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Today's News - September 28, 2004
Study results: sprawl can be detrimental to your health; good hospital design can be good for your health; and an eco-audit of sports venues to make future stadiums more environmentally friendly. -- No matter the politics, Cardinal's museum in Washington, DC, is "a powerful accomplishment." -- Wal-Mart sidles up to ancient Mexican ruins. -- Toronto has much to learn from Berlin. -- Norway plans a "super museum" (watch for design competition later this year). -- A Melbourne grand dame rises from the ashes. -- The Bank of Scotland's historic HQ being restored to former glory. -- Kansas City stadium brawl: whoever wins the job "will by 2030 have been dismissed as witless hacks who couldn't envision the future." -- Godsell envisions a bus shelter as homeless shelter. -- "Taliesin West: Building in Harmony With Nature" conference in October. -- "Curious tale of designers and architects 'sleeping together'": two U.K. firms form "more than a strategic alliance but much less than a merger." -- Chairman of London's design museum not happy with its direction. -- An amusing index of Libeskind's new book. -- A new book, "The Urban Cliff Revolution," claims ancient cliffs and rock shelters had a hand in shaping modern cities. -- MacArthur genius grants include New York glass artist with a hand in shaping WTC skyscraper.
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Sprawl May Harm Health, Study Finds: ...a link between the world of strip malls, cul-de-sacs and subdivisions and a broad array of ailments.- Washington Post |
Study: Suburban sprawl unhealthy: "...one way to improve our health is to build cities where people feel comfortable walking and are not so dependent on cars."- Scripps Howard News Service |
Research Report: The Role of the Physical Environment in the Hospital of the 21st Century: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity- Center for Health Design |
A study of the ecological impact of the FA Cup Final is set to help architects design more efficient sports grounds.- BBC News |
Douglas Cardinal's dream: Although some of its boldest gestures were compromised when a new firm completed it, the Canadian architect's National Museum of the American Indian is a powerful accomplishment. By Lisa Rochon - Polshek Partnership- Globe and Mail (Canada) |
No, the Conquistadors Are Not Back. It's Just Wal-Mart: ...an ugly cinderblock building rising from the earth...near the ancient ruins of Teotihuacán...- New York Times |
Lucky Berlin a city AND a province: There are many lessons Toronto can learn from Berlin: some tell us what to do, others what not to do... "It is a landscape of exposed nerve-endings...in a constant state of becoming." By Christopher Hume- Toronto Star |
Grand plan for the national museums in Norway: ...four institutions are to be merged into one super museum, with an emphasis on the contemporary...hope for an architectural competition later this year.- The Art Newspaper |
Grand dame re-emerges as a fashion hub: ...fire-ravaged Melbourne GPO...undergoing a renaissance... - Walter Burley Griffin (1919); Williams Boag; Williams Burke [before/after images]- The Age (Australia) |
Bank of Scotland’s historic HQ [in Edinburgh] starts trip back to the future - David Bryce (1871); Malcolm Fraser Architects- The Scotsman (UK) |
Architects find fame is fleeting: Should Kansas City's sports palace be an architectural statement of a creative genius named Frank Gehry? Or...a showcase for our own world-renowned sports architecture firms? ...it really doesn't matter all that much who gets the job.- Kansas City Star |
The new sheltered housing: If architect Sean Godsell had his way, a bus shelter wouldn't be just a place to wait for a bus...third of self-funded designs exploring homelessness. [image]- The Age (Australia) |
Taliesin West hosting green-building event: "Taliesin West: Building in Harmony With Nature," Oct. 20-23...will ponder Wright's concepts in light of today's environmental challenges.- Arizona Republic |
Curious tale of designers and architects ‘sleeping together’: McConville Architecture + CuriousOranj = CuriousGroup...more than a strategic alliance but much less than a merger.- Sunday Herald (Scotland) |
James Dyson resigns seat at Design Museum: Jonathan Glancey on a clash of styles and ideology- Guardian (UK) |
Ground Zero in 288 Pages: An annotated look at Libeskind’s opinionated new memoir. "Breaking Ground: Adventures in Life and Architecture"- New York Magazine |
"The Urban Cliff Revolution" argues that cliffs and rock shelters have played a vital role in the origin, evolution and development of the entire human habitat, including modern cities: Why are penthouse apartments the most coveted and expensive?- Newswise |
State's 500G geniuses: New York glass sculptor James Carpenter, who helped design a breakthrough transparent exterior for 7 World Trade Center, winner of $500,000 MacArthur Foundation grant- NY Daily News |
INSIGHT: Ticking the Right Boxes: In today's quest to add value at all costs, are we not losing sight of the most important aspect of all - the architecture itself? By Austin Williams- ArchNewsNow |
Metamorphosis and Transcending Hype: Observations from the Field: The Venice Biennale offers a message of optimism and exuberant anticipation for architecture in a post-9/11 world -- for the most part. By Margaret Helfand, FAIA [images]- ArchNewsNow |
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