Hanok is the named ...

Hanok is the named used to describe a traditional Korean house. A Hanok is defined by its exposed wooden structural system and tiled roof. The curved edge of the roof can be adjusted to control the amount of sunlight entering the house while the core structural element ...http://www.evolo.us/competition/vernacular-versatility/

the Presence of Quotations

Pritzker Prize–winning Austrian architect, artist, engineer, and designer, Hans Hollein, has died at the age of 80. Born in Vienna in 1934, Hollein attended the Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in that city and graduated in 1956. Following graduation he was awarded a Harkness Fellowship, affording him the opportunity to travel to the United States...http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/83632

Cellular Automata

Computational / parametric architecture stays very close to contemporary theory of algorithms. The authors of the workshop have already implemented cellular automata and particularly game of life in architectural project Fashion Design Museum in Kyiv, 2009. Current project designed within the Architectural Association (AADRL) was aimed to go ...http://www.evolo.us/architecture/cellular-automata-in-architecture-aa-workshop/

Architecture Photography

After reading this great profile in the Wall Street Journal, we thought now would be a great time to round-up the iconic shots of “the Indiana Jones of Architecture Photography“, Iwan Baan. From his first commission, documenting the construction of OMA‘s CCTV Headquarters, to projects such as Herzog & de Meuron‘s VitraHaus...http://www.archdaily.com/category/architecture-news/

Design with Nature

Koichi Takada Architect's approach to architecture is also an embodiment of a shift in lifestyle paradigm. Based on an understanding of the life cycle of the spaces and the ever-changing use of space through time, Koichi Takada Architect's architecture is designed to stand the test of time and to evolve with time. In the face of a changing industry, Koichi Takada Architect's architecture highlights environmental initiatives and credentials that are becoming increasingly critical to the sustainability of the projects we undertake. Design for now. Design for later. Design with nature.http://koichitakada.com/studio-philosophy/ 

Inspiration

Το ψηφιακό «Εργαστήρι Σχεδιασμού» design-lab, «δουλεύει» πάνω σε τρεις θεματικούς άξονες: α)το υλικό ως πηγή έμπνευσης ή εργαλείο στα χέρια του σχεδιαστή (βλ. κατηγορία Materials), β) την ίδια την έμπνευση, άρα το αρχιτεκτονικό σχέδιο, ή το όραμα (βλ. κατηγορία Inspiration) και γ) το αποτέλεσμα της έμπνευσης...http://design-lab.gr/el/design-lab

The Design Lab show, is one of the more coherent and interesting events of our country, with parallel events relating to material and its use. It regards to primary architects, industrial designers and professionals who are processing internal spaces, who are interested in modern innovative materials and new applications.” Mr George Haidopoulos,Architect, Lecturer of School of Architects of Greek University, President of the Greek Secretariat of Industrial Design...http://www.designlabshow.gr/index.php?about=11

Water is a Silent Currency

Eight teams have reached the final stages of a design competition for the UK Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015. The six month event will address the theme Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life, and entrants into the design competition were challenged to channel the additional UK theme, Grown in Britain: Shared Globally...http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=24173

the Air from other Planets

The following is an excerpt from Sean Lally’s The Air from Other Planets, A Brief History of Architecture to Come. The book introduces the reader to an architecture produced by designing the energy within our environment (electromagnetic, thermodynamic, acoustic, and chemical)– an architecture that exchanges walls and shells for a range of material energies that develop its own shapes, aesthetics, organizational systems, and social experiences.http://www.archdaily.com/495586/the-air-from-other-planets-a-brief-history-of-architecture/

A Light Sculpture

Studio Echelman installed its largest sculpture at the TED Conference’s 30th anniversary, March 2014. The monumental aerial sculpture spanned 745 feet between the 24-story Fairmont Waterfront and the Vancouver Convention Center, challenging the artist to work on her most ambitious scale yet – over twice the size of her largest previous sculpture...http://www.evolo.us/architecture/lightweight-745-feet-aerial-sculpture-for-teds-30th-anniversary/

California Sculptors

The symposium is created by a committee of sculptors, chosen by the Board of Directors of California Sculptors Symposium, Inc.
The purpose of the symposium is to offer a unique experience for adults who are professional and non-professional sculptors in different mediums. The committee selects professional sculptors as instructors for daily workshops and to assist individuals throughout the week...http://californiasculptorssymposium.org/About.html

The past forty years...

Acknowledging the parallels between society’s physical and psychological constructions, architect Lebbeus Woods has depicted a career-long narrative of how these constructions transform our being. Working mostly, but not exclusively...http://www.world-architects.com/en/agendas/view/5067

Rebuild By Design

The Rebuild By Design proposals don’t feature monumental objects or extravagant built form, which makes them poor fodder for the architecture press. At the same time, many of the suggestions seem reasonably easy to implement, even by local governments...http://www.architectmagazine.com/climate-change/top-ten-takeaways-from-rebuild-by-design_o.aspx?dfpzone=home&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=jump&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ANW_041014&day=2014-04-10

Liberty...

Porta Venezia in Design | Liberty is the fuori salone circuit combining contemporary Design and Art with the architectural and decorative heritage of Art Nouveau which abounds in this particular part of the city, to make it more known to the public and foreign visitors coming to Milan during... http://www.archilovers.com/s5277/design-art-food-wine-and-art-nouveau-architecture

Our slum-like megalopolis...

One hundred years ago Le Corbusier developed Dom-ino, a housing prototype consisting of horizontal slabs and pilotis that reduced the building to its minimum. Never has architecture been stripped so bare.http://thecityasaproject.org/2014/03/the-dom-ino-effect/

Fine Point

 

The work begins with the selection of a stone for carving. The artist may carve in the direct way, by carving without a model. Or the sculptor may begin with a clearly defined model to be copied in stone. Frequently the sculptor would begin by forming a model in clay or wax, and then copying this in stone by measuring with calipers or a pointing machine. Some artists use the stone itself as inspiration; the Renaissance artist Michelangelo claimed that his job was to free the human form trapped inside the block...https://www.academia.edu/2292766/Marble_carving_techniques

Faces & Features

Architect and designer Federico Babina’s latest project is “Archiportrait”—the artistic renderings of 33 starchitects, in which their appearances are made out of their own designs. The shapes and styles of the building translate to the features of the face in his drawings.http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/federico-babina-presents-33-archiportraits_o.aspx?dfpzone=home&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=jump&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ANW_040314&day=2014-04-03

the Project as a Piece of Literature

A project is never created by only one author. This week we show all sides of the building process for the Museum for Architectural Drawings...http://www.archello.com/en

Momunentalities...

In the last decades, the architectural heritage of the modern movement appeared more at risk than during any other period. This built inheritance glorifies the dynamic spirit of the Machine Age. At the end of the 1980s, many modern masterpieces...http://www.docomomo.com/mission.php

Cataloging Catharsis

Paul Gunther at Architizer has written an insightful article on the culture of memorials in the United States and abroad, briefly touching upon our own design for the National September 11 Memorial Museum, situated below the Memorial Plaza and slated to open in the spring of 2014.http://www.davisbrody.com/2014/01/09/cataloging-catharsis/

Dogville...

What if a movie is filmed in such a minimal way that your only reference is a plan view drawn on the floor...http://www.archdaily.com/category/films-architecture/