We were very excited to be a part of this project! The open lines of communication between the exceptional design and owner teams contributed tremendously towards the impressive end result.
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Kick-off your 2024 travel planning with this guide to Frank Lloyd Wright houses that you can tour!!
"Though many of his public buildings, such as the Guggenheim or the Marin County Civic Center are exemplary, it’s his private residences that demonstrate Wright’s guiding passions, philosophies, and beliefs."
From Arizona to New York; Oregon to Florida, there are sites across the counrty (with a high concentration in the Midwest!) that offer an intimate glimpse into Wright's work, including National Trust Historic Site Pope-Leighey House.
Plan your adventure via Architectural Digest: https://ow.ly/u7N450QrQQx
And may I say, what a fabulous building it is to work in. The sense of light and space is really significant, creating an excellent working environment.
We're honoured that Thames Christian School & Battersea Chapel has won a RIBA London Award for 2024.
Our many thanks go to wonderful clients at Thames Christian School and Battersea Chapel as well as Taylor Wimpey plc and Wandsworth Borough Council, dedicated collaborators and a fantastic team that made it all possible!
The project, sited next to Clapham Junction railway station, brings together the Battersea Chapel Baptist Church and the independent co-educational secondary Thames Christian School. The 6-storey, 5,175m2 building provides the church with a new community hall and sanctuary, and allows the school to expand to 400 pupils, of which nearly half are on the SEN register.
The RIBA London jury said that "The architecture of the new building offers stability and permanence in a physical and psychological context that surely welcomes its assured, confident presence and robust materiality. It exudes a rare civic presence, a calm determination and resolve. Anchoring the energy of the neighbourhood, it is marked by finely composed plans and elevations which have resulted in a powerful, sensitively crafted new building."
They concluded that "It is the antithesis of an architectural culture which is an extension of the entertainment industry. This is an architecture that explores civic character, exemplified by decorum, quietude and presence, achieved through skill, discipline and material."
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Chicago is the "City of the Century" for its legacy of innovation, resilience, and impact. Rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1871, it pioneered the modern skyscraper and set global standards in architecture. During the Industrial Revolution, Chicago became the country’s railroad center, driving the economy through manufacturing and trade.
Culturally, the city shaped American music, introducing jazz and blues legends like Louis Armstrong. The 1893 World’s Fair showcased groundbreaking achievements, cementing Chicago as a leader in arts and industry. Social reformers like Jane Addams transformed the city, leading labor and civil rights movements that left a national imprint.
Chicago’s constant reinvention—from revitalizing its waterfront to leading in tech and healthcare—reflects its resilience and ambition. Today, it stands as a symbol of progress, diversity, and innovation.
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Infrastructure such as trails, parks, and public buildings can contribute positively to the ambience, quality of life, and positive vision of residents and visitors toward a community. Often, there can be objections to some design elements because some feel that the plain-gray version means less costs. Northeast Florida has many examples showing that art incorporated into public facilities creates an identity for residents, visitors, developers, and local businesses. Here are just a few.
I'm honored to be part of AIA CA Housing Steering Committee that drafted this housing policy. Adequate housing for all!
1. People should have access to housing or living facilities which are safe, functional, sustainable and supportive of their activities and aspirations.
2. Investments in housing and living facilities should be made with consideration of emergency preparedness, development of sustainable long-term infrastructure, and the shaping of functional, sustainable, enriching, and supportive city making. The architectural design process can balance all dimensions of success, including equity and shared civic values.
3. Regulatory and code change must carefully consider potential unintended consequences, such as increased costs of delivering housing solutions. Architects can assist in ensuring that local context, site conditions, environmental goals, planning processes, design considerations, and construction methods are included in the formation of rules and processes so that well-intended goals and objectives can be made more efficient and cost effective while also maintaining adequate health, safety and welfare.
4. California communities must work to address the housing needs of their residents, including but not limited to affordable, supportive, missing middle, and market rate sectors. A community’s housing should include provisions for current and emerging issues such as different work modes, differing family and cohabitation needs, and those who have special needs or care. It should also address both emergency living facilities as well as permanent supportive architecture.
5. Architects often embrace collaboration and work with stakeholders in problem-solving discussions because open dialogue usually leads to the most inclusive form of functional, cost effective, climate responsive, enriching, supportive and durable solutions. The best design solutions promote effective stewardship of our environment as well as our communities.
6. The most successful housing design contributes to the enhancement of our communities in all dimensions: function, social equity, resource management, aesthetic enrichment, natural environment, health & wellness, and economic vitality. Architectural professionals are an essential part of shaping comprehensive housing solutions, especially when done in partnership with other types of housing advocates.
🌇 AIA California recognizes the increasingly complex challenges facing communities in developing housing solutions. As design professionals, we accept that stewardship of our communities and our environment is part of our mission, and we stand ready to focus and support the architectural profession in addressing the state’s multidimensional housing crisis.
In March, the AIA California Board of Directors approved a 💡Housing Policy to serve as a foundation for our next steps👣. Read the policy here: https://loom.ly/ULbtnGw
🖼️ Featured Project: Sister Lillian Murphy Community. 📐Paulett Taggart Architects with Associate Architect StudioVARA.📸 Bruce Damonte
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7moWe were very excited to be a part of this project! The open lines of communication between the exceptional design and owner teams contributed tremendously towards the impressive end result.