For reasons both obvious and mysterious, even as our cultural and social constructions of domesticity change, the house remains a fundamental site for advancing modern architectural theory and practice: because it accommodates a full diurnal and annual cycle of life, and because it intricately stages ritual and routine, this most private of programs has become a medium of publicity and polemic. Thirteen Ways of Looking at a House both participates in and critiques this contemporary tradition. The reader’s attention in this examination is directed not only to LEVENBETTS’ houses, but to all houses, and all parts of houses—pieces of home and rhetorics of domesticity that show up in our collective memory: from a stolen moment on a staircase in a John Cassavetes film, to the sturdy knife-edged contractor modernism of suburban late to mid-twentieth-century America. Thirteen Ways of Looking at a House is an accessible and universal book—everyone has a sense of home. The book includes thirteen texts on domestic pieces that make up the house, comparative diagrams, construction metrics and anecdotes, informal photos, and structural details all in the interest of taking the house apart in order to put it back together.

Glass specialists Sovet’s furniture pieces blend together an expansive palette of colours, materials and textures, combining ceramics, woods and metals with a trademark smooth glass finish.

The Undersecretariat of Cultures and the Arts of the Ministry of Cultures, through its Architecture Department, and the Association of Architects of Chile (Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile) announce the opening of the ideas competition for the XXII Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism of Chile 2022. The competition is open to Chilean architects and foreign architects holding an identity card issued by the Chilean Civil Registry and Identification Service, who are over 18 years of age and possess experience in curatorial, editorial, research, or exhibition projects.

Interior design is far from an easy task – it is often a five-step process that involves swapping out ideas time after time until the perfect look is achieved. But a new online tool is allowing architects and designers to view and adapt furniture for all interior design projects, with just a few clicks. Hello Raye is a curated online marketplace that offers 3D-model configuration for tens of thousands of commercial and residential products including furniture, fixtures and equipment all in one place.

Join us today for a conversation with Arturo Franco and Toni Gironès, who will discuss their stories, "Malas hierbas" and "Topografías en el tiempo," featured in the book Mucho cuento. Relatos de arquitectos.

Today marks the first in a series of online events offering an opportunity to delve into the stories featured in the book Mucho cuento. Relatos de arquitectos, presented by the authors themselves.

David Barragán, Esteban Benavides, Marialuisa Borja, and Pascual Gangotena, the four members of Al Borde, will discuss Él, Arena en el calzoncillo, La señora Cisne, and Una parte del cuento—the stories published in the book Mucho cuento—under the overarching title: "De cuando no hablé con nadie."

How do we perceive the problems of Lima and Callao in the context of the pandemic?

Given the changes experienced since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the needs and challenges faced by the citizens of Lima and Callao have intensified. The country's economic, social, and political crisis has contributed to unprecedented perceptions and moods among the residents of Lima and Callao. Consequently, Lima Cómo Vamos has developed the Urban Report on Citizen Perception in Lima and Callao, which captures public sentiment regarding mobility, the environment, public space, and inequality, among other issues.

Palabras y Trazos brings together architects of various generations who develop projects that highlight their interest in architecture as a city-shaping element, integrating urban, environmental, heritage, and identity values.

The building construction industry currently accounts for 40% of annual greenhouse gas emissions, due to its high carbon embodiment and carbonated energy demands. Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is a sustainable solution to address these concerns and to contribute to a net-positive world. This advanced technology can be utilized in solar building envelopes, skylights, windows, and balcony railings to produce green energy. 

Project conceptualization has the largest impact on the functionality, performance, and cost of a building - this is when key decisions about layout and aesthetics are being taken. Although the depth of data required to make these decisions is best served by BIM, it is understandable why architects are reluctant to use BIM tools in the creative process.

Article 25’s 10x10 online art auction is open for bidding and will be accessible until 8.30 pm on the 1^st of December. Now in its eleventh year, 10x10 features work from over 100 artists, architects, sculptors, photographers, and designers offering their reflections on our urban outdoor spaces and bringing together the likes of Banksy and Sir Antony Gormley, with leading architects including Sir David Adjaye. Proceeds will go towards Article 25’s humanitarian design and build projects focusing on housing, safe schools and effective clinics and hospitals worldwide.

Videos

We often take things for granted, and sometimes barely even register the really important things, only noticing them once they are missing. This can be applied to many things in life, of course, but it is especially apparent in the building industry, and in particular to intelligent building technology that runs in the background while ensuring the functionality and longevity of architectural ideas.

The Colombian Society of Architects (SCA) has officially launched the 37th Colombian Congress of Architecture and Urbanism, which will focus on public space as its central theme. This focus comes in response to the pandemic lockdowns experienced both nationally and globally. The event will feature 103 speakers and 60 academic sessions across various formats, offering approximately 45 hours of highly relevant academic, productive, and regulatory content for the industry. 

With winter drawing in across the northern hemisphere, Hudson Valley Lighting Group share tips on how to warm up homes with layered lighting and worn-in finishes.

This lecture series, which we call FOCO (launched in 2020), seeks to highlight both commonalities and diversities surrounding a single theme within our discipline. The event will be held in person this Thursday, November 11, at 6:30 PM at the Museo de Arquitectura y Diseño (MARQ), located at Av. Del Libertador 999, at the corner of Av. Callao, in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

Internationally recognized for their weeHouse® concept, Alchemy has been proving since 1992 that even the smallest of dwellings can have a huge impact. weeHouse®, a term that Alchemy trademarked in 2002, was conceived as a modular-friendly design system that emphasizes quality before quantity, and has been recognized by an ethos of “less is more.” The Minnesota-based firm, led by Geoffrey Warner FAIA, designs the structures to be modern and sleek with particular attention to using expressive local materials with environmental sensitivity.

The Squam Lake House in New Hampshire, although not technically a weeHouse, was required to strictly respect the floor area and volume of a dilapidated cabin 15’ from the shore. Fabricated mostly offsite by Bensonwood using 18” thick, pre-glazed wall panels and white oak timber framing, the panels were erected in only 4 days.

Eric Winter, AIA and architect at Alchemy, shared some valuable insights about the project’s design process. 

Following several years of preparation, Taipei Fine Arts Museum announces the start of its two-phase expansion project titled Out of Bounds: TFAM Expansion. Construction on a new collections vault began in October of this year, and an open call for architectural proposals for another new museum building will be launched in January 2022. The Museum was completed in 1983 and together with the new collection storage area and a second building, it will gradually expand Taiwan's contemporary art vista.