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Today's News - April 28, 2006

Another eloquent tribute to Jacobs. -- Self-sufficient living modules make their way from New Mexico desert to the U.K. -- Hopefully fourth design is a charm for Moynihan Station in Manhattan. -- Foster's university pharmacy building does "wonders for the health of architecture in Toronto." -- The ball park builds a neighborhood in San Diego. -- An Indiana stadium with shades of chic urban vibes. -- A new park for Toronto will "represent a new generation of park" (though it faces some limitations). -- London's Jubilee Gardens revamp gets a green light. -- A Yorkshire park deer shelter transformed by an American "populist artist-hero for the British." -- A Baroness plans protest over Prado road change in Madrid. -- "The Hydro Wall" is the Big Idea that garners $10,000 2006 Next Generation Award. -- A thoughtful look at the legacy of Ray and Charles Eames. Weekend diversions: readings: de Botton's "The Architecture of Happiness" finds no beauty in Poundbury. -- Excerpt from "The Architecture of Entertainment: L.A. in the Twenties": its influence on exoticism in Southern California architecture. -- On view: "American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow" in New York. -- Hundertwasser in Kyoto. -- One we couldn't resist: a science fiction interior design business.

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A life worth living: Jane Jacobs needs to be read again and again by those who think big bucks and bigger buildings are the only way to go in our cities. By Jonathan Glancey- Guardian (UK)

Self-sufficient living modules hit UK: They sprang up in the deserts of New Mexico and are made of tyres, earth, and rubbish. Now these self-sufficient living modules have arrived in the UK. -- Michael Reynolds/Earthship Biotecture- Independent (UK)

Fourth Design for Penn Station Is Unveiled: It is by far the most modest to date, but it may prove to be the one that can actually get built, after a 14-year prelude. -- McKim, Mead and White (1910); David M. Childs/Skidmore, Owings & Merrill [image]- New York Times

Brit design good medicine: Norman Foster has arrived in Toronto....For all its modesty, already the Leslie Dan Pharmacy Building has attracted much attention...already the building has done wonders for the health of architecture in Toronto. By Christopher Hume- Toronto Star

The Neighborhood That the Ballpark Built: San Diego is probably the only city in which the stadium developer is also the prime developer of the entire district surrounding the ballpark.- New York Times

Shades of Indiana color stadium design: Playbook for Colts' new home melds Indy's urban vibe, state's limestone...to remind fans of the heyday of college football but also impart the chic air of a downtown loft. -- HKS- Indianapolis Star

A revolutionary city park: When Don River Park is finished in 2008, it will be the focal point of a new neighbourhood to be built at the bottom of the city...seven-hectare, $17 million green space is a work in progress. By Christopher Hume -- Michael Van Valkenburgh- Toronto Star

Jubilee Gardens revamp wins planning permission: Plans to transform Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank into a "world-class" park have been given the green light -- West 8 [images, links]- London SE1

A beard of stars: James Turrell's latest "Skyspace" [in Yorkshire Sculpture Park] makes him a populist artist-hero for the British. By Hugh Pearman [images, links]- HughPearman.com (UK)

Baroness Thyssen plans Prado road change protest: ...said a redesign of the [Madrid] street, planned to keep traffic away from the nearby Prado museum, would leave her own museum choking in exhaust fumes. --- Alvaro Siza- Guardian (UK)

And the Winner is...Metropolis announces the winner of the 2006 Next Generation Award -- Virginia San Fratello; Ronald Rael; Isaiah Dunlap- Metropolis Magazine

Practical legacy: Ray and Charles Eames inspired designers worldwide yet most people will sit on one of their creations without even knowing it.- Sydney Morning Herald

Alain de Botton and the psychology of architecture: "The Architecture of Happiness"...Shouldn't it be possible, after all this time, to guarantee that a new building will be both beautiful and useful? By Hugh Pearman -- Foster; Herzog & de Meuron- HughPearman.com (UK)

Philosopher finds no beauty in Barratt homes or prince's model village [Poundbury] -- Alain De Botton- Observer (UK)

A cinematic awakening transforms L.A. architecture: Robert Winter's new book, "The Architecture of Entertainment: L.A. in the Twenties," details how advertising and movies introduced eclecticism and exoticism to Southern California architecture.- Los Angeles Times

"American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow" at Bard, Even for Stuff That Never Moved: There's no shortage of stunning and wonderful things here to look at...- New York Times

Friedensreich Hundertwasser: Embracing an organic modernism: At one of the extremes of 20-century architecture there were...Loos...Le Corbusier...Gropius...Mies van der Rohe..."International Style"...At the other end was the environmentally aware Hundertwasser...current retrospective Kyoto till May 21 [images]- Japan Times

Living in the 'Star Trek' Universe -- For Real: Tony Alleyne loved the Star Trek universe so much...he remodeled his condominium to look like the inside of the Starship Enterprise...started a science fiction interior design business... [audio, slide show]- National Public Radio (NPR)

INSIGHT: Public/Private Space & Yonge-Dundas Square: Pubic/private-sector collaboration and a shared vision deliver CPR to a once-blighted square in Toronto. Effie Bouras, Assoc. AIA- ArchNewsNow

-- Competition Winner: Lab architecture studio: Riyadh Business Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
-- C.F. Møller Architects: Darwin Centre Phase Two, London, UK

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