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99% Invisible Podcast Investigates the Great Midcentury Personality Study

Hear the voices of Eero Saarinen, Philip Johnson, and others in the recent episode 'The Mind of an Architect.'

August 17, 2016

In 1958, the Institute of Personality Assessment and Research (IPAR) at the University of California, Berkeley, set out to study the personalities of creative people—specifically, 40 top architects living or working in the U.S. A July 2016 issue of the podcast 99% Invisible reexamines the IPAR study.

San Francisco’s Sinking Millennium Tower Riles Residents

JT Long

August 10, 2016

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The 645-foot Millennium Tower—the tallest reinforced concrete structure in the Western United States—is sinking and tilting, and the building owner places the blame squarely on the adjacent Transbay Transit Center project.

The National Building Museum—on Ice

In the sweltering heat of a Washington, D.C. summer, cool down in James Corner Field Operations' icy refuge.

Janelle Zara

August 9, 2016

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Outside, D.C.’s notorious 90-degree average highs make the the nation’s capital feel like it’s melting.

Top 300 Firms of 2016: Gensler Leads Revenue for Fifth Year Running

Jake Bittle

August 1, 2016

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Gensler held first place for the fifth consecutive year in record’s annual Top 300 Architecture Firms list.

Barack Obama Releases Statement on Presidential Library Location

The Obama Foundation confirms Jackson Park in Chicago as the official site of the project.

Anna Fixsen

July 29, 2016

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Sources may have confirmed Wednesday that the Obama Presidential Center was to be located in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side, but today the President himself made it official.

25 Percent of UK Architecture Students Treated for Mental Health Issues, Says Report

Anna Fixsen

July 29, 2016

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In July, when the Centers for Disease Control released a report documenting suicide rates by occupation in the U.S., it yielded both bleak and surprising results: Architects and engineers ranked fifth on the list, beating out high-stress jobs like police officers, firefighters, and corrections workers.

Jackson Park Selected as Obama Library Site

Jackson Park Selected as Site of Obama Library

The South Side Chicago location was chosen over Washington Park.

Anna Fixsen Miriam Sitz

July 27, 2016

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The Chicago Tribune reports that President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have selected Jackson Park on the city’s south side as the future home for the Obama Presidential Center.

Autodesk releases LIVE, an Interactive Visualization Tool for Revit

Michael Leighton Beaman

July 27, 2016

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Last week, Autodesk released Autodesk LIVE, a new cloud-based visualization service.

Nostalgia, Surprises, and Staggering Prices at the Four Seasons Restaurant Auction

The sale brought in just under $4 million.

Josephine Minutillo

July 27, 2016

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With over 600 lots up for bid, yesterday’s auction at the Four Seasons began at 10a.m. and went well into the evening. It started off with a bang.

Denise Scott Brown Wayward Eye Venice Architecture Biennale

View-Master: The World, As Seen by Denise Scott Brown

A photography exhibition now on view at the Venice Architecture Biennale chronicles the architect’s fascination with capturing the beauty and banality of cities.

Anna Fixsen

July 22, 2016

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In the popular imagination, Denise Scott Brown is immortalized in a single image from 1966.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course explores the inherent resilient and sustainable qualities of terrazzo along with its design versatility.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU; 1 IIBEC CEH

Discover residential performance curves with residential heat pumps, discuss incorporating technologies, and address how hybrid systems work together to optimize grid relief.