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How will technology affect how people use space, and therefore how we design space? Is there a future where we can embrace high technology without detracting from the more inter-personal and emotive elements of a piece of architecture or urbanism? Full episode: https://lnkd.in/esa_F5XP

How can the architecture of memorials help us understand loss? Philosopher and architectural theorist Dr Lucy Benjamin from the University of Melbourne Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning is the recipient of the 2024 Ernst & Rosemarie Keller Award which will support new research into how we think about the past, the kind of memorials we construct to commemorate history & how we perceive monuments as time passes. https://lnkd.in/grbFnNzf

FACES is pleased to announce the arrival of its #84th issue, whose theme centers on Lightness in Architecture, and the companion to our previous issue that had been dedicated on Heaviness. Today, in the face of environmental constraints, the notion of lightness has taken on many dimensions that broaden the architect’s responsibility: building lighter means using fewer materials and resources, generating less waste, taking less time to assemble, occupying less space, and requiring less energy. This issue adresses these complex questions, from a double critical perspective - both historical and practice-orientated -, as well as the implication of the reality that there is no such thing as an environmentally friendly material per se. Full summary and editorial note from prof. Paolo Amaldi at https://lnkd.in/eK5fC8VR

Curious about what makes an environment "responsive"? This interdisciplinary manifesto dives deep into the intersection of design, technology, and human experience. Authored by leading experts and professionals Allen Sayegh, Stefano Andreani and Matteo Kalchschmidt, Responsive Environments explores speculative urban visions and innovative design projects across different contexts and scales—from interactive artifacts to augmented cities. Drawing on years of research at the REAL Lab at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and featuring work by INVIVIA and other trailblazing practices, this book reveals the experiential layers of our tech-mediated relationship with space. A must-read for those interested in architecture, urbanism, design, and art! Make sure to grab your copy today at https://lnkd.in/d_uvzGpR. This book is also available in e-version.

Tomorrow's webinar will be a really great insight on glass. While the presentation title indicates mordernist architecture, it really is applicable to all glass! Modernist architecture is when we start to see really large format glass, which is heavily utilized in today's architecture.

Sustainable strategies for urban and architectural development, developed by a team of skilled professionals. .

How can architecture and art drive solutions in our cities? This question was recently explored at BLOXHUB where Madeleine Kate McGowan represented the Garden Caretaker project. Inspired by the White Paper on the New European Bauhaus Economy by Dark Matter Labs, the discussion highlighted how art and architecture can help us reconnect with nature. The Garden Caretaker exemplifies this concept, serving as a bridge between urban living and the existing ecosystem. Read more on the potential of art and the garden caretaker in driving solutions in the cities in this article: https://lnkd.in/dWTB4F3n

Yesterday, invited by my former student at the School of Architecture and Environmental Studies of Universidad del Diseño, and colleague Vicky Adis, I lectured at the School of Architecture of Universidad Latina. The topic of the talk was "Architecture Here and Now. Theoretical-Critical-Ethical Architectural Thinking," with yet another subtitle: "How should we think and make architecture in Costa Rica?"

In exactly one month from now, my book Nelson Goodman and Modern Architecture: A Belated Encounter, will be published by Routledge. In it, I investigate overlooked aspects of both 20th-century architecture and philosophy, and I am particularly honored that it comes with endorsements from heavyweights in architecture, art history, and philosophy, who have kindly read my work. I look forward very much to talking about the book at events in Copenhagen and Aarhus, and beyond, in the months to come. #nelsongoodman #architecturaltheory #architecturalhistory #modernarchitecture #modernism