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Architects: Zwei Interiors Architecture
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Salmon Design
Code Black / Zwei Interiors Architecture
NCARB Names 13 US Architecture Schools for Integrated Licensure Initiative
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has named the first 13 accredited architectural schools to implement the "Integrated Path Initiative." Each selected school has proposed a pre-graduation curriculum that would provide students with the necessary mix of education, work experience, and opportunities to complete the Architect Registration Examinations (ARE) to achieve licensure before graduation. The initiative was spearheaded by NCARB to shorten the time it takes for US architects to get licensed.
The 13 accepted schools represent "a wide range B.Arch and M.Arch programs in nine jurisdictions, including both public and private institutions," says NCARB. These schools are:
Valley House / David Guerra
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Architects: David Guerra
- Area: 710 m²
- Year: 2012
Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York City / Pierre Christin and Olivier Balez
Robert Moses, the planner-politician-architect who infamously built overpasses too low for buses to bring New York’s urban poor to his beaches, is the subject of a new graphic novel by Pierre Christin and Olivier Balez titled Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York City. Admirable for its candid rawness, their profile of perhaps the most polarizing and important figure in American planning history is no lionizing eulogy. The impressive triumphs of Moses’ tenure are juxtaposed with unsparing accounts of his regrettable social policies and the often-shortsighted consequences of his public infrastructure. For each groundbreaking feat of structural engineering and political mobilization, there is another story told of his callous social engineering, the consequences of which reshaped the lives of New Yorkers as much as his architecture.
Nedvest Capital Headquarters / Studio Aa + Petra van Roon
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Architects: Petra van Roon, Studio Aa
- Year: 2014
David Adjaye: "Architecture Cannot be Autonomous"
"I believe that for architecture to be emotionally relevant to people, that there has to be a connection, [that] there has to be a relationship, that architecture cannot be autonomous. If it's not connected to the lives of people, the histories of people, I think there's a problem." In a recent interview with Aljazeera's Lisa Fletcher, British architect David Adjaye discusses his recent work and how the new Smithsonian Museum of African American History will serve as a "negotiator" on racial tension in the US. Read the full interview, here.
The Broad Museum / Diller Scofidio + Renfro
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Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
- Area: 120000 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Tillotson Design Associates, Arup, KPFF Consulting Engineers, La Crescenta, Calif., +3
Want to Work Internationally? Here's What You Need to Know About Copyright
Ideas are precious, precious things. A good one can upend a movement or make a career and they are, of course, worth a great deal. Architects live in a competitive globalized world, and in the race to succeed, defining who owns ideas is becoming increasingly important in an architect's professional life. ArchDaily has previously explained the essential points of architectural copyright and explored the complexities of legal judgments, but what if you want to work internationally? It's a much more complex issue than "China will let people copy what they want" or "Belgians will sue you" and if you want to work outside your home country then it's essential you understand the variables.
Fortunately, we've got you covered: we've pulled together a rundown of the essentials of copyright law and practice in some of the most popular countries to find work - read on for more.
SaLo House / Patrick Dillon
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Architects: Patrick Dillon
- Area: 250 m²
Venice Biennale Announces Theme for 2016 Event: "Reporting From the Front"
The Venice Biennale has announced the theme selected by 2016 Biennale director Alejandro Aravena. Titled "Reporting From the Front," next year's Biennale will be an investigation into the role of architects in the battle to improve the living conditions for people all over the world. The theme aims to focus on architecture which works within the constraints presented by a lack of resources, and those designs which subvert the status quo to produce architecture for the common good - no matter how small the success.
Symposium: "Modernism" / Dallas Architecture Forum
Leo Marmol is one of the world’s leading authorities in the restoration of iconic Mid-Century Modern and International style residences, including the Kaufmann House by Richard Neutra in Palm Springs, considered one of the most important residences of the 20th Century. His firm also incorporates those timeless concepts into new architecture, including product design exemplifying these design elements. Marmol will overview his firm’s landmark restoration projects, and discuss how the firm integrates Mid-Century design elements into their new construction and pre-fab projects, producing award-winning residences.
Christian de Portzamparc’s House of Dior in Seoul Mirrors Ethereal Clothing Designs
Architect Christian de Portzamparc has completed construction on the new House of Dior in Seoul, South Korea. The building, which houses designs by Christian Dior, is based off of watercolor paintings and the concept of experimentation with light and shadows.
H House / Björn Lundquist Arkitektur
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Architects: Björn Lundquist Arkitektur
- Area: 167 m²
- Year: 2012
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Manufacturers: Focus-Lighting
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Professionals: Anders Dahlbeck VVS Konsult AB, IMR Bygg AB, Ljusmiljö AB, Ritabygg i Stockholm AB
T/A House / Paritzki & Liani Architects
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Architects: Paritzki & Liani Architects
- Year: 2015
Y Ballet School / y+M design office
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Architects: y+M design office
- Area: 192 m²
Infographic: The History and Future of Solar Energy in the US
Texas and clean energy are hardly considered synonymous. However, as uncovered by a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Texas has emerged as an unexpected leader in solar power, with $1 billion now being invested in solar energy infrastructure with an aim to produce up to 12,500 megawatts of solar electricity by 2029. To mark this important moment in US energy production, the New Jersey Institute of Technology has produced this infographic revealing the benefits (and drawbacks) of solar energy for the average American consumer, including everything from the history of solar energy to incentives available for solar systems nationwide. Read on to view the infographic in full.
Salburua Civic Center / ACXT
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Architects: IDOM
- Area: 12840 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Susaeta Iluminación, UTE VIAS - OPACUA
YO! Home Offers a Compact, Transformable Living Space
With the cost of space rising in city centres everywhere, YO! Home by Simon Woodroffe provides a possible solution – a transformable, modular living space. Acting as a reinvention of the traditional studio apartment, YO! Home is a 40 square metre living space with movable features to create the impression of a much bigger home. Read more about this London apartment project after the break.