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If city dwellers were to look up from their smartphones (please, guys, give it a try), they would se e that the urban fabric is stitched with analog life. Some are vestiges of another time, such as newspaper boxes and parking meters. Others, like bus shelters and bike stands, are experiencing resurgence. Then there are the…
The wait is finally over. The public has spoken. Over 300 experts from fields spanning the arts and business worlds have weighed in. The winners of the 2016 A+Awards, the world’s largest awards program for architecture and products, have officially been decided! This year’s entries have surpassed every expectation, treating us to an exhibition of…
From its offices in The Boathouse in Putney, West London, bpr architects has focused its practice on family values since being founded by current director Paul Beaty-Pownall’s parents in 1975. He and fellow director Graham Wilson took over in 1994 and maintain a culture that he describes as a “family of architects all working toward…
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In a bold new attempt to get more people to appreciate architecture, the American Institute of Archi tects has unveiled a fresh public awareness campaign with a highly memorable tagline. The call for people to “Please Give a F*ck About Architecture” comes after last year’s initiative — charmingly entitled “Look Up” — failed to win the…
There is no “one size fits all” when it comes to contracts between owners and architects, which is w hy we have outlined the benefits of standard AIA Documents, like the B101, for architects in the past. That contract allows for addendum lists and references to be customized for covering numerous details of one large project.…
Long gone are the days when digital tools functioned simply as representational vehicles for great p rojects. By modeling in three dimensions, architects are increasingly using the generative potentials of software during all stages of design. With this change came various compatibility constraints that forced architects to relinquish some of the control by relying on a…
Drywall is all around us, but it is often misperceived as a building material that doesn’t demand th e skillful manipulation of a traditional construction material. Anybody who has worked with drywall knows, instead, that the product is not so cooperative. Getting that perfect cut of drywall tape demands an expert eye, and embedding the tape…
Hospitals designed within the 20th century often prioritized technology and efficiency and produced functional buildings that overlooked an important aspect of patient care: connections with nature. For that reason, landscape architects like Daniel Winterbottom, professor at the University of Washington, are championing wellness gardens and their benefits for patients. As a result, major treatment centers…