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Today's News - December 1, 2005
This month, SMPS asks: Why hire a marketing staff? -- Urban ills of Brazil's mega-cities hold lessons for others. -- Nature offers engineers some cool tools. -- In Toronto, too much bottom-line thinking and not enough mid-rise development. -- Green building survey puts L.A. at the top of the list. -- Montreal's West Island College glows green. -- Chicago's big new project breaks ground. --The "seesawing saga" of the Liberty Bell's "gossamer jewelbox" about to come to a sad end. -- Of Quonsets and containers. -- Berlin didn't want Corbu, but Chandigarh did. -- Putting "play" back into playgrounds.
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The Emptying of the Mega-Cities: It is difficult to believe that Brazilian mega-cities like Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo...are seeing their population densities decrease, which experts say aggravates the cities' problems and makes solutions even more difficult to find.- Inter Press Service |
Nature teaches engineers new tricks: ...ants could help with traffic patterns, bees could provide insights on aerodynamics, and skunk cabbage may reveal new ways to regulate temperature.- Christian Science Monitor |
We'll pay price in design and energy: Bottom-line thinking has left Toronto's condos lagging in architectural and environmental qualities. By Christopher Hume- Toronto Star |
Mid-rise projects casualty of system: If Toronto is to survive and our lifestyle expectations with it, we must come up with new residential models that will achieve the densities needed... By Christopher Hume- Toronto Star |
Survey results: Local Market Factors Determine Traction of Green Buildings: Los Angeles at the top of the list...Chicago suburbs ranked at the bottom... [pdf]- Corporate Realty, Design & Management Institute (CRDMI) |
West Island College’s arts and science pavillion a natural fit: Architects recognized for energy-conserving design -- ÉKM Architects- The Chronicle (Montreal) |
In Chicago, Major Mixed-Use Project Breaks Ground -- Gensler; Perkins + Will; Rockwell Group; James Carpenter- Interior Design Newswire |
Bell tolls for[Liberty Bell] pavilion: ...it looks as if Mitchell/Giurgola's gossamer jewelbox has exhausted its appeals...Demolition is scheduled for March. By Inga Saffron- Philadelphia Inquirer |
From Battlefield to Bungalow: The Adaptable Architecture of the Quonset..."Quonset: Metal Living for a Modern Age" book and exhibition make an elegy for the little hut, a respectful acknowledgment of its service in times of need.- Humanities Magazine |
Heavy Metal Jacket With a Luxe Lining: Design's boldface names may be upstaged at the Art Basel fair by Adam Kalkin, an architect who is unveiling his Push Button House...has used the container as a centerpiece in a broad spectrum of projects that include affordable housing, refugee shelters... [slide show]- New York Times |
Did Nehru allow Corbusier what Hitler denied? Architect had dreamt of building new Berlin, but was refused. -- Pierre Frey- Indian Express (Chandigarh) |
On a mission to put 'play' back in the country's playgrounds: "American Playgrounds: Revitalizing Community Space," an insightful new book that explores the degradation of playground design in the past generation. By John King -- Susan Solomon; Stanley Saitowitz; Cheryl Barton; Mark Horton- San Francisco Chronicle |
INSIGHT: Condos Breathe New Life into Old Offices: Historic office buildings are increasingly being reinvented as condominiums in CBDs (central business districts) across the country. By Mark Harbick, AIA- ArchNewsNow |
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-- Competition winner: Steven Holl Architects: Herning Center of the Arts, Herning, Denmark
-- Rafael Viñoly: Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina |
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