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Book Review: Wake-up Calls for Color-Challenged Architects: Two recent books point the way to advanced imaginings of color
"Light Color Sound: Sensory Effects in Contemporary Architecture" by Alejandro Bahamon and Ana Maria Alvarez, and "Color Moves: Art & Fashion by Sonia Delaunay" edited by Matilda McQuaid and Susan Brown
by Norman Weinstein May 27, 2011 | 
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Book Review: "Immaterial World: Transparency in Architecture": Marc Kristal crystallizes increasingly complex notions of transparency with a light touch.
Although most of the 25 projects discussed are well-known, they take on additional meaning in this sensitively curated selection.
by Norman Weinstein March 25, 2011 | 
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A Tale of Two Pools: Q&A with Paulett Taggart
It was the sunniest of pools, it was the foggiest of pools, but the architectural approach is similar: there is nothing unnecessary.
by ArchNewsNow.com March 23, 2011 | 
(Tim Griffith Photographer (top) / Bruce Damonte Photography (bottom)) |
One-on-One: Architecture as a Social Instrument: Interview with Bjarke Ingels of BIG
It is not for nothing that this young architect is referred to as the "Yes Man" with a willingness - and ability - to please just about everyone.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky March 1, 2011 | 
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Book Review: "Visual Planning and the Picuresque" by Nikolaus Pevsner. Edited by Mathew Aitchison
A rediscovered manuscript unveils a portrait of the famed architectural historian as neglected urban designer. His commitment to the picturesque aesthetic for buildings and towns is as urgently needed as ever.
by Norman Weinstein February 1, 2011 | 
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Designers of the Year: An Interview with Verda Alexander and Primo Orpilla of Studio O+A
Today Contract magazine named Verda Alexander and Primo Orpilla of San Francisco's Studio O+A Designers of the Year. We caught up with them in their office before they headed east for the festivities.
by ArchNewsNow January 28, 2011 | 
(David Wakely) |
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The Ten Commandments of Architecture
by Jim Childress, FAIA January 21, 2011 | 
(Centerbrook Architects) |
Book Review: How New Urbanism's Case Triumphs Best Through "The Language of Towns & Cities: A Visual Dictionary" by Dhiru A. Thadani
Thadani's oversized reference charms, infuriates, and enlightens.
by Norman Weinstein January 14, 2011 | 
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Q&A with James Anderson, LEED AP re: Low Impact Development
LID is an alternative, cost-effective method for those who want to be sensitive to sustainability, but lack the resources to pursue LEED certification.
by ArchNewsNow January 11, 2011 | 
(Llewellyn-Davies Sahni) |
Book Review: Cities for People, by Jan Gehl
Copenhagen's urban-space guru explains the principles, practices, and priorities that make cities more livable - beginning, but not ending, with dethroning King Car
by Bill Millard January 7, 2011 | 
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Best Architecture Books of 2010
Ten books pointing the way to larger professional horizons
by Norman Weinstein December 3, 2010 | 
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One-on-One: Putting Colors Together: An Interview with Will Alsop
For Alsop, it is the act of painting, the state of losing control - its imprecision and intuitiveness - that best define his initial vague intentions - and what ultimately brings him close to the mystery of inventing new architecture.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky November 30, 2010 | 
(Roderick Coyne) |
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A Meditation on the Beauty of Zaha Hadid's Door Handle
Hadid's design issues a challenge: define beauty by lyrically playing with illusion.
by Norman Weinstein October 28, 2010 | 
(© Courtesy of Valli & Valli) |
Book Review: The Architecture of Patterns, by Paul Andersen and David Salomon
A new book considers how the Modernist adage "form follows function" has stuck around in a whole new guise.
by Ann Lui October 28, 2010 | 
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Book Review: "Architecture and Beauty: Conversations with Architects about a Troubled Relationship": Yael Reisner exuberantly interviews architects about beauty
Any of you architects seen Mr. Keats Lately?
by Norman Weinstein October 12, 2010 | 
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Flex Space: AECOM Design + Planning Office by Michielli + Wyetzner Architects
The global firm gets a New York office that's as flexible as its corporate style - and LEED Gold to boot.
by ArchNewsNow October 7, 2010 | 
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One-on-One: The Art of Ennobling Communities: Interview with Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson
These architects have proven time and time again that architecture can transform reality and change attitudes.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky August 24, 2010 | 
(Nic Lehoux for Caples Jefferson Architects) |
INSIGHT: Save What's Left: Architects as Stewards of Our Planet
We need to develop a new design culture of responsibility, one that seeks in every instance to do as little damage as possible to natural systems.
by Peter Gisolfi, AIA, ASLA, LEED AP August 19, 2010 | 
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) |
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Why "Greatest Hits" Lists by Architecture's Stars Should Be Mocked
Transferring the musical or cinematic "greatest hits" list mind-set to architecture is deleterious, and here's why.
by Norman Weinstein August 12, 2010 | 
(C-Monster) |
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Museo MAXXI by Zaha Hadid Architects
Rome, Italy: The ancient city's newest museum is a reminder that here is a woman at the top of the field - and a testament to the fact that women build, and build well.
by Ann Lui July 19, 2010 | 
(R. Galass, courtesy Fondazione MAXXI) |
