In celebration of its 5th anniversary, the Architecture & Design Film Festival will make its Los Angeles debut, presenting 30 feature-length and short films from eight countries that explore the human elements of art, fashion, architecture, and design in our everyday lives. In addition, the festival will offer panel discussions, Q&As with filmmakers, a pop-up bookshop by Hennessey + Ingalls and more that are all open to the public!
United States
Architecture & Design Film Festival Debuts in Los Angeles
UC Lab School – Earl Shapiro Hall / Valerio Dewalt Train Associates + FGM Architects
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Architects: FGM Architects, Valerio Dewalt Train Associates
- Area: 128000 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: Arup, Rubinos & Mesia Engineers, Primera, HJ Kessler Associates, Lend Lease
Matthew Knight Arena / TVA Architects
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Architects: TVA Architects
- Area: 422300 m²
- Year: 2010
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Professionals: Hoffman Construction Company, Balzhiser & Hubbard Engineers, Perkins+Will, Walker Macy
Eliciting Environments | Actuating Response
Current computational, sensing and fabrication technologies provide new opportunities for architects and designers to embed intelligence and responsive behavior directly into architectural matter. Such design tactics not only elicit new sensibilities and socio-aesthetic desires, but also instrumentalize new understandings of hierarchies, networks and organization of building systems controls. Responsive technologies play a critical role in advancing the evolving relationships between humans, constructed environments, administrative controls and natural systems. Systems that mitigate human-machine-environment interaction are evolving to encompass more complex methods of collecting and managing data that can produce subtle differences in feedback and response.
Sonoma Vineyard Estate / Aidlin Darling Design
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Architects: Aidlin Darling Design
- Area: 18000 ft²
- Year: 2005
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Manufacturers: Boyd Lighting, Lefroy Brooks
Plumber: Is This Not A Pipe? - Launch of Volume 37
Launch of Volume #37: "Is this not a pipe?".
Cisco Offices / Studio O+A
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Interior Designers: Studio O+A
- Area: 110000 ft²
- Year: 2013
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Manufacturers: Creative Systems Lighting, Hive Modern, Niche Modern
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Professionals: A.R. Sanchez-‐Corea & Associates, Beryline, Pannu, Larsen & McCartney, RAS Design Group
New Images Released of Foster + Partners' Luxury Manhattan Condominium
Foster + Partners has released new images of their revised, 19-story luxury condominium tower planned for West Chelsea in New York. Named after its address, 551 West 21st Street, the cast-concrete and glass structure plans to open its 44 residences, and three penthouses, to occupancy in the Fall of 2015.
San Joaquin Valley Residence / Aidlin Darling Design
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Architects: Aidlin Darling Design
- Area: 5610 ft²
- Year: 2011
Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Student Residence Hall / ADD Inc.
Fairview Townhouse / Bucchieri Architects
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Architects: Bucchieri Architects
- Area: 3000 ft²
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: TEC Engineering Inc., EDP Geosciences, Leinweber Engineering LTD
TEX-FAB Skin: Digital Assemblies
TEX-FAB extends its reach to Austin, this year adding the University of Texas School of Architecture as a member organization. In doing so, the UT SOA is supporting the largest and most complete event to date with Michel Rojkind as our Keynote lecture with 6 speakers and 4 moderators. Moderators will delve into techniques to highlight the differences between working methods, while within the workshops, session leaders will further develop those topics as functional methods for the production of design solutions.
The Architectural League Spring Events
The Architectural League announced their Spring 2014 calendar of events. 'First Friday' events are held at the offices of the hosting firms. It started January 10 with Toshiko Mori and future participants include COOKFOX Architects, SHoP Architects, and GLUCK+.
Paso Robles Residence / Aidlin Darling Design
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Architects: Aidlin Darling Design
- Area: 2500 ft²
- Year: 2010
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Manufacturers: DuPont, Duravit, Lightolier, Miele, Subzero/Wolf, +15
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Professionals: Berkeley Structural Design, Semmes and Company Builders, Turko Semmes, Geo-West, Barak Miles
Korean Presbyterian Church / Arcari + Iovino Architects
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Architects: Arcari + Iovino Architects
- Year: 2013
Michael Sorkin Sites Future Obama Presidential Library in Chicago's South Side
Bidding for the future home of Barack Obama's Presidential Library is underway with three locations claiming the chief executive as their own. Obama's birthplace, Hawaii, has mounted a campaign in pursuit of their native son, followed by New York City's Columbia University, where he received his bachelor's degree in political science. Architect and urbanist Michael Sorkin believes it is the Windy City, however, his adopted hometown, that will ultimately win the presidential library bid.
Mintz Residence / Robert Maschke Architects
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Architects: Robert Maschke Architects
- Area: 4929 m²
- Year: 2009
Expedia Office / Rapt Studio
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Architects: Rapt Studio
- Area: 10000 m²
- Year: 2013