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Today's News - March 22, 2006
We lose an African American architect who designed black campuses and much more. -- "A new appreciation for exile and neglect" as a white man gets a taste of what it's like to be black in post-Katrina New Orleans. -- Design as the "secret weapon" of business in the 21st century. -- "The sprawl brawl," and a new wave of scholars challenging assumptions. -- Sustainable design is smart design - and doesn't mean giving up good design. -- The smart part doesn't flush right for plumbers union and a green skyscraper in Philadelphia. -- Island dreams in San Francisco and Edinburgh don't quite float for some. -- And Edinburgh's design czar has big plans - perhaps a bit too big. -- Vienna names winner in Holocaust memorial competition. -- The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust building a future. -- A Japanese architect wins 2006 Steedman Fellowship with design of an environmental observatory. -- A doghouse is inspiration for a collapsible cottage.
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Obituary: Louis Fry Jr., 77; Architect for Black Colleges: Fry and Welch...oldest continuously operating African American architectural firm on the East Coast.- Washington Post |
Black Like Me: Living in New Orleans--post-Katrina--gives the author a new appreciation for exile and neglect. By Reed Kroloff- Metropolis Magazine |
Business by Design: Design has been called the "secret weapon" of business in the twenty-first century...what would it actually mean if business managers took design seriously? How do designers think? -- Gehry; Arup; New Urbanism; Gaudi; Olmsted & Vaux- Yahoo News |
Opinion: The Sprawl Brawl: Is Smart Growth intelligent design? By C. Kenneth Orski- The Slatin Report |
Revising The Suburbs: A new wave of scholars challenges common assumptions about sprawl and urban growth...a revisionist-minded, crossdisciplinary group of researchers...are rereading the suburban landscape in ways that unsettle much of the received wisdom about its history and its political economy.- The Chronicle of Higher Education |
Sustainable Design Can Save More Than the Environment: ...sustainability has artistic implications. Architects who aspire to garner high LEED ratings do not have to abandon aesthetic exploration and invention. By Roger K. Lewis- Washington Post |
Of urinals, plumbers and a backseat to N.Y.: City plumbers union says no way to no-flush urinals. Comcast Center's developer wants the less smelly, more sanitary, water-saving toilets for its green skyscraper. By Inga Saffron -- Robert A. M. Stern Architects- Philadelphia Inquirer |
Where's the Treasure? Treasure Island has nearly every necessary feature to make it the most exciting new residential development in San Francisco...What could be lacking? Start with a coherent urban design. -- Craig Hartman/Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) [images]- The Slatin Report |
Thistle be a real fantasy island: Edinburgh is set to create its very own "island" paradise - this time shaped like a thistle...Architecture and Design Scotland (ADS)...said the plans for an island at Granton were "simplistic in the extreme...profoundly unconvincing..." -- Shuttleworth/Prevc/Make- The Scotsman (UK) |
Watchdog criticises design czar on building proposals: Architecture and Design Scotland (ADS) said a plan by Sir Terry Farrell...Edinburgh's design czar, threatened the "iconic" status of the city's exhibition centre, which he designed.- The Herald (UK) |
Vienna to build Holocaust monument: "Memorial for the Deported Neighbours"...will be built at a railway yard that is currently being transformed by...Sir Norman Foster...first prize to Fischer, Naumann and Partners and artist Kirstin Arndt. [image]- European Jewish Press (Belgium) |
Building a Stephen Lawrence legacy: ...Charitable Trust, set up in honour of the murdered 18-year-old, has started work on a £9.5million project to help youngsters get into the construction industry. -- David Adjaye- icSouthLondon (UK) |
Japanese architect Mitsuru Hamada wins 2006 Steedman Fellowship: International Design Competition focused on environmental observatory [images]- Washington University in St. Louis |
Man's best friend proves inspiration for architect: Prototype of economical, collapsible cottage based upon doghouse design -- Shane Williamson [image]- University of Toronto |
Second Look: Pavilion and Colonnade Apartments by Mies van der Rohe, 1960: Current news about "starchitects" designing high-rise housing in New York is at an all-time high, but Mies did it across the Hudson River 46 years ago. By Fred Bernstein [image]- ArchNewsNow |
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René van Zuuk Architekten: Block 16 and Almere Bridge, Almere, The Netherlands |
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