Parallel Architecture News Today

The site of the former Oak Lane Diner in North Philadelphia could be redeveloped as an apartment building with a new restaurant and office space. The proposal calls for a seven-story mixed-use building at the corner of North Broad Street and 66th Avenue, with 65 residential units for seniors (including 46 affordable units with income restrictions). The Oak Lane Diner permanently closed after a fire in 2015.

André Seznec, who has been an Inria researcher for close to 40 years, was recently awarded the Inria – French Academy of Sciences – Dassault Systèmes Innovation Prize. This award is in recognition of the wealth of research he has carried out and the many discoveries he has made on the subject of microprocessor architecture. Let’s take a look back at an accomplished career.

We discuss open corner sliding glass doors, including their aesthetic advantages, structural qualities, and several examples of projects that use them.