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As September is wrapping up, we look forward to Archtober 2020 kicking off tomorrow. Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the month-long celebration of architecture and design is presented as a hybrid virtual and in-person festival this year — allowing visitors to join events and activities online from a safe distance, or even from outside of New York City. Returning once again is Archtober's popular Building of the Day series, pandemic-adjusted for 2020 and held in an accessible, virtual format. Tours or presentations will be held Mondays through Fridays at midday and, for the first time, also include architecturally significant sites outside of the New York area as part of Archtober's new Travel To series. Take a look at the full Building of the Day list below. Monday, Oct. 5: Greenpoint, Van Cortlandt, and East Elmhurst Libraries East Elmhurst Branch Library: Garrison Architects Van Cortlandt Branch Library: Andrew Berman Architect Greenpoint Library: Marble Fair...

Working in an organization with more experienced architects is crucial to one's professional development. But, in this current job market, amid the pandemic, it has been difficult for many to land a promising appointment. And while the searching continues, professional growth can feel stunted. Without a mentor to teach, where does one turn for guidance? How can the jobless candidate continue on a path of growth despite this misfortunate dilemma?  There are many ways to tackle downtime during this season. Reading biographies is one way to learn a lifetime worth of lessons. In this way, your mentors become endless and fully accessible. Obviously, this doesn't replace the one on one interaction with an actual human being. As an aspiring architect, there is much to be embraced from the biographies of creative individuals, their mistakes and failures, how they overcame them, and how you can take those lessons and apply them to your journey. Here are three recommendation that I t...

A study conducted by Javier Fernandez and colleagues  from Singapore University of Technology and Design provides research that the bioinspired material, chitin, would be a viable building material for Mars inhabitation and tool production.  Fernandez shares with  Universe Today  that by reverse-engineering chitin production and combining it with an analog of Martian soil, new chitinous material was created. This material called biolith has presented itself to be highly useful in creating rigid structures using minimal energy output. “The technology was originally developed to create circular ecosystems in urban environments, but due to its efficiency, it is also the most efficient and scalable method to produce materials in a closed artificial ecosystem in the extremely scarce environment of a lifeless planet or satellite,” explains Fernandez. Katherine Guimapang via Archinect - News https://bit.ly/3kYHWEo

Mia Lehrer has been nominated as the L.A. Department of Water and Power Commissioner by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Her extensive expertise, spanning nearly four decades, will help the city in its plans towards sustainability, planning, and resiliency efforts.  A photo of Mia Lehrer's stunning studio, from Archinect's Studio Visits: Studio-MLA . Photo by Amanda Ortland © Archinect The Mayor shared in a press statement: "When Mia takes her seat on the Board, we will make history for our city and mark a critical moment of progress on the road to true equity — all while deepening the department's commitment to safeguarding our environment, combating climate change, and creating good-paying jobs." " A Conversation with Mia Lehrer on Her Origins, Civil Service, and Design Leadership. " First and Broadway Park (FAB Park). Image via Studio-MLA While the decision awaits confirmation from City Council, Mia's appointment will set the departme...

The renowned Sir David Adjaye has been named the 2021 recipient of the Royal Gold Medal . The prestigious honor is awarded by RIBA and approved personally by The Queen to recognize a person or group who has "has a significant influence either directly or indirectly on the advancement of architecture." Smithsonian National Museum of African American Arts and Culture. Washington DC. © Alan Karchmer "It’s incredibly humbling and a great honor to have my peers recognize the work I have developed with my team and its contribution to the field over the past 25 years," said Adjaye in a statement upon hearing the news that he would be receiving the honor this year. "Architecture, for me, has always been about the creation of beauty to edify all peoples around the world equally and to contribute to the evolution of the craft. The social impact of this discipline has been and will continue to be the guiding force in the experimentation that informs my practice....

It’s time to get your best architectural visualizations ready — the 2nd Annual One Rendering Challenge is on its way! Opening for entries on Monday, October 26th 2020 , the most inspiring ideas competition of the Fall poses a single, compelling question: Can you tell a story about architecture with a single rendering? Architizer is thrilled to announce that, once again, two Top Winners — one student and one non-student — will each win a $2,500 Grand Prize ! To ensure you are kept updated and are ready to submit your rendering when the competition opens, pre-register for this year’s Challenge: Register for the One Rendering Challenge This year, every finalist — amounting to an amazing 100 renderings — will be published on Architizer Journal and celebrated with Architizer’s global community of architects and designers. With 7.5M followers across multiple platforms, the buzz promises to be huge! Your task is simple: Create one rendering that powerfully communicates an architectur...

Architects: Showcase your next project through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletter . Architect Ricardo Bofill turned 80 years old in December 2019. This major cause for celebration gave architectural photographer Sebastian Weiss the impetus to travel to one of Bofill’s most well known and distinctive buildings, “La Muralla Roja” in Calp, Spain. Weiss describes the housing complex as “a place on the border to the surreal,” and his abstract photographs bring this kaleidoscopic project to life in all its colorful glory. La Muralla Roja, Spanish for ‘The Red Wall,’ was inspired by the bold colors and distinctive vernacular of the Mediterranean region, referencing the architectural language of alcazabas (old forts or medinas). The bold colors were chosen by Bofill to strike a contrast with the natural surroundings, while simultaneously sitting in harmony with its context. “The strict geometry and the juxtaposition of ocher, red to pink, blue and the turqu...