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MAY 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS
PORTFOLIO: MASS DESIGN GROUP
Profile MASS in ContextInnovative nonprofit MASS Design Group has taken on the status quo and become undisputed leaders in public interest architecture worldwide. As the firm approaches the 10-year mark, it’s aiming even higher, bringing its model of purpose-driven design back home and to a broader audience.
Portfolio MASS Design Group: Recent Built WorkThe end-users of projects as diverse as a primary school, doctors’ housing, and a hospital for treating multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis speak to how the firm’s design approach impacts communities.
The Mubuga Primary SchoolMASS Design Group
GHESKIO Tuberculosis HospitalMASS Design Group
Butaro Doctors’ SharehousesMASS Design Group
Portfolio MASS Design Group: On The Boards ProjectsA selection of works in progress that showcase how MASS’s design approach is seeing a scale shift, both in size and impact, worldwide.
Colorado College HousingMASS Design Group
African Rural University Library and Community Resource CentreMASS Design Group
One Acre FundMASS Design Group
Mattapan HousingMASS Design Group
Kigali Genocide Memorial—African Center for PeaceMASS Design Group
Butaro Cancer Support CenterMASS Design Group
National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre ( John McAslan + Partners and MASS Design Group)John McAslan + Partners, MASS Design Group
Manifesto The New EmpowermentMichael Murphy and Alan Ricks of MASS Design Group have a vision for how architects can better serve their clients and communities by exploring and embracing the social and political implications of design.
Better Ways MASS at ScaleWhy devote an entire issue to the MASS Design Group? Not only is the nonprofit firm bringing architecture to communities in need, it’s piloting a profoundly more sustainable and ethical model of professional practice.
Profile MASS in ContextInnovative nonprofit MASS Design Group has taken on the status quo and become undisputed leaders in public interest architecture worldwide. As the firm approaches the 10-year mark, it’s aiming even higher, bringing its model of purpose-driven design back home and to a broader audience.
Portfolio MASS Design Group: Recent Built WorkThe end-users of projects as diverse as a primary school, doctors’ housing, and a hospital for treating multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis speak to how the firm’s design approach impacts communities.
The Mubuga Primary SchoolMASS Design Group
GHESKIO Tuberculosis HospitalMASS Design Group
Butaro Doctors’ SharehousesMASS Design Group
Portfolio MASS Design Group: On The Boards ProjectsA selection of works in progress that showcase how MASS’s design approach is seeing a scale shift, both in size and impact, worldwide.
Colorado College HousingMASS Design Group
African Rural University Library and Community Resource CentreMASS Design Group
One Acre FundMASS Design Group
Mattapan HousingMASS Design Group
Kigali Genocide Memorial—African Center for PeaceMASS Design Group
Butaro Cancer Support CenterMASS Design Group
National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre ( John McAslan + Partners and MASS Design Group)John McAslan + Partners, MASS Design Group
Manifesto The New EmpowermentMichael Murphy and Alan Ricks of MASS Design Group have a vision for how architects can better serve their clients and communities by exploring and embracing the social and political implications of design.
Better Ways MASS at ScaleWhy devote an entire issue to the MASS Design Group? Not only is the nonprofit firm bringing architecture to communities in need, it’s piloting a profoundly more sustainable and ethical model of professional practice.
FEATURES
Books Kim Stanley Robinson’s Sci-Fi New YorkHow the author of New York 2140 became a design world darling.
Business Learning to Lean InArchitecture firms are joining other industries that have made gains in productivity, worker morale, and financial health with help from Lean management practices.
Books Kim Stanley Robinson’s Sci-Fi New YorkHow the author of New York 2140 became a design world darling.
Business Learning to Lean InArchitecture firms are joining other industries that have made gains in productivity, worker morale, and financial health with help from Lean management practices.
PROJECTS
Olympia PlaceHolst Architecture
Olympia PlaceHolst Architecture
TECH + PRACTICE
Best Practices How to Avoid Employee BurnoutPractitioners and psychologists weigh in on tactics to promote a healthy, successful practice.
Innovative Detail Anil Drapes Retail VaultIn Bengaluru, India, the Purple Ink Studio completes a contemporary take on a classical form inside a retail store with no street presence.
Products Architects’ Choice: Commercial SeatingThese four seating options provide support for everyday tasks and comfort for lounging.
Best Practices How to Avoid Employee BurnoutPractitioners and psychologists weigh in on tactics to promote a healthy, successful practice.
Innovative Detail Anil Drapes Retail VaultIn Bengaluru, India, the Purple Ink Studio completes a contemporary take on a classical form inside a retail store with no street presence.
Products Architects’ Choice: Commercial SeatingThese four seating options provide support for everyday tasks and comfort for lounging.
RESIDENTIAL
Products Object of the Moment: Lumineux Collection by Walker ZangerSmall pieces of semi-precious stones from all around the world are formed into bold slab surfaces.
2017 AIA Housing Awards The Winners of the 2017 AIA Housing AwardsThis year, the Institute picked 14 winning projects that represent the best in housing design.
Exhibitions A New Exhibit at Cranbrook Celebrates the Iconic Work of Alexander GirardOn view until October, the Cranbrook Museum of Art will feature designs and works from the longtime Herman Miller design director, as well as items from his collection of folk art.
Products Object of the Moment: Lumineux Collection by Walker ZangerSmall pieces of semi-precious stones from all around the world are formed into bold slab surfaces.
2017 AIA Housing Awards The Winners of the 2017 AIA Housing AwardsThis year, the Institute picked 14 winning projects that represent the best in housing design.
Exhibitions A New Exhibit at Cranbrook Celebrates the Iconic Work of Alexander GirardOn view until October, the Cranbrook Museum of Art will feature designs and works from the longtime Herman Miller design director, as well as items from his collection of folk art.
FRONTS
Material Innovations Larvae Silk-Inspired Pavilion Constructed by Robots and DronesAn interdisciplinary team from the University of Stuttgart explores new methods for architectural applications of composite fiber materials.
Books A Guide to Architects PastHenry H. Kuehn’s new book explores the often surprisingly humble sites that are the final resting places for some renowned architects.
Computational Design Michael Hansmeyer’s Dizzying Piece for the Centre PompidouThe detail-obsessed architect and programmer has churned out an installation so complex that he needed a supercomputer to pull it off.
Material Innovations Larvae Silk-Inspired Pavilion Constructed by Robots and DronesAn interdisciplinary team from the University of Stuttgart explores new methods for architectural applications of composite fiber materials.
Books A Guide to Architects PastHenry H. Kuehn’s new book explores the often surprisingly humble sites that are the final resting places for some renowned architects.
Computational Design Michael Hansmeyer’s Dizzying Piece for the Centre PompidouThe detail-obsessed architect and programmer has churned out an installation so complex that he needed a supercomputer to pull it off.
AIA ARCHITECT
AIA Feature Aboard the New Urban AgendaA dispatch from Kibera, Nairobi’s largest slum, reveals the urgency—and the promise—of Habitat III.
AIA Feature Aboard the New Urban AgendaA dispatch from Kibera, Nairobi’s largest slum, reveals the urgency—and the promise—of Habitat III.
