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Today's News - October 11, 2004

This week on ArcSpace: Lab architecture in Beijing, and Mau's "Massive Change" in Vancouver. -- Brouhaha over Beijing's "built-to-thrill" building boom continues. -- Building boom in India a boon for homegrown architects (with caveat re: foreign influence). -- NYC waterfront developments seen as inspiration for Toronto. -- Reviews of Holyrood from New York and Toronto: "Mesmerizing" and "brash." -- U.S. military complex marches toward museum and entertainment complex. -- Irish World Performing Arts Village selects architect. -- Two takes on new business schools in Toronto and Chicago. -- Island of contemporary art in Paris on track (maybe). -- A champion to preserve what's left of Sarasota School of Architecture. -- A futuristic designer in pink suede shoes. -- A new and improved vision of Washington, DC.

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Brouhaha over Beijing's buildings: Futuristic, 'built-to-thrill' designs by foreign architects are slammed by critics as being costly and impractical - Koolhaas; Andreu; Herzog + de Meuron; Foster; Raimund Abraham [images]- The Straights Times (Singapore)

These are greats times for architects: Building fever has hit...a big leap in thinking of a building in environmental terms, not just as an isolated entity... - Studio U+A; Morphogenesis; C P Kukreja Associates; Kothari Associates; Line and Form- Rediff.com (India)

Toronto's waterfront czar in a New York state of mind: Fung turns to Big Apple for inspiration- Globe and Mail (Canada)

A Symbol of the Anguished Path to Self-Rule in Scotland: ...despite moments of remarkable lyricism, this design is not Miralles's epic masterwork...Yet the building is mesmerizing nonetheless. By Nicoali Ouroussoff [images]- New York Times

Miralles in Wonderland: If a single structure could change a country, the most obvious candidate might be Scotland's brash new parliament building. By Christopher Hume [image]- Toronto Star

The Army Wants You for the Afternoon: The Army plans a $200 million museum and entertainment complex with "fully immersive environments" and 4D simulators. - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill [images]- New York Times

Irish World Performing Arts Village Result Announced: The winning entry was by DLB Cordier Architect.- Archiseek (Ireland)

Bastion of business was built to inspire: The $100 million Schulich School of Business is the ivory tower reconfigured for the 21st century...a welcome development in a campus full of more-with-less buildings. By Christopher Hume - Hariri Pontarini Architects; Robbie Young Wright [image]- Toronto Star

Starship-like business school opens at University of Chicago - Rafael Vinoly- Chicago Sun-Times

Saatchi of the Seine: Does Paris need another contemporary art gallery? Controversial billionaire François Pinault thinks so. - Tadao Ando [image]- Guardian (UK)

The Quest to Preserve Sarasota's Modern Homes. By Fred A. Bernstein - Paul Rudolph; Philip Hiss [images]- New York Times

For Karim Rashid, the Future Is Nutopia: ...a futuristic designer in pink leather shoes crashed through the symbolic morass. By Linda Hales [image]- Washington Post

Two Washingtons, Under One Roof: "Washington: Symbol and City," at the National Building Museum, reopens in a new and improved version after three years of downtime. By Benjamin Forgey- Washington Post

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