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What Sandra Day O’Connor Stood For on the Supreme Court

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Opinion | What We Lost When We Lost Sandra Day O’Connor

Forty years after her appointment as the court’s first woman justice, it’s worth reflecting on the path she took.

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Concrete home by HK Associates looks onto the Arizona desert

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Ventana House by HK Associates

American practice HK Associates has completed a geometric concrete home on a desert site at the base of the Catalina Mountains in Tucson, Arizona.

Deep cuts in the cuboid form of Ventana House create a series of shaded terraces and covered balconies for the home, which the local practice has designed to be a "window onto the desert".

HK Associates designed the projectHK Associates designed the home with a covered entryway

"The two-storey dwelling rises from its mountainside setting like a geological outcropping, a rugged exterior form shaped from within by openings that afford panoramic views," described the practice.

A cut in the southwest corner of the home's ground floor creates a covered entryway. This leads into a double-height, skylit gallery space crossed by a small bridge above and containing a perforated steel staircase that allows light to filter through.

Views from Ventana HouseA large living space overlooks rocky terrain

The less-exposed ground floor contains a garage, media room and gym alongside a guest bedroom and bathroom. An external staircase along the eastern edge of the home provides direct access up to a first-floor terrace.

On this upper level, the home has been opened-up to create a large living, kitchen and dining space between two external terraces, contrasted by a more private block to the east containing two en-suite bedrooms and a study.

Wooden ceilings in the kitchen by HK AssociatesMinimal interiors are found in the kitchen

Throughout the home, large windows and glazed sliding doors frame views out onto the desert site, with larger openings set in deep recesses to prevent glare and overheating from the harsh sun.

"The spatial dialogue between interior volume and exterior form unfolds in a cinematic montage that complements the picture-window views," said the practice.

Referencing the silhouettes of the surrounding mountainous, the living areas sit beneath a sloped alder wood ceiling that subtly focuses the space towards the south-facing terrace. A large skylight along one edge illuminates the centre of the plan.

"The ceiling becomes an organising datum, mapping activities and interactions below: dining, cooking, conversing and relaxing," the practice continued.

HK Associates added sliding doors to the bedroomThe house features several glazed sliding doors

The interiors have been minimally detailed, with white wall surfaces and concealed built-in storage areas intended to create a "subtle backdrop" to the desert views.

"The interior of the home reveals itself as a series of discretely carved volumes proportioned in relationship to exterior apertures," said the practice.

The outside terraceA discrete fire pit cuts through the terrace

In the entrance lobby, these white surfaces are contrasted by warm wooden panelling that covers the wall and ceiling, as well as creating a small bench.

Other projects recently completed in the Arizona desert include a courtyard home with white stucco walls by architecture studio The Ranch Mine.

The photography is byEma Peter.

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Concrete home by HK Associates looks onto the Arizona desert

HK Associates has completed a geometric concrete home on a desert site at the base of the Catalina Mountains in Tucson, Arizona.

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L'Arizona porte plainte contre l'obligation vaccinale décrétée par Joe Biden

#Politique #Covid https://francais.rt.com/international/90657-arizona-porte-plainte-contre-obligation-vaccinale-decret-biden

Estimant que le #gouvernement #Biden bafouait les lois «pour promouvoir ses idées radicales», les autorités d' #Arizona portent plainte contre Joe Biden après qu'il a rendu la #vaccination #anti-Covid obligatoire pour deux tiers des #Américains. Les autorités d'Arizona – Etat dirigé par un gouverneur républicain – ont annoncé le 14 septembre avoir déposé la première #plainte contre la décision du président démocrate Joe Biden de rendre la vaccination anti-Covid obligatoire pour les deux tiers des #salariés américains.

L'Arizona porte plainte contre l'obligation vaccinale décrétée par Joe Biden

Estimant que le gouvernement Biden bafouait les lois «pour promouvoir ses idées radicales», les autorités d'Arizona portent plainte contre Joe Biden après qu'il a rendu la vaccination anti-Covid obligatoire pour deux tiers des Américains.

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Next chapter in the US (here: Arizona) progressing towards getting "semiconductor powerhouse" TSMC to build a fab on US soil. Staff has already been trained, and to make sure everyone interested understands its not coming cheap the epiphenomenon is named directly, i.e. "a warning that producing in Arizona is a wee bit more expensive than Taiwan, and customers may see resulting price hikes." What did you think?

https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/25/taiwan_and_arizona_economic_groups/?td=keepreading-top

"Signing of the MOU encourages both sides to move toward a tighter bilateral industrial cooperation, particularly on the heels of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's plan to build a $12 billion fab in Arizona," said Chih-Ching Yang, deputy director general of the Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), who witnessed the signing.
GPEC chief exec Chris Camacho told Reuters his org would co-locate as many TSMC suppliers and other related companies to the area as possible, and 40 companies are already considering investing in Arizona.

So things are moving forward, and many kinds of questions shall be asked. I'd expect water, IP, and mid-term perspectives to come up, for the time after production starts sometime in 2024. We'll see.

#semiconductors #tsmc #arizona

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