Conrad Bercah takes a look at the MSD for ‘The Plan’

Posted on April 13th, 2015 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Press

The Melbourne School of Design is featured in Issue no.80 of The Plan. Available here.

“In this scenario of intensified extremisms, the recent inauguration of the Melbourne School of Design, the MSD, seems to offer an invigorating way forward.”

– conrad-bercah

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The MSD in AR

Posted on April 10th, 2015 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Press

John de Manincor reviews the Melbourne School of Design in this issue of Architectural Review Asia Pacific on newsstands now or subsribe here.

“Like a much-loved novel, this building will become better with age; when the pages are dog-eared and stained with red wine and coffee, it is likely to be even more intriguing. Pick it up again in a few years – it will remain significant and represent an ever-evolving history.”

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VOTE FOR MSD FOR AZ PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD!

Posted on April 10th, 2015 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Awards

We’ve been shortlisted in the Architecture – Commercial and Institutional Buildings over 1,000 Square Metres category

VOTE NOW and pass it along!

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RECENT GRAD WARWICK MIHALY REVIEWS THE MSD

Posted on April 9th, 2015 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Press

   

For a candid and raw appraisal, read this

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FABRICATE 2015

Posted on April 6th, 2015 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Events, Lectures

Nader will be the Keynote Speaker at the AIAS-Kentucky conference “Fabricate 2015″ this Friday in Lexington, KY.

The conference is student-run composed of day-long collaborative workshops underlining the importance of design innovation.

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NADER TO JURY URBAN DESIGN WORKSHOP TONIGHT AT THE BSA

Posted on April 2nd, 2015 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Events, Urban Design

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Nader will join Sheila Dillon, Daniel D’Oca, Tim Love, and Edward Nardi to jury the second BSA Urban Design Workshop tonight from 6:00pm – 8:00pm in the BSA Space. The presentations will focus on potential housing growth on Dorchester Avenue in South Boston and will be led by Brian Healy FAIA, Eric Höweler AIA, Beth Whittaker AIA, and the BSA Emerging Professionals Network.

Register here.

 

 

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KATHERINE LECTURES AT WENTWORTH TONIGHT

Posted on February 23rd, 2015 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Lectures

Katherine will lecture tonight at Wentworth Institute of Technology on Adaptive Extension, discussing the complicated design and construction process of the new Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design project at the University of Toronto. The DFALD project involves an intensive adaptation of a historic Toronto building while simultaneously extending into a challenging urban circular site with strong pedestrian axes.

The lecture will be held at Blount Auditorium at 5pm.

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2015 P/A AWARDS CEREMONY

Posted on February 19th, 2015 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Awards, Events, Things We Like

Kai joins NADAAA table for a warm p/a dinner. BIG wins on 57th Street and Amager! Conversation revolves around Yes is More in Farsi (the rigors of its translation tbd), architectural business models (the virtues of BIG/small), and La Perla lingerie (for men and women).

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ORDOS 20+10 WINS PROGRESSIVE ARCHITECTURE AWARD

Posted on February 16th, 2015 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Press

Ordos 20+10 has won a 2015 Progressive Architecture Award. This is our 16th P/A! Read more about Ordos and this year’s other P/A winners in ARCHITECT Magazine.

“I like the restraint that was used here, and the sensibilities exercised in resolving the varied constraints. It was deftly handled.”

– Jennifer Marmon, AIA, jury member

pa-ordos-blogFormalism is dead. Long live contextual formalism. A subtle difference, but an important one. If the Progressive Architecture Awards are a bellwether for the industry, the forecast calls for exuberant forms that embrace their context, in equal measure with projects that exhibit restraint in order to … embrace their context. Our jury responded, overwhelmingly, to projects that look outward to find their core principles. Which means clear (or at least urbanistically balanced) skies are on the horizon. Leave the umbrellas at home.

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Conversations on Architecture: OfficeUS, Venice Biennale 2014

Posted on February 14th, 2015 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Events

Learn more about OfficeUS’s pavilion from the Venice Biennale 2014 at the BSA Space on February 24 from 6:00-8:00pm. Price: $25 ($10 for BSA members).

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