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“Workplace,” the latest documentary from director Gary Hustwit, had a run of screenings at the Archi tecture & Design Film Festival last week. As the most recent entry in Hustwit’s series of design-focused films — preceded by the popular “Helvetica” as well as “Objectified” and “Urbanized” — it presents another opportunity to watch the director and…
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A few weeks ago, we published an article outlining an in-depth tech test that would aim to uncover t he benefits of using Microsoft’s Surface Book for the design and construction of complex architectural projects. The experiment involved five leading architecture firms and five real-world projects, each at a different stage of development from concept all…
This research was produced by the SENSEable City LaBoRATORY at MIT, directed by Carlo Ratti and Assa f Biderman. The feature has been created in collaboration with urbanNext, a multi-platform aimed at developing, disseminating and distributing content centered on architecture through a focus on the contemporary human milieu and its challenges. Architizer features a weekly discussion…
It’s been over two years since New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced “Housing New York”: his administration’s 10-year plan to integrate 200,000 units of affordable housing into the city’s stock. By their account, the plan is on track, as the administration claims creating or preserving 53,000 units since then. With residential development in…
"I am happy to report that I have not yet pulled an all-nighter, but downtime has mostly become a fi gment of my imagination."
Open-plan workplaces continue to get a lot of flak for excessive noise and lack of privacy, but ofte n go unchanged because, well, they’re already designed and built. Fortunately, acoustical-product specialists are helping to improve audio privacy and control noise in such spaces without requiring a gut renovation — and their solutions are attractive, to boot.…
Contrary to popular belief, there is more to life than architecture. While that statement might soun d outrageous to some, architect Dan Wood — Co-Founder of New York–based firm WORKac — understands the challenges of juggling a happy family life with work at the studio, and appreciates any technology that can help him give both commitments…
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