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Walter Netsch: The “Radical Mind” That Designed SOM’s Air Force Academy Chapel

Having joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill after World War Two at the age of 27, Walter Netsch was promoted to become a partner at the age of 31. Netsch entered the firm during what was arguably its defining era, when the … Sigue leyendo →
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SteelHouse 1 and 2 / Zack | de Vito Architecture

Architects: Zack | de Vito Architecture
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Architects In Charge: Jim Zack, Lise de Vito
Year: 2014
Photographs: Bruce Damonte, Paul Dyer Contractor: Bruce Wickstrom
Structural Engineer: Don David From the architect.… Innovative Design in the Sigue leyendo →
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HWKN Unveils Design for “Pennovation Center” in Pennsylvania

New York-based firm HWKN have revealed the design for what is to become the University of Pennsylvania’s latest hub for entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators. Dubbed “The Pennovation Centre,” the project is the first major development within the Pennovation Works, and will occupy a… Sigue leyendo →
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Johnson County Justice Annex / el dorado

Architects: el dorado
Location: Olathe, KS, USA
Architect In Charge: Dan Maginn, FAIA
Area: 48000.0 ft2
Year: 2013
Photographs: Mike Sinclair Project Manager: Sean Slattery, AIA
Project Designer: Daniel Renner
General Contractor: The Weitz Company, LLC From the architect.… Johnson Sigue leyendo →
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Brillhart House / Brillhart Architecture

Architects: Brillhart Architecture
Location: Miami River, Miami, FL, USA
Area: 1500.0 ft2
Year: 2014
Photographs: Courtesy of Brillhart Architecture From the architect.… LIVING IN THE LANDSCAPE
This 1,500 sf house, which draws upon the American glass pavilion typology, Dog Trot, Sigue leyendo →
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How Should Cities Prepare for an Aging Boomer Population?

Since the end of the Second World War, one of the biggest agents for social change has been the “Boomer” generation, those born in the postwar years who thanks to a spike in birth rates in those years represent a … Sigue leyendo →
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North America’s Radiant City: Le Corbusier’s Impact on New York

Despite his status, Le Corbusier never had the opportunity to build in New York – in fact he only had one chance to build in the United States at all, completing Harvard’s Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts in Cambridge in … Sigue leyendo →
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Ranquist Development Office / Vladimir Radutny Architects

Architects: Vladimir Radutny Architects
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Area: 1200.0 ft2
Year: 2014
Photographs: Mike Schwartz Photography Design Team: Vladimir Radutny, Fanny Hothan, Joe Signorelli
Construction: N/A From the architect.… A Chicago developer tasked us to create a new office Sigue leyendo →
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See BIG & Heatherwick’s Design for Google’s California Headquarters

Images have been unveiled of BIG and Heatherwick Studio’s design for Google’s Mountain View headquarters. The plan, submitted to city council today, proposes to redevelop and expand the company’s home office with a series of lightweight canopy-like structures organized within a… Sigue leyendo →
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Reggio Pre-school and Religious Center / Scalar Architecture

Architects: Scalar Architecture
Location: West Hills, NY, USA
Architect In Charge: Julio Salcedo
Area: 5500.0 ft2
Year: 2015
Photographs: Miguel de Guzman / Imagen Subliminal Design Team: Yetunde Ogunwumi, Megan Roy, Justin Tan, Adam Kuruc, Josh Carrelo-Mendez
Structural: Thomas D. … Sigue leyendo →
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