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Last weekend, August 7–9, the 13th triennial Alvar Aalto Symposium took place in the Finnish archite ct’s hometown of Jyväskylä, a few hours north of Helsinki. Founded in 1979, the event is not about the legacy of its namesake but rather the future of the profession the world over, and this edition included speakers from China,…
Koreatown in Los Angeles offers a lot more than most traditional ethnic enclaves: it’s one of the bi ggest, densest, and most diverse areas in a city often criticized for sprawl and segregation. Challenging this popular conception of L.A., high rises and eclectic businesses line Koreatown’s walkable main corridors. Meanwhile, historic Art Deco apartments pack side…
Quick! Name three ways to improve a building’s energy efficiency. While the most obvious solutions a re often expensive and highly visible — upgrading windows, replacing old kitchen appliances, and installing a building automation system — the biggest gains often run just below the surface. Closed-cell spray foam insulation products, like Icynene’s ProSeal, are just that:…
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In Chicago, during NeoCon 2015, Allsteel demonstrated its forward-thinking adaptability to a changin g workplace by unveiling its reconfigured 14,000-square-foot Chicago Resource Center. Designed in collaboration with a team from IA Interior Architects, a series of 16 vignettes was laid out over the 11th floor of the city’s Merchandise Mart like a neighborhood of city blocks…
What’s the point of working in a cool office space if you can’t show it off once in a while? Surely you’ve seen the case study on the Architizer/HWKN office, decked out in Allsteel furniture, but of course the photos only go so far. In the interest of celebrating the summer here in NYC, Architizer…
Considering that the bathroom is the room where we begin and end our daily routine, why is it so oft en the most humdrum place in our home? Imagine your dream bath, instead, outfitted with the newest innovations in sanitary ceramic and bathroom fittings from Duravit. Today’s your lucky day: the longtime manufacturer has just launched…
L: Alejandro Aravena, via Dezeen; R: Michael Kimmelman in Syria, via Next City. Chilean Challenge: A lejandro Aravena has been appointed as curator of the 15th International Architecture Biennale in Venice. The Chilean architect’s exhibition will focus on architecture’s role in helping to solve global social issues: “There are several battles that need to be won…
L: ZHA’s original (unrevised) proposal for the Tokyo Stadium, image via Designboom; The Stirling Pri ze-shortlisted Burntwood School by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, photo by Timothy Soar via the Guardian. Stadium Standstill: Zaha’s testudinate albatross has reportedly been scrapped for good — to the chagrin of seemingly everyone involved. Given the protracted dramasurrounding the British architect’s…