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Today's News - December 2, 2004

ArcSpace launches impressive image library. -- More commentary about Cambridge without architects. -- A San Franciscan's musings about Manhattan's "jolting flamboyance." -- Toronto's tower-building hints at " the dangers of arrogance." -- Big plans for Fargo block would mean big loss of historic buildings. -- An Art Deco haven in New Zealand. -- Sandblasters heading for Disney Hall? -- Elegant design as urban lab in Los Angeles. -- Norten, Nouvel, and Rashid compete for Guggenheim Guadalajara (in Spanish). -- Viñoly and Appelbaum take on science center in Arizona. -- Natural history museum in Minnesota looking for new home (and architect). -- Hot young British talent "set to build the Gherkins of the future." -- Art Basel: a good reason to head to Miami. -- Competitions: Sky Office and Cradle-to-Cradle homes of the future. -- EarthBuild conference coming up in Sydney.

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Launch: The Image Library: Herzog & de Meuron, Daniel Libeskind, Rem Koolhaas, Frank Gehry, Santiago Calatrava, Tadao Ando, and more to come ...

Comment: A critical faculty: Cambridge without architects would be a disaster. By Antony Gormley (sculptor of of The Angel of the North)- Guardian (UK)

Sky High: Interest in design...stylish buildings reflect new attitude...a jolting flamboyance, and revived landmarks that confront people with the sensuous joy that a great building can impart. By John King - Skyscraper Museum; Center for Architecture; Christian de Portzamparc; Tod Williams Billie Tsien; Arquitectonica; etc.- San Francisco Chronicle

The 7th Deadly Sin: Pride. A second age of tower- building hints at the dangers of arrogance- Toronto Star

History buffs dislike project: A ($100 million) proposal to transform a downtown Fargo block into a booming business and events centerhas one major drawback...plan to demolish all 10 buildings on the block. - Schoen Associates [links to images]- In-Forum News (North Dakota)

Napier, Out of Ashes a Monument to Art Deco: A rich legacy of the style lives on long after the 1931 earthquake destroyed most of the New Zealand town.- New York Times

Gehry Would Blast Glare Off Los Angeles Showpiece: prepared to sandblast portions of the Walt Disney Concert Hall after a new report found that the building's skin produced excessive glare. By Robin Pogrebin [slide show]- New York Times

All he needs is a little room: Can Lorcan O'Herlihy's elegant designs and unlikely materials work in an urban lab? His latest project may be a blueprint for a city struggling to keep up with the growing demand for housing. [images]- Los Angeles Times

Norten, Nouvel y Rashid compiten por Guadalajara [Guggenheim Guadalajara Competition] - TEN Arquitectos; Asymptote; Atelier Jean Nouvel [in Spanish]- El Informador (mexico)

Clinton Library designer to help design UA Flandrau Science Center...as part of the Rio Nuevo downtown revitalization project. - Ralph Appelbaum; Rafael Viñoly- Arizona Daily Wildcat

Bell Museum of Natural History offers plan for move: Over the next few months, the University will select an architect...- Minnesota Daily

Concrete achievements: Today they are designing houses, schools and shops. But these architects are all set to build the Gherkins of the future, says Jonathan Glancey- Guardian (UK)

A Minimalist Landing, on the Beaches of Excess: Chad Oppenheim...is attracting attention for his retooling of Miami modernism. - Walter F. Chatham; Keenen/Riley [image/slide show]- New York Times

High Spots for Design Fans at 'Art Basel' - Philippe Starck; Terence Riley; Gwathmey Siegel- New York Times

Sky Office: Systems for the New Generation International Ideas Competition; deadline: March 15, 2005- newitalianblood.com

House contest brings future to Roanoke: The C2C ("Cradle to Cradle") Home design contest fosters innovative concepts for neighborhood houses; jury includes William McDonough, Alexander Garvin, Daniel Libeskind, Randall Stout, Sarah Susanka; deadline: December 15- Roanoke Times

EarthBuild 2005 January 19-20- University of Technology, Sydney

Daniel Arts Center, Simon's Rock College of Bard: A unique school builds a cultural haven in the Berkshire Hills. - Ann Beha Architects [images]- ArchNewsNow

Second Look: New York Hall of Science: 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 - Harrison and Abramovitz (1964); Polshek Partnership Architects (2004) [images]- ArchNewsNow

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