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Today's News - April 26, 2005
Australian green building guidelines called misguided. -- An impressive shortlist for Edmonton Art Gallery (impressive list of those who didn't make the cut, too). -- Glasgow looks to Mackintosh to be a marketing tool a la Barcelona and Gaudi. -- Thai developers need to expand their design horizons. -- Toronto's new Ritz-Carlton could be more daring than it is. -- Walker Art Center's artful architecture is "worlds removed from spectacle…" -- Gwathmey's new Manhattan tower called a "green monster…Mies van der Rohe as filtered through Donald Trump." -- Gwathmey's Barn in Connecticut called an architectural wonder. -- Morgan Library makeover puts on a public face. -- Wright's Ennis-Brown house "may soon be more of a ruin than the Mayan structures that inspired it." -- Big ideas (and awards) for small projects. -- Cities ready to pay big bucks for glitzy arenas. -- University still bullish on new stadium despite consultant's study. -- Libeskind takes his tower to California. -- Koolhaas on global style: "We make the icons, but we don't get the benefits." -- Mies's grandson wins bid for Crown Hall Smash Bash.
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Report blasts push for green building: Much of the regulatory drive to make buildings more energy efficient is misguided, according to a widely critical draft report from the Productivity Commission.- Sydney Morning Herald |
Top architects on short list for proposed new $48-million Edmonton Art Gallery -- Arthur Erickson; Will Alsop; Randall Stout; Zaha Hadid- The Edmonton Journal (Canada) |
Glasgow looks to Mackintosh for change of image: city hopes to use Charles Rennie Mackintosh's name as a brand image to attract more visitors in an imitation of Barcelona's highly successful marketing of Antoni Gaudi- The Herald (UK) |
Developers urged to expand design horizons: When it comes to architecture and design, most Thai housing developers are unwilling to take risks and tend to slowly adapt to new influences...- Bangkok Post |
Ritz-Carlton needs bit of flair: $300-million, 53-storey hotel and condominium combination...could be a more architecturally daring project than it promises to be. By John Bentley Mays -- Kohn Pedersen Fox- Globe and Mail (Canada) |
Walker Art Center's artful architecture: Startling Minnesota addition by firm rebuilding de Young...worlds removed from the spectacle offered by a Frank Gehry or Daniel Libeskind. By John King -- Herzog & de Meuron [images]- San Francisco Chronicle |
Green Monster: A Startling Addition to Astor Place: Its shape is fussy, and the glass façade is garishly reflective: Mies van der Rohe as filtered through Donald Trump. By Paul Goldberger -- Gwathmey Siegel; Ismael Leyva- New Yorker |
Architectural wonder on North St.: Gwathmey's Barn reinvneted -- Charles Gwathmey (1973); Paul Aferiat/Peter Stamberg- GreenwichTime (Connecticut) |
Morgan Library Plans a Makeover and an Image Upgrade: ...after a $102 million expansion and renovation, it will not only have undergone a physical metamorphosis; it is hoping that its public persona will have changed, too. -- Renzo Piano [image]- New York Times |
Falling Because of Water: Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis-Brown house...may soon be more of a ruin than the Mayan structures that inspired it. By Joseph Giovannini [image]- New York Times |
Big ideas for small projects: From granny annexes to garage conversions, architectural ingenuity has achieved great results without busting the budget...“small projects award”...throws a spotlight on this growing market. By Hugh Pearman -- Nord Architects; Jeremy King Architects; Bauman Lyons/Maggie Pickles; Jessop and Cook- The Sunday Times (UK) |
Bells and whistles: Cities pay big bucks for modern arenas designed with glitz in mind -- HOK + Sport + Venue; Morris Adjmi- The Star-Ledger (New Jersey) |
University of Central Florida crunching numbers, is still bullish on stadium: A consultant's study may have a few holes, but the college expects to conclude that the project will fly. -- 360 Architecture; Dant Clayton [images]- South Florida Sun-Sentinel |
Ground Zero X2: Libeskind copies himself in California [image]- New York Magazine |
Koolhaas Speaks On 'Global' Style: Architect shares vision of creation...architectural community...is stuck in the medieval guild logic. “We make the icons, but we don't get the benefits,” he said, comparing the salaries of architects to those of actors, sports stars and other celebrities.- Cornell Daily Sun |
Lohan Anderson Wins Auction to Break Crown Hall Window: Mies’ Grandson will Break First Pane of Glass- Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) |
Discovery and Collaboration = Chemical Reaction: University of Missouri-Columbia Life Sciences Center. By Gregory Blackburn, AIA - Anshen+Allen Architects/BNIM Architects [images]- ArchNewsNow |
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-- Escher GuneWardena: Jamie Residence, Pasadena, California
-- Olafur Eliasson: Jamie Residence Meant To Be Lived In |
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