Princeton University School of Architecture is pleased to announce F(r)iction, an exhibition by the 2023 Post-Professional M.Arch Thesis class, opening March 31st at a83 in New York City. The exhibition showcases projects by 8 students—Nancy Ai, Shirley Chen, Xinyu Chen, Andy Kim, Danial Mahfoud, Ana Morris, Ali Berk Senbas, and Guanglei Zhang.
HarvardxDesign is an annual conference launched in 2012 and led by students at the Harvard Graduate School of Design this year. We bring together creative thinkers, industry leaders, professors, and students to engage, debate, and reinterpret the design process across scales and sectors. Our goal is to share knowledge, tools, and resources that can empower creatives to become change agents through design.
29ddm Mourning Station #4, Dominic Di Mare, hawthorn, handmade paper, silk, bone, bird's egg, feathers, gold and wood beads, 13" x 7" x 7", 1981. Photo by Tom Grotta
Acclaim! Work by Award-Winning International Artists, presented by browngrotta arts The exhibition features 45+ artists whose diverse bodies of work, in addition to being acquired into important collections, have achieved formal art recognition — lifetime achievement awards, artist-of-the-year designations, a Legion of Honor award and even an Order of the British Empire. browngrotta arts will produce a catalog for Acclaim! —its 56th.
"Datament", a monumental installation to be presented at the Polish Pavilion for the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, will allow visitors to experience data in its ‘physical’ form. The space of the pavilion will be filled with the frames of four life-size houses. These seemingly chaotic and absurd structures faithfully reproduce the source data. The exhibition is intended as a starting point for a discussion about how, while new technologies may not offer us ready-made solutions, they can help us ask better questions.
Next Sunday at 8 PM, Mariana Bunn will interview architect Eduardo Ronchetti
Mariana Bunn Arquitetura e Acessibilidade is hosting a series of live streams on Architectural Accessibility in Brazil. The goal is to interview individuals who represent a diverse range of perspectives on the subject—whether as professionals, activists, or citizens—to explore every facet of the topic.
foley&cox is a New York–based interior design firm recognized for its style and versatility, led by Michael Cox. Cox focuses his practice on the concept of home—a word that encompasses a myriad of associations for everyone but can be most eloquently and simply described as the special place where we feel most comfortable. Published to coincide with the firm’s 20th anniversary, Language of Home: The Interiors of Foley & Cox presents twenty-four projects that reflect the breadth and depth of the foley&cox portfolio.
A collection of illuminating essays exploring what theory makes of architecture and what architecture makes of theory in philosophical and materialized contexts.
For those considering a career in environmental design –as an architect, landscape architect, urban designer, or city planner–, an immersive summer program in architecture and sustainable design might be the way to go before making a more long term commitment. Intensive summer programs are a great way to explore a career interest in architecture and environmental design. The College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley offers a variety of immersive summer courses, emphasizing hands-on studio design and teaching a multitude of relevant foundational design skills. By attending these programs, students gain professional clarity, competency, an increased network of peers and experts, and an empowering experience.
To position Bucaramanga as a tourist destination and contribute to the city's cultural development and citizens' sense of heritage, numerous projects are being carried out throughout 2022 as part of the city’s 400th-anniversary celebrations. One of these involves the redesign, improvement, and renovation of Parque Centenario, an area that has seen a surge in artistic and educational offerings in recent years, led by institutions such as the Teatro Santander and the Municipal School of Arts. This competition is part of these significant transformation efforts, inviting architects, sculptors, designers, and related professionals to submit proposals for a sculptural piece to be installed in Parque Centenario.
DERIVAS is an invitation to walk; not in the way we do when commuting to study or work, but rather andare a zonzo—traversing the city without a specific purpose, wandering, enjoying the void, allowing ourselves to deviate, suddenly changing course, and finding pleasure in the collective zigzag.
New construction as an exception? “Waste” as a new building material? Affordable housing vs. climate protection? How do we design a building’s whole lifecycle? How do we calculate grey energy honestly? What is zero-carbon concrete? Which insights are new, and how can we tap past knowledge to develop solutions for the future? How do we shape this complex change process together? “Second City. On the New in the Old” is the theme of Architecture Matters 2023, where we will explore this topic at different levels: materials, buildings, society.
On April 19 at 7:00 PM, we invite you to the Fundación Arquia (C/Tutor, 16, Madrid) for the screening of Reusing Posidonia, a documentary about the first public housing units built on the island of Formentera by the IBAVI (Balearic Housing Institute) based on the principles of circularity, emission reduction, and climate change adaptation from the Life Reusing Posidonia project.
Following the screening, there will be a discussion regarding the documentary and the recently published El Croquis monograph on the IBAVI, which compiles and analyzes 24 works and projects promoted by the Balearic institution between 2019 and 2023. Speakers will include Carles Oliver, director of the Life Reusing Posidonia project; Albert Cuchí, author of the essay "IBAVI, una experiencia necesaria" published by El Croquis; Sara Ferran, architect and partner at the firm taller11; and Marta Palacín, the documentary's screenwriter, director, and producer.
On April 19, we will gather with national and international experts to discuss the housing deficit and the climate crisis. Additionally, we will launch the Construye Zero Program, led by CTEC and supported by Corfo, which aims to contribute to the decarbonization of Chile amidst the climate crisis.