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If you're an Apple user, you've probably been prompted to update your operating system to version 11 the latest OS release, dubbed "Big Sur." As a mostly Apple-based team here at Archinect HQ, we were pleasantly surprised to see Archinect highlighted on the welcome screen after the update. As the world's most valuable company, and arguably one of the businesses that values design most significantly , we're quite chuffed to be in the company that Apple has curated.  The latest operating system introduced a newly updated UI, enhancements to Safari, Messages, Maps, and improved privacy. Check out everything new in Big Sur at this link . Paul Petrunia via Archinect - News https://bit.ly/36sqMsY

The seventh iteration of the Modernism in America Awards program Docomomo US recognizes 18 projects that "highlight the best in preservation practice by today's architects, designers, preservation professionals, and grassroots advocates." For this year's awards program, winning projects were selected based on their model preservation efforts that showcase meticulous, innovative, and a continual pushes towards the preservation field within inclusive histories and holistic approaches. Below are the winners and selected project images. Hunt House. Image © Dan Chavkin Photography Eames House Conservation Management Plan AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Hunt House (Malibu, CA) Texwipe/EarthCam (Upper Saddle River, NJ) Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice (New York, NY) Florida’s Midcentury Modern Architecture (Florida) Eames House Conservation Management Plan (Los Angeles, CA) Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice. Image © Garret Rowland, Gensler Arv...

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Color . Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles! ↑ Immersive Space Series: Arches by Office of Things ↑ Parking Johan Cruijff ArenA Renovation in Amsterdam, The Netherlands by XML Architecture Research Urbanism in collaboration with Alfons Hooikaas (Creative Director) and Studiostaak (Wayfinding); Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode ↑ Winnett House in Santa Monica, CA by Kevin Daly Architects ; Photo: Bruce Damonte ↑ Clinton Hill Brownstone in Brooklyn, NY by MKCA // Michael K Chen Architecture ↑ Granny Pad in Seattle, WA by Best Practice Architecture ; Photo: Ed Sozinho ↑ Meadow Estate in San Francisco, CA by Andrew Mann Architectur...

For this week's curated highlight of architectural career opportunities on Archinect Jobs , we have picked eleven current openings for architects, interior designers, office managers, graphic designers, interns, and early-career academics in seven states across the American South. (If you are searching for jobs specifically in Texas, don't miss our recent roundup, 6 Texas-based architecture firms currently hiring .) To look up specific job titles from the architectural profession, consult Archinect's Guide to Job Titles series. Also, follow our Archinect Tips series to improve your portfolio, resume, interviewing skills, and increase your overall chances of getting that next job. Trahan Architects seeks an Office Manager in New Orleans, LA "The full-time Office Manager position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative architecture practice in search of design excellence. The ideal candidate will have applicabl...

Future Tempos:  Conversations on Architecture Across Time and Media Lluís Ortega (Editor) Actar Publishers , May 2020 Paperback | 4-1/2 x 7 inches | 96 pages | no illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-1948765534 | $19.95 PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION : In the continuous effort to make architecture public, technology plays a fundamental role. While in pre-typographical times authors limited the publication of their work to autographed documents, with the appearance of the printing press publications became the main vehicle for disseminating the practice and associated discourses. However, in recent times, with the emergence of the digital era, these original channels have multiplied. The recent proliferation of architecture biennials and prizes, architecture exhibitions, the exhaustive and continuous publication of material online, the reshaping of traditional publishing houses specializing in architecture, and new online forums for discussing and circulating ideas all reveal a r...

Architizer Journal is reader-supported. When you buy through Amazon links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.  Learn more While nothing can truly prepare a child for the realities of becoming an architect (see all nighters, crazy clients and endless battle against Starchitect culture), this newly published book provides a gentle and welcoming introduction to the profession. The Little Architect’s Alphabet book teaches concepts of architecture and design through materials, buildings, and shapes — all while kids learn their ABCs. Each letter is taught through a main lesson page and a secondary page where the child can see, learn, and find more of the letter being learned. With Christmas around the corner, it might be an ideal time to snap up a copy to gift your daughter, son, niece or nephew — who knows, maybe it’ll help them become the next Zaha or Bjarke… We spoke with the author, architect Lora Teagarden, about the book and her journey in making it — from the...

Previously featured on Archinect , artist Michael Velliquette has a new collection of paper sculptures that will be on display at the David Shelton Gallery in an exhibition called  Creations are Numberless, I Vow to Free Them.   Everywhere transience is plunging into the depth of being |  Paper sculpture |  12” x 12” x 9” | 2020 By constructing objects that convey strength, intent, and durability, Velliquette's work redefines the fragile connotations of paper. The artist's process, done completely by hand, is so intricate and complex that some works can take up to 500 hours to complete. Now heaven’s river drowns its banks, and floods of joy have run abroad | Paper sculpture | 25" x 25" x 6" | 2017 The love that would soak down into the center of being | Paper sculpture | 20” x 20 x 8” | 2020 The series of abstract layers that make up each sculpture suggest fortress like constructions, tiered mandalas, or complex gears. Velliquett...

[...] the forces that his White House set in motion could outlive his administration: The GSA appears to have adopted a modernism ban, without any authorization in place. What seemed to be a pipe dream for admirers of classical architecture back in February now looks like procurement policy at the federal agency that manages office space and needs for the U.S. government. Design is already underway in Alabama for what might be Trump’s first mandatory classical courthouse. CityLab writer Kriston Capps on the current implications of the hotly debated , but ultimately never signed, " Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again " executive order the President floated back in February. Alexander Walter via Archinect - News https://bit.ly/35nux3N

This Veterans Day, SOM and the Army Historical Foundation celebrate the completion and opening of the National Museum of the United States Army (NMUSA). The 185,000-square-foot museum is the first to tell the story of the oldest branch of the United States military. The building is designed to serve as an educational center, and a symbolic front for the Army. Visitors will be invited on a journey through every generation of the Army with a special focus on the soldier as an individual. "Our partners at SOM did a magnificent job helping us envision a museum that would reflect the Army’s storied history, its values, and the service of the 30 million men and women who have worn its uniform," said LTG Roger Schultz, USA (Ret.), President of the Army Historical Foundation in a statement. "SOM’s ability to produce such an impressive design while ensuring the museum is also green and sustainable is a credit to their team and representative of our shared values." ...