The shopping mall consumes an enormous amount of space in our collective consciousness. It occupies this space like the library and the stadium: as a powerful collective social space and a monumental physical object. However, the library and stadium are both ancient typologies tested by time while the auto-oriented shopping mall is a recent invention.
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Perfect Posts of Architecture
On the evening of November 12, 2021, our design director, Jonathan Novak, received an AIA Cleveland award citation for his personal architectural design studies on Instagram (@jonathan.b.novak). The following is his journey, told in his own words; his mindset and story behind growing to micro-influencer status in less than a year.
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Venturing Down Unfamiliar Roads: From Architect to Chief Building Official
Word by Todd Nagy, Senior Architect. In the architectural profession, there are two types of architects: design-oriented architects and technical-oriented architects. Throughout college and nearly twenty years of working in the profession, I’ve always gravitated towards the technical side.
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Multifamily Housing - The People Have Spoken
One thing for certain, moving into 2021, the multifamily housing market is strong and resilient. 2019 marked the sixth straight year with at least 250 thousand new units absorbed into the U.S. market. While 2020 experienced a relatively smaller increase than expected, CBRE’s “2021 U.S. Real Estate Outlook” calls for multifamily returning to pre-pandemic occupancy levels in 2021
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