Articles by David Sokol

Christophe Pillet has been designing objects and environments from his eponymous studio in Paris since 1993.

Project Specs 24 London London, England Julian Taylor Design Associates << Return to article the People Architect Julian Taylor Design Associates 28 Winchester Road Romsey Hampshire SO518AA UK Julian Taylor Consultant(s) Lighting: Into Lighting Other: Projection, Beta Minds General contractor Cameron Black Photographer Hi res photos from us Jim Ellam Photography +44 (0)7973 933801 Projection Images by client CAD system, project management, or other software used: Vectorworks   the Products Interior finishes Paints and stains: Dulux     Plastic laminate: Colour Core Special surfacing: Colour Core/Corian Floor and wall tile: Resilient flooring: Altro Pebble stone. Furnishings Reception furniture: Main contractor Fixed seating:

Project Specs Bar du Port St. Tropez, France Christophe Pillet << Return to article the People Designer Christophe Pillet 29 Passage Dubail 75010 Paris Tel: +33 1 58 36 46 36 Fax: +33 1 42 25 01 25 www.christophepillet.com Photographer Olivier Martin-Gambier   the Products Bar stools Christophe Pillet for Fornasarig

Historically a manufacturing town, Milan has transformed itself in recent years into a global city defined by the three Fs: finance, fashion, and furniture. Porta Nuova, now a giant construction looming over the high street Corso Como, will reflect the new Milan. Image courtesy Porta Nuova The Porta Nuova development in Milan includes two Stefano Boeri-designed towers that will be covered in plants. The 71-acre, mixed-used project is rising around the Garibaldi train station, at the foot of Milan’s arts district, Brera. When Porta Nouva, or “new gate,” is completed in 2012, a highlight will be Città della Moda e

Dujiangyan, a city of 630,000 people in central China, ranks among the most visited tourist destinations in the country. Historians cite its Qingcheng Mountains as the birthplace of Taoism, and at the base of these densely forested peaks is the famous Dujiangyan Irrigation System, a 2,250-year-old network of distributaries that still provides water to farmers. Furthermore, the local panda reserve is home to 43 of the nation’s beloved giants. Image courtesy WWCOT WWCOT Architects, a 59-year-old California firm, was selected to help rebuild Dujiangyan, the city nearest the epicenter of the 7.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked Sichuan province on May 12,

Design-build educators talk pedagogy and real politick. AR: What long-term effects have your design-build programs wrought on their communities? Are community members learning new construction skills, like the Navajos, for example? Photos © Timothy Hursley Thanks to the Rural Studio’s long-term engagement with the surrounding community, design-build participants’ works are getting bigger and affecting more people. Andrew Freear says the 40-acre Lion’s Park (top), Hale County Animal Shelter project (middle), and Hale County Hospital courtyard renovation (above) are emblematic of that sea change. Louis: What I’ve found, especially with the Rosie Joe House, is that it afforded her the opportunity

Design-build educators talk pedagogy and real politick. AR: Adam, Andrew, and Dan, you’ve all inherited your programs. How have you dealt with that legacy, or shaped these studios in your image? Hopfner: This is my second year directing the Yale Building Project. I take the stance very strongly that I do not have authorship. I think there’s a danger in that, and I’m certainly not teaching to get my aesthetic agenda across. Photos courtesy Steve Badanes (top); © Susan Surface (above). Steve Badanes recommends that design-build studios take on small public spaces, such as the Garden Gathering Place his University

Design-build educators talk pedagogy and real politick.

Design-build educators talk pedagogy and real politick. AR: Deciding whether students should participate in design-build earlier or later in their academic careers makes me wonder, more generally, Do any of you consciously try to differentiate your design-build studio from one of your colleague’s? Lewis: We respond not to other design-build programs but to local conditions—the constraints, obligations, possibilities, and opportunities that exist. Inevitably you learn from the other programs to find out what works and what hasn’t. But the internal logistics of, say, trying to build in New York City helps shape the identity of the program. Geography and institution