May 15, 2013 |
Nuts + Bolts #4: Spring into Growth Mode: Organize Your Process to Maximize Your Potential
Internal organization, clearly defined workflows, and a focused approach to the things you do best will put you on the right track to long-term growth. |
by Steve Whitehorn |
April 19, 2013 |
Overdrive: L.A.'s Future is Present in its Past
Simultaneously hopeful and wistful, The Getty Museum's exhibition is about the evolution of a modern city seen through its architecture, confirming the truly layered nature of Los Angeles. |
by Julie D. Taylor |
April 4, 2013 |
Book Review: "Original Copies, Architectural Mimicry in Contemporary China" by Bianca Bosker
A must-have for those who wish to see a design phenomenon and trend explained in a clear and concise manner without the pretentious tribal signifiers that so plague academic writers. |
by Christian Bjone |
April 2, 2013 |
Nuts + Bolts #3: Focus on the Future: Keys to Steady Growth in a Slow Recovery
Business forecasts are looking brighter, but steady, measured growth is still your best strategy for success. |
by Steve Whitehorn |
March 22, 2013 |
Preservation Alert: P.S. 199, by Edward Durell Stone (1963)
The public school on Manhattan's Upper West Side could be facing demolition if a developer takes up New York City's offer to sell the site. |
by Fred A. Bernstein |
March 7, 2013 |
Architects Opposing Prisons Gain Support
AIASF and international groups endorse human rights changes to AIA Code of Ethics. |
by Raphael Sperry, AIA |
February 26, 2013 |
Nuts + Bolts #2: You Can't SELL If You Can't TELL
You talk all the time but are you communicating clearly? Use your words effectively to build your influence. |
by Tami D. Hausman, Ph.D. |
February 19, 2013 |
How an Architect Stole the Stockholm Furniture Show
Gert Wingårdh's architectural folly proves the extraordinary power of architecture, even when a building lasts just four days. |
by Linda Hales |
February 12, 2013 |
One-on-One: Revolution in Architecture: Interview with Gregg Pasquarelli, SHoP Architects
"We never limit ourselves to simply designing an image. Part of our initial concept is always about knowing how something is going to be built." |
by Vladimir Belogolovsky |
February 5, 2013 |
Laurie Olin Remembers Ada Louise Huxtable, Champion of Urban Design
With eloquence, grace, and warmth, the master landscape architect shares his personal encounters with the most notable of critics. |
by Laurie Olin, FASLA |
January 24, 2013 |
Nuts + Bolts: Mission Possible: Increase Your Value Without Lowering Your Fees
Fact or fiction: Lowering your fees makes you competitive? You decide. |
by Steve Whitehorn |
January 11, 2013 |
ArchNewsThen: Life After Ada: Reassessing the Utility of Architectural Criticism (first published March 2, 2009)
Ada Louise Huxtable deserves mucho thanks and praise - but other questions moving us to a new flavor of criticism have to be asked. (ALH's response: "I couldn't agree more.") |
by Norman Weinstein |
December 21, 2012 |
Ten Years and Counting...
Reflections on the year, ArchNewsNow's first decade, and our 10th ANNiversary Fête. |
by Kristen Richards, Hon. AIA, Hon. ASLA |
December 14, 2012 |
Best Architecture Books of 2012
10 books reflect the changing climate - in every sense - of the profession. |
by Norman Weinstein |
November 16, 2012 |
Book Review: The Pesky Persistence of Psychological Encounters with Home Design
Edwin Heathcote elegantly meditates on the symbols and myths infusing domestic design in "The Meaning of Home." |
by Norman Weinstein |
October 24, 2012 |
Tadao Ando's Thoughtful Heart
Two recent books track a trajectory of a spiritual engagement with Modernism. |
by Norman Weinstein |
October 18, 2012 |
Prime Time for Landscape Architects: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects Masters the New Collaborations
The expanding influence of landscape represents a fundamentally different way of thinking about urbanism. |
by John Gendall |
October 3, 2012 |
"Harry Seidler: Architecture, Art and Collaborative Design"
A new traveling exhibition celebrates the 90th anniversary of the birth of Harry Seidler, the leading Australian architect of the 20th century who followed his convictions and vision. |
by Vladimir Belogolovsky |
September 21, 2012 |
"Just Trying to Do This Jig-Saw Puzzle"
How architecture's and urban design's practice can change through studying of a little-appreciated Renaissance art, intarsia. |
by Norman Weinstein |
August 30, 2012 |
The Banal
Prix takes issue with the state of the Venice Architecture Biennale, saying "architects are playing on a sinking gondola while, outside in the real world, our leaky trade is sinking into powerlessness and irrelevance." |
by Wolf D. Prix/COOP HIMMELB(L)AU |
August 16, 2012 |
Q&A with Nicole Migeon - Architect of "Warm Minimalism"
Designing places of respite for creative clientele |
by ArchNewsNow |
July 19, 2012 |
The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence Marks 25 Years
New Director Anne-Marie Lubenau, AIA, reflects on the past, looks to the future. |
by ArchNewsNow |
June 29, 2012 |
Campus Collective: Leers Weinzapfel Associates Rethinks Higher Education Design
Addressing the interconnectivity of campus environs and student experience |
by John Gendall |
June 20, 2012 |
Albert Barnes Offers Critical Response to Placement of New "Barnes"
Barnes agrees to talk with fellow Central High School of Philadelphia alum after 61 years of silence, but only on the condition that his remarks remain unedited. This transcript respects his requirement. |
by Norman Weinstein |
June 4, 2012 |
The Geeky Side of Design
"Architects are often phenomenal at connecting us to the outdoors, but horrible at disconnecting us when it's necessary. And that is the fundamental problem with architecture today," says Building Science Corporation's sometimes irreverent but always straight-talking Joe Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng. |
by Wendy Ordemann |
May 30, 2012 |
INSIGHT: Let's Quiet Down: The Case for Places, Regionalism, and Sustainability
Architecture should be concerned primarily with place-making, not object-making. |
by Peter Gisolfi, AIA, ASLA, LEED AP |
May 11, 2012 |
Who Designed the Space Needle?
Victor Steinbrueck's contributions have been given short shrift, leaving the design of what is arguably Seattle's most important structure clouded by assumption and innuendo to this day. |
by Dale Cotton |
May 4, 2012 |
Imperfect Health: Probing the Porous Interface between Architecture and Health
A new book and website linked to a recent Canadian Centre for Architecture exhibition offer a healthy tonic countering academically anemic architectural education. |
by Norman Weinstein |
May 1, 2012 |
Book Review: Social Media in Action: Comprehensive Guide for Architecture, Engineering, Planning, and Environmental Consulting Firms by Amanda Walter & Holly Berkley
This practical handbook is invaluable for practitioners who realize that social media is not a passing phenomenon and can play a part in their business. |
by George Calys |
April 23, 2012 |
Rudolph Redux: The UMass Dartmouth Library Renovation/Addition by designLAB architects
A current project slated for completion this fall offers food for thought for the future of Paul Rudolph's Orange County Government Center. |
by ArchNewsNow |
April 5, 2012 |
Book Review: Advancing Windswept Design: Pointers from Art Nouveau, Zaha Hadid, and Charles Sowers
New books and installation art highlight breezy refinements in wind-inspired design. |
by Norman Weinstein |
April 3, 2012 |
Colombia: Transformed / Architecture = Politics
The curators of the exhibition making its world debut in Chicago this week throw the spotlight on five Colombian architects who leverage brick, concrete, and glass forms to improve the lives of ordinary people. |
by Vladimir Belogolovsky and Fernando Villa, AIA, LEED AP |
March 16, 2012 |
Book Review: Laboratory Architecture for Observing Nature at Play
Books on Luis Barragan's house and BNIM's Omega Center for Sustainable Living reveal how transparently daring designs teach Nature's processes. |
by Norman Weinstein |
March 13, 2012 |
You Survived: Part 3: Operations, Management, Business Development, Practice: Turn off the auto-pilot and engage
Ideas and tips to foster a thriving practice in 2012. |
by Michael S. Bernard, AIA, and Nancy Kleppel, Assoc. AIA |
March 2, 2012 |
Book Review: Tracing a Hidden Track from Adolf Loos as Modernist Architect to Jennifer Post as Modernist Interior Designer
By considering this unlikely couple, we can air out that beleaguered term "architectural minimalism" and trace a trajectory of what might be better identified as "essentialist architecture." |
by Norman Weinstein |
February 24, 2012 |
Two Books to Accelerate the Translation of Ideas into Practical Forms
New books on design research and transformational ideas through architectural history have potent practical uses: "The Designer's Guide to Doing Research: Applying Knowledge to Inform Design" Sally Augustin and Cindy Coleman; and "100 Ideas That Changed Architecture" by Richard Weston |
by Norman Weinstein |
February 22, 2012 |
The Big Chill: Leers Weinzapfel Associates' Chiller Plants Reinvent the Art of Infrastructure Work
Thoughtful analysis, ingenuity, and the ability to envision design opportunities create a unique exercise to "make something of beauty" in urban settings. |
by Charles Linn, FAIA |
February 14, 2012 |
INSIGHT: Bringing Art to the Streets without Breaking the Bank
An architect explains how he used innovative materials and a close-knit alliance of stakeholders to provide economical solutions to create an artful amenity for a city's public transit passengers. |
by Walter Geiger, AIA, FARA |
January 26, 2012 |
Book Review: How to be a Useful Architectural Critic: Alexandra Lange's Perspicacious Primer Points the Way
"Writing about Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities" - use it often and you'll never think of the word "critic" pejoratively again. |
by Norman Weinstein |
December 22, 2011 |
Good Deeds: Multi-Service Center South, St. Vincent de Paul Society, San Francisco
Q&A with Susie Jue, vice president of philanthropy for IIDA NC, about the Chapter's pro bono project to renovate the city's largest homeless shelter. |
by Kenneth Caldwell |
December 16, 2011 |
Best Architecture Books of 2011
10 Books Sparking Creative Inspiration Plus Escapist Fare for Financially Fickle Times |
by Norman Weinstein |
December 13, 2011 |
One-on-One: We architects are politicians: Interview with Giancarlo Mazzanti
"Now is the time to think of how architecture can change the world. We architects can assume that role and make a real difference in how people live and behave." |
by Vladimir Belogolovsky |
December 6, 2011 |
INSIGHT: At the Intersection of Medicine, Technology, and Design: Hybrid Operating Rooms
Technology has enabled the transformation of classic operating rooms into dynamic, multi-purpose environments - requiring a new design approach for architects. |
by Ross A. Cole, BAM Architecture Studio |
December 1, 2011 |
Call for entries: ArchNewsNow / MOO Competition
If you could hand your business card to one person in the world, who would it be? |
by ArchNewsNow |
November 22, 2011 |
"Unbuilt Washington": The National Building Museum explores some breathtakingly beautiful and some simply bizarre proposals to shape - or re-shape - America's capital
From a pyramid honoring Abraham Lincoln and a Modernist Ponte Vecchio for the Washington Channel Bridge to height limits, two architect/curators discuss the eye-opening array of what-might-have-been architecture and urban design projects that would have made Washington, DC look very different today (and tomorrow). |
November 11, 2011 |
Michael Sorkin: Architectural Critic as Scam Scanner and Urban(e) Design Sage
Sorkin's "All Over the Map," a sprawling miscellany of recent essays on buildings and cities, a triumph of enlightened nay-saying and affirmation. |
by Norman Weinstein |
October 18, 2011 |
Mixing It Up with Elders: An Interview with Byron Kuth and Liz Ranieri
"In its current state, the senior living industry is all about isolating senior communities from the larger communities around them. We're proposing a very different social structure." |
by ArchNewsNow |
October 4, 2011 |
You Survived Part 2: Mapping the Path to your Next Project and a More Predictable Workload
It is essential to establish a specific, easy, and brief Go/No Go decision process, allowing you to quickly determine where to invest limited marketing resources. |
by Michael Bernard, AIA, and Nancy Kleppel, Assoc. AIA |
September 30, 2011 |
When a Train Rumbles Past this Recording Studio, Nobody Hears It: SubCat Studios by Fiedler Marciano Architecture
Syracuse, NY: A downtown cultural redevelopment project has rapidly established itself as a catalyst to rebrand and revitalize the city's core by promoting a supportive environment for the arts within the downtown area. |
by ArchNewsNow.com |
September 27, 2011 |
INSIGHT: Small-Scale Solution to Alternative Energy Resistance
Why the assumption that an industrial-scale response is required to produce green energy in the vast quantities required to power this country is wrong. |
by Peter Gisolfi, AIA, ASLA, LEED AP |
September 23, 2011 |
Book Review: Pencils that Refuse to Die: Meditations about New Books on Architectural Drawing
Three recent books dealing with architectural drawing by pencil you need to read: "Eleven Exercises in the Art of Architectural Drawing: Slow Food for the Architect's Imagination" by Marco Frascari; "The Architect's Sketchbook" by Will Jones; and "Robbie Cornelissen: The Capacious Memory" by Lex ter Braak and Edwin Jacobs |
by Norman Weinstein |
September 20, 2011 |
One-on-One: Architecture that leads to a point: Interview with Daniel Libeskind
"Every building, every city should have a story." |
by Vladimir Belogolovsky |
August 18, 2011 |
Book Review: "One Million Acres & No Zoning": Lars Lerup's Outrageous Encomium to Houston Instructs and Infuriates
This isn't some dryly academic reconfiguration of trendy urban planning theory. I recommend it for the intrepid. |
by Norman Weinstein |
August 17, 2011 |
One-on-One: Architecture of Emotion and Place: Interview with Bartholomew Voorsanger, FAIA, MAIBC
The architect's aspiration to create expressive, dynamic spaces is absolutely the key to his work. |
by Vladimir Belogolovsky |
July 29, 2011 |
Book Review: Talkin' 'Bout (Not) My Generation: Uplifting Gen X Architects Showcase Pragmatic Optimism
In "New York Dozen: Gen X Architects" by architect Michael J. Crosbie, the framing of each architectural firm is extraordinary. |
by Norman Weinstein |
July 22, 2011 |
"Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum": Bravura Example of an Architectural Documentary - Wright's Guggenheim Done Right
A look at great architecture as the product of the dance of the designer's intellect in an architectural film that doesn't miss a beat. |
by Norman Weinstein |
July 19, 2011 |
2011 Rudy Bruner Award Winners Offer Innovative Models for Urban Placemaking
This year's winners reflect a common understanding of the critical role that citizens, institutions, and governments play in the creation of successful civic places. |
by ArchNewsNow |
June 29, 2011 |
You Survived: Part 1: Regaining Profitability - and Moving Ahead
Take control of the financial life of your business, uncover hidden revenue streams and new service offerings while charting a more stable course for the future. |
by Michael S. Bernard, AIA, and Nancy Kleppel, Assoc. AIA |
June 24, 2011 |
Book Review: A Shout Out for Leers Weinzapfel Associates: "Made to Measure" - Some Meditations on Rejuvenating Campus Architecture
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by Norman Weinstein |
June 21, 2011 |
Poetry as Rescuing Angel: The Angel Island Immigration Station by Architectural Resources Group, Tom Eliot Fisch, and Daniel Quan Design
Angel Island, San Francisco Bay: Long abandoned and near demolition, an important part of American immigration history was saved by writings on the wall. |
by ArchNewsNow |
June 14, 2011 |
You Survived: Introduction: Your Firm Survived the Recession - Now Foster a Thriving a Practice.
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by Michael S. Bernard, AIA, and Nancy Kleppel, Assoc. AIA |
June 10, 2011 |
Book Review: "Post-Traumatic Urbanism," guest edited by Adrian Lahoud, Charles Rice, and Anthony Burke
A collection of essays highlights the recognizable and unrecognizable shifts and changes in cities following both mad-made and natural disasters. |
by Dr. Anuradha Chatterjee |
June 3, 2011 |
Book Review: Diving into Architecture from Every New Angle: Reading Guillevic's "Geometries"
Why an obscure book of French poetry in a flashy translation goes to the heart of every architectural practice. |
by Norman Weinstein |
June 1, 2011 |
INSIGHT: Collaboration and Compromise: A Misunderstood Aspect of the Design Process
True collaboration is a symbiosis between the architect's design ideas, a project's setting, and the intentions of its users. |
by Peter Gisolfi, AIA, ASLA, LEED AP |
May 27, 2011 |
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 |
March 25, 2011 |
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 23, 2011 |
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 1, 2011 |
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 |
February 1, 2011 |
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 |
January 28, 2011 |
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 21, 2011 |
The Ten Commandments of Architecture
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by Jim Childress, FAIA |
January 14, 2011 |
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 11, 2011 |
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 7, 2011 |
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 |
December 3, 2010 |
Best Architecture Books of 2010
Ten books pointing the way to larger professional horizons |
by Norman Weinstein |
November 30, 2010 |
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 |
October 28, 2010 |
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 |
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 12, 2010 |
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 7, 2010 |
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 |
August 24, 2010 |
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 19, 2010 |
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 12, 2010 |
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 |
July 19, 2010 |
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 9, 2010 |
Barry Elbasani, FAIA, 1941-2010: A recent conversation with the gruff optimist and realistic urbanist about his history, inspirations, and aspirations.
The architect known for plans and buildings that revitalized American cities passed away last week at 69. |
by Kenneth Caldwell |
July 2, 2010 |
Proper English, as in "Crikey, It's the Loo!"
What in the Sam Hill are lippings, we beseeched? Answer: trim. Conversely, our colleagues from across the pond were anxious to know who, precisely, Mr. Sam Hill would be. |
by Jim Coan |
June 29, 2010 |
Small Firm, Global Practice: An Interview with Jim Goring and Andre Straja of Goring & Straja Architects
How they manage an international practice as a small firm. |
by ArchNewsNow |
June 8, 2010 |
Book Review: Shedding Light on Concrete: Tadao Ando: Complete Works 1975-2010 by Philip Jodidio
Photographic presentation of a poet of light and concrete triumphs over lackluster commentary. |
by Norman Weinstein |
May 25, 2010 |
Move the Farnsworth House
Mies built the Farnsworth in spitting distance of the mighty Fox River, and the house is paying a price for his hubris. |
by Fred Bernstein |
May 17, 2010 |
An Open Letter to Susan Szenasy re: Frank Gehry
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by Fred Bernstein |
April 27, 2010 |
Book Review: Sage Architectural Reflections from Architecture's "Athena": Denise Scott Brown's "Having Words" distills a lifetime of theorizing and practice into practical and succinct guidance for thriving through difficult times
Brown's occasional papers trace a trenchant trajectory of learning from Las Vegas to learning from everything. |
by Norman Weinstein |
April 21, 2010 |
Disappearing Act: North Carolina Museum of Art West Building by Thomas Phifer and Partners and Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee
Raleigh, North Carolina: A new museum building strives to nearly disappear, deferring to the beauty of the artworks and the surrounding landscape. |
by Lisa Delgado |
April 1, 2010 |
Power to the Past: Cannon Design Regional Offices at The Power House
St. Louis: A design firm transforms a 1928 city landmark to support its highly collaborative, team-oriented work approach that includes space that can be used by the community as well. |
by ArchNewsNow |
March 29, 2010 |
Celebratory Meditations on SANAA Winning the Pritzker Prize
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by Norman Weinstein |
March 26, 2010 |
Book Review: Keeping the Architectural Profession Professional: "Architecture from the Outside In: Selected Essays by Robert Gutman" celebrates Gutman's legacy as invaluable outsider
Selected essays by a penetrating sociologist of architecture pose the kinds of tough-minded questions needed now to keep architectural professional on-track. |
by Norman Weinstein |
March 23, 2010 |
INSIGHT: Iconic Architecture in the Digital Age
New technologies are helping to transform architectural surfaces far beyond the traditional canons of architecture. |
by Carlos Ferré |
March 5, 2010 |
Book Review: "Design through Dialogue: A Guide for Clients and Architects," by Karen A. Franck and Teresa von Sommaruga Howard
A helpful communications primer offers case studies of winning collaborations between clients and architects, but as useful as this book proves, it leaves some uncomfortable questions about communication unaddressed. |
by Norman Weinstein |
February 9, 2010 |
Twilight Visions: Vintage Surrealist Photography Sheds New Light on Architecture
An exhibition and book of photographs of Paris between the wars might just be the necessary correctives to the virtual sterility of digital imagery |
by Norman Weinstein |
February 2, 2010 |
INSIGHT: Can Green Interiors Help Power the Recovery?
How the demand for sustainability and long-term value are shifting attitudes in the world of commercial interiors, creating an environment ripe for design professionals with incentives for both landlords and tenants to move the sustainability agenda forward. |
by Sascha Wagner, IIDA, CID, LEED AP, and Robin Bass, LEED AP |
January 26, 2010 |
Market Research Strategies in Uncertain Times #5: Market Research on Shoestring Budgets - 10 Tips for 2010
Firms operating on shoestring budgets can still create positive change if they follow the mantra of THINK |
by Frances Gretes |
January 21, 2010 |
INSIGHT: Redeveloping Downtown Pittsburgh - The Last 20 Years
Many factors have led to an interesting take on the traditional tension between central city decline, suburban competition, and revitalization efforts to bolster Downtown's primacy in the region's economy and identity. |
by Michael A. Stern, ASLA, LEED AP |
January 19, 2010 |
Beyond the Egg-crate Museum: Reflections on the Bloch Building
Q&A with Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Director/CEO Marc Wilson re: life at Steven Holl Architects' Bloch Building - three years after opening. |
by Norman Weinstein |
December 18, 2009 |
Book Review: How to Make Versions of the Past Present: "Robert A.M. Stern Buildings and Projects 2004-2009"; Peter Morris Dixon, editor
Stern might just be "the squarest of the hip, and the hippest of the squares." That might also imply that he is one of the sanest and happiest people in the profession. For that and more, this book warrants our appreciative attention. |
by Norman Weinstein |
December 10, 2009 |
A Star is Reborn: Fox Oakland Theater and Oakland School for the Arts by Architectural Dimensions, ELS Architecture and Urban Design, and Starkweather Bondy Architecture
Oakland, California: A faded movie palace - and the surrounding neighborhood - gets a new lease on life. |
by ArchNewsNow |
December 9, 2009 |
Best Architecture Books of 2009
10 crucial volumes from the classic to the iconoclastic |
by Norman Weinstein |
December 3, 2009 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Communicating Architectural Edges
Tip #21: Write about meaningful circulatory patterns of light by personifying the interplay of architecture and light. |
by Norman Weinstein |
December 3, 2009 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Offer an Opening Statement That Frames a Broad Vista
Tip #20: The aim of an opening statement is to open a door to dialogue rather than to persuasively "hook" another into compliance with your message. |
by Norman Weinstein |
December 1, 2009 |
INSIGHT: Alignment: Sustainability and Historic Preservation
Retrofitting existing buildings is a vital strategy for significantly reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions globally. To many, it is THE strategy. |
by Elaine Gallagher Adams, AIA, LEED AP |
October 30, 2009 |
Book Review: "Gunnar Birkerts: Metaphoric Modernist" by Sven Birkerts and Martin Schwartz
A major architect in the history of Modernism finally receives recognition - and sundry asides about why Modernism never exited. |
by Norman Weinstein |
October 15, 2009 |
Market Research Strategies in Uncertain Times #4: Client Research - The Secret to Turning Prospects into Clients
If you carry on a dialog from an informed position, you will project confidence and immediately earn a position of trust. |
by Frances Gretes |
October 13, 2009 |
Eclectic Tech: Facebook Headquarters by Studio O+A
Palo Alto, California: Employees were hands-on in designing the new HQ for the social media giant - and not everything is "Facebook blue." |
by ArchNewsNow |
October 7, 2009 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Communicate to Clients an Evolving Perspective Rather than a Fixed Clarity about Projects
Tip #19: Choose words and phrases that depict your architecture as a mysterious promise, as well as a known product. |
by Norman Weinstein |
September 24, 2009 |
Copenhagen Design Week 2009: The focus was firmly on the local and national design community - and environmental sustainability
Diverse offerings demonstrated that while classic, mid-century modern Danish design is inspiring, it's in the past; a new generation is looking towards sustainable and human-centered designs |
by Terri Peters |
September 18, 2009 |
Book Review: "Urban Design for an Urban Century: Placemaking for People," by Lance Jay Brown, David Dixon, and Oliver Gillham
To the credit of the erudite authors, their sketch of urban design brings levels of political, sociological, and architectural analysis together in a readable synthesis. |
by Norman Weinstein |
September 15, 2009 |
INSIGHT: Sustainability -- The Great Divide
Do we nationalize and centralize sustainable policies or do we individualize and decentralize them? |
by Richard Carson |
September 9, 2009 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Introduce Words that "Float" into the Flow of Communications with Clients
Tip #18: Replace prescriptive words and phrases "etched in stone" with language reflecting a collaborative project in flux. |
by Norman Weinstein |
September 2, 2009 |
Market Research Strategies in Uncertain Times #3: Strategic Market Research - Preparing for the Rebound
Are you ready for the rebound? Whether you are a sole practitioner or principal in a large firm, now is the time to sketch out your blueprint of where you are and where you want to go. The mechanism for determining these positions is the strategic plan. |
by Frances Gretes |
August 4, 2009 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Work with Clients to Develop Plans That Place Human/Spatial Relationships First
Tip #17: Shape dialogues with clients to catalyze designs promoting clear meanings of human relationships in proposed spaces. |
by Norman Weinstein |
July 30, 2009 |
HEAT Rises Down Under Despite the Economy:
Queensland's New Wave of Environmental Architects
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by Debra Pickrel |
July 22, 2009 |
Book Review: "Everything Must Move: 15 Years at Rice School of Architecture 1994-2009"
There’s a Texas flood of architectural ideas that gives ample evidence of an architecture school that unsettles pat assumptions. Who could ask for anything more? |
by Norman Weinstein |
July 9, 2009 |
Market Research Strategies in Uncertain Times #2: Finding Leads
Finding leads that one can act on right away is a difficult task, especially during tough economic times, but these strategies can help. |
by Frances Gretes |
July 1, 2009 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Faster! Deeper! Broader!
Tip #16: How to balance high-speed communication with in-depth communication. |
by Norman Weinstein |
June 30, 2009 |
A City's Artful Heart: Citygarden by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects and studio|durham architects
St. Louis, Missouri: Two formerly vacant downtown blocks have been given new life as a serene urban oasis in the heart of the city. |
by ArchNewsNow |
June 25, 2009 |
"Avenue of Light" as Urbanism: Soaring, illuminated sculptures by Cliff Garten Studio anchor major redevelopment efforts in the Ft. Worth's historic district
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by ArchNewsNow |
June 24, 2009 |
Market Research Strategies in Uncertain Times
#1 - Now More Than Ever: Why market research is so critical to a firm's success. |
by Frances Gretes |
June 23, 2009 |
A Company of Generalists
An Interview with Joe Valerio of Valerio Dewalt Train |
by ArchNewsNow |
June 11, 2009 |
Engaging Students in Smart-Building Design: Illinois Institute of Technology New Student Residence Halls by Dirk Denison Architects
Chicago: Performance-calibrated building design and student-centric spaces will give students control over their environment and generate performance data to be shared with university and architectural communities beyond the IIT campus. |
by ArchNewsNow |
June 5, 2009 |
Book Review: A Subversive Book Every Architect Needs: "Architect's Essentials of Negotiation" by Ava J. Abramowitz
Supposedly architects don't need negotiating skills along with other communication skills because great design "sells itself." How lovely that an AIA legal counsel created this definitive book to shatter that thin myth. |
by Norman Weinstein |
June 2, 2009 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Translate Images Into Touching Performances
Tip #15: Cultivate communication with clients that translates architectural imagery into experience at their fingertips. |
by Norman Weinstein |
May 6, 2009 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Emphasize Words with Lasting Resonance
Tip #14: Cluster symbolic and mythically-charged keywords in communication with clients. |
by Norman Weinstein |
April 28, 2009 |
Stylish Stacking: Container Housing Project by Group 41
Salt Lake City, Utah: Shipping containers will jump off the rails to form an innovative multifamily apartment complex near a commuter rail station. |
by ArchNewsNow |
April 21, 2009 |
Book Review: A Perspective from One Elevation: "Conversations With Frank Gehry" by Barbara Isenberg
Gehry's conversations offer portraits of an astute listener as well as talker, an architect as aware of his flaws and limitations as of his virtues. |
by Norman Weinstein |
April 16, 2009 |
Op-Ed: Designing the New Public/Private Model
Greater government involvement in design can be an opportunity - if done correctly. That requires architects to be to be at the table from the beginning. |
by Peter Schubert |
April 14, 2009 |
One on One: Elusive Architecture: Interview with Kengo Kuma
"I want to create a condition that is as vague and ambiguous as drifting particles. The closest thing to such a condition is a rainbow." |
by Vladimir Belogolovsky |
April 8, 2009 |
Book Review: Tripping Out to London and Paris
Time to become a homebody, shop frugally, eat in, and take a virtual tour led by Sam Lubell |
by Sam Hall Kaplan |
April 2, 2009 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Re-invent Green Communication
Tip #13: Try the spectacular 2-step program to cut fat and reduce telltale signs of greenwash. |
by Norman Weinstein |
April 1, 2009 |
Op-Ed: CAMP Notes
Forget Don Fisher. Do we want the art or not? |
by Kenneth Caldwell |
March 19, 2009 |
When Your <i>New</i> Job is to Find Your <i>Next</i> Job
Some practical suggestions for opening new doors of opportunities in difficult times. |
by Marjanne Pearson |
March 16, 2009 |
Happy Ending for the Little Beach House That Could
Venturi and Scott Brown watch their Lieb House sail by |
by Kristen Richards |
March 13, 2009 |
Q&A: Public Architecture Co-founders John Peterson and John Cary
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by Kenny Caldwell |
March 4, 2009 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Taking Advantage of Interruptions in Architectural Communication
Tip #12: Cogent communicators exploit opportunities offered by interruptions. |
by Norman Weinstein |
March 2, 2009 |
Op-Ed: Life After Ada: Reassessing the Utility of Architectural Criticism
Ada Louise Huxtable deserves mucho thanks and praise - but other questions moving us to a new flavor of criticism have to be asked. (ALH's response: "I couldn't agree more.") |
by Norman Weinstein |
February 27, 2009 |
Exhibition Review: "Yes is More": BIG at DAC, Copenhagen
Though the firm's housing projects are amazing and their enthusiasm is great, the comic book graphics are a bit much - it's hard not to roll your eyes, but definitely worth the roll. |
by Terri Peters |
February 5, 2009 |
Loud on the Outside, Quiet on the Inside: Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) by Grimshaw and Davis Brody Bond Aedas
Troy, NY: How do you "ground" a 221,200-square-foot building on a 30-degree slope? And how do you acoustically carve out grand venues that are designed for digital technology and electronic performance? Structural and MEP engineer Buro Happold explains. |
by Craig M. Schwitter, P.E. |
February 3, 2009 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Faceting Architectural Communication
Tip #11: Effective communication evolves out of cross-reflective details. |
by Norman Weinstein |
January 14, 2009 |
Community Building: Saratoga Avenue Community Center by George Ranalli, Architect
Brooklyn, New York: A new community center re-imagines public architecture and what civic buildings represent. |
by ArchNewsNow |
January 8, 2009 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Use Space Creatively When Designing Your Client Communications
Tip #10: Use paragraph spacing in writing and pauses in conversation to promote "out of the box" thinking. |
by Norman Weinstein |
December 17, 2008 |
Best Architecture Books of 2008
10 tomes from the superior to the indispensable |
by Norman Weinstein |
December 11, 2008 |
Traditional Brick: A Contemporary Solution at University of New Hampshire by Anshen+Allen
Durham, N.H.: New forms and expressions with traditional materials create a forward-looking contemporary building that expresses the engineering disciplines it houses. |
by Gregory Hoadley |
December 2, 2008 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Making Your Client's Contradictions Productive
Tip #9: Work with your clients' contradictions to discover possible solutions. |
by Norman Weinstein |
November 4, 2008 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Initiate Conversations with Designs that Engage Your Clients.
Tip #8: Write dialogues engaging materials and processes with clients. |
by Norman Weinstein |
October 31, 2008 |
Field Notes from the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale - Part 2
The Giardini: "Experimental Architectures" offers a glimpse of 30 countries' current architectural debates and experiments. |
by Terri Peters |
October 10, 2008 |
Field Notes from the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale - Part 1
The Arsenale: Betsky's eclectic curating and the polished and thoughtful presentations of the exhibitors make it a challenging, entertaining, and provocative show. |
by Terri Peters |
October 8, 2008 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Creating a Site Analysis That's Out of Sight
Tip #7: Write a site analysis using words referring to senses beyond sight. |
by Norman Weinstein |
September 30, 2008 |
Book Review: You've Got to Draw the Line Somewhere: A review of Drafting Culture: a Social History of Architectural Graphic Standards by George Barnett Johnston
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by Norman Weinstein |
September 23, 2008 |
A Treasure Reborn: The Currier Museum of Art by Ann Beha Architects
Manchester, New Hampshire: An important cultural resource reopens its doors after a thoughtful renovation and expansion. |
by ArchNewsNow |
September 5, 2008 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Learning How to Persuade Through Learning Variations on a Theme
Tip #6: Master a communications tool that generates copious variations on your theme. |
by Norman Weinstein |
August 28, 2008 |
INSIGHT: Failing to Protect: Three Actions Our Leaders Must Take in Order to Save America's Crumbling Infrastructure
Miles of Midwest land under 10 feet of water, a major bridge collapsing to the ground, a flood-ravaged New Orleans - these are all images we won't soon forget. But how can we keep history from repeating itself yet again? |
by Barry B. LePatner |
August 26, 2008 |
Book Review: "NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith," edited by Franklin Sirmans: Sharpen your pencils - and get ready to do a NeoHooDoo shimmy
This audacious book is a welcome reminder that no term in contemporary architectural design is as taboo as "vernacular spiritual." |
by Norman Weinstein |
August 25, 2008 |
Design by the Bushel: San Francisco design firms work fast to bring Slow Food Nation '08 to the city's front door, August 29 to September 1
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by ArchNewsNow |
August 21, 2008 |
Green and Graceful: Sunset Community Centre by Bing Thom Architects
Vancouver, British Columbia: A new community center is now the focal point of culturally diverse neighborhood, both civically and architecturally. |
by ArchNewsNow |
August 5, 2008 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Respecting Key Words as Materials for Building Durable Structures
Tip #5: Recognize the key vocabulary shaping your professional practice and share those keywords with your clients. |
by Norman Weinstein |
July 18, 2008 |
Classic Nuance: Simon Hall at Indiana University by Flad Architects
A new research facility fits harmoniously with neighboring historic campus structures. |
by Gregory Hoadley |
July 8, 2008 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Steering Your Client in the Appropriate Direction
Tip #4: See your writing as a navigational aid so your design intent clearly comes through to your client. |
by Norman Weinstein |
June 24, 2008 |
INSIGHT: Bowling Alone in Urbanistaville
Is living in suburbia the social antidote? |
by Richard Carson |
June 10, 2008 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Playing with the Flow of Communication
Tip #3: Use language that playfully enhances the flow of design intentions between you and your client. |
by Norman Weinstein |
May 14, 2008 |
Break, Pivot, Fuse: Conundrums of Shifting Space: The Daly Street Lofts by Joseph Giovannini
Los Angeles: Live/work lofts take on a new life - temporarily - as experimental exhibition spaces open to the public for the next two weekends. |
by ArchNewsNow |
May 9, 2008 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Clarifying Presentations to Clients through Rhythmic Emphasis
Tip #2: Use rhythmic accents to create a persuasive story to your client. |
by Norman Weinstein |
April 15, 2008 |
Infill in Green: 22nd Street Condominiums by John Maniscalco/Architecture
San Francisco: Lorax Development backs up its environmental claims with a GreenPoint Rated label for an infill project in the city's Mission District. |
by Jennifer Roberts |
April 11, 2008 |
WORDS THAT BUILD: Coping with chaotic communication challenges
Tip #1: Learn to enjoy communicating with your client. |
by Norman Weinstein |
April 9, 2008 |
Architecture Supermodels: Report from SmartGeometry Conference
Parametric design is set to revolutionize the way buildings are designed and built. |
by Terri Peters |
March 30, 2008 |
Notably Nouvel: 2008 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate
This year's recipient will be saying "merci" in Washington, DC. |
by ArchNewsNow |
March 13, 2008 |
Transparent Connections: Princeton University School of Architecture Addition by Architecture Research Office (ARO)
Princeton, New Jersey: A contemporary connection revitalizes two wings of an existing campus building. |
by ArchNewsNow |
February 27, 2008 |
INSIGHT: Art in Learning: Bringing the Tradition of Sculpture in Architecture to Education
Art incorporated into school architecture can enliven the educational process in unexpected ways. |
by Barry Svigals, FAIA |
February 12, 2008 |
INSIGHT: Transit-Oriented Design: An Evolution from Societal Convenience to Environmental Solution
TOD is the model for what multi-family housing will look like in the years ahead. |
by John Burcher, AIA |
February 5, 2008 |
A Bridge Between: California Academy of Sciences and Steinhart Aquarium Transition Facility by Melander Architects
San Francisco: So just where has Nemo been living while the new academy rises in Golden Gate Park? |
by ArchNewsNow |
January 30, 2008 |
High Times in LoDo: As it approaches its 150th anniversary, Denver has become a "Great City" with substantial new housing downtown
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by ArchNewsNow |
January 24, 2008 |
From Back Lot to Front Lines: BattleStations 21 by SmithGroup
Great Lakes, Illinois: A new naval training facility uses entertainment technology developed for video games and theme park rides to create more realistic battle simulations. |
by Mark McVay |
January 22, 2008 |
Women in Green: A Conversation with the Authors
Is there a greener gender? Q&A with Kira Gould and Lance Hosey about their motivation and experience for writing the book, and what have they learned from the process. |
by Katie Swenson |
January 18, 2008 |
Stern Seizes the Day: Tour Carpe Diem by Robert A.M. Stern Architects
The newest addition to La Défense is crystalline - and green. |
by ArchNewsNow |
January 11, 2008 |
INSIGHT: Mod Mods: Manufacturing Markets for Modulars
With market forces finally putting wind in the sails of pre-fab, the promise of sales should finally save industrial production of housing from the utopia to which it has been consigned. |
by John Newman, AIA |
December 13, 2007 |
Welcome to the Neighborhoods: Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Headquarters by IA Interior Architects
Chicago: The global real estate services and money management firm addresses corporate agility through space planning with a bold approach to redesigning its headquarters. |
by ArchNewsNow |
November 29, 2007 |
Q&A with Peter Morrison and J. Robert Hillier, FAIA, re: RMJM Hillier
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by ArchNewsNow |
November 20, 2007 |
A Civic Gateway: Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners
Santa Monica, California: The humble parking garage is humble no more with a bold design that makes it a sparkling destination point in itself - oh, it's LEED green, too. |
by ArchNewsNow |
October 25, 2007 |
Modern Focus on the Patient: Intermountain Medical Center by Anshen + Allen
Murray, Utah: A massive healthcare facility gives form to a parallel shift in medicine that emphasizes the art of healing rather than the mere administration of scientific procedures. |
by Gregory Hoadley |
September 18, 2007 |
INSIGHT: Building Information Modeling: The Wave of the Future?
BIM promises to reshape the future design - and the way design professionals do business, but these basic risk management considerations should be taken into account to determine if BIM is right for you. |
by Gary Prather |
September 13, 2007 |
A Tale of Two Cities: Mixed-use Development in China
New building types and approaches to development leverage the best of international and local talents and practices. |
by Tim Magill and David Moreno |
September 5, 2007 |
INSIGHT: The Cultural and Environmental Differences of Global Project Types
As the world's economy becomes more global, western developers, designers, and engineers must keep developing innovative ideas for efficiency improvement if they want to keep ahead. |
by Reg Monteyne, P.E., and Gary H. Pomerantz, P.E. |
August 20, 2007 |
Native American History in Tomorrow's Library: Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno, by AC Martin Partners in association with RMJM Hillier
Fresno, California: A new campus library looks to the future while embodying Fresno's Native American and agricultural heritage. |
by ArchNewsNow |
July 12, 2007 |
Water Walls: Digital Water Pavilion by MIT and carlorattiassociati
MIT researchers design a building made of water that will flow at Expo Zaragoza in Spain next year. |
by ArchNewsNow |
June 12, 2007 |
Designing Public Consensus: A Conversation with Barbara Faga, FASLA
Urban designer and executive vice president of EDAW discusses the trials, tribulations - and rewards of building public consensus. |
by Kenneth Caldwell |
April 27, 2007 |
Civil Twilight Team Wins 2007 Metropolis Next Generation® Design Prize
Members of San Francisco design collective awarded $10,000 for energy-conserving "Lunar-Resonant Streetlights" proposal. |
by ArchNewsNow |
April 11, 2007 |
Water = Life: Diamond Valley Water + Life Museums Campus by Lehrer + Gangi Design + Build
Hemet, CA: Two museums in the desert offer engaging environmental lessons, both inside and out. |
by ArchNewsNow |
April 5, 2007 |
River Tunes: Elbe Philharmonic Hall by Herzog & de Meuron
Hamburg, Germany: The cultural centerpiece of HafenCity will be a crystalline ice sculpture atop an earthy warehouse - with beautiful music, luxury living, and a spectacular public plaza high above the River Elbe. |
by ArchNewsNow |
March 29, 2007 |
INSIGHT: Searching for Architectural Excellence and Ready to be Bold
Arlington County, Virginia, launches community discussions on the elements of great design. |
by Roberto Moranchel |
March 20, 2007 |
Sacred Simplicity: Park East Synagogue by Centerbrook Architects and Planners
Pepper Pike, Ohio: Age-old materials and a straightforward design fulfill a growing congregation's vision of a sacred place |
by ArchNewsNow |
February 28, 2007 |
Urban Oasis: Gardner 1050 by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects
West Hollywood, CA: Simple forms and refined materials add high style to a speculative urban infill housing project. |
by ArchNewsNow |
February 2, 2007 |
In Their Own Words: Abu Dhabi Cultural District
How Gehry, Hadid, Nouvel, and Ando envision their cultural venues on Saadiyat Island. |
by ArchNewsNow |
January 30, 2007 |
Curtain Up: Billy Wilder Theater at UCLA Hammer Museum by Michael Maltzan Architecture
Los Angeles: The city has a new cultural "living room." |
by ArchNewsNow |
January 3, 2007 |
Celebrating Green
The decade-long history of the AIA Committee on the Environment's Top Ten Green Projects program is a portrait of evolution in the field. |
by Kira Gould |
December 14, 2006 |
A Grand Design Team Selected for Rutgers Grand Redesign Plans
Green spaces and connecting the campus to the river will create places as much for the community as the campus |
by ArchNewsNow |
November 17, 2006 |
From Confinement to Liberty: The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center by Blackburn Architects with BOORA Architects
Cincinnati, Ohio: A riverfront museum embodies the geography of escape. |
by John Meadows, AIA |
November 7, 2006 |
Green Roots: New Jiang Wan Cultural Center by RTKL
Shanghai: While the skyline explodes in a thicket of skyscrapers, a cultural center beckons to a new era of environmental concerns. |
by ArchNewsNow |
November 3, 2006 |
Found in Space: Griffith Observatory's New Exhibitions by C&G Partners, with Pfeiffer Partners and Levin & Associates Architects
Los Angeles, California: Innovative exhibits for an iconic institution are designed to build an appetite for discovery. |
by ArchNewsNow |
October 20, 2006 |
Seeing Red: (Product) Red "Pop-Up" Store by WalkerGroup and Motorola
A temporary retail store in the heart of Chicago is all heart for a good cause. |
by ArchNewsNow |
October 6, 2006 |
Natural Carpet Ride: North Carolina Museum of Art Expansion by Thomas Phifer and Partners and Peter Walker and Partners
Raleigh, North Carolina: Skylights and garden galleries create a firmly grounded museum expansion that sits softly on the land. |
by ArchNewsNow |
September 20, 2006 |
New Frontiers in Science and Design: ASU Biodesign Institute by Gould Evans and Lord, Aeck & Sargent
Tempe, Arizona: When architects were asked to be as innovative and hi-tech as their client, collaborative team expertise delivered the vision. |
by ArchNewsNow |
September 14, 2006 |
Sex and the City Part 2: Field Notes from the 10th Venice Architecture Biennale
The message seems to be that if we merge greater intelligence about the common good with our traditional urge to procreate as individuals, we might have half a chance to thrive as a species several generations hence. |
by Margaret Helfand, FAIA |
September 12, 2006 |
Sex and the City Part 1: Field Notes from the 10th Venice Architecture Biennale
Libidos on fire in Venice: Urbanism may not be sexy, but our lives may depend on it. |
by Margaret Helfand, FAIA |
September 7, 2006 |
INSIGHT: Sounding Good: Inspired by the classics, the acoustician for Nashville's new Schermerhorn Symphony Center explains how architecture and acoustics take a concert hall into the future
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by Paul Scarbrough, Akustiks |
September 6, 2006 |
Please Walk on the Grass: Recreation and Play in the Contemporary City
An exhibition explores the reinvention of urban public spaces to meet the demands of 21st century recreation and leisure. |
by Zoë Ryan, Senior Curator, Van Alen Institute |
August 22, 2006 |
INSIGHT: Iconicity: Finding Your Voice in a Changing World
Iconicity taps into the deeper emotional needs of consumers through experiential, implicit signals that transcend the more rational elements of price and convenience. |
by Kenneth Nisch |
August 8, 2006 |
Fine Tuning: Utah State University Performance Hall by Sasaki Associates
Logan, Utah: Inspired by the surrounding mountains, a new building establishes a campus arts precinct that bridges the town/gown divide. |
by ArchNewsNow |
August 1, 2006 |
Northwest Expansion: The Portland Art Museum by Ann Beha Architects and SERA Architects
Portland, Oregon: Sensitive historic restoration combined with contemporary design expands a museum into a dynamic new art center. |
by ArchNewsNow |
July 19, 2006 |
"G" is for Genome (and Green): Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research by architectsAlliance and Behnisch Architekten
Toronto, Canada: A new campus building is a symbolic and physical bridge between an academic community and the city. |
by ArchNewsNow |
June 27, 2006 |
Reference This
Two views on trends in public and academic libraries |
by Kenneth Caldwell |
May 22, 2006 |
So Tall: International High-Rise Prize 2006 Goes to Barcelona's Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel
Commendations to: Calatrava; Delugan Meissl Architects; mecanoo architecten; and Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop |
by ArchNewsNow |
April 27, 2006 |
INSIGHT: Public/Private Space & Yonge-Dundas Square
Toronto: Pubic/private-sector collaboration and a shared vision deliver CPR to a once-blighted square, and offers a lesson in successfully blurring the lines between the two. |
by Effie Bouras, Assoc. AIA |
March 28, 2006 |
Green Engineering: Northwestern University Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center by Davis Brody Bond
Evanston, Illinois: Engineering and design education now cross traditional departmental boundaries in a light-filled, LEED Silver campus building. |
by ArchNewsNow |
March 24, 2006 |
Op-Ed: Cyclone Larry: Building After the Event
North Queensland, Australia: Post-cyclone, northern Queensland has a major opportunity to rebuild for a changing climate. |
by Tony Fry |
March 14, 2006 |
Second Look: Pavilion and Colonnade Apartments by Mies van der Rohe, 1960
Newark, NJ: Current news about "starchitects" designing high-rise housing in New York is at an all-time high, but Mies did it across the Hudson River 46 years ago. |
by Fred Bernstein |
February 28, 2006 |
Green Design as Great Design: The Architecture of Sustainability
A design competition and conference seek to merge technical ingenuity and compelling design. |
by Kyle Copas |
February 15, 2006 |
Symbol and Celebration: Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture by The Freelon Group and RTKL
Baltimore, Maryland: Modern design, vibrant colors, and symbolic interior elements help create a new cultural destination in the city's Inner Harbor and museum district. |
by ArchNewsNow |
January 31, 2006 |
Good Neighbor: Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library by Hodgetts + Fung Design and Architecture
Los Angeles: A new library adds to the revitalization of a once riot-torn community. |
by ArchNewsNow |
November 29, 2005 |
INSIGHT: Condos Breathe New Life into Old Offices
Historic office buildings are increasingly being reinvented as condominiums in CBDs (central business districts) across the country. |
by Mark Harbick, AIA |
November 4, 2005 |
High Tech High-Los Angeles by Berliner and Associates, Architecture
Van Nuys, California: A new charter school is an incubator for new ideas and new approaches to learning - and teaching - technology. |
by ArchNewsNow |
October 13, 2005 |
Second Look: Tracey Towers by Paul Rudolph, 1972
Bronx, NY: How did Rudolph, a restless and challenging architectural mind, end up doing subsidized housing in the Bronx? |
by Fred Bernstein |
September 20, 2005 |
INSIGHT: Vancouverism vs. Lower Manhattanism: Shaping the High Density City
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by Trevor Boddy, Architecture Critic, The Vancouver Sun |
August 11, 2005 |
INSIGHT: Downtown Vancouver's Last Resort: How Did "Living First" Become "Condos Only?"
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by Trevor Boddy |
August 9, 2005 |
INSIGHT: Old Governor's Mansion: Turning a House into a Public Building
Milledgeville, Georgia: A preservation architect explains how HVAC systems were integrated and life safety codes addressed without destroying the historic fabric of a National Historic Landmark. |
by Susan Turner, AIA |
July 19, 2005 |
Rethinking Form and Function: Swarthmore College Unified Science Center by Einhorn Yaffee Prescott and Helfand Architecture
Swarthmore, PA: A "green" science center becomes an intellectual and social magnet for an entire campus. |
by ArchNewsNow |
May 17, 2005 |
Exhibition Review: "The 60s: Montréal Thinks Big" at the Canadian Centre for Architecture
The 1960s: just long enough ago to be familiar, yet far enough in the past to look back at this time of radical urban redevelopment with some degree of objectivity. |
by Terri Whitehead |
April 7, 2005 |
Discovery and Collaboration = Chemical Reaction: University of Missouri-Columbia Life Sciences Center by Anshen+Allen Architects in association with BNIM Architects
Columbia, MO: A variety of interaction areas, clustered faculty offices, and an inviting atrium encourage interdisciplinary research and make science a part of everyday campus life. |
by Gregory Blackburn, AIA |
March 29, 2005 |
Remembrance: Holocaust History Museum at Yad Vashem by Moshe Safdie and Associates
Jerusalem: A new museum tells a dark story, and then bursts through to the light. |
by ArchNewsNow |
March 15, 2005 |
Home-grown: Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner Takes on the World
Berlin: "Export" at the German Center for Architecture shows off home-grown talent exporting their architectural finesse around the world. |
by ArchNewsNow |
February 21, 2005 |
Wild about Saffron
New York City: a February Tuesday in Central Park; 55 degrees and sunny... |
by Kristen Richards |
January 20, 2005 |
Artful Elegance: University of Oklahoma Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art by Hugh Newell Jacobsen, FAIA
Norman, OK: A residential scale and crisp refinement form the perfect backdrop for a stellar art collection. |
by ArchNewsNow |
January 13, 2005 |
Castle Keep: Boston Smith & Wollensky by Haverson Architecture and Design
Boston: Elegance and Americana make a perfect recipe for a classic steakhouse. |
by ArchNewsNow |
November 30, 2004 |
The Daniel Performing and Visual Arts Center, Simon's Rock College of Bard by Ann Beha Architects
Great Barrington, Massachusetts: A unique school builds a cultural haven in the Berkshire Hills. |
by ArchNewsNow |
November 23, 2004 |
Second Look: New York Hall of Science by Wallace K. Harrison/Harrison and Abramovitz, 1964; Polshek Partnership Architects, 2004
Queens, NY: Its power undiminished after 40 years, a 20th century cathedral to science is about to be rediscovered as a luminous addition debuts this week. |
by Fred A. Bernstein |
November 11, 2004 |
In His Own Words: Luxembourg's New Concert Hall by Christian de Portzamparc
A new home for the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg is one of a number of cultural projects underway as the city prepares itself for its second stint as European Capital of Culture. |
by ArchNewsNow.com |
November 9, 2004 |
Beauty in Garbage: Naka Incineration Plant by Yoshio Taniguchi
Hiroshima: An incineration plant is devised as real-time science museum and tourist destination (complete with waterfront park). |
by Fred A. Bernstein |
November 2, 2004 |
Second Look: George Washington Bridge Bus Station / Pier Luigi Nervi, 1963
One of Nervi's few completed projects outside Italy is a superb example of the poetry he wrought from ferro-concrete. |
by Fred A. Bernstein |
October 21, 2004 |
Healing Stories: Renovating San Francisco's Ronald McDonald House
Architects answered yes in the 1980s and again in the new century. |
by Kenneth Caldwell |
September 16, 2004 |
INSIGHT: Metamorphosis and Transcending Hype: Observations from the Field
The Venice Biennale offers a message of optimism and exuberant anticipation for architecture in a post-9/11 world -- for the most part. |
by Margaret Helfand, FAIA |
September 8, 2004 |
Interview: Michelle Kaufmann and Glidehouse: Chic and Green
A conversation with the architect at the forefront of moving modular prefab (and green) houses into the mainstream. |
by Effie Bouras, Associate AIA |
August 11, 2004 |
Modern Meets Tradition: University of Michigan Museum of Art Expansion/Restoration by Allied Works Architecture
Ann Arbor: Brad Cloepfil's design to expand a university museum should create a thoughtful dialogue between historical and contemporary architecture. |
by ArchNewsNow.com |
July 29, 2004 |
A Flexible Future: UCSF Genentech Hall by SmithGroup
San Francisco: Flexible laboratories, informal gathering spaces, and a soaring atrium emphasize collaboration among researchers. |
by ArchNewsNow |
July 27, 2004 |
Healing Gardens: Samaritan Health Services System by Macdonald Environmental Planning
Oregon: A master planning approach to landscape design serves up a system of healthful opportunities. |
by Jack Rubinger |
June 24, 2004 |
New Directions: Branding Spaces with Graphics - Hillier Environmental Graphics Studio
Cities and institutions like libraries and colleges are increasingly relying on environmental graphic design to brand and market themselves. |
by ArchNewsNow |
June 2, 2004 |
Metaphors for Motion: University of Connecticut Farmington Musculoskeletal Institute by AHSC Architects
Farmington, Connecticut: A building articulates its purpose with muscle and grace. |
by James W. Tilghman, AIA |
April 13, 2004 |
Straight A's: Horace Mann Elementary School by Moore Ruble Yudell
San Jose, California: A student "village" makes a good neighbor in the heart of an urban historic district. |
by ArchNewsNow |
April 4, 2004 |
Stately Restoration: New York State Capitol Assembly Chamber Floor by Françoise Bollack Architects
Albany, New York: A treasure trove of 19th century design is restored and adapted for a 21st century democracy. |
by ArchNewsNow |
March 22, 2004 |
Musical Catalyst: Max M. Fisher Music Center by Diamond and Schmitt Architects
The restoration and expansion of historic Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall sparks downtown redevelopment. |
by Effie Bouras, Assoc. AIA |
March 9, 2004 |
Case Study: HGA Stakes Its Claim in California
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by ArchNewsNow |
February 24, 2004 |
INSIGHT: San Francisco's New Vancouver-Mania - Part II
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by Trevor Boddy |
February 9, 2004 |
Habitat 825 by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects
West Hollywood, California: An apartment building draws inspiration from its neighbor - Schindler's Kings Road House. |
by ArchNewsNow |
January 27, 2004 |
On Track: Frank R. Lautenberg Rail Station at Secaucus Junction by Brennan Beer Gorman Architects
Secaucus, New Jersey: Commuting is made easier (and grander) with a transit hub 10 years in the making. |
by Mark Sheeleigh, AIA |
January 22, 2004 |
INSIGHT: RINCONoitering: How Vancouver Ideas Do - and Do Not Help - in Shaping San Francisco's First High Density Neighborhood - Part I
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by Trevor Boddy |
October 23, 2003 |
Iconic Arcs: Jubilee Church by Richard Meier & Partners
Rome: White concrete "sails" soar into a Roman neighborhood. |
by ArchNewsNow |
October 21, 2003 |
Urban Aria: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts by Diamond and Schmitt Architects
Toronto: The art and science of architecture fuse to create poetry of form. |
by Effie Bouras, Assoc. AIA |
October 7, 2003 |
In Full Bloom: The Conservatory of Flowers by Architectural Resources Group and Tennebaum-Manheim Engineers
San Francisco: Extreme historic and environmental preservation methods bring a deteriorated treasure back to life. |
by ArchNewsNow |
August 25, 2003 |
INSIGHT: A Story of a Place: Transforming America's Cities
Placemaking is the art of architecture connecting spaces to communities. |
by Alexander Wu, KMD (Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz) |
August 4, 2003 |
Housing the Machine: Co-generation Plants by Hillier
The idea of turning industrial facilities into more aesthetic, sculpted forms is gaining acceptance and is likely to become more prevalent in the future. |
by Elyse Kantrowitz |
July 21, 2003 |
Tradition and Innovation in Sustainable Design: EHDD Architecture
Joseph Esherick's legacy of research and technical considerations that can inspire design continues. |
by Ron Nyren |
July 8, 2003 |
INSIGHT: When Boomers Retire...
Baby Boomers' retirement expectations are redefining an industry. |
by J. David Hoglund, FAIA, Perkins Eastman Architects |
July 1, 2003 |
Mais Oui! Les Grands Prix: Commerce Design Montréal 2003
An awards initiative rewards all in a unique public/private collaboration between a city and its professional design and business community. |
by ArchNewsNow |
April 21, 2003 |
UPDATE 07/16/03: Designing the High Line: Competition Insights - and Results
17 winners and 720 entries now online&hellip
Three jurors, the competition coordinator, and Friends of the High Line co-founders offer their thoughts about - and hopes for - one of Manhattan's most unique urban environments. |
by Claire Weisz, AIA |
April 7, 2003 |
Reinventing a Landmark: Museum of Arts & Design by Allied Works Architecture
New York City: Adored and reviled, misused and unused for years, 2 Columbus Circle is about to get a new lease on life - and an entirely new look. Is it the birth or death of a landmark? |
by Kristen Richards |
March 27, 2003 |
BOOKSHELF: Women in Architecture
Books by or about female (and minority) architects and their work are few and far between... |
by Ellen Louer |
March 24, 2003 |
Pampered Privacy: Malliouhana Spa by Earl Swensson Associates
Anguilla, British West Indies: A lush tropical setting offers design cues for a Caribbean spa. |
by ArchNewsNow |
March 11, 2003 |
Enter Here: New Street Parking Garage by Frazier Associates
Staunton, Virginia: Strolling New Street, one would never guess there's a parking structure behind those charming facades. |
by ArchNewsNow |
February 18, 2003 |
A 21st-Century Workplace: ADC Telecommunications Global Headquarters by Hammel, Green & Abrahamson (HGA)
Eden Prairie, Minnesota: An architectural vocabulary creates a transparent, democratic campus for the multicultural workforce of an international high-tech company. |
by ArchNewsNow |
February 10, 2003 |
Good Urbanism: RiverPark Master Plan by AC Martin Partners
Oxnard, California: 700 acres of abandoned gravel-mining pits and a failed commercial project to be transformed into a model economically viable, environmentally sound, livable community. |
by ArchNewsNow |
February 5, 2003 |
BOOKSHELF: The City of Brotherly Love takes center stage in two beautiful new volumes
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by Ellen Louer |
January 30, 2003 |
A New Yet Familiar Neighbor: Goldman School of Public Policy UC Berkeley by Architectural Resources Group
A new annex becomes a hands-on experience in preservation and urban design policy that garners neighborhood groups and local preservationists approval. |
by Kenneth Caldwell |
January 16, 2003 |
East Meets West on the Waterfront: Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay by Michael Wilford & Partners; DP Architects; Theatre Projects Consultants; and Artec Consultants
Singapore: A performing arts complex 30 years in the making puts a strictly-business city on the international cultural map. |
by Kristen Richards |
December 17, 2002 |
10 Titles to Inspire, Inform, and Amuse
From pleasures to patterns, and waterfronts to wonders (and even something for dummies) |
by Ellen Louer |
December 10, 2002 |
Not Your Father's Car Dealer: Jaguar of Tampa by JGA, Inc. and Illuminating Concepts
Tampa, Florida: Classy cars take center stage in a traffic-stopping showroom. |
by Kristen Richards |
December 3, 2002 |
INSIGHT: Creating an Arbor for Art in Fort Worth
Just how was Tadao Ando's design for Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth translated into a concrete reality? The engineers explain the solutions that range from the exotic to the purely functional. |
by David B. Spires, P.E., Leo J. Galletta, P.E., and Leonard M. |
November 19, 2002 |
Symphonic Shimmer: Dortmund Concert Hall by Architekten Schröder Schulte-Ladbeck Strothmann
Dortmund, Germany: A new concert hall hits all the right notes for the renaissance of an urban neighborhood. |
by Kristen Richards |
November 13, 2002 |
Exhibition/Award: Borneo Sporenburg Residential Waterfront, Amsterdam, by West 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture
Two docks in Amsterdam take on new life as a suburban-style housing project, pick up an award for urban design, and get star billing at an exhibition at Harvard Design School. |
by ArchNewsNow |
November 5, 2002 |
City on a Site: Simmons Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Steven Holl Architects
Cambridge, Massachusetts: A new campus dormitory goes well beyond typical cinder block and laminates - the words "pixilated" and "audacious" come to mind. |
by David Sokol |
October 29, 2002 |
Green Values: Environmental Defense Office by Envision Design (updated January 2005)
Washington, DC: An environmental organization doesn't give up having a beautiful space just so it can be "green." |
by Kristen Richards |
October 24, 2002 |
Company Cultures: Red Tettemer Advertising and Electronic Ink by Agoos/Lovera Architects
Philadelphia: One firm gives two companies in the same Center City office building two very different personae. |
by Kristen Richards |
October 15, 2002 |
Exhibition: Ecology, Economy, Equity: The Architecture of William McDonough + Partners at the Atlanta International Museum
"Being less bad is not being good" is a tune we all should learn. |
by Kristen Richards |
October 9, 2002 |
Moribund Mall Makeover: Sherman Oaks Galleria by Gensler
Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles), California: An iconic shopping mall bucks the dead-mall trend with a mixed-use formula. |
by ArchNewsNow |
October 3, 2002 |
INSIGHT: Chihuly Bridge of Glass By Arthur W. Andersson, AIA/Andersson-Wise Architects
Tacoma, Washington: An architect and an artist combine visions for a pedestrian crossing. |
by Arthur W. Andersson, AIA |
September 23, 2002 |
From Caterpillar to Butterfly: DuPage Children's Museum by Peter J. Exley Architect/architectureisfun and Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan McKay Architects Planners
Naperville, Illinois: The metamorphosis of a retail lumber building into a place that combines learning and fun offered the same experience to the design team. |
by Sharon Exley, MAAE, and Kristin Baker |
September 17, 2002 |
Healing Hearts: Genesis Heart Institute by Flad & Associates
Davenport, Iowa: A new cardiac clinic offers an environment that promotes well-being and optimism, helping patients and their families focus on healing. |
by ArchNewsNow |
September 11, 2002 |
9/11: A Reflection
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by Kristen Richards |
August 26, 2002 |
Architecture Parlante: The Darwin Centre by HOK International
London, UK: A modern building sensitive to its historic setting is designed to captivate and educate visitors who want to see millions of bottled zoological specimens and the scientists who study them. |
by Kristen Richards |
August 21, 2002 |
INSIGHT: Art in Architecture: Ancient Simpatico By Gordon Huether
An artist partners his art with architecture - to the extent that he even has a patent for a glass art technique that meets stringent requirements of contemporary building codes. |
by Gordon Huether |
August 19, 2002 |
Spatial Experiments: "Zaha Hadid Laboratories" at the National Building Museum
The evolution from project concept to completion is explored in an exhibition honoring an architect known for challenging popular convention. |
by Kristen Richards |
August 12, 2002 |
Pioneering Forum Stimulates Urban Regeneration Debate
Leeds, UK: A British architect's vision to enhance the quality of projects that impact on our everyday lives brings together key players who shape cities and towns throughout Yorkshire. |
by ArchNewsNow |
August 8, 2002 |
Luxurious Hospitality: St. Regis Shanghai Hotel by Sydness Architects, P.C. and HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates
Shanghai, China: A slender hotel tower adds distinctive grace to the skyline and offers elegant interiors for guests. |
by Kristen Richards |
August 1, 2002 |
Modern Moderne: Berkeley Public Library Renovation and Expansion by Ripley/BOORA Associated Architects
Berkekey, California: An urban treasure is thoughtfully brought into the 21st century. |
by ArchNewsNow |
July 29, 2002 |
Urban Crown: Metropolitan Kansas City Performing Arts Center by Moshe Safdie and Associates
Kansas City, Missouri: Graceful forms atop a hill signal a new international landmark - and urban renewal. |
by Kristen Richards |
July 22, 2002 |
Sleek Signs: Acela Station Signage by Calori & Vanden-Eynden / Design Consultants
Signage design meets industrial design at stations serving Amtrak's futuristic bullet trains. |
by ArchNewsNow |
July 8, 2002 |
Graceful Crossing: Vätternbridge by Erséus, Frenning & Sjögren Arkitekter and Scandiaconsult Sverige AB
Motala, Sweden: Traffic congestion in a town center will be relieved via a scenic route over a bay. |
by ArchNewsNow |
June 25, 2002 |
Sustainable Showcase: Architects' Own Office by Geoffrey Reid Associates
London, UK: An architectural firm practices what it preaches for its own new home when it transforms a 1950's office building into a showcase for sustainable design strategies. |
by ArchNewsNow |
June 20, 2002 |
Creative Collateral: Campbell Mithun Advertising West Coast Office by The McCulley Group
San Diego, California: A typical 80's office maze is transformed into a creative, collaborative environment. |
by Kim Lande |
June 17, 2002 |
Adventure in Style: The North Face Beverly Hills by JGA, Inc.
Beverly Hills, California: A company well known for its high-performance gear celebrates its heritage of outdoor exploration by combining elements of exotic locales and high-tech product. |
by Kristen Richards |
June 10, 2002 |
Healthcare, Southern-style: River Region Medical Center by Earl Swensson Associates
Vicksburg, Mississippi: A medical center that serves a large population pays attention to the details that will make individual users - patients and staff - comfortable. |
by ArchNewsNow |
June 4, 2002 |
Home Swede Home: Bo01: The City of Tomorrow Apartment Block by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners and FFNS Arkitekter
Malmö, Sweden: Technology and environmental sustainability, along with natural light, playful colors and textures, and a garden, offer a civilized setting for urban dwellers. |
by Kristen Richards |
May 23, 2002 |
North of the Border the Winners Are: Governor General's Medals in Architecture
Twelve projects by Canadian architects are honored. |
by ArchNewsNow |
May 21, 2002 |
Exhibition: Windshield: Richard Neutra's House for the John Nicholas Brown Family at the National Building Museum
Destroyed by fire in 1973, the Windshield House lives on in a traveling show. |
by ArchNewsNow |
May 15, 2002 |
Nurturing Nature: Marie Curie Cancer Care Centre by Allen Tod Architecture
Bradford, England: Sensitive architecture and therapeutic landscapes promote a sense of well being for a new hospice in Yorkshire. |
by Kristen Richards |
May 13, 2002 |
And the Winners Are: Top Ten Green Projects Receive 2002 AIA/COTE Awards
Projects, large and small, prove the environmental, social, and economic benefits of sustainable design. |
by Kira Gould, Assoc. AIA |
May 6, 2002 |
Riverside Reveries: The Museum of Life and the Environment by William McDonough + Partners; Ralph Appelbaum Associates; and Nelson-Byrd Landscape Architects
York County, South Carolina: A riverbank with ancient fish weirs and giant oaks inspires a "living museum." |
by Kristen Richards |
May 2, 2002 |
Hillside Haven: Lexton/MacCarthy Residence by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects
Silver Lake, California: Grounded in the tradition of mid-20th Century modernism (and grounded by stringent building codes) a new house seems to "float" effortlessly above the canyons of Los Angeles. |
by Kristen Richards |
April 29, 2002 |
The Master Plan for the New City of Modi'in, Israel by Moshe Safdie and Associates
Modi'in, Israel: An urban center rises within the contours of the land, not in place of them. |
by Len Abelman |
April 25, 2002 |
RTKL: Designing for the Consumer Revolution in Health Care
Planning and designing buildings that respond effectively to the New Consumerism helps clients deliver a newer, better kind of health care. |
by Leeza Hoyt |
April 22, 2002 |
And the Winners Are: 18 Projects Honored with Congress for the New Urbanism's Second Annual Charter Awards
All winners are infill projects - a positive trend, we hope. |
by ArchNewsNow |
April 18, 2002 |
Pritzker Prize (Surprise!?!): Glenn Murcutt, Sydney, Australia
A sole practitioner who treasures - and respects - the Australian environment wins what is considered the "Nobel Prize" in architecture. |
by Kristen Richards |
April 15, 2002 |
Exhibition : "Laboratories" at the Canadian Centre for Architecture
Montreal: Six young architectural firms take over CCA galleries to explore the shape of things to come. |
by ArchNewsNow |
April 11, 2002 |
Custom Cuddles: Pawsenclaws & Co. by JGA, Inc.
Staten Island, NY: A retail environment for teddy bear lovers of all ages inspires gift-giving and supports the brand story (it's also a great setting for parties!). |
by Kristen Richards |
April 8, 2002 |
Ruins Reclaimed: Scott and Montgomery Halls at San Francisco Theological Seminary by Architectural Resources Group
San Anselmo, California: Thoughtful planning and seismic engineering save two historically significant (and all but abandoned) buildings that have renewed campus spirit - and increased enrollment. |
by ArchNewsNow |
April 4, 2002 |
Exhibition: "A New World Trade Center: Design Proposals" at the National Building Museum
If you missed this stunning, touching show in New York, you have until June to see it in Washington, DC. |
by ArchNewsNow |
April 1, 2002 |
Once Upon a Time: Cedar House Residence by Walker Architecture
Chapelhill, Scotland: An architect builds his own "enchanted cottage" that integrates traditional rural aesthetics with modern environmental technology - and he offers tours by appointment. |
by Kristen Richards |
March 25, 2002 |
Greening a Build-to-Suit: National Wildlife Federation Headquarters by Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK)
Reston, Virginia: An environmental federation actually walks the talk of sustainable design. |
by Kristen Richards |
March 21, 2002 |
Exhibition: "US Design - 1975-2000" at the Denver Art Museum
A quintessential American city celebrates a quarter-century of American-based design. |
by ArchNewsNow |
March 18, 2002 |
High-Tech and High Light: Medtronic World Headquarters and Research and Education Facility by HGA
Fridley, Minnesota: A high-tech corporate campus demonstrates the power of design to turn corporate culture into a tangible asset. |
by ArchNewsNow |
March 14, 2002 |
Tastings: Biltmore Winery by Little & Associates
Asheville, North Carolina: A converted dairy barn regains its historic presence. |
by Kristen Richards |
March 11, 2002 |
INSIGHT: Critical Ingredients in Urban Placemaking
Successful public spaces, whether new, revitalized, or reclaimed, rely on a number of elements. |
by Randall H. Shortridge, AIA, RTKL/Los Angeles |
March 11, 2002 |
Fermenting Culture: Guinness Storehouse by Imagination and Robinson Keefe Devane (RKD) Architects
Dublin, Ireland: A global company affirms its commitment to its own home town. |
by Kristen Richards |
