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Taliesin East: "Frank Lloyd Wright in New York: The Plaza Years, 1954-1959" by Jane King Hession and Debra Pickrel (Book Excerpt)
A Plaza home and office had much to offer the architect, including prestige, prospect, and refuge - an elegant perch from which to survey the city he loved to hate.
by Jane King Hession and Debra Pickrel June 8, 2017 | 
(Lisa Larsen / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images) |
Nuts + Bolts #13: Safe Harbors: A Case Study on End-game Strategies
A new way of dealing with ownership transition that can benefit some principals who face difficulties in achieving successful exits.
by Peter Piven, FAIA June 1, 2017 | 
(Johnathan Ward) |
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Book Review: "The Work of MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple: Economy as Ethic": Transforming the local and commonplace into the global and rare
Robert McCarter (with a little help from his friends) crafts a majestic survey long overdue.
by Norman Weinstein May 25, 2017 | 
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One-on-One: "I wanted to be in the middle of things": Interview with Vito Acconci
In this never-before published Q&A from 2015, the late Acconci revealed his highly personal way of imagining his architecture as a pursuit of creating a total work of art that is at once poetry and architecture.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky May 18, 2017 | 
(Vladimir Belogolovsky) |
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Left Coast Reflections #1: The Sustainable Spoon
The idea that humans are able to create sustainable artifacts is, indeed, here to stay. But as designers of the largest artifacts on the planet, we architects need to be especially vigilant.
by Charles F. Bloszies, FAIA May 11, 2017 | 
(Courtney Broaddus) |
Preface to "One Hundred & One Hosannas for Architecture"
"It is a truism to say that journalism is the first draft of history. Historians always place great weight on contemporary accounts...a work of architecture is not complete until it has been written about."
by Shane O'Toole May 4, 2017 | 
(Alice O’Toole) |
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2017 AIA Architecture Firm Award Winners: An Interview with Bill Leddy, Marsha Maytum, and Richard Stacy of LEDDY MAYTUM STACY Architects
"Our track record of pushing to make a difference shows that a small firm can make a difference." - Marsha Maytum
by ArchNewsNow.com April 27, 2017 | 
(© Bruce Damonte) |
Passive House is not so Passive Anymore: Q&A with Zack Semke, NK Architects
Passive House architecture sits squarely in the realm of information technology and science-based innovation. That is a potential game changer for buildings' role in the clean energy transition.
by ArchNewsNow March 23, 2017 | 
(NK Architects) |
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Endangered Species: A conversation with "The Gargoyle Hunters" author John Freeman Gill
The novel "is informed by both my emotional connection to the lost city, and by everything I learned about architectural history and historic preservation as a journalist."
by ArchNewsNow March 16, 2017 | 
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Book Review: "Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation" by Edward Humes
The systems that bring materials and goods from their far-flung sources to end-consumers' doorsteps, as this Pulitzer-winning author shows, are astonishing. The infrastructure supporting them is "breaking the world."
by Bill Millard February 16, 2017 | 
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A West Coast Firm Establishes an East Coast Base: An Interview with Primo Orpilla of Studio O+A
Do clients on the East Coast want stadium seating and wacky graphics and Airstream trailers? "Is that a satirical note I hear in your question?
by ArchNewsNow October 20, 2016 | 
(Courtesy Studio O + A) |
INSIGHT: Communication Issues in A/E/C Firms
10 predominant communications failures that hinder both individual career growth and business success.
by Donna L. Maltzan October 6, 2016 | 
(Courtesy The Science Mom) |
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Call for Entries: Green Skyline - Country Garden - Forest City Landmark Architecture International Design Competition
Seeking a green skyline for a new and sustainable smart city in Malaysia.
by ArchNewsNow.com September 27, 2016 | 
(Country Garden Group and Country Garden Pacific View) |
One-on-One: "Architecture is the Construction of a New World": Interview with Nikita Yaveyn
The Russian architect talks about creative freedom (and sometimes lack thereof), wooden architecture, and what St. Petersburg might look like in 50 years.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky August 25, 2016 | 
(©Studio 44 Architects) |
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Return of the Broken Pediment
A review of three recent books involving the life of Philip Johnson
by Christian Bjone July 7, 2016 | 
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A Filtered View #6: The Sustainable Building Artistically Considered
In our culture of fashion-driven design, a sustainable building will have to succeed aesthetically to be truly sustainable.
by Charles F. Bloszies, FAIA June 30, 2016 | 
(Matthew Millman Photography) |
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More Heart and Soul than Ever Before: 15th Venice Architecture Biennale "Reporting from the Front"
Architecture alone cannot change the world, but the issues that populate this year's Biennale, as curated by Alejandro Aravena, explore how we are all responsible for making an effort.
by Johannes M.P. Knoops, FAAR, Assoc. AIA June 23, 2016 | 
(Johannes M.P. Knoops) |
The SFMoMA and Us
How Botta and Snøhetta each captured something about who we are.
by Geoffrey Scott Gainer May 5, 2016 | 
(Geoffrey Scott Gainer) |
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A Filtered View #5: Jet Fuel
The perfect client offers up enough fuel to run the design jets at the most optimum level.
by Charles F. Bloszies, FAIA April 28, 2016 | 
(Matthew Millman Photography) |
Zaha.
A special issue. (updated April 12, 2016)
by Kristen Richards April 4, 2016 | 
(Kristen Richards) |
