Professional Walk along with the Time
Susanna Mamikonyan
Monday, May 19, 2014
Introduction
The idea of studying the current professional publications came to me after feeling some intellectual discomfort. Certainly, I would read them periodically, but this idea will keep me in professionally active shape. Now, I read the articles differently. This type of brainwork is exactly what I challenge. Choosing the topics also will make sense to me. Certainly, I will read more than will write and discuss. This idea will help me to stay concentrated on my major and on the pulse of Urban Studies and Planning and Urban Design. The way I am going to study will help me to think about and around every important detail. The permanently and everyday reading of Urban Studies and Planning, and Architectural news may keep the professional life active. The idea using the Pinterest and Google +, for studying and inspiration came to me later
Carlsbad Current- Argus (NM), 2014-04-24 Carlsbad City Council Decision about Skipping Sidewalks Building South of Hidalgo Road
Carlsbad City Council publicizes the discussion of a request of housing developers to skip sidewalks and says no - denies the request. The Planning director during the meeting told council that sidewalks for developments were not a requirement until sometime during the 1950s. Ever since then, city councils have required developers to provide sidewalks in subdivisions, and the ordinance was revised in early 2013. In the article it is said that that the City staff from five departments asked the city's planning and zoning commission to deny the developer's request, including the legal, police and planning department. However, the request was approved by the commission during an April 7 meeting. According to the city's subdivision ordinance, developers must provide an ADA compliant, alternative route to the nearest bus stop or school if they do not want to provide sidewalks for the development. Planning director told to the commission that the developer did not provide requested justification for the sidewalk appeal. The representative for developer said during the meeting the area does not receive heavy truck traffic and also, the development is miles away from the nearest bus stop, parks and schools. In the announcement it says that the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a similar appeal for another location in a January meeting. Ten lots are planned for that property. No requests to overturn the appeal were filed before the deadline. The representative for developer also commented that other areas in the city like Riverside Drive and Orchard Lane do not have sidewalks for pedestrians, but the area has more traffic. During the meeting were discussed an age - friendly and disability aspects which certainly restrict the requirements than for ordinary population. Once voting was complete, planning director asked council to re-visit the ordinance, so staff could have better clarification and direction to tell developers, and mentions that it is more important to follow the ordinance and if it doesn't work with developers, the city should look into changing it.
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If the sidewalks are required since 1950, how they can be skipped, even though no one of developers’ appeals? Even though the sidewalks are required in development projects and programs, sometimes developers’ by economical motive skip building them; which is not explanation. They should know clearly when they have the right not to build sidewalks, and whose responsibilities are to build them. Miles away of what, are there only roads, or empty territory? What territory is in between? Are there only miles of roads, if the closest bus stop is miles away? What about alternative routine? The idea of following ordinance and if it doesn't work with developers, the city should look into changing it isn’t clear for whose benefits habitats or the developer. I guess it should be for benefit of regular habitats. I have seen few skipping building sidewalks in nature, which made me surprised. Always should be the chance to walk to home safely by sidewalks form the closest public transportation stop.
Tampa Tribune (FL), 2014-04-30 Judge dismisses suit loss of condo’s river view Hillsborough County, downtown's Skypoint condo tower Hillsborough River
A condo owner sued the City of Tampa and developers an attempt to halt development of Residences on the Riverwalk, a tower planned for an acre of land. The resident argued that the plan to reconfigure streets around the tower would cause confusion and accidents. He also complained that noise and dust from the construction would cause him problems and that the tower would block his view of the river and Arts District and lowers his property values. The Court Judge said that the owner of condo couldn’t show how any of those thinks would harm him directly. The judge made explanations that the construction noise and dust would affect everyone near the tower. / Here I would comment that it should be so many everyone here- a large group of people who will suffer from this action vs. the quantity of people who will get benefits from this action/. The judge said that any confusion caused by rearranging traffic would be universal to all drivers using the roads, / On this I can comment that the condition of the traffic couldn’t be made worse than before the construction/. The judge said that property owners can’t collect damages if road changes alter traffic flow, and finally, an obstructed view is not legal grounds to sue. It says that the attorney declined to comment on the judge’s ruling. The mayor said that the ruling supported the city’s goals to keep vibrant riverfront and reshaping the urban core is in interest of the entire community.
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without questioning the judge’s decision, is there normatively enough distance from construction location which will cause noise and dust The view is very important in physiological and aesthetic aspects. Isn’t the getting of profit aspect privileged in this case? I’m just curious; if instead of one resident; the claim would file a group of residents of the condos or other residencies, would the judge make the same decision?
Better! Cities & Towns 23 Jun 2014 Common Concerns about Design Review Kaizer Rangwala, Better! Cities & Towns, posted by Robert Steuteville on 23 Jun 2014
The author discuses some common concerns on design review on Better! Cities & Towns site. He says that design review is not without its dangers. He points out some problems which should be avoided: Overreaching or biased review The author says that the task of the reviewer is not to redesign the project but to enhance the design, and the reviewer’s design bias, such as preference for particular architectural style or material can stifle creativity. The subjective judgment of the reviewer should be focused around the community-supported criteria established in a form-based code and findings of fact. Vague Direction The author thinks that design review should provide clear and specific direction, vague phrases like “consistent or compatible” or “in harmony” leave room for subjective interpretation. He says that the town architect, design staff, or head of the design review committee should provide specific and lucid direction at the conclusion of the review, which should be based upon the code standards. Extra time and expense The author says that a common complaint is that design review is an extra step in the approval process that consumes time and money. If done early in the process, following clear standards in a good formbased code, design review can streamline the approval process so that it results in an approval that entitles the applicant to apply directly for a building permit. When approval bodies to combine their public review process, it’s saving everyone time and money. Conflict of interests The author considers that the design review process should be free of financial and political influence. A reviewer who has professional or financial interests in the project being reviewed or in another project by the same applicant compromises the integrity of what should be an independent review. In small cities where this type of conflicts is unavoidable, objective third-party talent from outside the city can bring balanced views and a wider perspective to the committee.
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I share all concerns of the author on design review, because many incidents of this type are familiar to me, during my working experience.
Star-News (Wilmington, NC), 2014-07-09 Artist restoring historic signs Downtown at 18 S. Water St Wilmington "J.W. Brooks Wholesale Grocer" building
In Star-News it’s says that a 94-years-old building in downtown Wilmington is getting new paint on its old signs. They say that if to squint hard it’s possible to see fading letters of “J.W. Brooks Wholesale Grocer” on the north and south side of the tree-story brick building at 18 S. Water St. The warehouse was built in 1920. The artist started repainting the white block letters on the building. The same artist has painted a number of brick buildings in the downtown Wilmington, including restoring the Diamond Feed Store lettering on what’s now the Courtyard at South Second Street at 7 S. Second St. The artist says that there are plenty of examples of un-restored signs throughout downtown and he thinks it is valuable to restore them. In the Wilmington Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Landmarks, retention of early signs and advertising painted on historic walls is recommended. The city’s historic preservation planner and historic preservation commission rely on the document to make decisions. The planner defines the white lettering on the Brooks building as “historic”. Under Brooks’ ownership the grocery’s specialty was “Belle of Wilmington” own brand of flour, according to records from the Historic Wilmington Foundation’s plaque committee. The building sat vacant for about 10 years and was renovated in the late 1990s. The renovation author had planned to have the letters repainted at the time, but he never got around it. He recently received permission from the building’s HOA to have the lettering done. He thinks it adds character to the building and he counts the redevelopment of the Brooks building as the project he is proud of. The former warehouse now has retail and offices on the first floor and upscale residential housing on the two upper floors. Mpv -
It’s nice and important to valuate historical mean in the building It’s needs to be decided to keep the character of the building or not The permission of letters paint after so many years?
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Stadswaterpark (floating city park); as our gift to the city of Rotterdam we proposed a floating city park, to upgrade the poorly used waterfronts in the city centre. We received a lot of proposal from inhabitants and he municipaliy. To be continued. Architect: Bollers van der Veen Architects: www.bokkersvander...#bokkersvanderveen
Joshua L Jones, USF School of Architecture, Class of 2011 Terminal Master’s Project 2 : “Drawings for a place of Reflection” – Spring 2011, Prof, - Steve Cooke Thesis process The Architectural Review’s Folio architectural-rev… Eliza Houschild Arquitetura
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Urban planner whom makes his maps looks like art pieces
Site Analysis: Visualization a Site Analysis Ever wonders how the environment and natural surroundings will affect the design of a home. Here is sample of a typical site analyses we think through in the design process, and sometimes illustrate for the client. The interplay of the building mass and natural features, such as trees, sun patterns, and the form of the land are important items to consider and can help ensure that the site utilized to maximum advantage. Misty Pulgares Renee Clemont
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A very modern summerhouse Bamboo! His wooden ‘eco’ garden room from Westbury Garden Rooms is a great contemporary option for those in an urban area, or with a more modern house. The cedar-clad room is free-standing with a grass roof, and best of all is unlikely to need planning permission. Insulated and equipped with both heating and lighting.
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The Farnsworth House is one of the most significant off Miles van der Rohe’s works, equal in importance to o such canonical monuments as the Barcelona Pavilion, built for the 1929 International Exposition and the 1954-58 Seagram Building in New York. Shelby Hilliard Vered Gabay
Thematic diagrams Sylvia Himdojo Daniele D. F.
Site Analysis I assume illustrator and photoshop were used to create diagram. I like this diagram because is shows many diagrams with useful info. Mateusz Szpotowicz Laura Goodwin
Americans Want More City Planning –Neighborhoods- by Tyler Falk, The Atlantic Cities Found on the atlanticcities.com James Watkinson Jeffrey Pritner
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Found on urbanessai.blogspot.dk Gladys Vasquez Fauggier To encourage the effective design of public space, Gehi Architects has made a checklist of 12 qualities that public spaces should aspire to. These, he clusters under the categories of “Protection”, “Comfort” and “Delight”. They make sense on an experiential level. If you want to do interesting exercise keep this checklist handy the next time you go on a walk around your neighborhood. Source: courses.washingto… Norma de Langen
Found on usfsacd.umblr.com Bridget McNab Diana C Duran, USF School of Architecture, Class of 2013 Masters Project “Reciprocity Analysis”- Fall 2012, Prof, Steve Cooke. An investigation of the reciprocity between architecture and culture Bridget McNab Carlin Genz
Found on nuonline.arc.miami.edu URBAN ACTION Sprawl vs good Urban Design/This simple but great diagram pretty much summarizes the basic differences. By DPZ URBAN DESIGN
I can’t believe that any suburban neighborhood can be depended only on road collector which doesn’t have the second exit to the main road.
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Conceptualization of urban fabric, neighborhood blocks and design programs Hyseyin Ozgur Cansu Akpinar
Found on behance.net Ecological Renationalise [Urban Design Proposal] by Daniel Nelson, via Behance. A refreshing look at how good urban and planning ideas can turn cities and towns toward a sustainable future. Yerin Kim Long Liu
Halina Sreiner Representation of ecological buffer between city and river- use of color minimized for effective communication. Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
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from From up North Modern architecture and design Modular repro in hill country? The Hollywood Hills is where you find this way cool glass house by John Lautner. It sits in beautiful landscape, surrounded by nature and gives breathtaking views of LA. It combines innovative space ideas with modern organic architecture of wood and glass, polished concrete floors and minimalist interior, giving the house a tranquil spa-like feel.
Found fondationbeyeler.ch Foundation Beyler‌ If you are in Basel, Switzerland, do not miss this fantastic art museum outside of the city, but a lovely and easy tram ride away. You can have lunch at the Beyler. They have the most wonderful exhibitions. Never pompously done. Just large enough, but not too large‌ quite famous works in the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions are normally fabulous. Andrea Waterhouse mpv very human-scale and eco-friendly architectural environment
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Roundabouts eliminate the sixteen deadliest crash points. (Courtesy of Michael Wallwork, P.E.)
Roundabouts: A tool for placemaking Ken Sides and Rick Geller, Better! Cities & Towns Planner Brian Canin and transportation designer Jurgen Duncan instead proposed a pair of single-lane modern roundabouts with the circulation speeds of 12-14 miles per hour. The Town approved construction and, to everyone’s amazement, the traffic congestion disappeared. In the low-speed environment, motorists stop for pedestrians and wave them across the street. Canin and Duncan saved Main Street in Downtown Sarasota, Florida. Authors say that when the roundabouts are properly designed they reduce entry, circulation and exit speeds to below 20 miles per hour, unlike the big, fast scary and dangerous rotaries and traffic circles. They say that well-designed modern roundabouts are gift to children, who need a forgiving, uncomplicated environment where approaching drivers are looking directly at them, and where a pedestrian refuge splitter island has room for them, their friends, bicycles, and skateboards. They also think that modern roundabouts are gift to seniors, too, whose depth perception, ability to see moving objects, and neck flexibility are diminishing.
Roundabouts are a valuable tool for melding the needs of motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians and good answer to mindless, costly road widening. To fully appreciate the pedestrian perspective, one should get out of the car and “walk about” a well-designed, low-speed modern roundabout. It’s a context-sensitive solution to the challenge of humanizing intersections. In 2009 alone, 2.2 million collisions at conventional intersections in the United States killed 7,043 pedestrians and motorists, costing $42 billion. This carnage is reason enough for new urbanists to look for good places to install low-speed modern roundabouts. As a good example of modern roundabouts, is on Clearwater Beach, where a roundabout calms traffic between a T-5 commercial corridor and a T-3 sub-urban neighborhood. Within Transects roundabouts can restore pedestrian connectivity. Replacing five conventional intersections with modern roundabouts made it possible for Bird Rock; California put La Jolla Boulevard on a road diet from five lanes down to just two.
Roundabouts are a valuable tool for melding the needs of motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians and an answer to mindless, costly road widening. It’s a context- sensitive solution to the challenge of humanizing intersections.
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Found on bustler.net Ambitions Diagrams Via felix tannnbaum
Found on archiproducts.com Ultra thin outdoor wall #tiles with metal effect STEEL CORTN by Levantina #corten Milly Du Toit
Found on inhabitat.com Extraordinary Timber Skin Wraps around Alma Hotel in Italy’s Dolomites An existing hotel gets a sustainable upgrade and extraordinary new skin Located in the mountainous Italian Village of Sesto, Plasma Studios Alma Residence and boutique hotel boasts an extraordinary timber skin that is both sculptural and functional. The skin wraps around an addition to the six- room hotel, providing sheltered outdoor space. Read more: Extraordinary Timber Skin Wraps around Alma Hotel in Italy’s Dolomites/Inhabitant –Sustainable Design Innovation, EcoArchitecture, Green Building Tommaso Diani Cindy Keith
Planted Community Food Network Urban farm right in the centre of Tokyo. Visitors can see the process of how vegetables grow and also eat the vegetables at the restaurant next door to this farm. # gardening #urbanfarming #tokyo BUFCO This is incredible! Look at all the fresh food growing right in the middle of the city! Wonderful way to encourage growing on small scale in urban centers!
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Vennesla Library and Culture House, designed by Helen & Hard, Vennesla, Norway
The 25 Most Beautiful Public Libraries in the World By Emily Temple
http://flavorwire.com/280318/the-25-most-beautiful-public-libraries-in-the-world/view-all mpv Regardless of the fact that online libraries are powerful, the library buildings are still necessity.
Get rid of 12-foot lanes Blog post by Robert Steuteville on 06 Oct 2014  
Research Streets
Robert Steuteville, Better! Cities & Towns
The author considers that Urban places are undermined daily across the US by overbuilt streets that are dangerous and costly to build and maintain. Urban planner Jeff Speck in CityLab explains that 12-foot travel lanes in cities and towns are unsafe and should be replaced by 10-foot lanes ASAP. He gives a little background: First, we are talking only about high-volume streets here. Neighborhood streets can have much narrower lanes. The classic American residential street has a 12-foot lane that handles traffic in two directions. And many busy streets in my hometown of Washington, D.C., have eight-foot lanes that function wonderfully. These are as safe and efficient as they are illegal in most of the United States, and we New Urbanists have written about them plenty before, and built more than a few. But what concerns us here are downtown streets, suburban arterials and collectors, and those other streets that are expected to handle a good amount of traffic, and are thus subject to the mandate of free flow.
Second, you should know that these streets used to be made up of 10-foot lanes. Many of them still exist, especially in older cities, where there is no room for anything larger. The success of these streets has had little impact on the traffic-engineering establishment, which, over the decades, has pushed the standard upward, almost nationwide, first to 11 feet, and then to 12. Now, in almost every place I work, I find that certain streets are held to a 12-foot standard, if not by the city, then by a state or a county department of transportation. The author of this article says that speck cites study after study that shows why wide travel lanes are responsible for injuries and deaths of pedestrians and drivers, without increasing road capacity. He concludes: Both experts think that the lives are currently being put at risk daily by fifty state DOTs and hundreds of county road commissions who mistakenly believe that high-speed street standards make our cities and towns safer. In their most considered opinion, these agencies have blood on their hands, and more than a little. There are many standards that they need to change, but the easiest and most important is probably the 12-foot lane. Armed with the facts, they can force this change, but only if it’s will be done together.
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Is the reason not changing not agreeing as experts?
Why it’s so hard to fix, is that the reason of widening and new roads building is the source of more money laundry or squandering?
Or, what?
Trees naturally filter and clean our air, but in today’s heavily polluted world, it’s just too huge of a task to expect Mother Nature to take care of herself. Taking this into account, designers Mario Caceres and Cristian Canonico have designed a set of beautiful air-filtering trees for the SHIFTboston urban intervention contest. Called TREEPODS, the designs harnesses biomimicry to efficiently emulate the carbon filtration qualities of trees. The TREEPOD systems are capable of removing carbon dioxide from the air and releasing oxygen using a carbon dioxide removal process called “humidity swing,”. In addition to their air-cleansing abilities, TREEPODS will also include solar energy panels and will harvest kinetic energy through an interactive seesaw that visitors can play with at the TREEPOD’s base. As passersby play on the seesaws they power displays that explain the TREEPODS’ de-carbonization process. Both the solar panels and the kinetic energy station will power the air filtration process, as well as interior lights. The TREEPODS themselves will be made entirely of recycled/recyclable plastic from drink bottles. Based not only on trees, but on the human lung, the design of the “branches” will feature multiple contact points that serve as tiny CO2 filters. The proposed design, giant white and translucent canopies of trees, can be installed among existing trees or on their own. Interestingly, the TREEPODS have been compared to “urban furniture”: sleek yet functional design pieces that would fit into any urban environment. At night, the TREEPODS light up in an array of eye-catching colors. Caceres and Canonico hope that these “trees” will function not just as examples of gorgeous urban design and sources of sustainable energy, but also as meeting places, allowing citizens to have an air purifying tree to sit under with friends and enjoy the day.
TREEPODS Carbon Scrubbing Artificial Trees for Boston City Streets by Lori Zimmer, 02/15/11 www.telgroup.com
mpv Sometimes, the inventions are declined after using them several years in practical world. I hope this one will work properly, the idea is good one.
Found on uploaded by user Moorea Seal This is an architecture book with more descriptive power than words alone could possible achieve. The book consists of 454 pages each laser – cut to produce a section representing 2.2cm of the artists actual house in Copenhagen, Denmark. ARCHSTRUKTURA Your house by Berlin-based artist Olafur Eliasson. Commissioned by the Library Council of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, your house is a remarkable arrangement of cutouts and imagery presented in a minimalist yet technical format. Readers gradually build a physical and mental narrative, whilst also examining the perceptual and spatial experience of domestic architecture of the house.
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A house in Minami-Boso, Chiba, Japan by Kiyonobu Nakagame & Associates www.oddee.com
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Found on moleskine – diary.blogspot.com Juan Cabrera Anna Noguera 16th century house conversion in Girona, Spain (photo by Enric Duch) ( you can actually stay there if you’re visiting!! Angela Tantry mpv So, they have renovated all constructions, utility communication that much enough qualified, to exploit. I’m just curious, what they use from 16 th century version, except of course the lot and some parts of building which have been renovated multiple times.
Heart Share Not Just Market Share
On LinkedIn there is series of post Big Idea 2015 Rick Caruso’s post interested me: Gain an Edge by Focusing on 'Heart Share,' Not Just Market Share Dec 19, 2014 In 2015, he predicts we will see a growing recognition of a shift in business strategy away from just creating “market share” to what he calls “heart share.” He says that businesses of all types are learning that simply competing on price alone leaves you in a race to the bottom. Rather, it’s the personal connection and sense of customer loyalty that will increasingly define your long-term success. Caruso says that in today’s economy, all are in the commodity business. It doesn’t matter what product or service you offer-your customers have a world of alternative often just a click away online. Businesses that rise above the competition will consistently seek to deliver the three key benefits that create lasting “heart share”. First, customers want a memorable experience and a higher level of service. It’s not enough to offer a good product or service. Customers increasingly expect it to be wrapped inside a great experience with first-rate customer service. They aren’t loyal to mediocre and will run away from the bad never o return. But, they will always share their story and the recounting of a great experience is the best advertisement. As a superior example he notes the Trader Joe’s in Grocery Industry. Second, find creative ways to give your customers back time. Time is the one thing we all want more of, but no amount money can’t buy. If you can give the gift of time, then you’ve created tremendous value. This holiday season, we partnered with Uber, the on-demand car service, to offer our guests free black-car service from their homes to our flagship properties, The Grove and the Americana at Brand- and he is picking up the fare. Instead of fighting LA traffic and hunting far a parking space, they now have time to relax, catch up on email, or simply talk with friends without worrying about the road. He will probably lose some money on this deal. Yet, it’s worth every penny. He thinks that tenants will benefit, and he has increased their heart share by giving back time to loyal customers, who will return again and again. Finally, invest in things that aren’t attached to a cash register. It’s often the investments that don’t generate an immediate return that will pay the best dividends for years to come. As a good example he notes the volcano The Mirage and the fountain at The Bellagio in Las Vegas. In developing Caruso Affiliated retail destinations, they also broke this rule and invested in dancing fountains, oldfashioned street trolleys, and 100-foot Christmas trees. They cost a lot of money and don’t generate a cent in direct revenue, but their guests love them and they keep coming back to shop. Fortune magazine recently named the Grove in Los Angeles the #2 shopping destination in the U.S. based on sales per square foot.
Caruso believes 2015 is the year to see the focus on “heart share” extends to B2B enterprises, professional services, medical care, higher education, and even government. It’s a powerful metric that you may not be able to quantify on balance sheet, but could determine the ultimate success or failure of business.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/big-idea-2015-gain-edge-heart-rick-j.-caruso?trk=mp-reader-card
mpv My memorable experience is connected with Caruso’s other creation which is The Commons in Calabasas: It brings me back again and again with its gentle landscaping and human-scaled architectural styles of the buildings, the atmosphere in Barns & Nobles bookstore and Starbucks cafés.
Found on whitefloors.blogspot.com Rain Youngblood White Floors: joseph eichler American mid century modern homes; notably, much of preserved MCM architecture owes a thanks to small businesses, who get the zoning to operate dentist offices or small boutiques, etc.
Stephanie Singler Eichler- Fairbrae Home: Great integration of outdoors and indoors. Love the way the entry changes as you walk up, and you can’t really see your full path. Great dram and room for surprise
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Found on nytimes.com Shigeru Ban, an Architect of Social Change by Michael Kimmelman The New York Times The jury for this year’s Pritzker Prize sent a clear message by recognizing Shigeru Ban and his socially conscious architecture: Good design and good works can both be rewarded. J Crawford In the process of pioneering construction with paper tubes, among other novel materials, he has extended the definition of temporary architecture‌