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Review: "REM" – A Retroactive, Redacted Study of the World’s Greatest Living Architect

September 14, 2016

In the canon of great Dutch architects sit a number of renowned practitioners, from Berlage to Van Berkel. Based on influence alone, Rem Koolhaas—the grandson of architect Dirk Roosenburg and son of author and thinker Anton Koolhaas—stands above all others and has, over the course of a career spanning four decades, sought to redefine the role of the architect from a regional autarch to a globally-active shaper of worlds – be they real or imagined. A new film conceived and produced by Tomas Koolhaas, the LA-based son of its eponymous protagonist, attempts to biographically represent the work of OMA by “expos[ing] the human experience of [its] architecture through dynamic film.” No tall order.

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wa sauna / goCstudio

July 13, 2016

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Architects: goCstudio
Area: 240 ft²

Urban Cabin / Suyama Peterson Deguchi

July 08, 2016

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Architects: Suyama Peterson Deguchi
Area: 2289 ft²
Year: 2012
Manufacturers: Landbridge Lighting, Tod Von Mertens
Professionals: Swenson Say Faget, ESMB, R. David Adams Associates

NBBJ and Visual Vocal Partner to Create Virtual Reality Productivity Platform

May 12, 2016

Seattle-based architecture and design firm NBBJ has formed a new business partnership with startup Visual Vocal to develop an innovative virtual reality (VR) productivity platform. Using this new tool, distributed project stakeholders will be able to immerse themselves into unbuilt environments and provide instantaneous feedback.

As opposed to traditional methods of communication such as email, a new VR platform, combined with mobile and cloud-based communications, could help expedite and facilitate the sharing of designs with clients, in a way that has "the potential to transform workflows within the field of architecture and beyond," state NBBJ in a press release.

Seattle's First Center for Architecture and Design to Open This Saturday

March 01, 2016

Seattle’s first Center for Architecture & Design (CFAD), led by AIA Seattle, the Seattle Architecture Foundation, Design in Public and the AIA Washington Council, will celebrate its grand opening March 5. Located in Pioneer Square, this new civic hub will offer powerful year-round exhibitions, events and classes that explore how design shapes and inspires vibrant communities. You can learn more about CFAD Seattle, which was designed by local firm Suyama Peterson Deguchi, here.

Allen Institute / Perkins+Will

December 03, 2015

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Architects: Perkins&Will
Area: 270000 ft²

LMN Architects Win 2016 AIA Architecture Firm Award

December 03, 2015

LMN Architects, a 145-employee firm based in Seattle, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2016 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Architecture Firm Award.

“LMN Architects exemplify the best in architecture firm culture,” said 2015 AIA President Elizabeth Chu Richter, FAIA. “Not only is their work proof of this, but the amazing talent they are cultivating will have a reverberating impact on the profession for years to come.”

Oiselle Flagship Store / goCstudio

October 29, 2015

Architects: goCstudio
Area: 625 ft²
Year: 2015
Professionals: Turnstyle, Dolan Built, J Welch Engineering, K|B Architectural Services, KMJ-Design, +1

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CLTHouse / atelierjones

October 22, 2015

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Architects: atelierjones
Area: 1500 ft²
Year: 2015
Professionals: atelierjones, WoodWorks, Arup, Cascade Built, Charles Stratton Cabinets, +12

Madison Park Residence / Capsule

October 19, 2015

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Architects: Capsule
Area: 3272 ft²
Professionals: Harriott Valentine Engineers, Shapiro Ryan Design

New Seattle Proposal Caps I-5 Freeway With a Two Mile Park

October 15, 2015

Patano Studio Architecture has created a proposal for a 45-acre, two-mile park spanning over the top of the Interstate-5 freeway in Seattle. Called C.A.P., the plan “proposes a city-wide architectural infrastructure solution to multiple issues facing the fast growing city.”