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In reality, we are paying a price for homelessness and the cost saving alone should influence decisions for those who are unable to recognize the complexities of the different factors that can shape a human life. Reflecting on six years of academia at SDSU brings back many memories of spending long hours on campus, only …
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Aspen and I have led oddly parallel past lives in our destination to the field of architecture. We both came to DoArch as non traditional single mothers who had our kids within 4 months of each other – an anomaly in and of itself. We both interned at JLG the same summer and even though …
Lloyd Companies Please provide an overview of your firm. Lloyd is a multifaceted real estate company specializing in Development, Real Estate, Construction, Architecture, Property Management, Hospitality and Apartments. Working together or separately, our specialized business divisions bring valuable expertise and resources to every development project, construction venture or real estate investment. Headquartered in Sioux Falls SD …
When we say we have learned a lot from this year, we mean we learned A LOT. Not only because that is what we are supposed to be doing in school, but because of everything that has been going on. As you all know, it is difficult to make plans when you do not know …
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These days, we all know our way around a zoom call (for the most part). When classes shifted online last spring, it seemed like our routine had been turned upside down. This year however, the virtual world of classes has been easier to navigate as we have come to know what to expect. While virtual …
What is Open House Chicago (OHC)? It is an annual citywide festival, with sites and events distributed throughout multiple neighborhoods, areas, and select Chicago suburbs that each provide free and open access to the public at the participating locations. The festival itself is produced by the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) which is one of the …
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We can’t learn everything in school. What’s the missing bridge of a student to a professional? Experience? Sure. Age? Sure. More than likely though, that development happens years after graduation. Why not before? Why not start the process of acclimation during school? AIAS SD has recently paired with AIA SD in a mentorship opportunity to …
‘Palimpsest’. What does that mean to you? Adaptive reuse? Reinhabitation? Rebuilding? Transformation? Layering histories? Sustainability? AIAS FORUM 2021 revolved around the word ‘palimpsest’. In architecture, that word refers to reusing an object for a different purpose than its previous life. The virtual conference in early January covered many topics through inspiring speakers and their definition …
Part 4 | Outreach The fourth and final part of the Passive House Series is about outreach and our ongoing mission to educate our community. As we began our work on PH03, we as a class identified our primary and secondary goals for the semester. Our primary goal was to complete a high performance, retrofit …
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Part 3 | Envelope The Passive House 3.0 series continues with talk about the envelope of the structure. Beginning the retrofit, we as a team needed to take a deep dive into the detailing it takes to meet the standards of a Passive House envelope. Other than the normal construction of a building, there are …