Benjamin Benschneider

ArchDaily Editors Select: Our Favorite Projects in the USA

July 04, 2014

Happy 4th of July! To celebrate the USA's Independence Day, our editors have selected their favorite projects located in the USA, from architecture classics to extraordinary newcomers. Enjoy them all, after the break!

North Lake Wenatchee House / DeForest Architects

May 11, 2014

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Architects: DeForest Architects
Area: 2890 ft²
Year: 2010
Professionals: Theresa Benny Interior Design, Evergreen Design Company, M&M Quality Construction

Courtyard House / DeForest Architects

March 25, 2014

+ 14

Architects: DeForest Architects
Area: 4600 ft²
Year: 2012
Professionals: Prestige Residential Construction, Harriott Valentine Engineers, Allworth Design, NB Design Group

The 20 Best Articles of 2013

Subscriber Access | December 31, 2013

The following 20 articles are what we at ArchDaily consider the Best of 2013. They may not have received the most traffic, but they posed fascinating theories about the state of architecture and urbanism today, they gave us insight into the creative processes of innovative architects (from Bjarke Ingels to Peter Zumthor) and, most of all, they provoked us to question: What does architecture mean? For us architects, and for the world?

Toward a Fit Nation: 18 Projects that Promote Healthy Lifestyles

November 24, 2013

From Atlanta's Beltline to Los Angeles' Spring Street "Parklets," architecture and design is increasingly more relevant in the fight against obesity and chronic disease, conditions which have reached epidemic levels in the United States. In the article, "Toward a Fit Nation," the AIA and FitNation identify 18 projects from around the country, ranging from large complexes to temporal installations, that encourage physical activity and healthy lifestyles. The AIA National Headquarters will be curating the FitNation exhibit till January 31, 3014. Read the article here.

Federal Center South Building 1202 / ZGF Architects

November 12, 2013

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Architects: ZGF Architects
Area: 209000 ft²
Year: 2012
Manufacturers: Decoustics, Lutron, Bega, Sherwin-Williams, Zurn, +87ASC Steel, Alkco, American Olean, American Standard, Amiad, Arizona Tile, Armstrong Ceilings, Barcol-Air USA, Bemis, Caesarstone, Capri Cork, Carnegie, Carrier, Casa Dolce Casa, Cornell, CornellCookson, Custom Interiors, DeaMor, Dearborn Brass, DesignPlan, Devine Color, Elkay, Envirobeam, Escenium HAUS, F-Sorb, Focal Point Lights, Formica, Forms + Surfaces, G.R. Plume, GlassPro, Glidden, Gotham Lighting, Guardian Glass, HAWS, Illuminating Resource, Innovent, Insight, JL Industries, Johns Manville, Johnsonite, Knauf, Knoll International, Kohler, Levolor, Lighting Group Northwest, Logison Acoustic Network, Mannington, Marlite, McGuire Manufacturing, Mecho Systems, Mestek, Mutual Materials, NIBCO, NWI, Nailor Industries, Nevamar, Northwest, Nystrom, PCM Products, Pacific Lighting Systems, Panolam, Parker Paint Color Life, PentalQuartz, Plaka, Quarry S/E, RW/Harvco, Runtal, Sellen, Sellen Construction, Shaw, Siemens, Snap-Tex Northwest, Soprema, Spinneybeck Leather, Stone Sculptures, Sunoptics Skylights, Sylvania Lighting, TRUEBRO, Tate Access Floors, USS POSCO Industries, United Tile, Viva, Walters and Wolf, Washington Hardwoods, Wilsonart, XeroFlor North America, i2Systems-87
Professionals: Lerch Bates, WSP Flack + Kurtz, Lane Coburn & Associates LLC, Sequoyah Electric, Rolf Jensen & Associates, +4

Why Cycle Cities Are the Future

Subscriber Access | August 06, 2013

The 2010 launch of the “Boris Bike” - London’s cycle hire scheme, named after mayor Boris Johnson – was the clearest indication to date that cycling was no longer just for a minority of fanatics but a healthy, efficient and sustainable mode of transport that city planners wanted in their armoury. There are now more than 8,000 Boris Bikes and 550+ docking stations in Central London. And the trend’s not anomalous to London: Wikipedia reports that there are 535 cycle-share schemes in 49 countries, employing more than half a million bikes worldwide.

However, the real question is: will cycling actually change the city? Will it result in new urban forms or, as the title of Australian academic Dr Steven Fleming’s new book predicts, a “Cycle Space”? Like Fleming, I believe so. I believe that cycling might just be the catalyst for a 21st Century urban renaissance.

Read how, after the break...

West Campus Student Housing / Mahlum

July 31, 2013

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Architects: Mahlum
: Gustafson Guthrie Nichol LLC
Area: 668800 ft²
Year: 2012

The 8 Things Domestic Violence Shelters Can Teach Us About Secure School Design

Subscriber Access | January 31, 2013

In our last Editorial, "Post-Traumatic Design: How to Design Schools that Heal Past Wounds and Prevent Future Violence," we discussed how architects must conceptualize school design in the wake of the tragic shootings that have affected our nation. Rather than leaning towards overly secure, prison-like structures, the Editorial suggested a different model, one better suited to dealing with student needs (particularly for those who have experienced trauma): domestic violence shelters.

While the comparison may seem bizarre at first, shelter design is all about implementing un-invasive security measures that could easily make schools safer, healthier spaces for students. To further elaborate this unlikely connection, we spoke with an Associate at Mahlum Architecture, Corrie Rosen, who for the last 6 years has worked with the The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence [WSCADV] on the Building Dignity project, which provides Domestic Violence Shelters advice to design shelters that empower and heal.

Find out Corrie Rosen's 8 strategies for designing schools that can improve security and student well-being, after the break...