Monthly Archives: September 2010
Prospects for Architect Jobs, Future Employment
Optimistically speaking. demand for architects seems understandably uncertain through the year 2011. While filling positions within the architectural field will depend on geographic location of employment, and specialty in the field, among many influences. Since architect employment is affected more so by the overall trend of commercial building construction and re-development efforts than many construction-related
The Manifesto House in Chile by James & Mau and Infiniski
Project Name: Infiniski Manifesto House Location: Curacaví, Chile Area: 160 m2 Architect: James & Mau Construction: Infiniski Renewable Energy: Infiniski + Geotek Landscaping: Infiniski Year: 2009 Furniture: Cómodo Studio Photography: Antonio Corchera Architects James & Mau, or Jaime Gaztelu and Mauricio Galeano are also founders and partners of Infiniski, a new concept for sustainable building
OMA reveals plans for new cultural district in Hong Kong
Last week, the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority unveiled OMA’s conceptual masterplan for a major new arts district in Hong Kong. Under OMA’s plan – one of three competing proposals – the 40 hectare waterfront site facing Victoria Harbour would become an authentic environment of three urban villages embedded in a new public park, Hong
Grand Opening of China World Trade Tower in Beijing
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), along with China World Trade Center Co. Ltd., announced yesterday the grand opening of the China World Trade Tower, an 81-story, mixed use building set in Beijing’s Central Business District. The tower, which was designed by SOM and contains office, meeting, restaurants, and the China World Summit Wing hotel,