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The world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood now has its first houses

A giant 3D printer is currently squeezing out new homes in rural Mexico. Each one takes 24 hours and lets local families upgrade from a shack to a two-bedroom house. Could this be part of the global housing solution?
external linkhttps://fastcompany.com/90440406/th…
 

Modern Japanese houses inspiring minimalism and avant-garde living

From inventive interiors in central Tokyo to clever constructions in Kyoto, here we define the best modern residential Japanese architecture designed by international and local architects.
external linkhttps://wallpaper.com/gallery/archi…
 

Sacred Architecture Isn’t Disappearing—It’s Changing

The best alternative to secular use is to keep sacred places economically sustainable and operating.
external linkhttps://commonedge.org/sacred-archi…
 

Balboa Park Pool

A joint venture of ELS Architecture and Urban Design and Kuth Ranieri Architects.
external linkhttps://world-architects.com/en/arc…
 

The 2019 Monterey Design Conference was as rowdy as it was informative

The overdue report from Monterey.
external linkhttps://archpaper.com/2019/12/t2019…
 

The 14 most important design ideas of the decade, according to the experts

Designers and curators from Apple, Adobe, Pentagram, Wolff Olins, Cooper Hewitt, and more consider their industry’s legacy in the 2010s.
external linkhttps://fastcompany.com/90442092/th…
 

The 25 Rooms That Influence the Way We Design

Three designers, two journalists and an interiors photographer gathered to make a list of history’s most enduring and significant spaces. Here are the results.
external linkhttps://nytimes.com/2019/12/09/t-ma…
 

Stevenson School Library

Studio O+A redesigns Stevenson School's library for the digital age.
external linkhttps://educationsnapshots.com/proj…
 

“A Castiglioni:” A Video Brings To Life A Retrospective Of Italy’s Most Famous Designer

A video by COCO and MAXIMILIAN honoring the exhibition "A Castiglioni," a retrospective of the designer Achille Castiglioni (1918–2002).
external linkhttps://pinupmagazine.org/articles/…
 

A Great Carbon Reckoning Comes to Architecture

Practitioners have finally begun taking a more nuanced approach to the carbon emitted by new buildings. Are they too late?
external linkhttps://metropolismag.com/architect…
 

Impressions of the James Castle Shed and Trailer

Artist residences conservation.
external linkhttps://argcs.com/2019/12/impressio…
 

Mid-Century Modernism in the UAE: A Tale of Three Cities

Seems unlikely that I will make it to the UAE in this lifetime. Glad that three of my pals did!
external linkhttps://darrenbradleyphotography.co…
 

Stevenson School Library

Our pals Studio O+A.
external linkhttps://archdaily.com/929011/steven…
 

An Architect Who Never Designed a Hospital Gives a Doctor Just What He Ordered

Designing in Uganda.
external linkhttps://commonedge.org/new-york-arc…
 

Fugitive Libraries

Public libraries may be a democratic commons, but they have often excluded Black voices and perspectives. Communities have responded by creating their own independent, itinerant libraries — spaces for learning together and building futures together.
external linkhttps://placesjournal.org/article/f…
 

California Architects Push the State for Emissions-Free Buildings

Pals Martin Pedersen and Bill Leddy chat about the future.
external linkhttps://commonedge.org/california-a…
 

Megalo-MoMA

Martin Filler weighs in on the new MoMA.
external linkhttps://nybooks.com/articles/2019/1…
 

An Alamo Midcentury Home Gets a New Lease on Life

Pal Chad DeWitt renovates a gorgeous Henry Hill house.
external linkhttps://spacesmag.com/stories/remod…
 

Found Scenery

The work of Taro Akutagawa.
external linkhttps://landscapearchitecturemagazi…
 

In the SF Bay Area, David Baker Architects Bucks the Trend of Dull Modular Housing

Individual units were shipped from Idaho to the Union Flats development, which features a central amenity-filled courtyard and plenty of greenery.
external linkhttps://metropolismag.com/architect…
 

On The Horizon

Architects Cecily Young and John Ruble spearhead a down-to-the-bone renovation of their home set into steep terrain in Berkeley, CA.
external linkhttps://dwell.com/article/summit-ho…
 

Google Redwood City Nods to Its Surroundings With Delightful Details

Valerio Dewalt Train turned an existing office building into a playful but productive workspace for Google at Pacific Shores.
external linkhttps://architecturaldigest.com/sto…
 

The Magic is Back in Birmingham—Part Two, The Turnaround Begins

Birmingham.
external linkdbarchitect.com/MagicCityPart2
 

Famed lighthouse at Point Reyes shines again after $5.7 million makeover

Our pal Kitty Vieth led this project!
external linkhttps://sfchronicle.com/environment…
 

A Barbara Stauffacher Solomon retrospective explores her lesser-known work

I review Barbara Stauffacher Solomon: Breaking All the Rules running through January 20, 2020, at the Palm Springs Art Museum.
external linkhttps://archpaper.com/2019/11/bobbi…
 

Patrik Schumacher and Harriet Harriss clash over long-hours culture at Dezeen Day

Socialist stagnation?
external linkhttps://dezeen.com/2019/11/05/patri…