Recenly we had a group of 5th year architecture students from Cal Poly visit our office as well as some of our projects here in Northwest Arkansas. We are grateful for the opportunity to share our space and city with these future architects.
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Plan Voisin was a proposal put forward by Le Corbusier, a pioneering modernist architect, in 1925. It was a bold urban plan designed to transform central Paris into a grid of skyscrapers and highways. Le Corbusier envisioned demolishing the historic city center and replacing it with rows of identical high-rise buildings surrounded by parks and transportation infrastructure. Le Corbusier exerted a strong influence on the urban planning concepts of the 1960s and 1970s, but was also rejected as a model of inhumane, schematic grid architecture. Credits: IG: @Historical Narratives
Today, we sat down with Jacob Nentrup, who shared how his early curiosity for understanding how things work evolved into a lifelong passion for architecture. Jacob’s journey highlights his commitment to creating buildings that not only meet practical needs but also contribute to the beauty of the built environment, a value he carries into each project he undertakes. Check out our latest blog to learn more! https://lnkd.in/gCe6vrYz
In the past decade, and certainly since the pandemic, there has been a palpable, if subtle, shift: Architects and architecture schools are making more concerted efforts to inspire the non–architects or design-minded among us to think about why and how the built environment matters. There is also an increased demand for institutes of higher education to use their expertise and assets to help solve pressing problems, from health care to housing. Check the interviews with architects and educators about these advances: THE PLACE, MEMORY, AND CULTURE INCUBATOR • The City College of New York • Marta Gutman, dean, professor, and codirector • Jerome Haferd, codirector and assistant professor BEFORE BUILDING • University of Virginia • Katie MacDonald, Architect, director • Kyle Schumann, director SHARE LAB • University of Florida • Karla Saldaña Ochoa, director and assistant professor THE SHELTER CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM • The School of Architecture • Stephanie Lin, dean TALLWOOD DESIGN INSTITUTE • Oregon State University and University of Oregon • Judith Sheine, director of design HUMATLAB • Penn State University • DK Osseo-Asare, director https://lnkd.in/e-mBzK22
City Icons and Super Architects - perhaps useful as a teaching resource - short blog based on our article (with Amparo Tarazona Vento) on the role of super-rich architects in city remaking and urban experience, just printed over at Platform magazine: https://lnkd.in/ePVND8UR Amparo Tarazona
One of the challenges but also tremendous opportunities in affordable housing development and design is utilizing truly unique sites. I've been a fan of Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]'s work for a while. Their use of land in LA and southern California is really great. Check out this article about utilizing an out of place 19,000 square-foot triangular median. https://lnkd.in/gKzi2BE6
How can architects make the transition to structural timber? Learn more about how the perception of using timber for larger buildings is changing for architects: https://ow.ly/b1Zc50SnnPi
Inspiring the next generation of architects⬇️ As part of its recently launched Architects Academy Programme, Ravago Building Solutions UK welcomed a group of Architecture and Architectural Technology students from Anglia Ruskin University to its manufacturing headquarters in King’s Lynn for an exclusive experience day. The programme, which is designed to help inspire the next generation of architects, was set up by Joan Ferrer, Commercial Director UK & IRE at Ravago Building Solutions to help bridge the gap between theory and practice for students looking to pursue a career within the construction industry. Find out more here - https://lnkd.in/e2iD9iEb #Architect #Construction #Manufacturer
Infrastructure specialists, architects, engineers and public stakeholders, I humbly think this is the way forward to reduce our activities' environmental impact : - footbridges made of timber (carbon storage), - footbridges made of prestressed structural stone (yes you need to bring the material on site with quite a few trucks but apart from that - that sounds almost low-tech to me) - footbridges made of reused steel profiles (probably the most ambitious solution due to the uncertainty of the base material, but also, maybe, the most efficient !) I think we all should be inspired by these daring propositions, and I am looking forward to seeing the rest of the proposed designs as they unveil ! for me, they all stand out at great and good looking examples of the future of infrastructure!
NEWS: The footbridge of the future? We are excited to share the five shortlisted designs for our low-carbon footbridge contest. The winner, due to be announced in late Spring 2025, is designed to create a new crossing over the A127, and could form the new footbridge standard replicated across roads country-wide The shortlisted entries are from: Arup and Seán Harrington Architects COWI and Moxon Architects Ltd. Davies Maguire, Stephen James and Miebach Useful Studio - Architecture and Expedition Engineering Ltd Webb Yates Engineers and GROUPWORK Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e8n5TZYg
Thomas Heatherwick calls for two very simple basic architectural principles: Human architecture and re-use / renovation of buildings instead of their demolition. Both are often not respected because these projects require more brain than mainstream architecture.
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3wGreat architecture program! I'm biased toward the UA though, where I was fortunate (although maybe didn't realize or appreciate it at the time) to be among Marlon's first student cohort :)