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Today's News - August 22, 2005
It's good to be back - and there's much catching up to do! ----- ArcSpace brings us towers, sails, and seed silos. -- New York's new "architecture district" is an unusual alliance of hot young firms. -- A British take on downtown LA's "brave new architecture." -- In America's "big box wasteland...sameness is the new black." -- Meanwhile, Target hits the "big box bull's-eye" with "streamlined examples of modern architecture." -- BBC's big box HQ in Glasgow considered an eyesore by some and "really nice building" by others. -- A Florida developer hopes "new ruralism" will be the new mantra for city and suburban dwellers weary of civilization. -- A design-build firm challenges Philadelphia's status quo for housing with a "new model of architecture for the city." -- In and near Chicago, a Mies jewel dazzles while a Burnham gem faces the wrecking ball. -- In Melbourne, a new railway station will likely end up on a postage stamp, and an architect "shows a wisdom and cleverness in dealing with old places and new spaces." -- A magical transformation of a former railway station in Oslo transformed into the Nobel Peace Centre. -- A Stirling Prize contender "is far more than just another European Capital of Culture-style art box." -- Hadid as "the inventor of the 89 degrees" and master of "young, thin, brisk worker-bee architects dressed in black." -- The high's (and low's) of New York's Percent for Art program. -- Exhibition review: the architect who shaped Long Island.
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-- Exhibition: "Dream of Tower" at the Danish Architecture Centre, Copenhagen
-- Competition winner: Steven Holl Architects: Sail Hybrid/Albert Place Casino, Knokke-Heist, Belgium
-- MVRDV: Gemini Residence, Copenhagen |
New York's New Architecture District: Architects find the Lower East Side cheaper — and friendlier — than their big fancy firms. -- Work Architecture; L.E.FT Architects; Architecture Agency; BriggsKnowles; nArchitects; Lewis Tsurumaki Lewis/LTL [images]- New York Times |
Things are looking up, downtown: The centre of Los Angeles was once considered a cultural wasteland, but now it has become a magnet for brave new architecture. -- Gehry; Mayne/Morphosis; Michael Rotondi; Eric Owen Moss; Rafael Moneo; Coop Himmelblau; Alexis Rochas- Telegraph (UK) |
One Happy Big-Box Wasteland: Oh my yes, there is indeed one force that is eating away the American soul like a cancer...because we as a nation have lost all sense of community and place...Sameness is the new black.- San Francisco Chronicle |
Hitting the big box bull's-eye: For what they are, Targets work visually in sea of similarity...new goal -- at least with certain stores -- is to turn entire buildings into streamlined examples of modern architecture. By John King -- MBH Architects; RSP Architects [images]- San Francisco Chronicle |
Angry box-watchers attack Auntie's 'eyesore': To some, [£129m BBC Scotland HQ] is a classic example of neo-minimalist architecture at its finest. To others it is a giant, ugly, glass brick plonked next door to some of the finest modern buildings in Scotland. -- David Chipperfield- The Scotsman (UK) |
In Florida, a Big Developer Is Counting on Rural Chic: Florida's largest private landowner, is pushing "new ruralism," a concept it hopes will entice city and suburban dwellers who are weary of civilization...- New York Times |
Model homes: Onion Flats developers seek to inspire the city to think about housing in a new way...a challenge to Philadelphia's status quo.- Philadelphia Daily News |
Crown Hall dazzles in Mies simplicity: IIT renovation a design triumph. By Blair Kamin -- Mark Sexton/Krueck & Sexton Architects; Gunny Harboe/McClier- Chicago Tribune |
Bid to raze Burnham home creates a stir: ...developer...has a demolition permit from the village. Because Kenilworth has no preservation ordinance, officials said there is nothing they can do.- Chicago Tribune |
Making waves: Spencer Street station is more than a mere building. It is the result of a high-tech solution to a design challenge...and will probably find itself reproduced as a stamp. By Norman Day -- Grimshaw; Daryl Jackson [link to images]- The Age (Australia) |
Hits and critical mass: Melbourne needs buildings for today and the future, not icons that serve an architect's ego...Peter Elliott...shows a wisdom and cleverness in dealing with old places and new spaces. By Norman Day [image]- The Age (Australia) |
David Adjaye meets Alfred Nobel in Oslo: architecture for peace. By Hugh Pearman [images]- HughPearman.com (UK) |
The word made flesh: The surprise inclusion on this year's Stirling prize shortlist is a little-known art gallery in Cork. Jonathan Glancey is entranced -- O'Donnell and Tuomey [image, links]- Guardian (UK) |
A warped perspective: Zaha Hadid used to be better known for her fall-outs (numerous) than her buildings (non-existent). Now her astonishing, form-bending visions – including for the London Olympics – are taking shape all over the world. But that doesn’t make her any easier...- Telegraph (UK) |
Risks and Rewards of Art in the Open: New York's Percent for Art program has had its share of duds and crises. But it has had some triumphs, too... "City Art" at the the Center for Architecture [images, slide show]- New York Times |
Exhibition Review: Reflecting Long Island: A exhibit on architect Michael Spector's 40-year career shows his shining influence on the local landscape. By Justin Davidson -- Spector Group [images]- NY Newsday |
INSIGHT: Downtown Vancouver's Last Resort: How Did "Living First" Become "Condos Only?" By Trevor Boddy- ArchNewsNow |
INSIGHT: Old Governor's Mansion: Turning a House into a Public Building: A preservation architect explains how HVAC systems were integrated and life safety codes addressed without destroying the historic fabric of a National Historic Landmark. -- Lord Aeck & Sargent [images]- ArchNewsNow |
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