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Today's News - January 20, 2005
A residential scale and crisp refinement form the perfect backdrop for a stellar art collection in Oklahoma. -- Hong Kong/Shanghai rivalry takes luring the "creative class" to heart. -- Toronto needs to take "pedestrian-friendly" to heart. -- 23 starchitects design one hotel in Madrid (no trouser press?). -- Design team selected to "work their magic" for Utah museum. -- Another report on Miami's hot Aqua. -- Not all are pleased with plans for twin towers in Halifax. -- Bermuda to get its first "green" building. -- MVRDV's Serpentine "mountain" delayed due to technical difficulties; Siza steps in to save the day. -- Innovative architects go back to the future with welders and chop saws. -- Socially minded architect wins new Canadian prize. -- Shortlist for National AIDS memorial announced. -- Nexus extends call for papers deadline. -- Pearman dips into his vaults with Stirling interview from 1991.
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Artful Elegance: University of Oklahoma Mary and Howard Lester Wing/Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art by Hugh Newell Jacobsen, FAIA, opens tomorrow [images]- ArchNewsNow |
Hong Kong-Shanghai rivalry goes creative: ...waking up to the theories...that cities must nurture their "creative capital"... taking a cue from experts in urban regeneration like John Howkins and Richard Florida...- International Herald Tribune |
Two legs bad, four wheels good: Every Toronto pedestrian knows this is a city that talks the talk but won't walk the walk. By Christopher Hume- Toronto Star |
Ego alert: What happens when you ask 23 of the world's leading architects to work on a single building? Hotel Puerta América, Madrid - Chipperfield; Pawson; Isozaki; Hadid; Foster; etc.- Guardian (UK) |
Utah Museum of Natural History gets designers and architects: ...selected to work their magic on the planned $65 million building - Polshek Partnership; Gillies Stransky Brems Smith; Ralph Applebaum Associates- Deseret News (Utah) |
Designers describe new Utah Museum of Natural History: Standing out, fitting in - Polshek Partnership; Gillies Stransky Brems Smith; Ralph Applebaum Associates- Deseret News (Utah) |
Chilly Design, Hot Aqua: Miami developer Craig Robins' high-end community is a milestone for New Urbanist precepts; for one thing, it's actually (almost) urban. - Walter Chatham; Alison Spear; Alexander Gorlin; Hariri & Hariri; Duany Plater-Zyberk (DPZ) [images]- The Slatin Report |
Architect unveils two towers: Twin 27-storey project planned for old Tex-Park site - Siamak Hariri- Halifax Herald (Canada) |
Building to be built in 2007 to feature "green" design; ...first building in Bermuda to be built by a local architectural firm to special environmentally friendly [LEED] guidelines. - Purvis Projects Limited; Gregory Franta- The Royal Gazette (Bermuda) |
Serpentine 'mountain' postponed: The proposal by MVRDV promised to be one of the most spectacular events of the summer but technical problems were too great to be overcome in time. Alvaro Siza...has agreed to design an alternative pavilion at short notice. By Giles Worsley,- Telegraph (UK) |
Back to the Future: ...the most innovative young firms are tempering their love affair with the computer with a healthy respect for arc welders and chop saws. By William Menking - FACE; Sharples Holden Pasquarelli (SHoP); Veyko; Freecell; Bill Massie [images]- The Architect's Newspaper (NYC) |
Socially minded architect wins new Canada Council Prize - Taymoore Balbaa/Kuwabara, Payne, McKenna, Blumberg Architects; AMP Arquitectos- CBC (Canada) |
5 finalists compete on design for National AIDS Memorial n Golden Gate Park- San Francisco Chronicle |
Call for Papers for Nexus 2006 conference for architecture and mathematicsdeadline extended to February 15- Nexus Network Journal |
From the Vaults: James Stirling is unleashed on London, 1991. By Hugh Pearman- HughPearman.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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-- TEN Arquitectos/Taller de Enrique Norten Arquitectos, SC: Harlem Park, New York
-- Herzog & de Meuron: Laban Dance Centre, Deptford, London |
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