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Today's News - November 10, 2004
Time for design activism to be more than a "fringe activity." -- Rural Studio still going strong while it examines its future. -- The "fuzzy nature" of design attribution. -- A virtual museum of Turkish architecture. -- Seoul's skyline benefits from "the Prada phenomenon." -- Dream of Catalano Pavilion becomes reality. -- Viñoly wows them in Chicago. -- Starck's "curiously retro vision" of an Eden for the "Smart Tribe" of Lower Manhattan. -- A performing arts new pavilion lacks flair, perhaps because the client "began by jettisoning the most powerful tool a client has for obtaining top-flight architecture: a competition." -- San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank heads north. -- Pennsylvania Avenue reopens, but its "perfectly clear that an era is over, that things have changed dramatically -- and not for the best." -- A film that "gives you only the glory of Gaudi." -- Book takes on U.S. housing woes, but with an all "too-narrow view."
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Private Sector, Public Good: The Necessity of Economic Sustainability in Architectural Activism: As long as responsible practice remains contingent upon architects' sense of moral duty, design activism will remain a fringe activity...- Archinect |
Architecture with heart: Three years after "Sambo" Mockbee's death, the Rural Studio is trying to answer two difficult questions...- Christian Science Monitor |
Attributing designs to 1 name can slight teams of geniuses: Many people may be dismayed by the fuzzy nature of architectural attribution. But I think it tells us something useful about the art form. By John Gallagher - Albert Kahn; Van Leyen and Schilling (1907); SmithGroup; Rossetti Associates; Hamilton Anderson Associates; Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz; Heller & Leake; BEI Associates- Detroit Free Press |
Virtual Museum of Architecture first step towards the creation of a museum dedicated to historical and contemporary Turkish architecture- ArchNet |
Fashion, city gets a touch-up with designer digs: Seoul is not a city well-known for a tasteful sense of architecture...fashion retail stores are giving the city an architectural upgrade through well-designed spaces..."the Prada phenomenon." - Koolhaas; Herzog & De Meuron; UN Studio/Arup Lighting; Guido Stefanoni/Freyrie & Pestalozza,- Korea Herald |
Pavilion to be constructed in Court of North Carolina: Eduardo Catalano... donated $1.5 million to N.C. State to build and maintain a pavilion based on the design of his former Raleigh home.- technicianonline (North Carolina State University) |
Rafael Viñoly's new Graduate School of Business designed with eye to detail- Chicago Maroon (Univ. of Chicago) |
Reincarnating a downtown bank building into pricey condos of 'managed energy,' designer Philippe Starck shares his idea of Eden: curiously retro vision of a family- friendly, high-bohemian Wall Street enclave...[for] the Smart Tribe... By Justin Davidson- NY Newsday |
The new $12-million entrance to Tilles Center for the Performing Arts endows it with more grandeur but provides too much unused space and isn't adventurous. By Justin Davidson - Paul Broches/Mitchell/Giurgola Architects- NY Newsday |
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank Reaches Agreement on Site for New Seattle Branch Building - Boora Architects- Business Wire |
Reopened Pennsylvania Avenue Is a Shadow Of What Was: ...it sure is good to have the avenue back. By Benjamin Forgey - Michael Van Valkenburgh; Frederick Bland/Beyer Blinder Belle- Washington Post |
A sensitive look at mysteries of Gaudi: The terms "documentary" and "biography" have very little to do with Japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara's 1984 film about fabled and enigmatic Catalan architect- Boston Globe |
Book Review: Howard Husock, "America's Trillion Dollar Housing Mistake": ...points may seem obvious, they are often tragically, even fatally, overlooked by housing advocates and policymakers. Unfortunately, Husock’s essays exemplify the too-narrow view...- The Next American City |
Beauty in Garbage: Naka Incineration Plant...real-time science museum and tourist destination. By Fred A. Bernstein - Yoshio Taniguchi [images]- ArchNewsNow |
Second Look: George Washington Bridge Bus Station / Pier Luigi Nervi, 1963: One of Nervi's few completed projects outside Italy is a superb example of the poetry he wrought from ferro-concrete. By Fred A. Bernstein- ArchNewsNow |
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-- TEN Arquitectos/Taller de Enrique Norten Arquitectos, SC: Educare Sports Facilities, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico |
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