It’s great to see continued recognition for the design innovations made on the AmeniPODs project
https://www.metalarchitecture.com/articles/urban-sculptures
ONCE UPON A PROJECT: Revitalizing San Francisco One Toilet Kiosk at a Time
San Francisco AmeniPOD kiosk design featured in NY Times article:
Why Are Public Restrooms Still So Rare?
Cities in the U.S. and elsewhere have made strides, but challenges remain. (click image for link)
https://www.sfpublicworkstv.org/november2022?fbclid=IwAR0j7wP54I6C1aCyOtu6hlnUztEl7f-4Kn8_ADkEN-NBGJqImKWnkBEGqjU
Reflecting a Community Need: San Francisco Unveils New Public Toilets
The new San Francisco public toilet has landed on the Embarcadero. The new toilet kiosks are unique to San Francisco, with a design that blends sculpture and technology to create a cleaner, safer, and more hygienic experience. Like the previous iterations, the restrooms represent the ideals of universal access and providing basic needs with dignity. They will literally reflect our diverse city neighborhoods with their deep-rooted history while creating sculptural street furniture additions to our urban landscape that are forward-looking. A great collaboration between SmithGroup, JCDecaux, and San Francisco Public Works.
#SmithGroup #EqualAccess #DesignaBetterFuture
In partnership with the JCDecaux street furniture company, Public Works is ushering in a new generation of public toilets in San Francisco with the first one installed at Embarcadero Plaza in time for the holiday season and a post-pandemic rebirth of the City.
Blue Dot #239: New Science Building Promotes a Paradigm Shift in Science Education at CSU Chico
An amazing hour long insight into the impact of the new Science Building at Chico State!
https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2021-12-10/blue-dot-239-new-science-building-promotes-a-paradigm-shift-in-science-education-at-csu-chico?fbclid=IwAR3rzziwKyV5GsmRN5mZ56Tg6S5EKwXTH3piYuI9dtyoDOXPVHdXlzfS9uQ
Great article on the work of Kengo Kuma
Dezeen: Ten projects that showcase Kengo Kuma's "unexpected and innovative" approach
https://www.dezeen.com/2021/08/30/kengo-kuma-complete-works-book/
NY Times: Interesting read includes the new SLC Airport design
The Trouble With Airports, and How to Fix Them
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/travel/airport-design.html?searchResultPosition=3
Very cool 46 home floating community.
Schoon Schip: This Dutch floating village could help tackle city-density and sea-level challenges
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/netherlands-floating-village-schoonschip-density/
Research begins in the new building!
Students begin research in new Chico State science building
https://www.chicoer.com/2021/03/31/students-begin-research-in-new-chico-state-science-building/
New Chico State Science Building Dedication and Tour
So proud to be part of the Smithgroup / DPR / Chico State team delivering this important project!
Building Project of the Year—Salt Lake City International Airport
Recent award for the Airport Replacement Program and Design
The Next Wave – Progressive Design-Build: Team View
A great discussion about Progressive Design-Build with a great team: SmithGroup + DPR + Chico State.
https://aiasf.org/event/the-next-wave-progressive-design-build-progressive-design-build-team-view/
Couldn't have told the story any better...
Great to see a client so excited for project completion! A teaching game changer for UC Davis
UC Davis Teaching and Learning Complex: Signature Beam in a Signature Building
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/signature-beam-signature-building
‘Teaching center of the future’
Matthew Traxler, associate vice provost for academic planning in Undergraduate Education, and a professor of psychology, said of the TLC planning process: “There was a lot of input from faculty, from students, from CEE [Center for Educational Effectiveness], that said we have an opportunity here to create the teaching center of the future for UC Davis.”
Traxler joins Marco Molinaro from Undergraduate Education in a video (at the top of this page) celebrating the end of steel construction.
Molinaro
Molinaro, assistant vice provost who leads the Center for Educational Effectiveness, said: “For me, the Teaching and Learning Complex is really a new start, a new opportunity to get going with UC Davis and active learning, but also create something new and innovative where the building actually can give us feedback about the learning process that’s going on in the building, and we can collect data.”
The feedback will come by way of a teaching and learning lab with seating for 80, or which can be divided into two 40-seat classrooms. The lab will be outfitted with cameras and microphones, for recordings that can be analyzed later for instructional improvement efforts — and wiring will be installed so the system could one day be expanded to other classrooms in the TLC. Video will be blurred to maintain student privacy.
Great to see this project finally come together.
It’s wheels up as new Salt Lake City International Airport is unveiled
I spent two years helping lead a design team on this project at HOK. Great integration of architecture and art by Gordon Huether.
“the canyon”
ticket hall
Interesting solution- just don't forget to activate the privacy function...
Tokyo's latest attraction: Transparent public toilets
One of Tokyo's most popular neighborhoods has recently added some unusual new attractions: transparent public toilets. Designed by Shigeru Ban Architects, the two new sets of see-through restrooms have been installed in two Shibuya parks.
Great social distancing solution without the white circles
https://www.urbangardensweb.com/2020/06/26/lawn-mowed-into-checkerboard-becomes-natural-social-distancing-space/?fbclid=IwAR0qwlVFicGQI4u2Th5LvyU9jeEctX-OqmwXyVpwTS6EMkG_T-QwyI_YGM8
Construction progress shots from CSU Chico.
Construction continues on the Salt Lake City Airport.
Here’s an update shot of the “Canyon” installation of Gordon Huether’s sculpture/architecture integration.
