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Today's News - Friday, February 29, 2008

In Vancouver, higher density doesn't necessarily mean taller buildings, says Geller. -- Hawthorne evaluates L.A. mayor's efforts to become a "super-city" on the global stage: he hasn't quite made it into the "Dynamic Mayors Club." -- The U.K. re-evaluates BREEAM to give it a more global footing. -- FEMA testing alternatives (this time, it will only take another 42 months - groan). -- An eyeful of grand plans for Dublin's City Markets. -- Chandigarh is finally waking up to its loss of Corbu treasures landing on auction blocks in New York and Paris. -- Preserving Brooklyn's Dumbo DNA. -- Big plans for British seacoast town: renaissance or carbuncle? -- Russell ruminates on Krens' departure from Guggenheim: he'll be a hard act to follow (all the way to Abu Dhabi). -- Call for entries: Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition. -- Weekend diversions: "The Endless City" is a "doorstop that emits the unmistakable odor of vanity publishing." -- "Architect and Engineer: A Study in Sibling Rivalry" is an "extraordinary tour de force." -- On view: futuristic school design at the Lighthouse, Glasgow. -- Campbell visits two photo shows focusing on notable buildings (it's good to be "Stollerized"). -- If you missed it in L.A., "Birth of the Cool" has landed in Andover, MA. -- "Urban Housing Atlas" launches today. -- And just for Leap Year: 11 Neighbors from Hell: Thank god for zoning laws, covenants and deed restrictions (and our neighbor who has only 2 gnomes).

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We're beginning to get the 'Eco' -- but what's Density? Depends how it's measured; it doesn't have to mean taller...we can create more affordable housing choices and livable neighbourhoods without altering the character of most single-family neighbourhood streets in Vancouver... By Michael Geller- Vancouver Sun

Antonio Villaraigosa: The Gridlock Kid: Can the mayor find his way out of a jam and lead Los Angeles to global glory? ...he has fallen into the politically expedient trap of pushing for wider freeways and streamlined traffic...Among planners and architects, a sharp sense of disappointment...has become both widespread and impossible to ignore...three most pressing issues...That’s easy: Transit, transit and transit. By Christopher Hawthorne- Los Angeles Times Magazine

Tougher standards for green offices: BRE Global and the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) are setting up a committee for BREEAM...will look at procedures used by green building councils around the world to see what could be incorporated.- Building (UK)

FEMA Testing Alternatives to Problematic Trailers: As the fallout continues, federal and state agencies are weighing new approaches to emergency shelter...NAHB and Abt Associates studies began last fall and will run for 42 months.- Architectural Record

HKR, Make and Gehl to redesign Dublin's City Markets [images]- Archiseek (Ireland)

Avant-garde city of Chandigarh, India, loses overlooked treasure: The process by which the avant-garde furniture left the city's offices and made its way to New York and Paris reflects a broader ambivalence among the public toward Le Corbusier's heritage...and widespread official neglect of his work.- International Herald Tribune

Looking at Dumbo’s DNA: Preservation group presents its plans for rezoning historic neighborhood ...stitches together Dumbo and three surrounding landmark districts into a cohesive development plan for the area surrounding the Manhattan Bridge. -- Paul Graziano/Associated Cultural Resource Consultants [images, links]- The Architect's Newspaper (NYC)

Will Tropicana help Weston-super-Mare's renaissance, or is it just a carbuncle on the coast? ...seaside town is now attracting the likes of Urban Splash and even Foster + Partners to help with its regeneration...one development has crashed the party...plans to build a £30 million leisure centre on the site of a 1938 Art Deco lido...hasn't been welcomed with open arms. -- Mountford Piggot; Acanthus Ferguson Mann [images]- The Architects' Journal (UK)

Guggenheim Loses Krens as His Splashy Style Thrives Worldwide: Now that his numerous critics have gotten their way, what will become of the Guggenheim? His high-wire act will be an extremely hard one to follow. By James S. Russell -- Frank Gehry- Bloomberg News

Call for entries: Bombay Sapphire Gin Designer Glass Competition; cash prizes; U.S. deadline: April 7 (deadlines for other countries to follow)- Bombay Sapphire Foundation

Book review: Cities of dreams: ...considering the urban future is important. We need more than platitudes...cities are irremediable and terminal - but they won't die, because there is always a new generation of the hopeful (or deluded) eager to devise novel means of repeating the old mistakes..."The Endless City" is a doorstop that emits the unmistakable odour of vanity publishing...- New Statesman (UK)

Book review: Building up to a battle of wills: "Architect and Engineer: A Study in Sibling Rivalry" by Andrew Saint...an extraordinary tour de force...shines light from a new angle on a whole range of topics in the history of architecture, technology and the professions. -- Jørn Utzon; Ove Arup; Brunel; Frantz Jourdain; Le Corbusier- Telegraph (UK)

A design for life… and for learning in classes of future: A futuristic exhibition of school design has sparked a new blueprint for how education institutions, and other public-service buildings, should be built in future..."Senses of Place: Building Excellence" at the Lighthouse, Glasgow- The Scotsman (UK)

Constructing a vision with a viewfinder: Two photography exhibits put the focus on notable buildings..."Stollerized" [Ezra Stoller] and "All Shook Up: Thomas Kellner Photographs the Boston Athenaeum"... By Robert Campbell- Boston Globe

It's cool like that: Crisp lines, hip attitude: "Birth of the Cool" captures California's midcentury style, from art and architecture to jazz...at Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA- Boston Globe

Exhibition and book launch: "Urban Housing Atlas": multi-family housing projects by Utile at pinkcommagallery, Boston, February 29 - March 14- pinkcommagallery

11 Neighbors from Hell: Thank god for zoning laws, covenants and deed restrictions.- The MishMash.com

INSIGHT: Art in Learning: Bringing the Tradition of Sculpture in Architecture to Education: Art incorporated into school architecture can enliven the educational process in unexpected ways. By Barry Svigals, FAIA [images]- ArchNewsNow

-- Serero Architects: Concrete Canopy Auditorium and Movie Theater, Saint Cyprien, France
-- Call for entries: Design for an Eco-friendly Community on arcspace Island, Second Life; registration deadline: March 7
-- Book: Ecodesign: A Manual for Ecological Design, by Ken Yeang

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