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Today's News - Thursday, April 10, 2008

Are ambitious NYC development plans looking iffy? -- They are for some British firms. -- Especially around Ground Zero. -- Meanwhile, 1 WTC façade tested to withstand real rumblings. -- Filler takes on Ouroussoff (this should start tongues wagging). -- Hawthorne on architecture's return to "another of its periodic bouts of fascination with impermanence." -- Brussat takes on architects "who look into their egos for inspiration" (but thumbs-up for a young firm who looks to the past). -- Q&A with a Vietnamese architect who calls for more open discussion when it comes to controversial developments in Hanoi. -- Charlottesville pedestrian mall a hit; now time to take on the side streets. -- Toronto subway station is a new landmark. -- A call for Mid East retailers to take sustainable design seriously. -- Calgary's pioneers in green architecture. -- Lots on Lautner. -- Bawa still inspiring Asian leisure architecture. -- An eyeful of 08 Skyscraper Competition winners. -- Dyson's Eye for Why Student Design Competition winners offer some great solutions. -- Calls for entries: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Sound Barrier Design Contest; Tent London's fast architecture competition; and Architectural Jelly Competition (how could we resist?).

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Has NYC’s Ambitious Development Agenda Stalled? Here’s a look at the status of some of the largest projects. -- Frank Gehry; Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF); Grimshaw; Murphy/Jahn; Peter Walker; Rogers Stirk Harbour; Calatrava- Architectural Record

Major UK firms in New York strife: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, RMJM, and Foster + Partners have all had New York schemes put on hold, drastically cut back, or redesigned...American credit crunch has also started taking its toll. [images]- The Architects' Journal (UK)

Proposal Would Relocate Arts Center to Fulton Street Transit Hub: ...would amount to yet another significant change in the original master plan for ground zero. -- Frank Gehry; Santiago Calatrava; Grimshaw/James Carpenter/Arup- New York Times

Replicas of New Tower Endure Nature’s Fury and a Test Blast: 1 World Trade Center...facade has already survived earthquakes, hurricanes and an explosion that shook the earth a quarter-mile away. -- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill [image]- New York Times

In design, the temporary is so contemporary: Some architects are playing up the idea of impermanence, perhaps underscoring the changeability of our times and town...Whatever the source, architects are...even finding solace in it, to a degree not seen since the 1960s and '70s... By Christopher Hawthorne -- Serero Architects; Peter Cook/Archigram; Shigeru Ban; Qingyun Ma; Hodgetts + Fung; Jimenez Lai; Gehry- Los Angeles Times

Ouroussoff on Atlantic Yards and Hudson Yards: The Gray Lady's Guide to Contemporary Civics: He's entitled to like or dislike whatever he chooses. But for the sadly compromised Times to deliver lectures on the ethics of urban redevelopment is hypocrisy pure and simple. By Martin Filler- ArtsJournal

Hear ye! Architecture in court: ...most buildings are generally no longer designed by architects who look into the past for information but by architects who look into their egos for inspiration...Every detail of our courthouse is borrowed from the past. By David Brussat -- Clarke & Howe- Providence Journal (Rhode Island)

Capital planning needs open discussion: Ho Thieu Tri, an architect experienced in urban planning, spoke with Dien Dan Doanh Nghiep (Enterprise Forum) about the controversy surrounding developing and enlarging Ha Noi.- Viet Nam News

Downtown Mall: City works sideways on side streets: ...some people wonder why more attention isn't being paid to finishing the side streets...in Charlottesville... -- Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT); MMM Design Group- The Hook (Virginia)

The world takes notice of a makeover done right: As gateways go, the newly renovated platform of the Museum subway station is a welcomed icon...now an underground landmark...Toronto can do mediocre architecture and the world will walk by without stopping...or philanthropists can fund the bold and innovative and smile with the city as the world takes notice.- Toronto Star

Mid East urged to build 'green' malls: Social responsibility and sustainability are emerging international trends retailers cannot ignore...- Al Bawaba (Jordan)

Designs on the future: How a group of Calgarians helped pioneer green architecture -- Jack Long; Kenneth Cooper; Tang Lee; John Hix; Jorg Ostrowski; Gordon Atkins; Jeremy Sturgess- Calgary Herald (Canada)

John Lautner's spirit of invention: His L.A.-area homes showcase his genius for fluid forms and a spatial sense of freedom; Harpel house restored [slide show, links]- Los Angeles Times

Leisure Style: Sri Lanka's Geoffrey Bawa inspires new style of Asian leisure architecture...gave rise to the architectural style that is now called 'tropical modernism', which is inspiring a generation of contemporary architects across Asia... [images]- Lanka Business (Sri Lanka)

08 Skyscraper Competition winners -- Elie Gamburg; Rugel Chiriboga/Ted Givens; Alberto Fernández/Susana Ortega; etc. [images]- eVolo Architecture

Dyson and IDSA Announce Winners of Fourth Annual Eye for Why Student Design Competition- Biloxi Sun Herald (Mississippi)

Call for entries: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Sound Barrier Design Contest; 1st Prize: €750,000, total prizes: €1,250,000; deadline: June 5- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Call for entries: Tent London’s fast architecture competition at the Truman Brewery during London Design Week; deadline: June 10- Workspace Group Urbantine Project

Call for entries: Architectural Jelly Competition: part of this summer's London Festival of Architecture. The resulting moulds and preparatory material will be auctioned on behalf of Architects for Aid; deadline: May 23- Bompas & Parr

Architecture Supermodels: Report from SmartGeometry Conference: Parametric design is set to revolutionize the way buildings are designed and built. By Terri Peters -- Hadid; Grimshaw; Arup; KPF; Foster + Partners; etc. [images]- ArchNewsNow

-- KK Letter: A visit to HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany
-- Design Hotel: East Hotel, Hamburg, Germany

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