Yearly Archives: 2009
New condominium building adding to Chicago skyline?
Chicago based developer Urban R2 hopes to move their project forward. The condominium building named Catalyst designed by Lucien Lagrange Architects is located at 123 N. Des Plaines Street in the West Loop.
Chicago design firm OWP/P merging with Cannon Design of New York
The deal would make it the nation’s 11th largest architectural firm By Blair Kamin | Tribune critic One of Chicago’s largest architectural and engineering firms, OWP/P, is merging with Cannon Design, an even larger design firm based in upstate New York, the firms will announce Thursday. Terms of the deal, a complex cash and stock
Breaking All the Rules With New York’s Public-Building Design
By ADA LOUISE HUXTABLE Brooklyn, N.Y. May 13, 2009 Now that the age of irrational exuberance and outrageous excess is apparently over, can we please talk about real architecture again? It has been fun seeing just how far talent can stretch itself before achieving irrelevancy, but there are diminishing returns in watching more become less
The unemployed architect
First in a series of discovery… What one unemployed architect is doing now that she has nothing to do. Click
Residential shipping container architecture by Adam Kalkin
If you are familiar with container architecture you’re familiar with Adam Kalkin. He has designed some of best examples of this genre to date. Here are just two. Maine New Jersey For additional photos and information click through these links Beachbungalow8 blog Porhomme.com Jetsongreene.com Adam Kalkin Homepage
Mies won’t shed a tear
This is a Mies van der Rohe building…? It is. Located in Chicago at the corner of 35th and Federal Streets, not far from several of his famous steel and glass skyscrapers… Take a last look. The building nicknamed the Test Cell for its World War II usage as a test site for explosives is
Pixel building, Melbourne by Studio 505
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Is it time for architects to start a business?
The AEC industry has shed over 30% of its workforce in 12 months One topic I have been kicking around with some out of work architects is the question: is it a good time to start a new business? Now, let me put this in to perspective. I am not talking about Hyatt, FedEx, Trader
Employers see recession as opportunity to raise talent levels
According to StaffingIndustry.com, while many employers throughout the United States may be cutting back on overall staffing levels during the economic recession, companies also recognize this period of time as an opportunity to hire top-quality job candidates. The challenge, recruiters say, is managing tighter recruiting budgets and picking out top job performers in a flood
CFA invites your suggestions
This economy calls for drastic action to get people back to work. What can CFA do to assist your search?
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