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Today's News - August 26, 2005
Preservation of the worst and best kind: In Toronto, it's "sentimental, perfunctory, pointless." -- In Syracuse, NY, it's illuminating plans for new school of architecture, but "all-too-predictable municipal thinking" for nearby Art Deco railroad bridge. -- In Chicago, a Burnham building is worth saving (but not for reasons you might think). -- In St. Louis, mid-1960s apartment buildings are no longer sitting on the sidelines. -- High-rise living will catch on in Melbourne, but "glaring problems" with public transportation (Vancouver a good role model?) -- Original architect of Providence civic center might get renovation contract - or will fee send job to second choice? -- A pricey two-day workweek for Holyrood architect raises eyebrows (and "takes the biscuit"). -- A minimalist museum in Iowa is "a monument to that notion of good taste." -- A California exhibition about Ground Zero memorial gives voice to landscape architect. -- A design diva wows, befuddles (and almost blinds) a crowd at Serpentine Gallery's summer pavilion. -- Architect garners Educator Honor Award. -- A competition to jump-start green housing design.
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Heritage preservation of the worst kind: Residents supposedly won the fight over One Bedford. But it's a victory for no one...sentimental, perfunctory, pointless. By John Bentley Mays -- John M. Lyle (1900s); Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg/Page + Steele- Globe and Mail (Canada) |
Future illuminated as past is paved over: If you get a chance, you might want to come downtown tonight. It will provide a chance to juxtapose one extraordinary scene against some all-too-predictable municipal thinking. -- Leni Schwendinger; Richard Gluckman- Syracuse Post-Standard |
Marked for demolition, Kenilworth house is worth saving; Elsewhere in architecture...By Blair Kamin -- Burnham; Graves; Gehry; Netsch/Graham/Skidmore, Owings & Merrill- Chicago Tribune |
Owners would pump pizazz into yesteryear's apartments: ...sitting on the sidelines, sometimes empty or struggling to survive, are hundreds of other apartment buildings that were sought-after a generation ago - and could be again. -- Gyo Obata/Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum; Harris Armstrong; Docomomo- St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
What's the bid idea? ...the idea of living in high-rise apartments is alien to many Melburnians, but it will happen...liveability survey has shone a light on Melbourne and shown up glaring problems in the public transport system.- The Age (Australia) |
Architect selected to plan renovations of Dunkin' Donuts Center: The civic center's original architect, Ellerbe Becket is picked to oversee the redesign if a fee agreement can be reached. Otherwise, the job may go to the number-two pick...HNTB.
The civic center's original architect, Ellerbe Becket, of Missouri, is picked to oversee the redesign if a fee agreement can be reached. Otherwise, the job may go to the number-two pick.- Providence Journal (Rhode Island) |
Architect is back at Holyrood on £48,000 for two-day week: Former Scottish Executive chief architect Dr John Gibbons...has been hired to help win design awards, advise on adaptations and assist in settling the accounts.- The Scotsman (UK) |
Adding Glass-Box Minimalism to Midwestern Downtown: Chipperfield's careful nod to history gives [Figge Art Museum] a nuanced complexity that you won't find in a conventional glass box. By Nicolai Ouroussoff [images]- New York Times |
Mirroring Loss: Garden design at 9-11's Ground Zero a reflection of absence: exhibition and Q&A with Peter Walker- Metroactive (Northern California) |
Design diva: Hadid’s success is partly down to the fashionable belief that big-ticket buildings...can revive run-down cities. But it also reflects a change in Zaha’s approach. Once jagged and confrontational, her designs are now far less alienating.- Financial Times (UK) |
Neil Frankel Wins 2004-2005 Educator Honor Award...presented by the American Institute of Architecture Students.- Interior Design Newswire |
Sustainable housing: Competition for architects aims to jump-start "green" building- Globe and Mail (Canada) |
INSIGHT: Downtown Vancouver's Last Resort: How Did "Living First" Become "Condos Only?" By Trevor Boddy- ArchNewsNow |
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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 |
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