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University architecture: from cloisters to tutorial pods

March 22, 2023May 3, 2015 by Aline Chahine

Designers are rethinking lecture halls and the spaces around them

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When Does Architectural Design Become Civil Engineering?

March 17, 2023April 6, 2017 by Aline Chahine

Hundreds of years ago, architects and civil engineers performed more or less the same role – their objective was to create a building …

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The Uneasy Relationship Between Architects and Money

January 5, 2023February 9, 2017 by Aline Chahine

In addition to raising the minimum wage, “a living wage” and “fair pay” are now national issues, because so many have been paid so poorly for so long.

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Stayin’ alive…in the face of hostile architecture

January 4, 2023May 9, 2016 by Aline Chahine

Sometimes, a city’s architecture can be designed against you – think metal rails to prevent children playing ball in void decks and London’s anti-squatting spikes

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In Lebanon, sterile shopping malls show the growing gulf between rich and poor

January 2, 2023March 8, 2015 by Aline Chahine

The destruction of cities in Syria and the terrorising of populations in Iraq are rightly the focus of the world’s attention. In this context it might seem churlish to draw attention to the problems of another city in the Middle East, not currently in the midst of conflict. But the “soft” destruction of Beirut is …

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Harvard’s first online architecture course: Does it make the grade?

December 30, 2022May 14, 2017 by Aline Chahine

The free course, which launched in February on edX, is called “The Architectural Imagination.”

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Glenn Murcutt on mosque without minarets, and architecture designed to transform

December 30, 2022December 7, 2016 by Aline Chahine

Glenn Murcutt hopes the mosque in Newport, Melbourne, will embrace the Islamic and Australian community

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Francis Terry: ‘Architects tend to think if it’s popular, there’s something wrong’

December 29, 2022April 28, 2017 by Aline Chahine

The neoclassical country piles designed by Quinlan Terry and his son Francis are adored by the royals and multimillionaires. Now Francis is striking out on his own

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Doug Aitken’s ‘Mirage’: a funhouse mirror for the age of social media

December 29, 2022April 6, 2017 by Aline Chahine

Most visitors to “Mirage,” an installation by the artist Doug Aitken on a hillside overlooking the Coachella Valley, leave wondering about the traction…

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Alejandro Aravena – Can Half a Good House Become a Home?

December 27, 2022June 14, 2016 by Aline Chahine

Alejandro Aravena, the winner of architecture’s Pritzker Prize, has sparked a debate about how to best shelter the global poor

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Playboy wouldn’t be Playboy without groovy bachelor pads

December 25, 2022May 30, 2016 by Aline Chahine

In its 1960s heyday, Playboy was a treasure trove of swoopy, lean, midcentury modern design

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Architecture’s Odd Couple: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson

December 23, 2022July 25, 2016 by Aline Chahine

They were rivals who shaped American architecture, but to call them an ‘odd couple’ overstates their relationship

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A Low Down on Lead Generation for Architects

December 23, 2022May 19, 2016 by Aline Chahine

A lot of people make the mistake of thinking that all marketing is the same and that the same rules and actions can be applied to all types of businesses

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The Curve in Architecture

September 29, 2021August 17, 2016 by Aline Chahine

A landscape architect once asked us, “Are you straight edged or curve people?” At the time, I didn’t get the point, but he hit the nail on the head

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Architecture of the apocalypse: is it time to bring back nuclear bunkers?

February 9, 2017 by Aline Chahine

Perhaps it’s time to resurrect our nuclear bunker architecture and to re-establish our old civil defence drills. So, when did the original idea of civil …

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What is Late Modernism? And why you should care

January 10, 2017 by Aline Chahine

If non-architects know the Citicorp Center—New York’s youngest landmark when designated at 38—they know it for its flaw. …

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Architecture and the power of symmetry

December 4, 2016December 26, 2014 by Aline Chahine

The renowned architect Guilford Bell was famous for the use of symmetry in his homes. Fireplaces in living areas were often framed by two doorways …

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Why the Interior Design of Your Restaurant Matters as Much as the Exterior

November 29, 2016 by Aline Chahine

Restaurant owners spend a lot of time and money on the outside of their premises. Making sure they look appealing, exciting, well branded and welcoming

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In contemporary architecture, the section is the generator

August 9, 2016 by Aline Chahine

What is a section? In reference to architectural drawing, the term section typically describes a cut through the body of a building…

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Mackmania! Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s genius shines in his first architecture retrospective

July 26, 2016February 11, 2015 by Aline Chahine

Charles Rennie Mackintosh is a name now likely to make you nauseous with visions of swirling stained-glass roses and geometric black grids …

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