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La Muralla Roja est devenu un vrai terrain de jeu pour les photographes. Designé par Ricaordo Bofill, les murs roses et les dizaines d’escaliers tournants du complexe ne cesse d’attirer des artistes du monde entier depuis des années. Après une première série intitulée La Muralla InfraRoja, le photographe espagnol Andrés Gallardo Albajar revient avec une seconde série sur ce bijou architectural. Il présente cette fois une magnifique série photo dans laquelle il s’amuse avec les perspective et les jeux d’ombres. , Lola, via Fubiz Media http://bit.ly/2Y1YmBD

A remote cabin in a snowy spruce forest in Lapland, Finland . Gorgeous photo by @tonitoyras via Cabin Porn http://bit.ly/34BSyBk

Une nouvelle initiative au Vietnam fait les gros titres. TAA Design, un cabinet d’architecture situé à Ho Chi Minh, a achevé la «Maison au toit rouge», un objectif de lutte contre l’urbanisation rapide avec des jardins autonomes au sommet de son toit. Le potager sert également de lieu de rencontre et de socialisation pour les habitants du village rural. La maison a été construite pour un couple marié d’âge moyen qui a vécu toute sa vie dans la province de Quang Ngai. L’objectif était de rendre la petite zone aussi dynamique que possible. Un atelier de réparation de vélos, un salon, une cuisine, un four à bois, une chambre principale, des toilettes et un poulailler sont réunis sur un étage du bâtiment. , Lola, via Fubiz Media http://bit.ly/33yJVpU

The rise of the start-up, non-traditional approach to becoming a design professional has turned into a movement popular amongst self-starters, inquisitive young adults, and those wishing to make a career pivot. The "unconventional design education" has fostered an attitude intended to motivate individuals to pursue a career in design, but what does that mean exactly?  With "basic" design principles readily available thanks to e-learning platforms and social media sharing like Youtube and Instagram, should traditional design education systems be worried? Granted, this boom of alternative design learning won't completely eradicate traditional design programs, but is there something these platforms for personal enrichment can teach academic educators and institutions?  Image courtesy of Pexels. Meg Miller of Fast Company reported in October, "the majority of designers working today have a bachelor's degree (32%). Seventeen percent said they'v

On this installment of Archinect Sessions , we’re sharing a conversation I had a couple of months ago with Sofia Borges and R. Scott Mitchell , the leaders of a design-build studio at USC that addressed one of the most pressing issues in Los Angeles today—homelessness.  The  MADWORKSHOP Homeless Studio set out with the goal of addressing this city-wide crisis by developing a real-world architectural response. The initial motivation for the studio came from the founders of MADWORKSHOP, Mary and David Martin, who reached out to USC School of Architecture with the hope that the students would be able to come up with some practical, creative and buildable solutions of homelessness in Los Angeles. You can learn more about the studio in this feature we have previously published. Since the completion of the studio they have produced a book documenting the process and results in "Give Me Shelter." The book is currently available for purchase from ORO , the publisher, or on Am

Thisset se décrit comme un « scientifique visuel » constamment à la recherche de la beauté dans les choses ordinaires. Sa dernière série « Lovely Quarantine » est un ensemble de photos de fleurs tropicales aux couleurs éclatantes. L’artiste a retravaillé les tons des clichés en post production pour créer ces magnifiques images surréalistes tout en nous livrant sa version presque psychédélique du monde qui nous entoure. , Lola, via Fubiz Media http://bit.ly/2DngQmr

À Lviv, en Ukraine, une nouvelle initiative vise le concept de la beauté dans le monde de la mode – la croyance dépassée selon laquelle la beauté est avant tout une apparence extérieure. Créée par la photographe Marta Syrko , la série “ Diversity You” , attire l’attention sur la tolérance envers ceux qui sont différents de vous. L’artiste espère ouvrir le dialogue sur la mondialisation et la tolérance à l’heure actuelle.  Une des participantes, Sasha, a voulu s’impliquer malgré les inquiétudes de sa mère. Cependant, la jeune femme semble sûre d’elle quand on lui demande pourquoi elle avait décidé de participer. « Je m’appelle Sasha. Je suis une élève ordinaire de vingt-deux ans qui travaille au travail et aime les jeux vidéo. La seule caractéristique inhabituelle en moi pour les autres est l’albinisme. » , Lola, via Fubiz Media http://bit.ly/2L3QbPV

L’ancien agent de Banksy, Steve Lazarides, a publié un nouveau livre intitulé «Banksy Captured», révélant des images inédites de l’artiste de rue et son ascension à travers ses œuvres uniques de street art transformées en galeries. Vous pouvez suivre son trajet vers la gloire à travers des pièces déroutantes et les scènes anarchiques de cet artiste unique en son genre qui, à ce jour, reste sans visage pour le public. Steve Lazarides est photographe et journaliste depuis 2003, année où il a commencé à documenter des sous-cultures peu ordinaires en Angleterre. , Lola, via Fubiz Media http://bit.ly/34rSSCt

A transformational shift in perspective is taking shape in California, where the state's transportation agency, Caltrans, is in the midst of alterings its project impact analysis metrics by abandoning LOS in lieu of VMT .  Why is this important? Level of Service  (LOS), on the one hand, measures the impact of a project on traffic flow in a given area, prioritizing the movement of cars over other factors. Because LOS is optimized for automobile traffic, project impact mitigation measures often favor reducing automobile congestion so that traffic can keep flowing. Common LOS-led responses to a high-impact projects include highway widening and the addition of new driving lanes, for example, approaches that often actually work to make traffic worse through the phenomenon of " induced demand ."  Vehicle Miles Traveled  (VMT), on the other hand, measures the amount of travel generated for all vehicles by a given project. For projects that are measured against VMT, the goa

Amazon is offering $20 million to the Arlington County Affordable Housing Investment Fund in exchange for being allowed to build a bigger headquarters complex in the county than zoning allows. ...it would be the greatest single infusion of money ever into Arlington’s housing fund, which in recent years received between $14 million and $16 million annually from the county government and $5 million to $6 million in loan repayments from developers. According to  The Washington Post , the affordable housing proposal has been long awaited by Arlington residents who worry about the arrival of thousands of well-paid Amazon employees and the higher rents and housing costs that could result. In exchange for the donation, Amazon hopes to increase the allowable size of its new ZGF Architects -designed HQ. Additionally, the company plans to create 25,000 new jobs and invest $2.5 billion in building its headquarters in the Pentagon City and Crystal City neighborhoods over the next decade, rep

Noguchi heads rejoice! The archives of Japanese American artist Isamu Noguchi have been digitized and made available to the public via a online archive and portal .  Hyperallergic reports that the Noguchi Museum in Queens, New York has made 60,000 archival items, including 28,000 photographs, as well as letters, architectural drawings, plans, and other items, available for public viewing on its website, which is being optimized for easy research use through the addition of research texts and other materials that are generated through the use of the archives. The archive is made possible by a collaboration between the Noguchi Museum and Catalogue Raisonné. The trove includes items spanning the artist's nearly 70-year-long career that convey Noguchi's multi-medium virtuosity as well as the changing styles and approaches to design and art that took shape throughout the 20th century. The latest updates to the site focus on Noguchi's earliest works, which date to the 1920

The  Pacific Northwest  has become a region many architects and designers are drawn to thanks to its amazing nature, ever-growing tech economy, and its penchant for low-impact and sustainable design practices. Continuing from our regional Spotlight on Seattle coverage Archinect has curated a list of eight firms based in Portland, Seattle, Tacoma that are currently offering employment opportunities. Vancouver Convention Centre West by LMN Architects. Image courtesy of LMN Architects GGLO seeks a Project Architect/Technical Lead Location: Seattle, WA GLLO is a firm that focuses on designing buildings, landscapes, and places that weave together a vibrant mix of uses to embrace the communities in which we work. The idea candidate must have 9 or more years of professional experience, with 1 year minimum relevant US work experience and their architecture license. Working knowledge of multi-family housing and mixed-use project types is required. LEED accreditation (BD+C or ND) and

California Senator and presidential contender Kamala Harris and California Representative Maxine Waters have introduced the " Housing is Infrastructure Act ," a $107 billion bill that aims to upgrade and expand affordable housing across the country. The bill is the latest in a series of efforts geared toward bringing new sources of funding for the retrofitting and expansion of America's affordable and public housing stocks.  Funding Breakdown A breakdown of the funding package highlights the wide-ranging and targeted nature of the proposal. The package, for example, aims to bring $70 billion to a Public Housing Capital Fund that would be tapped to build new public housing units and renovate existing public housing complexes, CNBC reports . $10 billion would head to the Community Development Block Grant program to focus on eliminating zoning impediments and "other requirements that limit affordable housing development," CNBC writes. In addition, $6 billion in

Construction software company HoloBuilder Inc. has announced a partnership with Boston Dynamics, maker of mobile robots, to develop SpotWalk, which the firm claims is a first-of-its-kind robotic document capture app for construction sites. ...the robot [can] walk around job sites autonomously and capture 360-degree images that record construction progress, thus creating digital, recordable data of the project over time. According to Construction Dive , Hensel Phelps tested the new technology on a recent project and found its application to be efficient and time-saving. A spokesperson for the contractor said that the robot "removes a time-consuming step while providing accurate construction photos with a high degree of fidelity," reports  Construction Dive. The autonomous nature of this application would allow project teams to document construction progress more frequently, allowing for more consistent documentation and enabling project staff to focus time on other tasks

A group of architects at  NAC Architecture in Chinatown LA have come together to raise money for the students at Castelar Elementary School located just a few blocks from their office.  “We are a community-focused practice, and we love the community we’re in. So a chance to help our neighbors and learn from each other is a valuable investment of our time,” said Helena Jubany, FAIA, a Principal at NAC Architecture, “There are lots of talented artists at design firms, so why not mobilize them for a cause?” Humberto Herrero, Job Captain at NAC Architecture working on his piece for the auction. After identifying a need for laptops at his kids' school, Edwin Fang, an architect at the firm, founded  Boundary/Threshold ,  an art show and silent auction that will be held at the Eastern Project Gallery in Chinatown. As its name suggests, the theme of Boundary/Threshold centers around an idea of transition.  Piece by Louise Griffin, Project Manager at NAC Architecture. The

Comme nous vous l’annoncions il y a quelques semaines, HP s’est associé à Fubiz pour mettre en avant auprès de la communauté créative, les produits qui composent sa gamme Z . Nous vous présentions alors le travail de l’artiste digital Vincent Viriot qui avait mis en valeur le ZBook X360, la station de travail Z4 et leurs fonctionnalités. Nous vous présentons aujourd’hui le travail de la vidéaste Julie Rohart , qui a réalisé une courte vidéo mêlant danse et mime avec le danseur Mansour Abdessadok . Elle a ainsi mis en avant quelques fonctionnalités du ZBook X360 et de la station de travail Z6, qui se retrouvent dans les mouvements du danseur et de la caméra. Commençons par la flexibilité, qui a été mise en valeur par les mouvements de caméra à 180°et le travail de chorégraphie avec le steadycamer pour créer des mouvements 180° ou pour passer sous les tubes notamment. La puissance a ainsi été représentée par des slowmotions, des fastmotions et des mouvements de danse dynamiques. Ju