1180 Fourth Street / Mithun-Solomon + Kennerly Architecture and Planning
Noe House / Studio VARA
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Architects: Studio VARA
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: sf greenspaces, Lea & Braze Engineering, Dijeau Poage Construction, FTF Engineering
Box on the Rock / Schwartz and Architecture
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Architects: Schwartz and Architecture
- Area: 2000 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Neolith
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Professionals: Adobe Associates Inc., iAssociates, NRG Compliance Inc., PJC & Associates Inc.
Nominate Now: 2016 ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards
2015 was an excellent year for ArchDaily. As we've continued to grow, we've delivered more information and tools to more people all around the world, leveling access to architectural knowledge and encouraging an exchange of ideas from professionals of diverse backgrounds, opening architectural up to everyone rather than just the privileged few.
Now for the 7th consecutive year, we are tasking our readers with the responsibility of recognizing and rewarding the projects that are making an impact in the profession with ArchDaily's 2016 Building of the Year Awards. By voting, you are part of an unbiased, distributed network of jurors and peers that has elevated the most relevant projects over the past six years. Over the next two weeks, your collective intelligence will filter over 3,000 projects down to just 14 stand-outs - the best in each category on ArchDaily.
This is your chance to reward the architecture you love by nominating your favorite for the 2016 Building of the Year Awards!
Full rules after the break.
AIA Names 18 Projects as Best New Architecture in US
A boathouse by Studio Gang, the Smithsonian's BIG plan, and a new Baltimore school by Rogers Partners' are some of 18 projects selected for the 2016 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Honor Awards. The awarded projects were chosen from 500 submissions as the US' best new architecture, interiors and urban design projects. Each recipient will be honored at the AIA 2016 National Convention in Philadelphia.
The 2016 Institute Honor Awards for Architecture are...
20th St. / Mork-Ulnes Architects
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Architects: Mork-Ulnes Architects
- Area: 1620 ft²
- Year: 2011
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Manufacturers: AlumaTherm, BlueStar, Brendan Ravenhill
Kraemer Radiation Oncology Center / Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign
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Architects: Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign
- Area: 16000 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Bohle
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Professionals: RBF Engineering, Atelier Ten, Turner Construction, AHBE Landscape Architects, DPB Engineering, +3
Bal House / Terry & Terry Architecture
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Architects: Terry & Terry Architecture: Terry & Terry Architecture
- Area: 2000 ft²
- Year: 2011
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Professionals: Timberline Construction, Santos Urrutia Structural Engineers Inc.
Chu Hall - Solar Energy Research Center / SmithGroup
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Architects: SmithGroup
- Area: 39000 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Acralight
Happy World Architecture Day!
Created by the Union International des Architects (UIA) in 2005, World Architecture Day is celebrated on the first Monday of October with the aim of reminding the world about the collective responsibility of architects in designing our future cities and settlements.
This year, the UIA has selected “Architecture, Building, Climate” as the theme of the day, seeking to highlight the essential role that architecture, design and urbanism have in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. With international climate treaty negotiations set to happen later this year, the “UIA members, working bodies and partners will mobilize on 5 October to promote actions and solutions that apply the enormous power of architecture and urban design in coping with global climate change, one of the greatest challenges of our time.”
Through small actions architects can collectively make a big difference and create significant changes. To celebrate World Architecture Day, we have rounded up a selection of projects that have taken steps towards the challenge of protecting our environment.
ZEB Pilot House - Pilot Project / Snøhetta
ValueAct Capital / Gould Evans
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Architects: Gould Evans
- Area: 37000 ft²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: GKD Metal Fabrics, Kingspan Insulated Panels, Bega, Sherwin-Williams, BassamFellows, +17
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Professionals: WSP Group, Charles M Salter Associates, Murphy Burr Curry, Skyline Construction, Multistudio
Office Building Transformation / Studio VARA
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Architects: Studio VARA
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Manufacturers: Kalwall®
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Professionals: Van Acker Construction, GFDS Engineers, Axiom Engineers, CSW / Struber-Stroeh Engineering Group Inc., G2, +2
170 Amsterdam / Handel Architects
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Architects: Handel Architects
- Area: 21235 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Milrose Consultants, Clinard Design Studio, Reginald Hough Associates, VDA, Blondie’s Treehouse, +4
SteelHouse 1 and 2 / Zack | de Vito Architecture
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Architects: Zack | de Vito Architecture
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Don David, Bruce Wickstrom
The 14 Stories Behind the 2015 Building of the Year Award Winners
With our annual Building of the Year Awards, over 30,000 readers narrowed down over 3,000 projects, selecting just 14 as the best examples of architecture that ArchDaily has published in the past year. The results have been celebrated and widely shared, of course, usually in the form of images of each project. But what is often forgotten in this flurry of image sharing is that every one of these 14 projects has a backstory of significance which adds to our understanding of their architectural quality.
Some of these projects are intelligent responses to pressing social issues, others are twists on a well-established typology. Others still are simply supreme examples of architectural dexterity. In order that we don't forget the tremendous amount of effort that goes into creating each of these architectural masterpieces, continue reading after the break for the 14 stories that defined this year's Building of the Year Awards.
When One Size Does Not Fit All: Rethinking the Open Office
Workplace design has undergone a radical transformation in the last several decades, with approximately seventy percent of today’s modern offices now converted to open plans. However, despite growing concerns over decreases in worker productivity and employee satisfaction, the open office revolution shows no sign of slowing down. The open office model has proliferated without regard for natural differences in workplace culture, leading to disastrous results when employees are forced into an office that works against their own interests. If we are to make offices more effective, we must acknowledge that ultimately, design comes out of adapting individual needs for a specific purpose and at best, can create inviting spaces that reflect a company’s own ethos.
300 Ivy Street / David Baker Architects
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Architects: David Baker Architects
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Robison Engineering, Fletcher Studio, Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, Sandis, Cahill Construction, +1