Month: September 2022

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Bernheimer Architecture becomes first US private-sector architecture studio to unionize

September 2, 2022 Ben Dreith 0
bernheimer union team

New York studio Bernheimer Architecture has announced that its employees will join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, making it the first private-sector architecture studio in the US to unionize. It was announced yesterday that the employees at Bernheimer Architecture would unionize the studio, advocating for respect and transparency in the relationship between

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David Kohn celebrates English eccentricities with Red House in Dorset

September 2, 2022 Amy Frearson 0
Gable end of Red House by David Kohn Architects

David Kohn Architects has completed a house in southwest England with exaggerated features that include oversized eaves, patterned brickwork and acid-green details. Located in rural Dorset, Red House is a two-storey house for a couple and their young daughter. The building shares its name with one of the best-known Arts and Crafts houses in England, designed

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MAD’s Cloud Center under construction in Qinhuangdao

September 2, 2022 Cajsa Carlson 0
Structure of Aranya Cloud Center

Chinese architecture studio MAD has revealed photos of its sculptural Cloud Center building in Qinhuangdao, China, which was designed for arts and culture community Aranya. Images of its construction show the 2,500-square-metre building’s bulbous shape taking form, as well as the beginning of the process to clad its overhanging roof in white-stained glass. The cultural center,

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Sydney Opera House concert hall reopens after extensive renovation

September 2, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0
Sydney Opera House concert hall reopens after extensive renovation

The concert hall at the iconic Sydney Opera House in Australia has reopened following the long-awaited renovation of its dated acoustics, functionality and accessibility. Carried out by a team led by Australian studio ARM Architecture and engineering firm Arup, the revamp was the final stage of a wider overhaul of the entire building. The project

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Opening buildings to strangers is “a funny thing” say Open House Festival curators

September 2, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0
Portraits of Zoë Cave and Phineas Harper

As the Open House Festival embarks on its 13th year, curators Zoë Cave and Phineas Harper reflect on the value, past and future of the annual architecture event in this exclusive interview. “During the Open House Festival you can visit London’s most iconic historical and contemporary architecture and on the very same day,” explained Cave, who

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Architects should be “more involved” in abortion access says AIA Los Angeles panel

September 1, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Architects and designers should take a more active part in response to the overturn of Roe V Wade, the Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion, according to speakers on a recent AIA Los Angeles panel. “There are a lot of voices in the profession who were telling us that this decision

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