In August 2016, Architects guitarist Tom Searle, brother of drummer Dan Searle,passed away at the age of 28. Tom battled melanoma for three years, and among other things left the world with seven Architects albums between 2006 and 2016. At the time, Architects very understandably wasn't sure what the future of the band would hold, though they did keep their touring commitments after Tom's passing.

Now in a new interview with Rock Sound,vocalist Sam Carter says the band is working on a new album. More interestingly, he says Dan Searle and current touring guitarist and vocalistJosh Middleton (Sylosis) are writing the record together, possibly suggesting that Middleton could be a part of Architects officially?

Its going really well. I mean when we finished the last tour it was kind of like we knew that was when the writing was really going to start taking shape. Dan and Josh have been writing. Ali has been writing. It has been a lot of work but it seems to be flowing very naturally. Its been fun and its almost like we have too much stuff ya know? Sort of like now were gonna sort of trim it back and work on each song individually that we have now and start demoing vocals. Its really coming together.

Middleton filled in briefly with Architects in 2012 on guitar, and has been doing so once more pretty much ever since the band has been on tour after Tom's passing.

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AtThe Architects Newspaper, were plain addicted to Instagram. Sure, we love seeing Brutalist concrete through Inkwell or Ludwig filters, but theres also no better place to see where architects are getting their inspiration, how theyre documenting the built environment, andwhere theyve traveled of late.

Below, we bring you some of the best Instagrams of this past week! (Also, dont forget to check out our Instagram accounthere.)

With summer drawing to a close, its time to lay eyes on fall fun, and what better place to start than IG? AlthoughArchtober, New York AIAs October architecture bonanza, is a full month away, the Chicago Biennial opens in just two weeks. Though we didnt find studio pics of bleary-eyed architects on a work binge, surrounded by takeout containers, we did see participating firms working furiously on their installations for the second iteration of the Biennial. Check out a few projects below:

Andrew Kovacs (Archive of Affinities) debuted the colorful first drawing for his Biennial model on Instagram yesterday.

And at Bureau Spectacular, model-making is underway.

Meanwhile,CAMESgibson is hard at work on some sunshine.

Well done.

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On the other side of the world, OMA is showing off pics of the nearly-completeLab City, an engineering school in Paris.

And finally, just look at 3XNs magnificent staircase forUN City Copenhagen. Its sinuous curves respond to the dialogue and connection the UN fosters, but it also resembles a writhing snake coated in chocolate shell. (Theres a technical term for that, right?)

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This is the third column of Practice Values, abi-monthly series by architect andtechnologistPhil Bernstein. The columnfocuses on the evolving role of thearchitect at the intersection of design and construction, including subjects such as alternative delivery systems and value generation. Bernstein was formerly vice president at Autodesk and now teaches at theYale School of Architecture.

Disabling (Professional) Expertise

In 1977, social critic Ivan Illich argued that the mid-20th century should be named The Age of Disabling Professions, asking whether if this age, when needs were shaped by professional design, will be remembered with a smile or with a curse. Illichs skepticism about the importance and role of doctors, lawyers, and architects was an inflection point in the ascendance of the professional class that began with the industrialization of America. What followed for architectswho, at just about the same time as Illichs query, were subjected to the emergence of alternative forms of project delivery (like design-build), new incumbents treading on our turf (like construction managers), and influence from extrinsic forces (like lawyers and insurance companies)was several decades of existential angst with which we are all familiar.

Forty years later, there are more architects, and more work for us, than everyet the existential angst remains: If recessions, construction managers, and liability insurance underwriters didnt manage to dismantle the profession, now what? Answering that question comes the Oxford duo of Richard and Daniel Susskind and their 2015 tome The Future of the Professions, an exhaustive examination of how the broad influences of digital technology may be the end-of-times challenge to the professional class so desired by Illich. The Susskinds argue that it will not be a loss of faith in architects, lawyers, and accountants, but rather the broad democratization of expertise through big data and data sharing, expert systems, and automation that will transform the work of human experts. As knowledge work begins the same transfiguration in the world of computation that manufacturing experienced with machine automation, the bespoke relationships curated by architects with clients will be circumvented by widely accessible knowledge systems, architects will no longer be the anointed gatekeepers of professional knowledge or judgment, and the increasing complexity of building problems will face economic pressures demanding that architects provide even more service for less money. Large swaths of professional services will be routinized by computers, further decomposing those services into discrete automated tasks. New systems of design and construction delivery will reconstitute from traditional professional scopes disintermediated by algorithms and big data.

But if the essential value of architects is our ability to designsee the world creatively, synthesize disparate information, generate new and innovative ideasarent we safe from this digital onslaught? Not so fast, according to the Susskinds, who ask, To what problem is judgment the solution? They cite the 60 million disputes on eBay resolved with automated mediation (and no lawyers), medical advice dispensed by WebMD on smart phones around the world, or the online tax-preparation software used by millions of taxpayers each year; many of these folks would have never dreamt of hiring a lawyer or an accountant. And this is the core of their argument: Technology will democratize expertise, making it available to many more recipients than could ever by curated by 1:1 professional relationships.

Since society created the professional class to codify and distribute professional expertise, shouldnt this trend to democratization be embraced? And since architects design a small percentage of the built environment, isnt this trend, in theory, all for the good? Should architects cede our authority to algorithms, its likely well lose all control and influence over the forces that often reduce great design aspirations to mediocre results. It is difficult to argue, however, that the changes that automation and the resulting process innovation that the Susskinds predict will put great pressure on the role of our profession while simultaneously eliminating the need for broad swaths of production work like working drawings.

How to respond? As far back as Illichs original provocation, architects have decried our diminishing influence while embracing new technologies and their opportunities with at best mild enthusiasm and at worst outright hostility. This wave of automation-innovation will be much more profound than CAD or even BIM. Perhaps it offers a chance to deeply examine the value proposition of architecture and architects, and, using our skills, to design our roles in the future supported and accelerated by new technology rather than, once again, threatened by it.

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Architects Lorcan OHerlihy Architects (LOHA) and owner National Construction have released renderings for a new 30-unit condominium complex in West Hollywood that features cantilevered corners, faceted facades, and perforated metal panel and wood cladding.

The project features faceted facades with overhanging corners and various levels of porosity. (Courtesy Lorcan OHerlihy Architects)

The four-story complex at 1030 N. Kings Road is located in the same neighborhood as the firms much-heralded Habitat 825 complex.

1030 N. Kings Road is designed to break down in scale as it rises and features a series of geometric cut-outs along its facades. The cut-outs establish viewsheds for individual units while also allowing for natural daylight to flood into the buildings common areas, which include a shared gym and communal seating spaces. The cut-outs also contain screened outdoor balconies and terraces accessible to building units. The developments two large amenity spaces are located along the buildings most prominent facades, which are wrapped in the various cladding types.

The condominium complex corridors feature naturally-lit corridors illuminated by skylights and courtyard cutouts. (Courtesy Lorcan OHerlihy Architects)

Renderings for the project depict a faceted housing block with large windows, a double-height entry lobby, and well-lit corridors.

Lorcan OHerlihy Architects has released renderings for a new 30-unit condominium complex in Los Angeles. (Courtesy Lorcan OHerlihy Architects)

The 41,500-square-foot project comes as LOHA expands its footprint in the L.As bustling multifamily housing sector. The firm recently completed work on a starburst-shaped apartment complex in Los Angeles.

In addition to moving forward on the 1030 N. Kings Road project, Lorcan OHerlihy will also be presenting at ANs Facades+ conference in Los Angeles this October. See the Facades+websitefor more information.

The project is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in mid- to late-2018.

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COOKFOX, Olson Kundig, Gensler, Kohn Pederson Fox Associates (KPF), and Morris Adjmi Architects, have all been named as some of the nine architects spearheading Water Street Tampa, the$3 billion project that will give the Florida city a skyline.

Spread over nearly50 acres, 18 buildings comprise the scheme which is being backed by Strategic Property Partnersa consortium between Jeff Vinik, who owns NHLs Tampa Bay Lightning, and Bill Gatess Cascade Investment. Though first announced in early July this year, more details, such as the architects involved, have been released.

Heres the $3 billion project that will give Tampa a skyline. Pictured here: A rendering of Water Street Tampa shows what the city will look like in less than 10 years. (Courtesy Strategic Property Partners)

Four New York firms are in on the act.COOKFOX will be designing two buildings: an office and a residential block which will sit atop some retail. KPF has been commissioned for a series of apartments and condominiums which will reside above some retail and a grocery store.Morris Adjmi Architects has scooped arguably the largest commission: a157-key five-star hotel, a range of luxury condos, more apartments, and retail.Gensler, meanwhile, will be behind twooffice over retail projects.

Seattle firmOlson Kundig is also doing a similar project andBaker Barrios, from Orlando, are to design a central cooling facility.Greenery is coming via Tampa-based Alfonso Architects, who are fronting the redevelopment vision for the citys Channelside with a new public park, waterfront shops, and living units. Another Flordian firm, Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates from Coral Gables, are designing a 500-key hotel. Finally, New Haven, Connecticut practice Pickard Chilton are behind three projects that will office and residential over retail.

When finished, Water Street Tampa will boast more than two million square feet of offices. In doing so, the scheme will bring the first new office towers Downtown Tampa has seen in almost 25 years. Located on theGarrison Channel and Hillsborough Bay, the project, according to a press release, intends to bridge the citys cultural landmarks, including the Tampa Convention Center, Amalie Arena (where the Tampa Bay Lightning play), Tampa Bay History Center, and Florida Aquarium. This will be achieved via an array of public parks and spaces that lead to the waterfront where the Tampa Riverwalk, and five-mile-long Bayshore path, can be found.

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Dennis Drabelle, a former contributing editor of Book World, writes frequently on environmental issues.

As Ken Burns put it in the subtitle of his 2009 documentary on the national parks, they are Americas best idea. In Wonderlandscape, an energetic and insightful new book on Yellowstone, journalist John Clayton shows that, at least as applied to Americas first national park, the best idea has been an evolving one.

Several men claimed to have hatched the notion of designating federal land in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho as a national park. The semiofficial credit the nod given by Yellowstones influential superintendent Horace Albright at the parks 50th birthday party in 1922 went to attorney Cornelius Hedges. In 1870, Hedges took part in a fireside conversation in which several other well-heeled sightseers discussed filing legal claims to the canyons and geysers they had been exploring. As reported by a witness, Hedges argued that there ought to be no private ownership of any portion of that region, but that the whole of it ought to be set apart as a great National Park. He may have had in mind the counterexample of Niagara Falls, its environs already reduced to an international eyesore by commercial greed.

[National Park Service turns 100, and some sites are showing their age]

Clayton calls this anecdote the national parks creation myth. Today many historians believe that Hedges was merely articulating a commonly held view, a previously expressed impulse, to somehow honor this magical land. Two years after Hedgess recommendation, at any rate, Yellowstone National Park was up and running.

Advancing his insight that the story of Yellowstone is the story of what America wants from Yellowstone, Clayton identifies boosting the national ego as a powerful early desire. Scenic marvels such as Yellowstone set the United States apart from gently picturesque Europe. America is special, the reasoning went, because of its wondrous landscapes.

Artists and architects gravitated to Yellowstone with something more personal in mind: challenges and fame. A year before the parks establishment, a painter named Thomas Moran had come into his own there. His watercolors, shipped back to Washington and enlisted in the cause, gave lawmakers a sense of the incomparable scenery they were being asked to save from spoliation by private enterprise. (Morans eventual masterpiece in oil, The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, graces the Wonderlandscape cover.)

In a bravura chapter on the parks architecture, Clayton focuses on Old Faithful Inn, designed by Robert Reamer. Although multistory lobbies are quite common today, the author observes, the inns was a huge innovation in 1903: a space so tall and airy that it seemed to be both indoors and outdoors at the same time. So admired was Reamers design that it fathered a new style, known as National Park Service Rustic.

Seven decades after Morans visit, during World War II, another visual artist, the photographer Ansel Adams, arrived with a commission from the federal government and a private agenda. Yellowstone, Adams believed, was being sold to the public as a pleasure ground, whereas to him it was more like a church. Leaving humans out of his shots, he believed that the spiritual validity of wild, beautiful places arose in part from our simplicity of experience in them. That usually meant sacrificing comforts and undergoing difficulties. If this sounds elitist, the pendulum swung the other way a generation later, with the broadcast of the 1960s animated TV series The Yogi Bear Show. Fans of the program flocked to Yellowstone to see the inspiration for Yogis Jellystone. The cartoon bruin, Clayton writes, secured [Yellowstone] for the masses.

By then the masses tended to live in suburbia; accordingly, the Park Service had embarked on Mission 66, a system-wide infrastructure upgrade to make its holdings more car-friendly. At Yellowstone, this entailed the razing of an old hotel and its replacement by motel-style accommodations in an uninspiring location about a mile away. The change, Clayton dryly notes, was poorly received.

Old Faithful and other thermal features are the parks signature attractions, but Clayton fails to do them justice. After reminding us that the park contains nearly one-quarter of all the geysers in the world, he says little about what spawned them. Geologists, too, have wanted something from Yellowstone scientific understanding and Clayton would have done well to tag along with one of them as he investigated the parks innards.

[We must recommit to national parks, Americas cathedrals]

On the other hand, I like the authors frankness. Yellowstone, he admits, is not an illimitable cornucopia of wild splendor. Although [the park] unfolds vast quantities of empty backcountry, much of it is monotonous lodgepole-pine forest. If youre looking for a steady stream of awe-inspiring solitude, he adds, you might try Glacier National Park instead.

Clayton closes his book with a discussion of what might eventually happen to Yellowstone: an eruption of the supervolcano beneath it, a blowup that might conceivably unleash 8,000 times the fury of Mount St. Helens in 1980. The growing concern about such a cataclysm, the author suggests, reflects todays zombie apocalypse mentality. In fairness to the zombies, it should be noted that, in June, tremors felt in Montana suggested that the supervolcano might be waking up from its long nap. In any event, supervolcanic fears nicely round out Claytons thesis that throughout its history, Yellowstone has long been both a showcase of natural extravagance and a cultural construct.

Wonderlandscape

Yellowstone National Park and the Evolution of an American Cultural Icon

By John Clayton

Pegasus. 285 pp. $27.95

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the daebong-dong commercial project has been carried out on a side road of the old quarter of daegu city, south korea.in 2010, as the korean singer kim gwangseoks streets were being built around, the area became a popular neighborhood where many young people would visit on the weekends. a new cafe street was being formed as the cafes voluntarily entered around the daebong-dong community service center. this trend resembles when, in the mid 2000s, street atmosphere changed as cafes started entering in hapjeong-dong and sangsu-dong, while the business area in hongdae expanded with cafes as well.

the daebong-dong commercial project has been carried out on a side road of the old quarter of daegu city

the legal floor area ratio is 220 %, meaningkorean based 2m2 architects could design a building up to 550 m2on a 4-story scale. however, the project team wanted a building with a floor area of about 200 m2, which is a little different from other building owners. the client, whose purpose is not to pursue rental profit, plans to run a bakery and cafe directly. so, the architects designed a building that does not stand out too much compared to the neighboring buildings, but has its distinct features and can be combined with the neighborhood atmosphere with 1/3 of the legal maximum possible size.

the project team wanted a floor area of about 200 m2, which is a little different from other buildings

usually, a franchise company would have a large floor area, but in a neighborhood that has its own distinct characteristics, 2m2 architects believed that was not the case. so, a large floor was divided into several small spaces. for this purpose, the architects set the basic direction as a skip floor, and it is a two-story building, but it actually became a space of four floors up to the outside deck on the roof. on the same floor, a concrete wall was exposed in the middle and divided it into two parts again. the floor and ceiling finish produces contrasting effects. the first floor was constructed with a wooden herringbone pattern, and the concrete slab and beam are exposed for the ceiling finish. the design team polished the concrete slab on the 2nd floor finishing, allowing the concrete to have its own texture, and the ceiling was finished with a wood loose louver to contrast it. in addition, by installing a skylight, natural light enters the room during the daytime.

the concrete slab is polished on the 2nd floor and the ceiling is finished with a wood loose louver to contrast it

there are many unique cities in korea, which are comparable with other famous cities in the world. there are also many historical towns. over the last few decades, the cities have experienced rapid development and change. as a young architect, lee junghee, founder of 2m2 architects, thinks that there are many roles to bring vitality to each alley in the neighborhood. rather than just designing a building to maximize lease revenue with the logic of capital simply in the understanding and support of the owner, he has designed and supervised in hopes of making a place to be loved by many people who are visiting daebong-dong.

by installing a skylight, natural light enters the room during the daytime

lee junghee, founder of 2m2, thinks that there are many roles to bring vitality to each alley in the neighborhood

the first floor was constructed with a wooden herringbone pattern

on the first floor, a concrete wall was exposed in the middle and divided it into two parts

the wooden louver contrasts with the buildings concrete walls

the architects designed a building that does not stand out too much compared to the neighboring buildings

the client, whose purpose is not to pursue rental profit, plans to run a bakery and cafe directly

2m2 architects has designed in hopes of making a place to be loved by people who are visiting daebong-dong

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Drawing on the 2014 Case Study House, a new modern showpiece adapts for another partners family.

WHEN YOU BUILD a Case Study home, you pretty much are obligated to study it. (Otherwise, you know, youd just call it a home.)

Youre not obligated to live there, of course, but the architectural partners of BUILD LLC have discovered that design is best studied from the inside. Kevin Eckert and his family lived in BUILDs 2014 Case Study House, a light and bright living laboratory in Seattles Roosevelt neighborhood, and now its Andrew van Leeuwens turn.

His familys 2016 Case Study House is, again, a deliberately, distinctly modern home in an established neighborhood (Tangletown this time).

Established neighbors might have noticed.

The house was a little polarizing, van Leeuwen says. But everybodys been kind and honest. One couple walked by, and you could tell what was coming. They asked me first: What do you think? I said, Its coming along. Dare I ask what you think? They said: We hear youre very nice people. I appreciate the honesty. As a modern architect, Im fully aware its not for everybody.

Along with serving as a showcase for clients, this particular modern home is designed to work for this particular modern family: van Leeuwen lives here with his wife, Angela Nelson; their 6-year-old son, Parker; daughter Kennedy, 4; and Nelsons mother, Helen. She lives in a fully independent, but beautifully integrated, accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on the lower level.

The primary motivations for the home were to bring three generations of family together and provide sensible density to the city, van Leeuwen says. Seattle is so expensive; solutions are more and more important. The fact that we put an apartment in this house for minimal additional construction costs is a huge deal. Its been a paradigm shift for my little family, and its been pretty awesome to see daily interaction between grandchildren and grandparent.

New element number one, then: sweet success from the get-go. Elsewhere, design decisions informed by the 2014 home continue to evolve:

Please enjoy our stairs: While the open-tread staircase served as an interior focal point in the 2014 home, We wanted to take this design element a step further and share it with the neighborhood, van Leeuwen says. A striking geometry is created when viewed in elevation, and the CSH2016 allows the passer-by to view the entire stair column illuminated at night via wall-mounted tread lights.

Speaking of lights: The 2014 home designated space in the common area for a desk, but van Leeuwens devotes an entire room to a fully enclosed office and art studio. We took an honest look at our lifestyle and, for better or worse, concluded that we work most evenings, he says (Nelson works for Microsoft). Its a space we enjoy close enough to keep an eye on our kids, plus a connection with the neighborhood: The office is perched above the entry and acts as a beacon with its illuminated floor-to-ceiling glass walls. Its a bit of an aquarium, a glowing corner at night.

Way more wood: Cedar was an element, but not a huge element, in 2014. Here, though, We wanted to think of the cedar as a volume; it wraps the entry and office beacon above, van Leeuwen says. Because the cedar siding defines these volumes, it extends inside, flanking the stairway and enclosing the office. The glowing cedar becomes a design feature both inside and out.

Back to the drawing board: Eckerts 2014 kitchen welcomed natural limestone countertops lots of personality, van Leeuwen says, but also lots of weathering and staining. Kevins kids are older, he says. They dont have magic-marker parties anymore. We needed something bulletproof. To the rescue: polished Cascade White PentalQuartz.

Not a lot of lot: The 2014 site had room for a backyard artist studio, but van Leeuwens oddly shaped lot, at just 4,300 square feet, was considerably more challenging. Fitting this house on this site was like squeezing a square peg into a rhombus hole, he says. The footprint created slivers, so landscape architect Shaney Clemmons shaped one into an outdoor room of hardscapes and garden spaces, with a vertical green wall. Specific plants and arrangements were chosen to encourage interaction between our children and their grandmother: picking strawberries on the vertical garden, harvesting blueberries at the retaining wall and growing food in the edible garden, van Leeuwen says.

Sometimes, as with the inverted floor plan, the clearest lesson was: Lets do that again. The 2014 and 2016 Case Study homes both have awesome hatch-accessed rooftop decks, slatted cabinetry in the living areas, interior glass sliding doors, grasscrete driveways, and plane- and quarter-sawn oak hardwood floors.

Its validating, van Leeuwen says. There is an answer to how we design. If you take all the considerations of both houses, were getting very close to the solution.

The experiment continues in Ballard with BUILDs newest living laboratory, Case Study House 2017: It will have a detached ADU with its own garage.

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AtThe Architects Newspaper, were plain addicted to Instagram. Sure, we love seeing Brutalist concrete through Inkwell or Ludwig filters, but theres also no better place to see where architects are getting their inspiration, how theyre documenting the built environment, andwhere theyve traveled of late.

Below, we bring you some of the best Instagrams of this past week! (Also, dont forget to check out our Instagram accounthere.)

OMAs European Instagram account teased its nearly-complete Lab City at the UniversitParis-Saclaysee their account for more pictures.

Were not sure if this is ArandaLaschs drone or not, but either way, the firm was there to capture this flying machine drift toward the sunset.

Its what it wanted.

A post shared by ArandaLasch, NYC & Tucson (@arandalasch) on Aug 23, 2017 at 4:49am PDT

We missed this last week, but T+E+A+M teased its project (#ghostbox?) for the upcoming Chicago Architecture Biennial.

3XN revealed this design for a childrens hospital that will feature both solar panels and vegetation on its roof, along with what appears to be some very colorful cladding.

Last but not least, Cooper Robertson gave The Architects Newspaper a nice shout-out for our coverage of their Las Vegas streetscape design (thank you!). Read how this project is part of the citys big gamble on sports, conventions, and leisure.

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TNA the tokyo-based firm led by makoto takei and chie nabeshima is the latest architecture studio to reveal plans for a residence to be built in the spanish region of matarraa. following in the footsteps of office KGDVS, pezo von ellrichshausen, and johnston marklee, the scheme forms part of christian bourdais solo houses project and initiative that asks a new wave of architecture practices to populate the remote spanish landscape with small resort-style dwellings.

all images courtesy of makoto takei + chie nabeshima / TNA

makoto takei and chie nabeshimas design for solo houses appears as an upside down concrete pyramid that has been partially sunken into the rural terrain. large apertures provide the home with daylight and ventilation, while internal living spaces are organized around a series of mezzanines or platforms, set at different heights. as the property is embedded into the sloping topography, guests enter at the dwellings intermediate storey an elevated platform that overlooks the dining area below.

an elevated platform overlooks the dining area below

at this lower level, a large window overlooks the surrounding forest, while a passageway provides access to the adjacent kitchen and pantry. another staircases leads to a separate mezzanine, which hosts a living room that also overlooks the level below. three bedrooms are joined by a lounge at the larger uppermost storey, with all four rooms sharing a direct connection with a centrally positioned swimming pool. see other designs unveiled as part of the solo houses initiative here.

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