Elaine Chan, Assoc. AIA, is a marketing coordinator for Kwan Henmi Architecture and Planning in San Francisco where she has extensive experience in website design and the use of social media. A graduate of the University of California Berkeley, her work has brought her in contact with a wide...
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SPACE AND PEDAGOGY — SANT GREGORI SCHOOL CASE STUDY The site visit will begin with a short video, followed by a presentation in their new auditorium. The presentation will explain the particular historical context of the School based on the pedagogical thinking of Alexander Gali (1886-1969)...
Hazelwood School: Completed in 2008 A school of children and young people who are blind and deaf, many are also physically handicapped and all have a cognitive impairment. Together they represent the most acutely disabled children on Glasgow’s education role. There were no precedents for...
The Self Sufficient City competition is emblematic of the emerging debate over the shape of our cities. By the year 2050, more than 70% of humanity will live in a city. The IaaC believes that global harmony is achieved through the right interaction of people, city and planet. Spain and Barcelona...
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Five years ago, Bau, Centre Universitari de Disseny (Design College of Barcelona) opened its new campus, and now occupies an entire city block in the newly revitalized neighborhood of Poble Nou, District 22@, which was Barcelona’s main industrial zone at the end of the 19th and beginning of the...
A small unusual piece of property with a pedestrian street diagonally bisecting it were two of the design challenges that needed to be overcome. The shape and angle of adjacent streets, coupled with the need to integrate into the urban fabric, necessitated the volumes of the building be studied...
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The College of Architects of Catalonia (COAC), formed in 1931, is a public corporation representing architects which oversees the defense of the social value of architecture and urbanism. Organized into five districts, Barcelona, Girona, Tarragona, Lleida and Ebro, each with their respective...
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Educational facilities have frequently been leaders in the implementation of energy efficient and sustainable practices across the world. This is due to the long ownership of such facilities and the alignment with the educational mission. And yet not all educational buildings are as sustainable...
Join us as we explore the Big Ideas taking shape in New York City as part of this year’s theme Big Cities | Big Ideas. The Big Idea is a consistent thread of design excellence and the underlying concept around which design is brought to life. The best big ideas create memorable architecture,...