Alcorn & Benton Architects

PROJECT FRIDAY :: As days get longer and warmer, it's easy to begin using outdoor spaces as an extension of your home. Christian Douglas Design has done just that, with this landscape architecture that combines outdoor living spaces with a beautiful kitchen garden. h/t California Home & Design https://www.californiahomedesign.com//2021-design-awards-/

PROJECT FRIDAY :: Baca Architects have set out to create the largest marine observatory in the world, in Australia. The $30M project will be in the shape of a whale breaking the water's surface, and the underwater experience will include trails and restaurants placing people in the aquarium and sea life looking in. https://www.archdaily.com//worlds-largest-natural-marine-o

PROJECT FRIDAY :: The highest prize in architecture was just awarded to French architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal. The pair are dedicated to never demolishing a building, rather refurbishing and repurposing spaces while reducing cost and waste, often with a social benefit. h/t Fast Company

PROJECT FRIDAY :: Since 2004, architecture students at the Rural Studio - Auburn University have worked on housing projects to benefit rural areas in Alabama. These projects are sustainable, functional, beautiful, and cost less than $20k to build. Take a look at the 2020 project, the 100-Year Home, designed with expansion in mind. http://ruralstudio.org/category/current/2020-20k-home/

PROJECT FRIDAY :: The team at Alcorn & Benton collaborated with UCSD to create a series of tents in the mall at Warren College, that will serve as outdoor classrooms for students during the spring semester. #projectFriday #architecture #covid19 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com//uc-san-diego-builds-

PROJECT FRIDAY :: We have been working with the team at the Cormorant Hotel, near the Cove, and are happy to see the progress being made. Check out these before-and-after photos, of the La Jolla Inn's transformation into the Cormorant. #projectFriday #architecture

PROJECT FRIDAY :: The "mothership" UCSD Geisel Library turned 50 this year. In this milestone birthday year, it also received a Legacy Award in the 2020 Design Awards of the San Diego chapter of the American Institute of Architects. h/t @La Jolla Light Newspaper

PROJECT FRIDAY :: The San Diego Architectural Foundation held its 44th annual Orchids and Onions on Thursday, Oct. 2. The panel of 12 jurors reviewed 101 nominations, awarding the best and worst in San Diego architecture and urban planning. h/t The San Diego Union-Tribune https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com//here-is-san-diegos-b

PROJECT FRIDAY :: SkB Architects have reimagined the farmhouse, with their AIA Housing Award-winning Sonoma Farmhaus. Built using environmentally sustainable materials, the home conforms to CALGreen standards, and is designed to integrate indoor and outdoor spaces. h/t Residential Design https://www.residentialdesignmagazine.com/2020-aia-housing/

PROJECT FRIDAY :: Combining old and new elements to create an interesting space is always an architectural success. Ensamble Studio took that challenge to the next level, using 3D laser scanning to explore, excavate, and create a retreat in an abandoned stone quarry on the island of Menorca. See the beautiful results and read more in Dwell.

PROJECT FRIDAY :: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many of our daily habits. As work, research and education processes continue to move into virtual platforms, universities are joining big business in taking a look at how they use space and plan for future growth. Berkeley is no different, read about their pre- and post-pandemic thought processes in a recent Common Edge Collaborative post.

PROJECT FRIDAY :: Various areas in California have been working to solve a housing crisis for many years. In the Bay Area, several apartments are assembled off-site and locked into place when complete, saving millions of dollars in construction costs. Could this be part of the answer? h/t: Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com//will-these-modular-apartment-

PROJECT FRIDAY :: Since the late 60s, backyard pools in southern California have been reimagined as skate parks for local skaters. Cities have since leaned in to the trend, creating concrete public skate parks, photographed here as brutalist landscapes. . h/t: ArchDaily

PROJECT FRIDAY :: Small homes and prefab homes are becoming more popular for their cost, space, and time-saving qualities. Plant Prefab has taken the concept one step further, in releasing the Flexible ADU line of sustainable homes. h/t ArchDaily https://www.archdaily.com//plant-prefab-announces-flexible

PROJECT FRIDAY :: Creating an effective rendering of any project can reveal all kinds of details about a structure's inevitable use, environment, and composition. ArchDaily compiled renders from various high-profile structures around the world, comparing them to the final product.

PROJECT FRIDAY :: We're all streaming more movies and shows than ever these days. Conveniently, ArchDaily has compiled a list of six movies that rely upon architecture to create atmospheres and to bring stories to life. https://www.archdaily.com//6-movies-that-use-architectural

PROJECT FRIDAY :: When charged with building the new Second Home in Los Angeles, the goal of Diego Cano-Lasso of Selgascano became to work with the moderate Los Angeles climate, and the result is a four-acre garden with offices. h/t ArchDaily