Posted: January 15th, 2010 | Author: ianreves | Filed under: student voice | No Comments »
Diluted concrete mixing, cutting corners on re-bar, and low quality engineering + structural practices not only contributed to Haiti’s woes, they undoubtedly exponentially added to what has already been a horrific natural disaster:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/world/americas/14construction.html
The AIA’s current posting:
http://www.aia.org/advocacy/AIAB082091
As expected, Architecture for Humanity is, and has been, already on the front lines:
http://www.architectureforhumanity.org
Idea (from E.B.) how about an alternative Spring Break trip…
Posted: December 9th, 2009 | Author: ianreves | Filed under: connect, faces, respond, student voice | No Comments »
“We live in an era of glitzy buildings and trophy houses: big, ugly, show-off monsters that stand-on – I should say stomp-on – land stripped bare by the construction work and replanted with toxic green lawns. If the buildings could talk they would be speechless with embarrassment.”
It’s one thing to embrace sustainability nowadays; but in the early 60’s and throughout the subsequent decades, environmentally conscious architecture was for the fringe few only.
Wells took a stand and pushed on though.
…Oh, and he studied at Georgia Tech.
http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/78749177.html
http://www.malcolmwells.com/index.html
Posted: November 9th, 2009 | Author: ianreves | Filed under: respond, student voice | 1 Comment »
Surely by now you’ve all seen the newest “2010 America’s Best Architecture Schools” rankings published by Architectural Record (as compiled by Atlanta’s own Greenway Group on behalf of the Design Futures Council) and perhaps then have noticed Georgia Tech (nor Auburn nor any school East of Texas or South of Virginia) made it into the mix of supposedly “top” schools…
http://archrecord.construction.com/features/0911BestArchSchools/0911BestArchSchools-1.asp
As a student of GT, how does it make you feel to know your alma matter puts you at a disadvantage to ranked schools – if, in fact, recruiters seeking the most competitive hires do check these rankings? Why is GT NOT on this list? Is there any single characteristic of the profession GT is superlative at and can be “known” for?
Posted: October 2nd, 2009 | Author: ianreves | Filed under: events, image, respond, think | Tags: architectural ecology, atlanta, city | 5 Comments »
Last Friday the Young Architect’s Forum chapter in Atlanta held its annual Emerging Voices show at MODA. Beverages were enjoyed, projects were displayed from three great, young, local firms, winners of the 48 Hour Competition engaging the Breuer library were addressed, the AWPL showed a great collection of furniture… All in all it was a wonderful time to talk shop with peers and enjoy a night out in downtown.
One element of the exhibit, however, stood out, well, like a rotting beam on a pristine, white marble floor… namely BLDGS contribution to the exhibit. Backed by a purple, life-scale forrest graphic featuring a dizzyingly bright horizontal tube light towards one end, the focal point was a gloriously aged, salvaged, heavy-timber beam sitting slightly angled directly on the floor – molding and shedding chunks of itself shamelessly at the feet of Atlanta’s little black dress wearing Friday night design crowd.
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