Why architects need to use their ears - Julian Treasure
Because of poor acoustics, students in classrooms miss 50 percent of what their teachers say and patients in hospitals have trouble sleeping because they con...
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Designing the future of exhibition, Architecturally speaking, by Eranna Yekbote, Era Architects
About the design of Cinema halls, a talk by Mr. Eranna Yekbote at Cinemacon 2013, Las Vegas, USA.
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(PRWEB) June 03, 2013
Fentress Global Challenge is an international competition created to stimulate students worldwide in the exploration of future design possibilities in public architecture. In its third annual competition, students are invited to envision Fentress Architects concept, Upcycled Architecture.
Upcycled Architecture is defined as the art of redesigning an existing structure for purposes other than those for which it was originally intended. Upcycled Architecture additionally advances an existing buildings sustainable, dynamic, and programmatic uses.
Social and economic changes are not only demanding but they foster phenomenal possibilities to upcycle existing structures. Buildings typically outlive their original purposes and todays architects face the challenge of creatively bringing new life and function to them. This innovative competition offers tomorrows architects the opportunity to embrace the worlds past designs while looking to the future for more sustainable and adaptive uses.
Repurposing a building is a time-honored and extremely effective method for achieving sustainability. Demolishing an existing structure to build a new one from scratch requires an unnecessary use of resources such as time, materials, labor, and capital. However, preserving and repurposing an existing building can enhance both resource efficiency and sustainability. In many cases, retaining older buildings especially those of architectural or historic character has a transformative and positive impact on local communities, economies, and cultures.
This competition is intended to encourage design students to envision and articulate innovative concepts for Upcycled Architecture. Entries need to respond to the changing environment and context surrounding a given site while engaging its history and existing limitations to create a new architectural destination. Participants must develop a new program for the building that is for public use.
We want participants to use their imaginations and submit visionary proposals with inspiring ideas that could play an important role in the redevelopment of not only the chosen site, but the greater community. - Curtis Fentress, FAIA, RIBA, Chairman and Principal-in-Charge of Design at Fentress Architects
Evaluated in areas such as creativity, sustainability, program, and response to site, the winning student or team will earn a prize valued at $10,000 USD, which includes $3,000 USD cash and a paid internship at Fentress Architects during the summer of 2014. Winning designs will gain international exposure while being exhibited at the A+D Architecture and Design Museum in Los Angeles, California.
FENTRESS GLOBAL CHALLENGE 2013 SCHEDULE: Competition Announcement Thursday, May 30, 2013 Online Registration DeadlineThursday, December 19, 2013 Online Design Submission DeadlineThursday, January 16, 2014 Short-list NotificationThursday, February 13, 2014 Peoples Choice Award Online VotingThursday, February 13, 2014 Winners AnnouncedThursday, March 13, 2014 Internship at Fentress Architects Summer 2014
Please visit http://www.fentressarchitects.com/edge/global-challenge for the full program and additional information about the Fentress Global Challenge: Upcycled Architecture competition.
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Fentress Architects Announces its Third Annual Worldwide Student Design Competition, “Fentress Global Challenge 2013 ...
RICHMOND, Va., June 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Moseley Architects accepted the James River Green Building Council's "Green Building Leadership Award" for the renovation to the administration/activities building at the Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired (VRCBVI) in Richmond, Virginia. Annually held, JRGBC Green Leadership Awards foster the encouragement and development of green building in Virginia. The project, which featured a 22,400-square-foot renovation and two small additions totaling 1,320 square feet, was recognized in the category of Adaptive Reuse.
The VRCBVI, operated by the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI), was established in 1970 to provide comprehensive adjustment services to severely visually impaired Virginians. The center teaches blind persons strategies and skills to adapt to living without sight, and teaches people with partial blindness ways to use their remaining sight more effectively.
In accordance with Commonwealth of Virginia Energy Conservation and Environmental Performance Standards, sustainable features were incorporated into the building design and construction. The installation of translucent skylights and glare control treatments created open, bright space while electric vehicle charging stations were added to promote the use of low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles. The roof was replaced with a standing seam metal system coated with a highly solar reflective paint that reduces heat gain to the building caused by the heat island effect.
New low-flux bathroom plumbing fixtures were installed that are estimated to save the facility 34,000 gallons of water per year. All HVAC equipment, ductwork, and associated controls were removed and replaced with a new variable air volume (VAV) system with energy recovery technology. Carefully designed metering will allow for long-term energy use measurement and verification. Indoor air quality was protected by using low-emitting building materials and furnishings, separating and ventilating chemical storage areas, providing entryway mat systems to reduce dirt tracked into the building, specifying high-efficiency HVAC filtration, and the Owner worked to prepare and implement a green housekeeping plan.
As a result of these efforts, the project exceeded its goals and achieved LEED certification at the Gold level. The renovated building is now an attractive, efficient, sustainable, yet highly functional building well-suited for its very unique population.
About Moseley Architects
Moseley Architects is one of the mid-Atlantic's most trusted architectural and engineering firms, offering exceptional experience and service to educational, civic, justice, commercial, and senior living clients. Over their 44-year history, Moseley Architects has earned a reputation for quality, reliability, and responsiveness. Office locations include Richmond, Fairfax, Virginia Beach, Harrisonburg, and Warrenton in Virginia and Raleigh and Charlotte in North Carolina.
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IT Architects, Wellington, New Zealand
You have a unique opportunity to come into an organisation that has just undertaken a major transition. Now they need good architects to help them put together a state of the art framework...
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ARCHITECTS UK - Hollow Crown (Album Track)
Taken from the album, #39;Hollow Crown", Century Media 2009. Pick up the new album #39;Daybreaker #39; Tour Edition now: http://smarturl.it/architectsukcmd | Get this album on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/arch...
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Devil #39;s Island - Architects (Drum Cover)
Again, the first time I #39;ve ever played this song. Extreme apologies for the stupid little fill in the middle, not a clue what I was thinking.
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Architects - Black Blood
#39;Black Blood #39; is taken from Architects reissue of #39;Daybreaker #39; in the US. Recorded at Outhouse Studios. Guitars Re-amped By Eduardo Apolonia - Eduardoapoloni...
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Fentress Architects Announces its Third Annual Worldwide Student Design Competition,
Fentress Global Challenge 2013: Upcycled Architecture
Winner receives $10,000 USD prize value including paid internship and recognition in the world-renowned A+D Architecture and Design Museum in Los Angeles, California
Fentress Global Challenge is an international competition created to stimulate students worldwide in the exploration of future design possibilities in public architecture. In its third annual competition, students are invited to envision Fentress Architects concept, Upcycled Architecture.
Upcycled Architecture is defined as the art of redesigning an existing structure for purposes other than those for which it was originally intended. Upcycled Architecture additionally advances an existing buildings sustainable, dynamic, and programmatic uses.
Social and economic changes are not only demanding but they foster phenomenal possibilities to upcycle existing structures. Buildings typically outlive their original purposes and todays architects face the challenge of creatively bringing new life and function to them. This innovative competition offers tomorrows architects the opportunity to embrace the worlds past designs while looking to the future for more sustainable and adaptive uses.
Repurposing a building is a time-honored and extremely effective method for achieving sustainability. Demolishing an existing structure to build a new one from scratch requires an unnecessary use of resources such as time, materials, labor, and capital. However, preserving and repurposing an existing building can enhance both resource efficiency and sustainability. In many cases, retaining older buildings especially those of architectural or historic character has a transformative and positive impact on local communities, economies, and cultures.
This competition is intended to encourage design students to envision and articulate innovative concepts for Upcycled Architecture. Entries need to respond to the changing environment and context surrounding a given site while engaging its history and existing limitations to create a new architectural destination. Participants must develop a new program for the building that is for public use.
We want participants to use their imaginations and submit visionary proposals with inspiring ideas that could play an important role in the redevelopment of not only the chosen site, but the greater community. - Curtis Fentress, FAIA, RIBA, Chairman and Principal-in-Charge of Design at Fentress Architects
Evaluated in areas such as creativity, sustainability, program, and response to site, the winning student or team will earn a prize valued at $10,000 USD, which includes $3,000 USD cash and a paid internship at Fentress Architects during the summer of 2014. Winning designs will gain international exposure while being exhibited at the A+D Architecture and Design Museum in Los Angeles, California.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BCA Architects Founder Paul Bunton and his staff of award-winning architects have provided over a dozen school districts with demonstrations of the 21st Century Classroom. The BCA team has completed construction of a fully functional 21st Century Classroom in their Silicon Valley offices in San Jose, CA.
The BCA Demonstration Classroom focuses on creating a learning environment that promotes collaboration, communication, and the shift to the "Common Core." Paul Bunton and all the architects at BCA provide the highest quality 21st Century Learning environments through sustainable and cost-effective designs and this classroom is an example of that accomplishment.
The BCA classroom provides educators a unique perspective on the necessary components school sites will need to implement the CCSS and the SMARTer Balance Assessment. The 21st Century Classroom includes an interactive projector, interactive white board, LED touch screen TV, multiple interactive tablets, flexible furniture, an amplified sound system, soft seating and other amenities.
"As BCA works with our educational clients all over the state, we have seen the overwhelming need to assist our educators in making key decisions on the type of technology to incorporate into their classrooms beginning with their educational goals," said Paul Bunton, AIA, President of BCA Architects. "BCA worked with educators, students, parents and administrators to design this innovative learning environment based on what would be most valuable for them."
If you are interested in scheduling a demonstration for your district, please email Rachel Del Fierro at RachelD@BCAarchitects.comor call at (925) 785-1435. Watch for our June e-newsletter to view a video tour of the classroom!
About BCA Architects:BCA Architects partners with clients on a mission to achieve excellence in design. Since 1989, BCA has strived to strengthen communities through projects to: design outstanding facilities, help define public/private partnerships, locate alternative financing, save energy and present alternate delivery methods. BCA goes above and beyond the task at hand to ensure their clients succeed. Visit:www.bcaarchitects.com.
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