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Arkitech Magazine Contributors
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From the Editor!
We are more than happy to introduce our most important memebers to all those who are new to Architech.
May my subscribers have a wonderful experience with this magzine and hear what I have to say about it..
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Library Awards & an Interview with Murray Moss
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Modern Luxury & Victorian Landscapes Breaking rules is what the amazing Modernism concept was all about.
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Construction & Tech with Here,There & Everywhere.. 4 page photo essay provided by our photographers on San Francisco
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Top Ten Architectures
Be amazed with the little infohraphic provided by our designers.
Contents FEATURES
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ARKITECH MAGAZINE EDITOR IN CHIEF: Sarah Anne
EXECUTIVE EDITORS: Myra Nadine
DEPUTY EDITOR: Nora Jane
Steven A (Photography), Naila M (Science)
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Emily Michelle MANAGING EDITOR: Hackle Hans
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EDITOR
From the
Arkitech welcomes you, architects, historians, and those who come across a beautiful piece of concrete or strcture that leaves you in wonderment and awe. It is and shall always be an awe-inspiring magzine not only just for young architects and students, but designers and beyond. Arkitech revolves around the daily architectural forms one sees in San Francisco. It is a magzine loaded with stories about the complete historical background of a site and building itself and then it goes into details with the designs and its designers. It takes you behind the scenes and explains in detail why a particular design was chosen and what helped form that piece of art. Arkitech is a gateway to those intricated details one may havenever known about architecture and history before. It is a fun-filled interactive magzine for all audiences.
Once in a while, a few fan letters and a column for new ideas and experiences from our subscribers are attached as special features within this magzine. The magzine is named Arkitech because it is based on architecture and the historical context of the designs and forms used in architecture in San Francisco. Architecture and history have always fascinated me and it would be a shame to not share my knowledge. Architecture is like a landmark of time. Although my magzine is about architecture and history, which are almost dry and not so interesting subjects, since we use very hard terminologies and mathematical solutions and formulas. Yet , as they say, “ The grass is greener on the other side.” Naming my magzine took a while, but there is a reason I named it Architech and not Architect. I want to show the combination of a well designed architectural talent with techonology in the mix. A little moderism is important in today’s time. I chose this name also because it’s a combination of two things I am most fascinated by. “Architecture and design are applications of practical magic. Its practitioners must apply the immutable laws of physics to transform imagination into threedimensional realites.” - Nancie Clare. So, as much as I enjoy architecture and hsitory and sharing the knowledge, Subscribers, I hope you have fun with this magzine and have an amazing experience, we are indeed surrounded by major architecture in San Francisco and need to learn to preserve and appreciate it.
Sarah
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Trampoline Park Library earns architecture awards
- John King
House of Air Flight visitor's feet dangle in the air while trying to slam dunk a basketball in the The Colosseum, 22 conjoined trampolines, at House of Air in San Francisco, Calif.Photography Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle / SF San Francisco's Pavement to Parks program, which
A branch library and an airplane hangar turned
oversees the creation of miniature "parklets" from
trampoline park are among the recipients of
parking spaces, received a special achievement
awards presented Thursday by the San Francisco
award, with the jury calling it "innovative ... a
chapter of the American Institute of Architects.The
beacon of bright light." A parklet at 46th Avenue
honor award for the architecture category - as in
and Noriega Street by Matarozzi Pelsinger Design
new structures - went to the office building for the
+ Build was cited in the architecture category.
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz, designed by
Another special achievement award went to the
Mark Cavagnero Associates. The 30-member firm
Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association. The
was the top award recipient overall: It received a
group is known for championing contemporary
merit award in architecture for ODC Theater in the
design rather than resisting it, as do other local
Mission District and a merit award in interiors for
groups. Overall, just 25 awards were selected
Durant Hall on the UC Berkeley campus, as well as
from more than 180 entries, the sign of a tough
a historic preservation honor award for the East
jury that included Craig Dykers of Snøhetta, the
Bay Center for the Performing Arts in downtown
firm designing the new wing of the San Francisco
Richmond. Honor awards in preservation also went
Museum of Modern Art. Any firm in the chapter
to Mark Horton/Architecture for the House of Air
could submit entries; designs also could be
trampoline park facing Crissy Field in the Presidio,
entered in the running if they are within 30 miles
and the Golden Gate Branch Library in Pacific
of downtown San Francisco.
Heights by Paulett Taggart Architects & Tom Eliot.
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In February, Murray Moss closed his landmark SoHo design emporium to open a smaller headquarters. Now he’s pursuing a new agenda: marrying art and design in a 21st-century Wunderkammer.
THE RINGMASTER -Dwell
How do you define the relationship between design and art?
How are you using this new office, Moss Bureau? I’m consulting, representing artists’ works and finding new outside venues for them, and using the bureau as an exhibition space. During ICFF, we installed Midway, by Cathy McClure:a spinning carousel and a giant Ferris wheel, each 10 feet in diameter with strobes. It’s all motorized, and the flashing lights project shadows so it looks like a circus. It’s kind of complicated, and it turns out I couldn’t load it into the elevator.
You’re going to force a lot of interactions by creating a performance arena out of such a small space. It’s much more private. When we had the store, 2,000 or 3,000 people would show up to events obviously we can’t do that now. But because we are not a store, we don’t have to follow the rules. We are more one-on-one here, which is the point of the bureau.So what’s next for Murray Moss? I will be consulting with Baccarat about their DNA and core identity. With the team in France, I’ll go through and edit the product lines, culling work from their glorious past and exploring new technologies for future applications.
I have to break that barrier. I want to end the argument that art does not equal design. This segregation has to stop because it’s false. A design object can become a wall piece, and art, which is flat, can be seen in two or three dimensions. When you take it off the wall, does it becomes design? And I want to make an example of decorating where you match a Damien Hirst [painting] to your chair and vice versa. What’s wrong with it? I want to have that conversation. I’m going to get into a lot of trouble.
What project are you most excited about now that you have time to play? Moss, the auction. This will be me pairing 100 lots of something “design” with something “art.” It’s what auction houses call a celebrity sale, and they are giving me total control. I will write the catalog, which will be a trip because I decided not to go with an art director and just do it in-house. I’m not an academic.
..The only manmade structure visible from space is the Great Wall of China.
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Modern Luxury & Victorian Landscapes - Sarah Ann
8 Powell Street turntable at foot of Powell Street and Market
MODERN LUXURY & VICTORIAN LANDSCAPES “ Supply and demand regulate architectural form.� - Adolf Loos
Breaking rules is what the amazing Modernism concept was all about. It was bending them and pushing the people to try what was new and not in their comfort zone. After the WWII people began to break way with traditional housing and architectural forms, and began to take art to the next level. Architecture itself is another form of block art, whether it be the Golden Gate bridge that stands out or whether it be the Transamerica Pyramid, all in all it was a break - through for many San Franciscans but it was a step forward into creating a city with tall sky scrapers, grand malls, apartments and much more in between the lines. Amongst our Victorian style architecture we also have new studies and designs that clearly compliment the architectural themes.
Designs, art, forms, shapes, lines,formulas and so much more has been there and shall always be. There is much to architecture that one can understand. Each element plays an important role while constructing a major structure. There is and will always will be a connection to architecture, art and maths. It is but simply supply and demand in architecture. If one were to rise the other may fall, but if kept balanced, then it will be a strong structure. Supply and Demand is regulating architectural form. It was during my Economics course that I understood the relationship between the two, and if you put it to test, then your results will be and shall be exactly what I have said. You cannot have a successful structure without careful interrogation of what design or art elements you need to complete it.
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“...Minimalism, space and sleek decorations...” Sarah Manuel
It is often a misconception by some people, to take contemporary art and architecture for modernism. Modernism was all really about stepping out of ones daily routine and breaking away from the samelayout every single time. After the 60’s & the major earthquake has not only changed the way it is building its structures but its style as well. In todays architecture one can see minimalism, space and sleek decorations. Apparently also geometeric shapes, the use of concrete, steel and glass are major trademarks in the style. Less ornmentation is used and newer houses seem to be luxurious with alot of open living space, light and free flowing where as compared to the past where form was much or less the same. But then again with all this modernism, “whatsoever happens to our history?” ask some older generations of San Francisco. “We don’t want what we grew up with to be smashed down with technology and what not..”. Controversial as it may be, San Francisco is nothing without its art, architecture and history. It would be a missing piece in the puzzle if it were gone. Historical context for any city and country is always important and San Francisco surely has that buried deep in the streets of Haight-Ashbury. The Victorian style houses still erected after the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. What would the world know about the “hippies” if it weren’t for their own
I have roamed the streets myself, to gain the
essence and the way of preserving traditional living
experience of what it is to really stand between a
styles.Traditional housing systems and lifestyles are
growing city of arts and architecturual forms and tried
just as important as modernism in todays time.
to reason why the older architecture should remain? Not one thing would do justice, I guess there will be no balance if the old and new did not play in so well together. I believe to be successful one has to make history a part of their presence.
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“...San Francisco has grown into the city of arts...� So, we have come down to the conclusion that neither can San Fracnisco be without its old elements and definitely we cannot stop it from growing either, even though it means to have random little Victorian houses popping up in between the streets. There is and always will be a fine balance between the old and new, if any of it were different then everything will be thrown off balance. Over the past few years San Francisco has grown into the city of arts, it seems to be the centre of architecture and historical context. It revolves around the basics of old and new, where the old had small space & depth,colorful houses and living, San Francisco now gives us spacious settings, luxurious living, open air,geometric shapes and minimalism in construction and designs.
Top Historical & Modern Buildings To Visit... Golden Gate Bridge Alcatraz JP Morgan Chase Building The Infinity Yerba Buena Lofts Ferry Building California Academy of Sciences De Young Museum
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CONSTRUCTION & TECH
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Out with the old and in with the NEW! San Francisco always has tricks up its sleeves, just like magic! There is always something new to be in awe and be astonished about and she keeps her residents amazed! New construction always taking up in the odd corners, reviving what once was and blooming with new designs and forms to make it outstanding, yet holding onto the same values and feel that the previous architecture was emphasizing on.
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technology all around, as these are some of the most common buildings such as the Yerba Buena Gardens. Technology is at rise! Architecture is mixed with outstanding design forms and therefore we get the amazing city of San Francsisco and its culture growing all around it. Architecture for San Francisco is just as important as the history of the city itself and thats why I have composed a little of what San Francisco seems to be for me!
here..there..everywhere
San Francisco streets, clearly show us the rise of architecture, design and
SF ARCHITECTURES
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TOP TEN ACHIEVEMENTS IN ARCHITECTURE Eiffel Tower Paris,France
Leaning Tower of Pisa Pisa,Italy (1173)
(1889)
Taj Mahal Amritsar,India (1653)
Empire State NY, USA (1937)
Golden Gate CA,USA
Tower Bridge London,UK
(1937)
(1894)
CN Tower, Ontario,Canada (1976)
Kuala Lampur Towers KL,Malaysia
Burj Khalifa Dubai,UAE (2009)
(1996)
Sydney Opera, Sydney,Australia (1959)
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