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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…

2016 marks a huge year for democracy, and we’re not just talking about that US presidential election . Architizer’s A+Awards sets itself apart from other prominent architecture award programs by giving everyone a say on the world’s best buildings — and public voting for the fourth annual competition is officially open! While the Pritzker Prize jury…

In a recent survey of trends in American rental housing, Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies reported that fewer than one percent of units include a basic suite of universal-design accommodations. “The picture is far worse among one- to three-family houses,” says Richard Duncan, executive director of the Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based RL Mace Universal…

In order to create an ambitious indoor/outdoor eatery at Miami’s renowned Bal Harbour Shops, the in- house design team for Hillstone Restaurant Group had to go through a particular kind of window shopping. In turning to Hope’s®, leading manufacturer of custom steel and bronze windows and doors, Project Architect Rakesh Patel found the solutions to help…