Sun-Young Park, an architecture PhD student at Harvard shared with us a review on the Typology Redux Conference at Northeastern University in Boston. Read the complete review after the break.
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Conference Review: "Typology Redux: Revisiting a theoretical framework for new modes of practice"
Typology Redux Conference
Organized by Northeastern University and Tim Love, Associate Professor and Principal of Utile, the Typology Redux conference will consider the market-driven building typologies. When architects design office buildings, apartment buildings, and other market-driven building types, an unwritten set of rules establishes the framework for design exploration.
Moose Hill House / Utile, Inc
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Architects: Utile, Inc
- Area: 344 m²
- Year: 2008
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Manufacturers: Caesarstone, Dragin Drilling, Fleetwood, ICI Paints
Common Boston Common Build Competition
The Common Boston Common Build (CBCB) is a design competition that challenges participants to design and implement a project in response to real community needs. Held over 3 days during the Common Boston Community and Architecture Festival, the CBCB is open to teams and individuals from ALL disciplines and experience levels. Common Boston and LostInBoston have partnered to host this year’s event, focused to raise awareness of the built environment, improve wayfinding and inspire connections across Boston’s urban fabric.
Community Rowing Boathouse / Anmahian Winton Architects
- Area: 30000 ft²
- Year: 2008
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Manufacturers: Parklex Prodema, ExTech, Hunter Douglas
Architectural Response, 3 day workshop in Boston
Its clear in 2010 perhaps more than ever that significant shifts in economies and culture can occur extremely rapidly; climatic crisis can devastate enormous populations in seconds. Our architectural response is critical. The architectural recourse of one crisis needs to be more than a temporary fix as it is often the only opportunity to implement further preventative measures for a future occurrence.
BanQ / Office dA
- Area: 446 m²
- Year: 2008
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Manufacturers: Intectural
Macallen Building Condominiums / office dA
SHIFTboston Ideas Competition
SHIFTboston is calling on all visionaries to submit his and her most provocative ideas for the City of Boston. Think: WHAT IF this could happen in Boston? SHIFTboston seeks to collect visions that aim to enhance and electrify the urban experience in Boston. We want innovative, radical ideas for new city elements such as: public art, landscape, architecture, urban intervention and transportation. Competitors could explore topics such as: the future city, energy efficiency and ecological urbanism. YOU TELL US.