to be high risk, and the usual DoB actions – violations, etc. – will start from there. It all depends on...
Old Structures...
More Over-Thinking This photograph, taken in May 1959 by Angelo Rizzuto, is titled “View of building construction” on...
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This photograph, taken in May 1959 by Angelo Rizzuto, is titled “View of building construction” on the Library of Congress website. I’m not entirely convinced, although I have to admit that my doubts are based on squinting at the photo and nothing stronger. First, even for a...
Old Structures...
Adelaide House, Part 2 – Structure Continuing my discussion (part 1 is here) of London’s maybe-first skyscraper, the Adelaide House,...
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Continuing my discussion (part 1 is here) of London’s maybe-first skyscraper, the Adelaide House, let’s talk about structure. There’s a big difference between trying to build the first skyscraper in your city in the 1870s or 80s or 90s (depending on how you want to define...
Cartogrammar
Cartographic Summit 2016 In the official Cartographic Summit photo above, I’m the robot on the right edge who doesn’t know...
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In the official Cartographic Summit photo above, I’m the robot on the right edge who doesn’t know how to stand like a normal human. I’ve just returned from this unusual event, which was part traditional conference and part unconference, with people in attendance only by...
Archinect - Features
Architectural Visualization Was Rather Flat: Then We Invented Perspective Before the invention of architectural perspective, architects and artists faced significant...
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Before the invention of architectural perspective, architects and artists faced significant challenges in visualizing and communicating architectural space. Without a systematic way to represent depth and spatial relationships, architectural drawings were often symbolic,...
CONTEMPORIST
Undulating Balconies And A Mint Green Tiled Exterior Give This New Building A Unique Look Architecture firms Sadar+Vuga, Arhipro, and Studio Kristof have collaborated to create an...
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Architecture firms Sadar+Vuga, Arhipro, and Studio Kristof have collaborated to create an eye-catching residential building in Ljubljana, Slovenia, with undulating balconies. The building, which houses apartments, is situated at the edge of a triangularly shaped site and is...
Common Edge
Condocide: Death of a Building Type The building collapse in Miami may not have been an aberration. The condition of aging condos...
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The building collapse in Miami may not have been an aberration. The condition of aging condos nationwide is dire.
Old Structures...
Travelog: Far From Home Traveling to another country usually gets you views of a built environment that is in some respects...
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9 months ago
Traveling to another country usually gets you views of a built environment that is in some respects fundamentally different than the one you’re used to. London is, for a New Yorker, the worst place in the UK to get that feeling because of the many similarities between the two...
CONTEMPORIST
Bi-Fold Windows Connect The Inside And Outside Spaces Of This Home Extension Ben Callery Architects has shared photos of a rear home extension they completed in Victoria,...
a year ago
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a year ago
Ben Callery Architects has shared photos of a rear home extension they completed in Victoria, Australia, that includes a deck for indoor/outdoor living. The deck has been designed with a shaded area that’s home to built-in seating and a couch. The other end of the deck has...
A Weekly Dose of...
Olmsted Trees Olmsted Trees Photographs by Stanley Greenberg, with contributions by Tom Avermaete, Kevin Baker,...
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Olmsted Trees Photographs by Stanley Greenberg, with contributions by Tom Avermaete, Kevin Baker, Mindy Thompson Fullilove Hirmer Publishers, August 2022 Hardcover | 9 x 11 inches | 160 pages | 100 illustrations | German/English | ISBN: | $X.00 PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION: Central...
devonzuegel.com
Digital vs analog error correction The purpose of this writeup was to summarize something interesting I learned recently, to make sure...
over a year ago
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The purpose of this writeup was to summarize something interesting I learned recently, to make sure I understood it. I figured others might find it interesting, too. ~ ~ ~ Digital signal processing corrects for errors better than its analog counterpart. This is one of the...
The Modern House
Hot Stuff: the extraordinary story of the Cobdown sauna
9 months ago
99% Invisible
The Monster Under the Sink [EPISODE] In the middle of the 20th century, the small town of Jasper, Indiana did something that no other...
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9 months ago
In the middle of the 20th century, the small town of Jasper, Indiana did something that no other city had done before: they made garbage illegal. The city would still collect some things, like soup cans and plastics, but yucky junk, like food waste, wouldn’t get picked up. This...
The Modern House
Architects Mariia Pashenko and Koen Schaballie on the radical reinvention of their Victorian home in...
a year ago
A Weekly Dose of...
On the Future of Cities The recent publication of two books prompted me to ponder the future of cities and do a write-up of...
a year ago
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a year ago
The recent publication of two books prompted me to ponder the future of cities and do a write-up of them together: Implementing Urban Design: Green, Civic, and Community Strategies by Jonathan Barnett, published by Routledge, June 2023 (Amazon / Bookshop) Renewing the Dream: The...
devonzuegel.com
No Kings: How Do You Make Good Decisions Efficiently in a Flat Organization? At Doist we believe that open and sincere communication improves our decision-making process. That’s...
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At Doist we believe that open and sincere communication improves our decision-making process. That’s why we’ve built a culture that encourages feedback at all levels of decision-making: from purely technical solutions to team and product management. We built our team...
devonzuegel.com
Part 3: The first walkable city in America in a century A new city has been proposed in California, and I’ve never been more captivated by a vision for the...
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10 months ago
A new city has been proposed in California, and I’ve never been more captivated by a vision for the future of my home state in my lifetime. This post is part of a series I’m writing about this bold proposal. As an urbanism nerd, the aspect of California Forever’s plan that I was...
CONTEMPORIST
This Cafe In Austria Has a Cycling Inspired Design Architecture and interior design studio Archisphere collaborated with Carbone & Kacerovsky to design...
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Architecture and interior design studio Archisphere collaborated with Carbone & Kacerovsky to design a ‘Cyclist’, a modern cafe at the Hotel Andaz am Belvedere Vienna. Archisphere drew inspiration from the movement, freedom, and enjoyment associated with cycling. In addition to...
Old Structures...
Little, Yet Big That’s 65 Phila Street in Saratoga Springs, an 1851 wood-frame house that had fallen on hard times....
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7 months ago
That’s 65 Phila Street in Saratoga Springs, an 1851 wood-frame house that had fallen on hard times. People at the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation have been trying for a very long time to get the building repaired and re-occupied – the best way to ensure an old building’s...
Benny Kuriakose
Sustainability in School Design Sustainability is a practice that seeks to minimize the negative impact of buildings on the ...
a year ago
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a year ago
Sustainability is a practice that seeks to minimize the negative impact of buildings on the environment by efficient and moderate use of...
CONTEMPORIST
Steel Symphony: A Madrid Home’s Unique Design With Weathered Elegance Borja Lomas of Voluar Arquitectura has designed a new home in Madrid, Spain, that’s covered in...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Borja Lomas of Voluar Arquitectura has designed a new home in Madrid, Spain, that’s covered in weathering steel and has a uniquely shaped design. The shape of the home showcases various areas that branch out in different directions, some of which are cantilevered away from the...
Archinect - Features
10 Tips for Architects To Survive Downturns by Former HOK CEO Patrick MacLeamy “I spent 50 years at HOK, working my way up from junior designer to CEO,” Patrick MacLeamy wrote in...
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“I spent 50 years at HOK, working my way up from junior designer to CEO,” Patrick MacLeamy wrote in his 2020 book Designing a World-Class Architecture Firm: The People, Stories, and Strategies Behind HOK. “Where else can you do that?”  During his time as HOK CEO and Chairman from...
Old Structures...
Reuse, Well Done From Carol Highsmith’s archive, a Target store in Brooklyn in 2018. If you’re going to reuse an old...
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4 months ago
From Carol Highsmith’s archive, a Target store in Brooklyn in 2018. If you’re going to reuse an old theater for your big-box store, why not reuse the marquee and vertical knife sign for advertising?
99% Invisible
The Bottom of the Bowl [EPISODE] Reporter Emmett Fitzgerald was used to hearing people call his home state of Vermont a “climate...
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4 months ago
Reporter Emmett Fitzgerald was used to hearing people call his home state of Vermont a “climate haven.” But last summer, he got a wake up call in the form of a devastating flood. All throughout the United States, people are watching the places they love change in unpredictable...
The Modern House
Water's Edge: five homes that take in Britain’s rugged coastline  In the UK, you’re never more than 70 miles from the sea, but why put any distance between your home...
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8 months ago
In the UK, you’re never more than 70 miles from the sea, but why put any distance between your home and the shifting shoreline? The pull of our luminous and varied coastline is undeniable, which is why we’ve found five homes a stone’s throw from […]
Contemporist...
This Library Is Almost Entirely Built Into The Land Around It Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP has recently completed a new library in Kisarazu, Japan, that has been built...
a year ago
Old Structures...
One Event, Two Views On July 9, 1776, a bunch of New Yorkers – who maybe or maybe were not part of an organized group...
a year ago
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a year ago
On July 9, 1776, a bunch of New Yorkers – who maybe or maybe were not part of an organized group called the Sons of Freedom – celebrated the publication of the Declaration of Independence by pulling down a six-year-old equestrian statue of King George III at Bowling Green and...
The Modern House
The lavish restoration of a Lisbon townhouse
a year ago
Old Structures...
Not Quite Changing First, “Facade, 317 Broadway” from Berenice Abbott’s “Changing New York Project”, taken in 1936....
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10 months ago
First, “Facade, 317 Broadway” from Berenice Abbott’s “Changing New York Project”, taken in 1936. Second, a street view photo of 319 Broadway, today. 317 Broadway is at the southwest corner of Thomas Street and Broadway; 319 at the northwest corner. So unless this building moved...
Benny Kuriakose
Conservation and Adaptive Reuse of a Rundown Building to Museum Adaptive reuse of dilapidated structures is a smart way to conserve the space, it gives a new...
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a year ago
Adaptive reuse of dilapidated structures is a smart way to conserve the space, it gives a new meaning and purpose to the building....
The Modern House
How Alex Reynolds and Maria Viviani are paying homage to their heritages at Eline in Hoxton
a year ago
The Modern House
The 'sculptural experience' of designer Ashley Law’s uniquely tactile cottage in Whitechapel
8 months ago
Archinect - Features
'AI Is a Dangerous Distraction From the Pressing Issues Defining Our Generation'; A... Liam Young was once described by the BBC as “the man designing our future.” In 2023, with open...
a year ago
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a year ago
Liam Young was once described by the BBC as “the man designing our future.” In 2023, with open letters penned on the risks of extinction posed by artificial intelligence, such a role should be in high demand. Young’s speculations on the future take the form of fictional stories...
99% Invisible
The Country of the Blind [EPISODE] We meet Andrew Leland as he’s suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: he’s midway...
a year ago
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a year ago
We meet Andrew Leland as he’s suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: he’s midway through his life with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that ushers those who live with it from sightedness to blindness over years, even decades. He grew up with full vision, but...
CONTEMPORIST
A Round Window Is Nestled Into A Stone Wall On The Front Of This Home OON ARCHITECTURE has designed a modern home in Benavidez, Argentina, that features a stone, wood,...
a year ago
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a year ago
OON ARCHITECTURE has designed a modern home in Benavidez, Argentina, that features a stone, wood, and concrete facade, that also includes a round window. The round window is recessed into the stone wall and is an eye-catching design element that can be seen as one walks along the...
CONTEMPORIST
A New Home Designed As Three Cascading Glass Boxes Efficiency Lab for Architecture has designed a modern home nestled into the steep hillside of the...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Efficiency Lab for Architecture has designed a modern home nestled into the steep hillside of the Telluride Box Canyon in Colorado. The plan for the home focused on the architectural expression of three cantilevered glass boxes. Each glass box is positioned in a moment of...
Old Structures...
An Ordinary Day From Angelo Rizzuto, in 1959, a view of 42nd Street looking east. On the left, Grand Central...
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7 months ago
From Angelo Rizzuto, in 1959, a view of 42nd Street looking east. On the left, Grand Central Terminal, the Commodore Hotel, and the Chrysler Building. On the right, the Pershing Square Building, the Bowery Savings Bank midtown branch, the Chanin Building, the Socony-Mobil...
The Modern House
A Day Well Spent with Isabella Burley
a year ago
CONTEMPORIST
This Kitchen Island Was Designed With Built-In Seating C. Kairouz Architects has shared photos of a renovation and extension project they designed for a...
a year ago
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a year ago
C. Kairouz Architects has shared photos of a renovation and extension project they designed for a home in Melbourne, Australia. One of the design details in the new extension is the kitchen island that doubles as seating for the dining area. The design of the kitchen island has a...
devonzuegel.com
OWD #3: Disney World & other underworlds Every place has some dirty secrets, even Disney World. We all have to get rid of waste somehow! In...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Every place has some dirty secrets, even Disney World. We all have to get rid of waste somehow! In this episode, the Bertauds and I discuss methods of sanitation and waste management from around the world, and how these hidden systems shape our cities. RSS · Apple Podcasts ·...
Common Edge
Is This Ugly or Heroic? An Eyesore or Gem? What Is ‘Ugly’? Truth is, aesthetic inclinations are an expanding multiverse.
8 months ago
The Modern House
Explore Simon Allford’s ‘family home in the sky’ in our new film series
10 months ago
There are two types...
Take Back The City On a recent episode of Billions, the New York Attorney General stands on the roof a car in the...
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over a year ago
On a recent episode of Billions, the New York Attorney General stands on the roof a car in the middle of a New York City street with a bullhorn. Why? Vecause he’s positioned himself near a meeting on the Highline … Continue reading → The post Take Back The City appeared first on...
CONTEMPORIST
A Slide Is A Fun Alternative To The Stairs Inside This Home Indee Design has recently completed a renovation in Montreal, Canada, that transformed a duplex into...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Indee Design has recently completed a renovation in Montreal, Canada, that transformed a duplex into a single-family home, and included in the interior, is a slide that travels between floors. Stepping inside the home, there’s a glass-front area with floor-to-ceiling windows that...
Construction Physics
The Influence of Bell Labs We’ve talked previously about Bell Labs’ long, storied history as an innovation engine and a...
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a month ago
We’ve talked previously about Bell Labs’ long, storied history as an innovation engine and a generator of new technology.
CONTEMPORIST
This Cat Cafe In New York Was Designed With Whimsy And Playfulness Architect Sonya Lee has shared photos of the new location of Meow Parlour, a cat cafe in New York...
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4 months ago
Architect Sonya Lee has shared photos of the new location of Meow Parlour, a cat cafe in New York that had outgrown its previous space. The storefront has a 10’ wall of white oak shelves that spell out M E O W, which also function as signage, a playspace for the cats to snuggle...
The Solarchitecture...
Solarchitect's book recommendations I. “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” - Cicero
over a year ago
CONTEMPORIST
A Tree House That Feels Like It’s Floating Inside The Forest INTEGRA STUDIO ARQUITETURA has shared photos of a modern Tree House project they completed for the...
a year ago
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a year ago
INTEGRA STUDIO ARQUITETURA has shared photos of a modern Tree House project they completed for the NaCarapina accommodation complex, that’s located in Brazil. The Tree House which has the feeling of ‘floating inside the forest’, is fully integrated with the imposing Araucaria...
Archinect - Features
Architectural Licensure Is Becoming More Diverse, but Barriers to Equality Remain According to recent data, the demographics of candidates on the path to architectural licensure are...
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3 months ago
According to recent data, the demographics of candidates on the path to architectural licensure are beginning to counter the longstanding underrepresentation of women and people of color in the profession. However, deeper studies of the licensure experience reveal ongoing...
The Modern House
Tiny homes: six pocket-sized pads that prove good things come in small packages A stamp-sized floorplan demands hardworking design – and a finite footprint is a license to get...
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6 months ago
A stamp-sized floorplan demands hardworking design – and a finite footprint is a license to get creative with space saving ideas, ingenious storage solutions and volume-accentuating trickery. Here, we’ve collated a selection of some of our punchiest petite offerings, all...
The Modern House
A local’s guide to Highbury and Canonbury: design and delicatessens in north London
5 months ago