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Today's News - February 4, 2005

Have the architecture and design galleries at MoMA lost their groove? -- A Kenyan architect believes in the power of architecture. -- Will U.K.'s take on New Urbanism leave architects out in the cold? -- Meanwhile, high-density housing planned for Poudbury II gets the go-ahead. -- A Gehry/Hardy collaboration to add theatrical (and "lovable") sparkle to Brooklyn's arts district. -- Planned water treatment plant will be a good neighbor. -- A Toronto gallery is a "dance between space and function, form and content." -- A mall in Manila could be the poster child for what malls everywhere should be. -- An Israeli architect thinks local architecture is in bad shape. -- It's all luxe for design junkies in Paris.

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Where MoMA Has Lost Its Edge: The reopening of the architecture and design galleries was an opportunity to reclaim... the museum's role in shaping the conversation about architecture. Instead... By Nicolai Ouroussoff [images]- New York Times

Expressing human needs in the form of buildings: Nginyo Towers, on Nairobi's Koinange Street, tells a tale about the power of architecture. - Francis Mungai- East African Standard (Kenya)

Prescott bows to US: Rogers left out in the cold as Prescott makes new urbanism the hot topic at the Manchester summit: ...new Academy for Sustainable Communities in Leeds...would “join forces with the [Chicago-based] Congress of New Urbanism”.- BD/Building Design (UK)

Green light for second Poundbury: Prince Charles-backed village scheme in Bradford gets go-ahead - Wildblood Macdonald- BD/Building Design (UK)

All the world's privy to this stage: In a city where bulk is often confused with beauty, one of the most lovable architectural proposals to come along in years is a pocket project... By Justin Davidson - Hugh Hardy; Frank Gehry; Enrique Norten- NY Newsday

New Gehry-Hardy Design for Brooklyn Theatre Unveiled [image]- Playbill

Neighbors Commend Design Of New Water Treatment Plant: ...a testament to the success not only of the plant’s architects, but also of the city’s attempts to prove that it does care about the Jamaica community.- Queens Chronicle (NY)

A work of art fit for works of art: ...dance between space and function, form and content gets a real workout at the multilevelled Corkin Shopland Gallery in Toronto's historic Distillery District. - Shim-Sutcliffe Architects- Globe and Mail (Canada)

Greenbelt mall’s award-winning cradle of greenery: ...owes it success and its awards in equal parts to local architects and designers... - Callison Architecture; GF Partners Landscape; Edward D. Stone and Associates; Andy Locsin [image]- The Manila Times

The university of life: In planning the new Open University campus in Ra'anana, as in her other projects, Ada Karmi-Melamede has made her mark on the local landscape...architecture in Israel "is in bad shape and deteriorating tremendously."- Ha`aretz (Israel)

Message from Paris: Lighten up; Design junkies hoping to get a fix...have made the 10th biannual Maison et Objet the unmissable design rendezvous- Los Angeles Times

-- Philip Johnson 1906 - 2005
-- Book: Gehry Draws

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