Refugee Camps: From Temporary Settlements to Permanent Dwellings
On average, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), "many displaced persons spend more than 16 years living as refugees in temporary shelter."
https://archdaily.com/940384/refuge…
Indigenous designs take centre stage
Interest in Indigenous design has been growing as a response to globalization and a search for architectural styles that convey a sense of place.
https://theglobeandmail.com/busines…
What lies ahead for post-shutdown cities? It depends on whom you ask
What comes next for American cities.
https://sfchronicle.com/bayarea/art…
‘Slow Street’ Initiatives in Cities Promote Social Distance During Pandemic
The Open Streets plans.
https://architecturalrecord.com/art…
How LiveRamp’s San Francisco headquarters usher in a new era for the growing tech company
Pals Studio O+A!
https://frameweb.com/news/liveramp-…
Watch Chair Times, a film that documents the many-sided world of chairs
Recounting the story of 125 seating objects dating from 1807 to the latest 3D printed designs, resulting in a comprehensive timeline of modern seating design.
https://designboom.com/design/chair…
Hancock Park may become Los Angeles’s first true urban microcosm
To the uninitiated, the “fabric” of Los Angeles’s cityscape can feel improvisatory, a game board consisting of extravagantly mismatched pieces. The very same observation can easily be applied to Hancock Park.
https://archpaper.com/2020/05/hanco…
The Virus Won’t Revive F.D.R.’s Arts Jobs Program. Here’s Why.
The Federal Art Project, part of Roosevelt’s sweeping employment plan, gave work to thousands of artists, but politics and society were different then.
https://nytimes.com/2020/04/22/arts…
Ruth Asawa’s crocheted wire sculptures grace new US postage stamps
The USPS has announced a set of stamps featuring 10 of Ruth Asawa’s meticulous wire sculptures.
https://designboom.com/art/ruth-asa…
Meet The Visionaries Who Transformed This Historic Building Into A Cosmopolitan Downtown Napa Restaurant
Architectural Resources Group joins the collaborative effort to bring a historical space back to life.
https://forbes.com/sites/chelseadav…
Six Feet Apart and Closer Than Ever
In the spirit of service our pals at Studio O + A have added a section to their website to help us figure out what the virus means for design.
https://o-plus-a.com/covid-19-six-f…
Welcome to Zoom Space
Aaron Betsky on the new realities of social distancing.
https://architectmagazine.com/desig…
The world’s top 10 new architecture projects
Making a virtue out of global lockdown, The Guardian's critic takes a virtual tour of the world’s best new architecture projects.
theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/m…
Parks and Houses for the People
In Sweden, at the turn of the 20th century, the Social Democrats created a network of radically communal spaces. These deserve new attention as a usable past that can inform our own contentious times, especially as we contend with a pandemic.
https://placesjournal.org/article/s…
David Baker Architects receives the 2020 AIA California Firm Award
The award joins David Baker Architects' already crowded trophy chest.
https://archpaper.com/2020/05/david…
New revelations tell why a socialist commune failed in Dallas. (Hint: It wasn’t the socialism)
From the failed commune department.
https://dallasnews.com/arts-enterta…
Beyond Refugee Housing: 5 Examples of Social Infrastructure for Displaced People
Throughout human history, the movement of populations–in search of food, shelter, or better economic opportunities–has been the norm rather than the exception. Today, however, the world is witnessing unprecedented levels of displacement.
https://archdaily.com/919496/beyond…
“The cruelness of demolishing LACMA when Angelenos are unable to bear witness should not be ignored”
Pal Mimi Zeiger on LACMA.
https://dezeen.com/2020/05/04/mimi-…
Firms Open Up About Pandemic-Induced Layoffs, Furloughs, and Pay Cuts
With global stay-at-home orders and construction halts during the COVID-19 crisis, architecture firms large and small have been enacting a sweeping suite of cost-saving measures to shore up their businesses.
https://architecturalrecord.com/art…
A Textural Patchwork—and Grove of Redwoods—Takes Up Residence in San Francisco
855 Brannan, a mixed-use complex by David Baker Architects, generously makes the most of outdoor living for tenants and the public alike.
https://metropolismag.com/architect…
The house on Magnolia Street
The story of Oakland in one house.
https://sf.curbed.com/2020/4/29/212…
In appreciation of Sally Byrne Woodbridge
Pal John Parman on one of our leading architectural historians.
https://archpaper.com/2020/04/sally…
Interview: ‘People fell under its spell’: Shelley Klein on growing up in one of Britain’s finest modernist houses
Textile designer Bernat Klein found solace in High Sunderland, his minimal 1950s house in the Scottish Borders. In her memoir, his daughter recalls returning to her childhood home.
https://theguardian.com/artanddesig…
From ‘officles’ to giant sneeze guards: How COVID-19 will change your open office
Coronavirus won’t kill the open office. But experts share how you should expect it to change.
https://fastcompany.com/90498002/fr…
Mr. Menking and His Little Paper
Bill Menking.
https://commonedge.org/mr-menking-a…
Managing a Remote Workplace
VDT’s Principals discuss how they’re managing an office in times of uncertainty.
https://buildordie.com/vdta-blog/ma…
