Friday5 - September 4, 2020 - MillerClapperton

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IN THIS WEEK’S FRIDAY5

Architectural Record has released its annual list of the Top 300 Architecture Firms. Comparing revenues from the previous year, the rankings are based on 2019 figures, before the global pandemic crisis, and includes Architects, Architect Engineers, Architect Planners, and Engineer Architect firms, who are established in the U.S. and chose to participate.

For the ninth year in a row, Gensler earned the top spot and saw a 12% increase in revenue, followed by Perkins + WIll in the second position. Additional companies in the top 10 include HKS, Jacobs, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. For the complete list, click below.

Location: Tuscon, AZ
Product: Reynobond FR (MCM)
General Contractor: Chasse Building Team
Architect: VLFA Architecture

Union on Sixth is a mixed-use development at the corner of 4th Avenue and 6th Street in downtown Tuscon. The project will deliver 255 market-rate apartments upon completion, which are designed to attract young professionals and students who want convenient access to food, dining, and nightlife. An additional 7,500 square feet of street-level retail space is dedicated to local businesses. Additional amenities include a pool, fitness center, and a parking garage. For this project, MillerClapperton is fabricating 5,100 square feet of Metal Composite Material.

“Now more than ever, architecture is in need of innovation.” Many business sectors have felt the impact of a global pandemic, and particularly the AEC industry, as we’re forced to rethink the functioning of our cities, public spaces, buildings, and homes. “But even before these crises forced many of us to reexamine architecture, the industry was in desperate need of innovation.” A 2017 McKinsey report stated that global construction “has evolved at a glacial pace.” So, how do we identify and develop the innovation necessary to change this notoriously slow-moving industry?

Best Architecture Master’s (BAM) Ranking, a Spain-based educational architecture platform, has released the results of its third annual ranking and since its start in 2018, the top-ranked master’s degree program from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) reigns supreme once again. International in scope, the 2020 BAM ranking invited a 19-person committee composed of architecture professors from around the world to determine the top 29 master’s degree programs. New to the list this year are Princeton and UCLA, whereas Syracuse University and Yale University who appeared in 2019, were absent.

Recommendation: An Interview with Benjamin Grant of Overview
Produced By: ArchDaily

Benjamin Grant is the founder of Overview, a platform that explores human activity on Earth through aerial imagery. He believes that satellite images can be a powerful tool to understand, predict, and strive for a better future for humankind. “Interested in fostering an experience of awe through elevated vantage points of our world, Overview offers snapshots featuring traces of human activity on the surface of the planet.” ArchDaily recently had an opportunity to speak with Benjamin about the initial inspirations that led him to create Overview, as well as the contributions aerial photographers can make to help us understand the way we inhabit our planet – and the changes we need to make to keep dwelling on Earth.

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