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Today's News - January 17, 2005

ArcSpace takes us to Harlem, NY, and London. -- Conference focuses on potential urban disasters. -- Green building guidelines free online. -- Study looks at viability of convention centers as economic engines. -- A new approach to public housing for seniors in Minneapolis. -- Seattle learns to love towers. -- New Danish opera house leaves its architect sad. -- For the EU, "a shimmering architectural icon - the kind of building that should give the central bank a much-needed air of élan." -- No more stodgy image for Salvation Army HQ. -- Pedestrian bridges for Chicago: some more pedestrian than others. -- Five architects who "reign in Spain." -- L.A. architecture's favorite "bad boy" now a favorite with the Feds. -- Flying saucer house flies to a new home. -- Exhibition highlights open urban spaces free from fear. -- Competition winners: cradle-to-cradle housing, and a guest house/studio by emerging professionals.

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-- TEN Arquitectos/Taller de Enrique Norten Arquitectos, SC: Harlem Park, New York
-- Herzog & de Meuron: Laban Dance Centre, Deptford, London

Planners Ferret Out Urban Risks: World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe...much will be devoted to large cities' vulnerability to natural disasters.- Wired magazine

NAHB’s Model Green Home Building Guidelines: can also be modified for use with multifamily and custom homes as well as with remodeling...- National Association of Home Builders

Space Available: The Realities of Convention Centers as Economic Development Strategy- Brookings Institute

Aging gracefully in a new home: Heritage Commons is designed so residents can "age in place"...illustrates a 180-degree turnaround in public-housing policies. - Miller Hanson Partners [images]- Minneapolis Star Tribune

Living tall now wins high praise: Not long ago skyscrapers were so distasteful we banned them. Now we want to live in them.- Seattle Times

High Drama at New Danish Opera House: ...a festive gala to honor the $442 million building. But not everyone is happy, especially not the architect, who has publicly denounced his design. - Henning Larsens Tegnestue [image]- New York Times

600 Feet of Surprises, and No Stodginess in Sight: [EU Central Bank]...ability to celebrate ambiguity and tension is what promises to make this one of the most original new buildings in Europe. By Nicolai Ouroussoff - Coop Himmelb(l)au [images]- New York Times

Sally gets a makeover: With its clear skin and perfect proportions, the new Salvation Army HQ is a beauty. By Jonathan Glancey - Lidbetter (1963); Sheppard Robson/Andrew Chadwick [image]- Guardian (UK)

Calatrava hovers over bridge plans: Winners react against attitude that every span must be an icon. By Blair Kamin - Cordogan, Clark & Associates; Phillips Swager Associates; Teng; Wight and Company/Edward Windhorst Architects- Chicago Tribune

Bridging the Drive: Pedestrian Bridge Design for Lake Shore Drive: view all entries- Chicago Architecture Foundation

Five who reign in Spain: Giles Worsley hails the towering achievements of Gaudí and his compatriots - Calatrava; Moneo; Estudio Alberto Campo Baeza; Alonso, Hernandez and Asociados; RCR Aranda Pigem Vilalta Arquitectes; Cesar Portela Fernandez-Jardon- Telegraph (UK)

How Did He Become the Government's Favorite Architect? ...Thom Mayne was known ss ...hard-to-work-with architect. Now he's the go-to guy for state and federal commissions. The evolution of an anti-bourgeois builder. - Morphosis [slide show]- New York Times

Close encounter: The residents of a mountain neighborhood in Idyllwild come in contact with Futuro, a 1960s home that's out of this world. By Ann Jarmusch - Matti Suuronen (1969); Milford Wayne Donaldson [images]- San Diego Union-Tribune

Exhib. Review: Urban spaces free from fear: The overall message is one of optimism: "Open: New Designs for Public Space" at National Building Museum. By Deborah K. Dietsch - Alsop; Diller Scofidio; Dykers; Eisenman; Hadid; Hood; Foster; Weiss Manfredi; etc.- Washington Times

The C2C Home Competition winners have now been selected. [images]- C2C Home

Emerging Professionals Guest House/Studio Design Competition Winners Announced [links to images]- EPIConnection.com

Castle Keep: Boston Smith & Wollensky: Elegance and Americana make a perfect recipe for a classic steakhouse. - Haverson Architecture and Design [images]- ArchNewsNow

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