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AutoCAD Returns To Mac
Autodesk's 3D engineering design software coming to Apple computers after a 20-year absence, with new mobile apps for iPad, iPhone.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/01 7:40pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/01 7:40pm
Architecture review: A bold landmark by the Expo Line
Eric Owen Moss' Samitaur Tower in Culver City will display video and artwork visible to transit riders on the light-rail line.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/01 7:35pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/01 7:35pmWalking in a cloud at Venice architecture show
(Reuters) - If you thought that the world's biggest architecture show would be about buildings, this year's Venice Architecture Biennale has a few surprises in store.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/01 7:34pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/01 7:34pm
How New Things Should Look: Architecture and Hipster Edition
A Monday question: Should new buildings seek to blend into the existing architecture of a neighborhood? Or should they be purposefully designed in a modern way so as to stand out as new, lest they be confused with the old?
1 comment | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/31 7:41pm
1 comment | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/31 7:41pm
This year's Venice Architecture Biennale is about people, not plans
Too many design exhibitions are big on architectural theory, but miss what really matters: human beings. This one is different
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/31 7:41pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/31 7:41pm
Architecture Coach: Bring Out the Best in Basements
Basements are often dark and dingy or cluttered and chaotic. Find out how to brighten up that space and make it look livable.
1 comment | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/24 3:23am
1 comment | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/24 3:23am
LA unveils $578M school, costliest in the nation
LOS ANGELES – Next month's opening of the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools will be auspicious for a reason other than its both storied and infamous history as the former Ambassador Hotel, where the Democratic presidential contender was assassinated in 1968.
1 comment | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/23 1:01am
1 comment | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/23 1:01am
Improved Architecture Billing Index a Positive Sign for Commercial Construction
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) released its monthly Architecture Billings Index (ABI) yesterday for July, which improved to 47.9 last month compared to June, and
marked the fifth monthly increase over the last six months.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/22 8:29pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/22 8:29pm
Frances Lasker Brody's house previews for architectural aficionados
The 1951 Holmby Hills house by A. Quincy Jones and Billy Haines was home to masterpieces of modern art. It's listed at $24.9 million.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/22 8:28pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/22 8:28pm
CAST Architecture Unveils Solar Powered Pocket Parks for Seattle
Seattle’s network of obsolete, decommissioned electrical substations are poised to become a network of neighborhood-friendly, solar powered pocket parks capable of generating more than a megawatt of solar power each year. CAST Architecture’s prototype design envisions a 32kH solar array floating over the parkscape.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/19 3:21am
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/19 3:21am
Wim Wenders Goes 3-D for the Venice Architecture Biennale
VENICE— In the wake of "Avatar," filmmakers have been swept up by the urge to experiment with 3-D, and apparently this doesn't only apply to the Michael Bays of the world: at this year's Venice Architectural Biennale, weighty German director, author, and photographer Wim Wenders will debut a 3-D video installation.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/19 3:20am
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/19 3:20am
Architecture student glimpses a design future
Walking through the streets of Barcelona, Northeastern student Stephen White recalls being enthralled on a daily basis as he admired the stunning architecture the Spanish city has to offer. White describes the city as constantly evolving, and the architecture with it—so it was no surprise he found incredible inspiration there while working on co-op at an architectural design firm.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/19 3:19am
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/19 3:19am
The best and worst of SA architecture
We asked some of South Africa's top architects (and an artist) to tell us about the buildings that inspire and appall them. They spoke to Andrea Nagel
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/19 3:18am
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/19 3:18amArchitectural demand shows uptick
Demand for architecture services, an indicator of construction activity, improved nationwide and in the West for July, according to an American Institute of Architects report released Wednesday.
1 comment | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/19 3:17am
1 comment | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/19 3:17am
BOOK REVIEW: Rematerial, From Waste To Architecture
Material reuse has been a wildly popular trend in sustainable architecture over the last decade. Using old materials and giving them a new life in a building not only keeps those materials from wasting away in a landfill, but also adds a considerable amount of character to the finished project.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/18 4:09am
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 08/18 4:09am