(via FastCoDesign) Mark Wilson 7.12.16 | 7:00am I’m eating a physics-defying cracker-crust pizza in Bloomington, Illinois, at a local favorite spot, Lucca Grill. I know the pizza well, but nothing else about the area. I’m only here as a quick pitstop on the way back to Chicago from a family reunion downstate. And that’s when […]
Wouldn’t it be nice, when visiting a new city, to just be able to pull out your phone and have the city’s history at your fingertips? Now, you can! At least in Pittsburgh thanks to over,under! #theresanappforthat (via Architects Newspaper) The Boston-based interdisciplinary architecture firm over,under has launched a mobile architecture guide app called Jaunt Pittsburgh. The app provides navigation […]
(via ArchDaily) Established in 1974 by the AIA Dallas Chapter, the Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition (KRob) is “the world’s longest running architectural drawing competition of its kind”. Named after architect Ken Roberts, famous for his ink perspective drawings, the competition recognizes innovations in both hand-drawn and digital architectural drawing. The winners and shortlist each year serve as an inspiring reference for architects, and […]
(via UC Magazine) Sprawling across 92 acres of Adams County, Ohio, the Kamama Prairie nature preserve is home to hundreds of unique and rare plants, 72 types of butterflies and moths, a family of vultures and one “tiny house” created by University of Cincinnati architecture graduate students. Thanks to the construction of this sustainable structure, […]
(via Yale Environment 360) Could Virtual Reality (VR) — immersive digital experiences that mimic reality — save the environment? Well, that may be a bit of a stretch. But researchers say that it could perhaps promote better understanding of nature and give people empathetic insight into environmental challenges. “Virtual reality can give everyone, regardless of […]
When you think about architecture school, the “studio” course is likely the first thing to come to mind. Within architecture school, there are so many other courses that help develop the unique skills that an architect needs. Recently, we have come across quite a few courses that are redefining the role of “elective” in architectural […]
(via WUSF) In 2009, University of South Florida School of Architecture and Community Design students Sean Verdecia and Jason Ross watched Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath. What struck them was the lack of quick, proper shelter for the victims of an event like this. “It started with disasters,” Verdecia said. “We noticed that there’s a second disaster, […]
(via Mississippi State University Newsroom) STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s College of Architecture, Art and Design is hosting a design camp for students from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi. Taking place through Friday [June 24], the five-day summer experience in Jackson is helping students in the Greater Jackson community develop their interests in architecture, […]
(via USC News) Architects are no strangers to technology. Even so, Jose Sanchez is a little less than traditional when it comes to his design tools. Sanchez, an assistant professor at the USC School of Architecture, has earned acclaim for his architecture-inspired video game Block’hood. Released for Windows and Mac in April, the indie title just won “best […]
(via TN Today) UT has been recognized nationally for a project designed to improve the wellness and disaster readiness of an Appalachian community in Clay County, Kentucky. UT was one of only five schools to receive the C. Peter Magrath/W. K. Kellogg Exemplary Program designation this year. Sponsored by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and […]