Friday5 - July 31, 2020 - MillerClapperton

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Which skills would you classify as essential for designers in the 21st Century? A recent summary of the book “The Multi-Skilled Designer: Cognitive Foundation for Inclusive Architectural Thinking” uses the “theory of multiple intelligences from cognitive psychology, and development in psychometric research, advocates eights skills to incorporate diversity in design.” In terms of their content, scale, and complexity, modern-day design problems can vary greatly, and they demand a wide range of skills such as linguistic skills, spatial skills, and interpersonal skills. “The eight skills highlighted in the summary should be considered as a flexible menu from which designers choose to frame and deal with the complexities of the design world. It lays a foundation for preparing designers within the 21st Century context and makes architectural practice and pedagogy more inclusive.”

Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Product: ALUCOBOND PLUS (MCM)
General Contractor: Moss Construction
Architect: Elkus Manfredi Architects and Leo A. Daly

360 Rosemary is a best-in class office building located in the heart of a growing new downtown. The 20-story, modern building brings state-of-the-art, connected and innovative workspaces to the area, with loft-style office space and floor-to-ceiling windows. There is also 10,000 square feet of outdoor amenity space, including two terraces and high-speed elevators with destination dispatch technology. The project is designed as a LEED Gold CS development and MillerClapperton is fabricating 6,700 square feet of Metal Composite Material.

Americans are tentatively easing back into their routines as cultural institutions and public spaces slowly come back to life with precautions firmly in place. While large, indoor, gallery-centered museums continue to plot their return, many locales are touting their public landscapes, open-air museums, and multifaceted art spaces where there is room to spread out. ArchDaily has put together a small sampling of places across the country that have reopened or expanded public access or are due to allow visitors in the very near future.

“Warehouses, whether industrial or rural, are a type of building that can easily be found all around the world.” While some of these shelters are centuries old, and many of them no longer operational, there is renewed interest in several businesses whose aim is to re-adapt these structures to meet new purposes. Not only are these projects an eco-friendly solution (by recycling the existing architecture), they are a great option for a wide number of purposes such as residential, cultural, commercial, or service industries.

Recommendation: Intersection of Hip Hop, Activism, and Architecture
Produced By: Architect Magazine

In the latest podcast from Architect Magazine, founder of Hip Hop Architecture Camp, Michael Ford, Assoc. AIA, traces the influence of the cultural movement from Le Corbusier to his latest projects. Ford is working on multiple fronts to diversify everything from the design pipeline to the built environment, and launched his camp in 2016 to introduce thousands of underserved middle- and high-school students nationwide to design and planning “through the lens of hip hop culture.” During the episode, the architectural designer, artist, educator, and entrepreneur announces several initiatives in achieving his vision for a just environment, the pros and cons of turning his camp virtual, and a new collaboration with Herman Miller.

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