ADVANCING ARCHITECTURE’S DISCOURSE — A CONVERSATION WITH PATRIK SCHUMACHER

Posted on October 27th, 2016 by Jalisa Joyner

Posted under: Lectures

Nader will be taking part in a roundtable discussion on Monday, October 31 at 7:30 p.m at the Cooper Union. The discussion will be led by Patrik Schumacher and include Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa.

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‘UNDER PRESSURE’ AT UPENN

Posted on October 24th, 2016 by Jalisa Joyner

Posted under: Lectures

Nader will be moderating the ‘Speculation” panel at the ‘Under Pressure’ Symposium hosted at UPenn next Friday, October 28.

Introduction by Kutan Ayata, panelists include: Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Neil Denari, Laia Mogas, and Marcelo Spina.

Find more information HERE.

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Modern architecture has perpetually generated new phases of the city through innovative notions of urban housing. Alternative lifestyles, technologies, and design tools are redefining fundamental components of the discipline of architecture such as program, scale, material, fabrication, and form. What are these new visions and how can they be applied to new urban housing models? – UNDER PRESSURE

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MILAD ZABETI INTERVIEWS NADER FOR MEMAR MAGAZINE

Posted on October 20th, 2016 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Press

‘Much of what is done today emerges out of ease –often the ease that technology has offered. The question is how we, as critics of our own work, introduce a level of intellectual friction to frame issues with some level of depth and the complexity that often underlies the nature of a design challenge.’

To read the full article, click HERE.

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This issue of Memar gives special tribute to Soheila Beski who is pictured above with Nader in Iran at an awards jury , 2004.

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COOPER UNION EXHIBITING THE THIRTEENTH SPANISH BIENNIAL

Posted on October 20th, 2016 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: The Cooper Union

The thirteenth Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (XIII BEAU) will be exhibited for the first time in the United States in Cooper Union’s Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery. The opening reception will be on Thursday, October 27 at 6:30pm. More information can be found HERE.

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Recovery Of “Caminito Del Rey“ – Architect: Luis Machuca Santa-Cruz, Photograph: Juan María Álvarez Espada

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This Building Likes Me: The Architectural Grain

Posted on October 14th, 2016 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Press

Nader contributed an essay entitled ‘The Architectural Grain to longtime collaborator John Wardle Architects’ THIS BUILDING LIKES ME book.

In what turned out to be a fortuitous turn of events, John Wardle was out of the country when we were to lecture together at the University of Melbourne – this in a bid to win the commission for the new Melbourne School of Design (MSD) building. John was unfazed, although he understood how important it was for us to speak as one on the same podium. Coming together – not as the traditional, international-local shotgun marriage, but as a true collaboration – we had yet to prove how we could bridge the Pacific to convene on the same conceptual platform. Sharing a common intuition, we had not actually worked together; we could only interpret commonalities through a series of projects that, in our minds, could be construed as blood relatives, no matter how far apart they were conceived and built. 

Read on to see how NADAAA and JWA’s shared affinity of the ‘grain’ helped us form an unforgettable collaboration HERE.

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CW Keller on NADAAA

Posted on October 7th, 2016 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Press

Archinect interviews Shawn Keller about CW Keller’s work and how they collaborate with architects.

Read the full article HERE.

“The best examples for us are firms like NADAAA, who we’ve worked with for 10 years. Nader Tehrani understands the value of talking with fabricators. Whether it’s us or a metal facade company or a glazing company, getting in and understanding what they do and how they do it informs his designs. He brings that collaboration and information to a lot of the designs that he’s doing.”

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STOREFRONT FOR ART AND ARCHITECTURE:
LETTERS TO THE DEVELOPER

Posted on October 6th, 2016 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Events, Things We Like

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“As part of this project, a select group of architects, curators, historians, and critics have each  been asked to write a letter to a New York City-based developer who should be recognized for making a positive contribution to public life. The letter articulates one exceptional act that the developer has carried out; an act that goes beyond common practice and that participants believe should become part of the norm.”

Read Nader’s full letter to the Public Art Fund HERE.

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The exhibit opened Tuesday at the Storefront, event photo by Elizabeth Rogers.

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LETTERS TO THE DEVELOPER

NEWTON HOUSE ON ARCHDAILY

Posted on October 6th, 2016 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Press

The Newton House is featured today by Archdaily, read on HERE.

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KATIE LECTURING AT THE 2016 AIA COLORADO PRACTICE AND DESIGN CONFERENCE

Posted on October 5th, 2016 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Lectures

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The AIA Colorado 2016 Practice+Design Conference is taking place Oct. 6-8, 2016 at the Copper Mountain Resort. Katie will lecture on Material Difference on Saturday at 1:45

The catalog of materials available to architects has never been more robust. The potential of things like synthetic spider webbing and bio-plastics render possible a near-future of 3d printed buildings. Yet most of us still paint within our comfort zone, using palettes of concrete, wood, brick, glass, and metal. Our projects demand deployment of readily available materials is ordinary ways so that a market of contractors with similar skills can compete on a level playing field. NADAAA is no exception. While our design ethos rests upon the bridge between research and practice, our ability to execute a project requires an understanding of the means and methods of construction. Assemblies that are seen as unique often translate into cost premiums, rendering them target for value engineering. As a solution, we have taken to making prototypes to optimize fabrication – using conventional materials in unconventional ways, and unconventional materials in conventional ways. 

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BUSINESS INSIDER SELECTS THE MSD AS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD

Posted on October 3rd, 2016 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Press

READ ON HERE.

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