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The article "Bathroom Renovations Reflect Changing Homeowner Priorities" discusses how homeowners are prioritizing personal comfort and long-term usability over resale value when renovating their bathrooms in 2024. The latest Houzz U.S. Bathroom Trends Study shows that more homeowners are focusing on making their spaces more accommodating and sustainable, with an emphasis on aging-in-place accommodations. Trends include the popularity of wet rooms, eclectic styles, and the use of warm tones and textures in design choices. Additionally, there is a shift towards larger format tiles, engineered quartz countertops, and nonslip flooring for safety. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides information on various architectural exhibitions and events taking place in different locations. The Royal Institute of British Architects in London is hosting an exhibition called "Difficult Landscapes: Architecture Against the Odds," which explores architectural achievements in challenging sites. The Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center is showcasing the work of the American School of Architecture, which emerged as an alternative to European influences. The Mies Van der Rohe-designed Edith Farnsworth House in Illinois is featuring a site-specific textile installation by Mexican artist Beatriz Morales. The Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis is presenting an exhibition on modern architecture in the city from the 1930s to the 1970s. The Art Institute of Chicago is hosting an exhibition by Germane Barnes, who challenges the Western canon with an architectural counternarrative rooted in the Black experience. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is showcasing the career of architect Paul Rudolph. Lastly, the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial in New York explores design's role in shaping the concept of "home" in the United States and its territories. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides information on upcoming and ongoing exhibitions in various locations. The Royal Institute of British Architects is hosting an exhibition in London that explores architectural achievements in challenging environments. The Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center is showcasing the work of the American School of Architecture, which emerged as an alternative to European influences. The Edith Farnsworth House is featuring a site-specific textile installation by Mexican artist Beatriz Morales. The Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis is presenting an exhibition on modern architecture in the city. The Art Institute of Chicago is hosting Germane Barnes' solo exhibition, which challenges the Western architectural canon. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is holding a major exhibition on the career of Paul Rudolph. Cooper Hewitt's Design Triennial in New York explores the role of design in shaping the concept of home. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the importance of longevity and sustainability in curtain wall systems, which are a key component of building envelopes. The article highlights the need for curtain walls to be adaptable and durable, as they play a significant role in a building's performance and lifespan. The current industry standard for curtain wall systems is around 20 to 35 years, but experts argue that this is unnecessarily low and that buildings should be designed to last much longer. The article also emphasizes the importance of considering the lifespan of individual components within a curtain wall system and the impact of location, maintenance, and design choices on durability. [Extracted from the article]

This determines the character of an architectural work and is sadly underinvestigated by historians and critics. Lina Malfona's book Residentialism: A Suburban Archipelago provides an exemplary counterpoint to the aforementioned thematic framework. FOR MORE than three decades - probably resulting from the globalization that began with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 - historians and critics have identified various new threads of architectural exploration. [Extracted from the article]

• Site Furnishings Manufacturers of pedestal deck systems also offer coordinated, modular elements that are designed to integrate with their deck systems while giving the architect complete design flexibility. Sponsored by ASI Group, Bison Innovative Products, Bradley Corporation, Cascade Architectural, CornellCookson, CRL, Geberit, Inpro, and Louis Poulsen Companies that offer hospitality and retail services are seeking the attention and loyalty of their customers, particularly since there are usually many choices available to those customers. In order to create a complete, coordinated effect, it is important for an architect to have different material product choices from the same building product manufacturer so that they can have a full palette of products to create their design. BUILDING EXTERIORS GLAZING FOR CONNECTIVITY Design professionals and business owners have long recognized that glass and glazing designs can have a profound impact on the customer experience in hospitality and retail environments. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the innovative construction techniques used to install an 18-million-pound timber roof at Portland International Airport's Terminal Core (TCORE). The project, part of the $2 billion PDX Next program, aims to double the size of the main terminal and create a modern layout for improved operations and passenger experience. Notable technologies used include drones, self-propelled modular transporters, and a curtain wall that hangs off the roof. The design incorporates locally sourced timber to represent the Pacific Northwest's residents, history, and geography. The new terminal area will also feature art exhibits and concessions that evoke Portland's streetscapes. [Extracted from the article]

The Mori JP Tower, designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners, is the tallest skyscraper in Japan and the centerpiece of the Azabudai Hills urban village in Tokyo. The tower's design includes a vertical channel down the middle of each face, creating the illusion of four narrower volumes. L'Observatoire International's lighting scheme illuminates the tower at night, with programmable LEDs installed inside the glass-clad spandrels between floors. The tower also features a louvered streetside plinth at the ground level and serves as a rare identifiable symbol in the Minato-ku ward. [Extracted from the article]

The amount of work that went into what is both a coffeetable book and a construction manual is staggering, and, while architects on the whole aren't doing enough to help mitigate climate change, Lewis, Tsurumaki, and Lewis are trying, however they can, to empower others and make a difference. WITH THEIR eye-opening Manual of Section (2016), Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David Lewis of LTL Architects sliced through Rem Koolhaas's Casa da Musica, Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum, and Louis Kahn's Exeter Library, among other buildings, to illustrate how architectural spaces interlock in three dimensions. BOOKS Manual of Biogenic House Sections, by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David Lewis. [Extracted from the article]

But, in their redesign for a lobby at the Institute of Ocular Microsurgery (IMO) in Madrid, local firm gon architects employed a strategy of illumination for the street-level reception-cum-waiting area of the facility's 2010 building that is strong yet surprisingly tranquil. Dubbed OCULUM ("eye" in Latin), the newly remodeled lobby is not just a space but an architectural device featuring a wraparound wall or enclosure system built with 17 metallic light boxes that rise from floor to ceiling. Gon architects Oliva Iluminación IT MIGHT seem antithetical to common practice that lighting would be used to announce, indeed summarize, the competence, skills, and technological precision of a private ophthalmology clinic. [Extracted from the article]

The article offer reviews of several products including OSM-CPI interface, developed by Cypress Integration Solutions; and O2TML thermal screening and face recognition terminal from Speco Technologies.

The article discusses the architectural design of the Chicago's Newberry Library designed by notable Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb in the Romanesque Revival style.

The article discusses the architectural design of special needs schools, focusing on the acoustical design. Architectural firm Gordon Murray + Alan Dunlop Architects, which designed Hazelwood School, details the techniques they used to ensure that the project was useful for children with dual sensory impairments.

The article discusses school expansion projects, which the author states should be used as opportunities to teach students about different expressions of architectural design. Schools can use renovation projects to teach students the ways in which space and ambience can affect the way people view environments.

Highlights the architectural design of an apartment made by architect Michele Saee in Beijing, China. Use of fabrication templates in the interior space of the apartment; Materials used by Saee to emphasize the spatial continuity of its wrapper; Remarks from Saee on the space in the apartment.

This article presents information on the interior architecture of Studio 0.10. The plain brick exterior of AZ Los Angeles (AZLA) gives few clues to what lies within. Except for an address number, no sign identifies this one-story industrial building across from a cartowing lot in Santa Monica, California. Like an exclusive club, quietly making an anonymous wrapper and in-the-know clientele part of its caché, this boxy shed reveals only a glint of its interior realm: just a pattern of translucent rectangles playing across its glass entry doors. Inside, AZLA offers facilities for engineering, recording, and composing music, voice-over, and dubbing tracks for radio, television, and film. With the gradual westward migration of Los Angeles's post-production sound industry, the studio and a cluster of others recently settled in this district, squeezing out much of the neighborhood's grittier old guard.

Examines Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Gallery of Modern Art in London, England in the context of other spaces devoted to the display of modern art. Use of space; Description of the galleries and exhibition spaces; Reconfiguration of alternative space; Natural lighting.

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The article focuses on building and designing modern monitoring and operations centers which is reportedly complex, highly collaborative, and customized process. Information about the details in the process of designing the space for most monitoring centers, security operations centers, and global security operations centers is presented.

The rhetoric may soundoverly earnest, but what mattersare the exhibits inspired bythis manifesto--most housed inthe 1897 Beaux Arts splendor ofthe Chicago Cultural Centerand a few scattered throughoutthe city--and how well theyexplore these topics whilelinking them to architecture. The Gun Violence Memorial Project (top) and Museum of Oil--The AmericanRooms (above) are among the exhibition's most elegant architectural spaces. [Extracted from the article]

BOOKS IN BRIEF Space & Anti-Space: The Fabric of Place, City, and Architecture, by Steven Peterson & Barbara Littenberg; introduction by Michael Dennis; foreword by Jonathan Barnett. THE ARGUMENT posed in the title dates to an essay Steven Peterson wrote in 1980, when he pointed out how the free, open, Miesian modern space was "antispace" - abstract and ineffable. In this rich exploration, Peterson and Littenberg, architect-planners and educators, further develop their ideas about space and place as volumetric and "differentiated, formed, finite, particular, multiple, and discontinuous.". [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the emergence of the corporate flooring sector in 2015. Topics covered include the need for expanded and revitalized workplaces that serve as think-tanks and meet the lifestyle and aesthetic needs of the people who work in them and how flooring needs vary among spaces, locations, and functions.

An essay is presented which discusses changes in office layouts and office designs, including the lack of employees who use desks throughout their working hours, the future of office layouts and architects' efforts to find use for underutilized spaces for companies. An overview of open floor plans in contemporary offices is provided.

The article reports that Al Salem Johnson Controls (YORK), a provider of integrated solutions that incorporate heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, fire and security systems, building management systems and controls, is implementing its district cooling solutions for the Holy Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Topics include the advantages of the district cooling solutions, the company's district cooling solutions in operation in Makkah and the process of district cooling.

The article informs that ductless systems address range of issues for commercial buildings, and contractors have opportunity to enter growing ductless market. Topics discussed include commercial building owners see the advantages of these systems; the segment is growing, and manufacturers now offer ductless solutions ranging; and Kapiolani Residence, a condo development in Hawaii, uses ductless in part for energy efficiency.

The article offers a profile of the Barcelona, Spain architectural firm MAIO Studio, founded by Anna Puigjaner, Maria Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, and Guiller­mo López, including the firm's taking part in architectural exhibitions. An overview of the founders' perspectives on architectural space, including domestic spaces, flexible spaces and private spaces, is provided.

This article presents information on defects in architecture of cities and buildings experienced by the author. The unevenness of surfaces is a major issue for urban mobility. This can be encountered riding in the street; walking down the sidewalk and negotiating curbs; or within buildings where loose stair treads, missing tiles, unsecured carpet, and a thousand other perils present themselves. The range of barriers is great. Heavy doors are tough. Revolving doors are too fast and too small. Narrow spaces are challenging. Even the office of author's crack orthopedic surgeon is filled with obstacles, especially for those in wheelchairs.

The article focuses on the personalization of an individual's space particularly the customization of kitchen and bathrooms. It notes that customization of elements in those spaces ties with the two consumer trends, the insperiences and customer made. Meanwhile, information on the custom solution and websites of several industries that allows an individual to gain knowledge about customization as well their new style collections are provided.

The article presents several products including Sanicip bag filtration system for food and dairy spray dryers by GEA Group, the AOC-6000 Plus multifunctional autosampler by Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, and PROtop devices feature the topGUARD load-monitoring system interface by Weidmüller.

The article discusses a home designed by architectural firm Powerhouse Company. The house, which was the first project for the firm, is called Villa 1. The design was inspired by the building site and a drawing created by the client when he was a child. Problems related to local zoning laws are detailed.

The article discusses several buildings designed to seclude inhabitants from daily distractions. Several structures are examined, including a private library and writing studio designed by Andrew Berman Architect, a swamp hut designed by Moskow Linn Architects, and a watershed house created by FLOAT Architectural Research and Design.

The article discusses the YTL Residence, a home designed by architectural firm Agence Jouin Manku. The residence is nearly 33,000 square-feet, and was designed to accommodate three generations of the owner's family. The architects used a hybrid of reinforced concrete, steel, and wood framing to build the house.

The article discusses the 2008 "Redesign Your School" competition, which was sponsored by the American Architectural Foundation and Target retail stores. The competition revealed that students want their schools to be connected to the outdoors and the community and provide a space that allows them to take advantage of multimedia offerings.

The article discusses the manipulation of space in schools to maximize their effectiveness as places to learn. Students surveyed about how they would like their schools to operate said that transition, study, and gathering spaces have become important as places to learn. A photograph of architectural designers is presented.

The article profiles architectural design firm BRS Architectes, which was founded by Jean-Michel Reynier, Agnes Bertholon, and Uli Seher in 1997. The firm is known for its holistic approach to design, urban context, engineering, and logistics which is ideal for complex projects. Several photographs of buildings designed by the firm are included.

This article introduces a section of reviews analysing the choice of materials in the interior architecture of several buildings noted for their innovative approach to that subject. The history of materials choices in interior design is famed in terms of the changing nature of architectural education. Issues of integrity in materials choice and sustainable design are considered.

The article presents an overview of multimedia design consulting firm Spirit of Space. Founded by architect and filmmaker Adam Goss and architect Red Mike, the firm provides films about architectural projects for clients including contractors, architects, and schools. The films attempt to capture the design process and convey the emotions of the space.

The article reports on the design for the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Architect Kevin Schopfer has incorporated into the design a warped plane and a cone-shaped tunnel symbolizing a cosmic wormhole. The article suggests that the design is planned to attract attention and also resembles an object emerging from a file cabinet.

This article describes a home in San Francisco, California, designed by architect John Lum. The third floor of the home features a unique master bath that makes the most of the spectacular views. The bath tub is placed outside the core area of the bathroom in a hallway. This gives the tub access to the views.

This article describes a simple home for a bachelor designed by Cass Calder Smith in San Francisco, California. Smith created an open-plan living space with a unique kitchen where all the appliances and storage is contained in a single 30 foot long island. It is also where guests sit and eat so cooking, dining and entertaining are all done in one area.

This article profiles the home of Randy Earle and Leslie Haynes and designed by Carol Sundstrom. The couple live in a Seattle, Washington, loft designed with the couple love of cooking and Earle's disability in mind. Sundstrom explains that kitchen design has evolved into a concern on ergonomics and multiple workstations.

This article presents the author's perspective on the urban design of Beijing, China. The city has undergone a dramatic construction boom. The author is struck by the conflict between modern and ancient, globalism and tradition, such as the hutong, which are small neighborhoods of courtyard houses. The hutong represents the 19th century urban planning of China.

This article reports on the Van Alen Institute, a nonprofit organization that promotes the idea of public architecture. The fellowship program supports young architects who are free to pursue their own innovative ideas such as an open source museum of New York City, New York, or issues of sustainability.

This article profiles Japanese architect Toyo Ito, designer of the Sendai Mediatheque and a building for Tod's Shoes on Omotesando Avenue in Tokyo, Japan. His latest project is the Tama Art University library, whose form is a simple, slightly distorted box. The author feels it presents an insightful opportunity to observe an unusually innovative and experienced architect exploring the implications of his abilities.

The article discusses considerations in the beverage industry regarding the decision to build new plants. It mentions the need to think about the size and space with in the facility, the question of automating the plant, and the incorporation of environmentally friendly resources.

This article presents information on interior architecture. The 2004 interiors include a savory array of functions, forms, and venues, ranging from a holistic pharmacy in Amsterdam to a cultural center in Warsaw; a sound studio in Los Angeles; a university mathematics department in Hamilton, Ontario; a café and a small museum in New York City; and a hotel in Berlin. The architectural sensibilities and design approaches are as varied, or highly seasoned, as the programs and sites themselves.Many of the featured projects establish a strong counterpoint between inside and out, but do so in markedly different ways. At the James Stewart Centre for Mathematics at Hamilton University in Ontario, for instance, KPMB sets up a constant interplay between the structure's neo-Gothic exterior and its now stripped-down, highly planar Modernist interior, allowing pointed arches and ornate ironwork to cast poetic shadows across crisp, new surfaces.

The article focuses on the increasing demand for convention centers' exhibit space. Trade Show Bureau report suggests that the demand for such space is expected to raise through 1990s, driven by the increment in both the number of events booking for exhibit facilities as well as the total area it require. Moreover, it notes the convention-center planning which aimed at enhancing the experiences of the facility's immediate users, as well as with the concerns of public constituency.