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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

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St. Peter's Square through the lens of a camera. ImagePapal Conclave 2013, Vatican City

Has Technology Diminished Our Understanding Of Public Space?

In an article for the Washington Post, Philip Kennicott argues that “technology has scrambled the lines between public and private.” He questions whether, in an age of “radical individualism” spurred on by our fascination with solitary communication, our collective understanding and appreciation for the public, civic space has been diminished. Kennitott foreshadows that “one thing is certain: We will live in more crowded spaces, and we will increasingly live indoors, cocooned in climate-controlled zones with a few billion of our closest friends” as rapid urbanisation merges with the changing climate.

Atelier Albert Oehlen / Abalos + Sentkiewicz + Enguita&Lasso de la Vega

© José Hevia
Architects: Abalos + Sentkiewicz, Enguita&Lasso de la Vega
Location: Bühlerstrasse, , 
Year: 2009
Photographs: José Hevia 

Camera Chiara / Annabel Karim Kassar

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Architects: Annabel Karim Kassar
Location: Milan, 
Architects And Interiors:  architect, creative director/ Rabih Zeidan architect, project manager / Violaine Jeantet interior architect / 
Christophe Hascoet lighting designer / Caï light lighting designer / Alain Pin lighting designer terra cruda
Project: Sergio Sabbadini architect
Year: 2015
Photographs: Nicolo’ Lanfranchi, Interni

Jelly Button Games and Hamutzim Studio / Roy David Studio

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Architects: Roy David Studio
Location: Schocken Street 27, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 
Area: 700.0 sqm
Year: 2015
Photographs: Yoav Gurin

Utopia Villa / Gonçalo Byrne Arquitectos

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Architects: Gonçalo Byrne Arquitectos 
Location: Carnaxide, Portugal
Project Area: 2 x 450 m²
Project Year: 2012
Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

City in the City / Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects

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Architects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Location: 211 18 Malmö, 
Area: 54000.0 sqm
Year: 2015
Photographs: Adam Mørk

Janet Echelman Suspends Massive Aerial Sculpture Over Boston’s Greenway

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Janet Echelman‘s latest aerial sculpture has been suspended 365 feet above Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway. On view through October 2015, the monumental installation spans 600 feet, occupying a void where an elevated highway once divided the city’s downtown from its waterfront.
“The sculpture’s form echoes the history of its location,” describes Echelman. “The three voids recall the ‘Tri-Mountain’ which was razed in the 18th-century to create land from the harbor. The colored banding is a nod to the six traffic lanes that once overwhelmed the neighborhood, before the Big Dig buried them and enabled the space to be reclaimed for urban pedestrian life.”

House to See the Sky / Abraham Cota Paredes Arquitectos

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Architects: Abraham Cota Paredes Arquitectos
Location: Calle los Robles, , Jal., 
Project Area: 229.0 m2
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: Onnis Luque
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Car Talk Deems Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion Car a Complete Failure

Car Talk has written a scathing review on Buckminster Fuller‘s three-wheeled Dymaxion Car, 81 years after its unveiling. The famed architect and inventor, known best for his geodesic dome, hoped to revolutionize the car industry with a three-wheeled, 20 foot-long, “highly aerodynamic” reinvention of the car. 
Despite Bucky’s optimism, the “innovative” Dymaxion was a complete failure, says Car Talk author Jamie Lincoln Kitman. “You’ve pushed shopping carts with broken casters that handle better,” said Kitman, following a Dymaxion test drive (an experience Norman Foster considered to be “extraordinary”). Read Car Talk’s full review, here.

MM1 – Exhibition Room For Contemporary Art / Rintala Eggertsson Architects

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Architects: Rintala Eggertsson Architects
Location: Munthes gate, 0260 Oslo, 
Architect In Charge: Dagur Eggertsson, Vibeke Jenssen, Sami Rintala
Photographs: Are Carlsen

University of Chicago Selected to Host Barack Obama Presidential Library

Courtesy of OPLSouthSide.org
According to Forbes, the University of Chicago has been selected to be the official home of the Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum. The proposal, selected over sites at Columbia University, the University of Hawaii, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, will be built in the city’s South Side Hyde Park, near a home owned by the Obamas.

Venecia Recreational Park / Jaime Alarcón Fuentes

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Architects: 
Location: Temuco, Temuco, Araucanía Region, Chile
Urban Team: Rodrigo Ibañez, Valeria Constanzo, Franco Gonzalez.
Social Team: Rodrigo Ibañez /Valeria Constanzo, Franco Gonzalez.
Area: 8400.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Rodrigo Meza
Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village, which Jacobs saved from Robert Moses' plans for the Lower Manhattan Expressway. Image © Flickr CC user Adam Fagen

Spotlight: Jane Jacobs

Throughout her career, social activist and urban writer Jane Jacobs (May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) fought against corporate globalization and urged post-war urban planners and developers to remember the importance of community and the human scale. Despite not having any formal training, she radically changed urban planning policy through the power of observation and personal experience. Her theories on how design can affect community and creativity continue to hold relevance today – influencing everything from the design of mega-cities to tiny office spaces.

Malva House / Bloco Arquitetos

© Joana França 
Architects: Bloco Arquitetos
Location: Brasília – Distrito Federal, Brasil
Project Architects: Daniel Mangabeira, Henrique Coutinho e Matheus Seco
Co Author: Tatiana Lopes
Project Area: 366.0 m2
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: Joana França
Dwell on Design LA Returns to the LA Convention Center, May 29-31

Dwell on Design LA Returns to the LA Convention Center, May 29-31

Dwell on Design LA, America’s Largest Design Event, curated by the editors of Dwell magazine, returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center, May 29-31 celebrating its 10th year. Over 30,000 people are expected to attend this three-day wonderland of modern design.
Thousands of the best modern products across five design zones will be on display, including Furniture & Accessories, Kitchen & Bath, Design Materials, Dwell Outdoor and International Design, in addition to hundreds of brands such as Bugaboo, Cosentino, Hansgrohe, Lutron, Marvin Windows & Doors, Miele, Panasonic, TOTO, and Sunbrella.

Which Architectural Software Should You Be Using?

Use the flowchart to find out which  is your perfect fit (click to enlarge). Image Courtesy of ArchSmarter 
One of the biggest decisions to make when setting out alone - either as an independent architect or starting your own firm – is which software to use. It can be tempting to simply choose an industry leader, but you may end up paying over the odds for a product which doesn’t suit your style. In this post, originally published on ArchSmarter as “Which architectural software is right for me?” Michael Kilkelly works through the factors that should influence your decision, whether you’re making it for the first time or reviewing a choice you made long ago. 
Which CAD or BIM software should you use? Well, that depends. What functionality to you need? What are your priorities with regard to cost, comparability, interoperability? Are you using a Mac or a PC?

Call for ArchDaily Interns: Summer 2015

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Casa del Lector / Ensamble Studio

© Roland Halbe
Architects: Ensamble Studio
Location: Arganzuela, , , Spain
Architect In Charge: Antón García- Abril, Débora Mesa Molina
Year: 2012
Photographs: Roland Halbe, Courtesy of Ensamble Studio
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