Friday5 - May 21, 2021 - MillerClapperton

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IN THIS WEEK’S FRIDAY5

What was once seen as a “delusion of grandeur” when the world’s first “skyscraper” was built in 1870 in Manhattan, became a necessity as urban populations and land prices increased by the end of the century. It was cost-effective to build up and the earliest tall buildings were often home to communications giants like the New York Tribune and Western Union.

“Highrise construction exploded across the US after the turn of the 20th century. In New York, the record for the world’s tallest building was broken six times between 1908 and 1931 — more than doubling in height from the 612-foot Singer Building to the 1,250-foot Empire State Building.” Today, there are 191 “supertall” skyscrapers (above 984 tall) according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. (CTBUH). A short video about how skyscrapers have evolved can be seen below, as well as what challenges face architects of tall buildings today.

Location: Tucson, AZ
Product: ALUCOBOND PLUS (MCM)
General Contractor: Katerra
Architect: Antunovich Associates

A new boutique hotel and market-rate apartment project will offer 165 guest rooms and 238 market rate apartments near the University of Arizona. The Collective, or residential portion, will offer amenities such as club rooms, fitness areas, courtyards, a rooftop pool and spa, and 6,000 square feet of common gathering space. There is also 6,000 square feet of retail space planned for the ground level that will open to a public plaza and walkways. MillerClapperton is fabricating 1,400 square feet of Metal Composite Material for the project.

Last week, the American Institute of Architects and the American Library Association announced the AIA/ALA Library Award winners. Five U.S. projects were recognized for exemplifying “design achievement, including a sense of place, purpose, ecology, environmental sustainability, and of history.” Pictured above is the Valente Library in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which was designed by William Rawn Associates, Architects. All winning projects are listed in the link below.

Most people have a list ready of the places they want to travel to post-pandemic, and according to Forbes, it’s time! The 2021 travel boom has officially begun. “After a year of going nowhere, we’re all going somewhere.” So, where are people headed? According to the latest Global Rescue survey, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Argentina, and South Africa are leading the list of international travel destinations. What’s the best place for you? Keep reading below.

Recommendation: Megastructure: Urban Futures of the Recent Past
Reviewed By: Anthony Vidler

The 1976 book, Megastructure: Urban Futures of the Recent Past written by Reyner Banham, which was widely unavailable until now, has been reprinted. The latest version includes a foreword by Banham historian Todd Gannon and the release is especially timely as “urban-planning and utopian projects of the late 1960s and ’70s are increasingly under critical review, assessed as monumental failures subject to demolition or aesthetic exemplars of their age demanding preservation.” The book provides a detailed history of the short-lived “meagastructural” movement and its various manifestations.

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