CU Denver’s Maymester class designs and builds entryways for Square on 21st, a collaboration with the City of Denver. (via CU Denver Today) CU Denver students got to ditch the classroom in favor of turning soil, pounding nails and solving in-the-field design problems during a Maymester Design Build class. They put their creative stamp on an […]
Glowing and misting, Jenny Sabin’s latest work is a temporary outdoor installation that provides shade, seating and a refreshing mist for visitors to MoMA PS1 in Long Island, Queens. From the Cornell website: “Lumen,” Sabin’s interactive knitted-fiber installation in the museum’s entrance courtyard, was featured at a press reception June 27. Open to the public […]
Every year, students of Tulane University’s School of Architecture have the opportunity to take a course called “URBANBuild” where they design and construct a home for a family in New Orleans. (via Tulane SoA News) “The house at 1924 Toledano St. in Central City is a striking gray residence with a sharply angled roofline and louvered shutters […]
July 7, 2017 – August 13, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday July 7th at 7pm Conversation with Hernan Diaz Alonso and Maxi Spina: Friday, July 21 at 7pm Location: SCI-Arc Gallery From SCI-Arc’s website: “Thickness is an increasingly elusive condition in architectural design. Alluded to in section, camouflaged in the figure-ground, and presented as a foil in the […]
From trash to treasure, University of Southern California (USC) students Jayson Champlain and Joseph Chang are transforming forgotten materials into tiny portable houses that could serve as temporary shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. According to LA Times, “Jeremy Carman was driving around Boyle Heights recently when he spotted a rolled-up garage door […]
Most Architecture students will tell you their passion for design drives them to work very hard on their studio projects. Many spend the hour-equivalent of a full time job each week pouring themselves into research, learning new software, design, presentation prep, etc. Then the all-important mid-term and final reviews require an extra surge of effort […]
At just 23 years old, Wandile Mthiyane is taking the world of socially-impactful architecture by storm, one brick at a time. Ubuntu Design Group, a non-profit architectural organization that gives a voice to impoverished communities, empowering them to create sustainable homes and healthy neighborhoods. Ubuntu, meaning “I am because you are,” highlights the concept of community. Ubuntu […]
A graduate student from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was recently named winner of the Radical Innovation Award for his “Hyperloop Hotel,” a fancy transit system that allows you to travel inside of your hotel room to 13 different cities. (via Mic) It’s just an idea, but it’s one that drew its inspiration from some […]
On August 26, the inaugural exhibition of Exhibit Columbus, an annual exploration of architecture, art, design, and community, will open to the public. The exhibition will include six built structures, designed by teams from six different Midwestern universities, that investigate the built environment of Columbus and involved working closely with members of the community. University […]
(Via http://archcareers.blogspot.com) Follow @DocArchitecture Are you interested in studying architecture? Looking for a summer program to prepare you for school? Listed below are over 100 unique programs from all across the nation. Find the summer program that is right for you. 2017 Architecture Summer Programs ALABAMA Auburn Auburn University: Architecture Camp/Design Workshop June 18 – 23; […]