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Today's News - February 8, 2005
ANN is pleased to introduce the first in an exclusive SMPS series focusing on marketing and business development best practices. -- Johnson still in the spotlight: a not-very-nice report and a retort; San Diego architects reminisce. -- Bad news/good news for waterfronts in Sydney, Toronto, and New York. -- Will creative types who salvaged a downtown the Kansas City neighborhood lose their creative edge to developer types? -- Report to blame design for Paris airport collapse. -- Sophisticated architecture finds a home in the British countryside. -- Time to redefine the definition of a "sustainable company?" -- Mackintosh masterpiece to be reborn in Glasgow. -- Much to celebrate about US Post Office "Masters of Architecture" series (but short on Windy City masterpieces). -- A long, insightful look at four Ground Zero tomes. -- Young architects from Mexico City take center stage in New York.
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Philip Johnson: Flamboyant postmodern architect whose career was marred by a flirtation with nazism...was for half a century the doyen of architectural opportunists. By Andrew Saint- Guardian (UK) |
Philip Johnson: a Response to Andrew Saint. By Javier Arbona- Archinect |
Philip Johnson's life of innovation: ...a scholar, tastemaker and star maker. By Ann Jarmusch- San Diego Union-Tribune |
Dozen skyscrapers could cram Darling Harbour: ...no height limits would be imposed on the architects taking part in the international design contest to build the offices, restaurants and units on the 22-hectare site...- Sydney Morning Herald |
Blue skies far off for waterfront: ...the chances of its revitalization seem to grow more distant everyday...The spectacle hasn't been pretty... By Christopher Hume - Koetter Kim and Associates- Toronto Star |
On the Waterfront: With the developments River East and Silvercup West, a stately cityscape would stretch along the river from the Queens line to the Queensboro bridge - V Studio; Ken Smith; Richard Rogers Partnership- NY Newsday |
Perched at the Crossroads of change: downtown rebirth is great, but can the Crossroads retain its creative edge in the face of a $2.5 billion redevelopment juggernaut just next door? The answer may lie in a tangle of economics and urban design. By Steve Paul- Kansas City Star |
Report to blame design for Paris airport collapse: ...Paul Andreu issued a statement Monday denying that the design of the terminal was faulty and blaming "insufficient steel reinforcement of the concrete." (AFP)- ChannelNewsAsia |
Sophisticated regionalism: Stan Bolt's growing portfolio of modern houses in the West of England. By Hugh Pearman [images]- HughPearman.com (UK) |
Hawken Challenges Soundness of New Sustainability Ranking: Natural Capital Institute's Director Calls for More Transparent Evaluative Processes and Guidelines [for] the Global 100...list of "the 100 most sustainable corporations"...- Environmental News Network |
Mackintosh masterpiece to be reborn: ...has lain derelict for more than 20 years...to be converted into a luxury shopping, office and leisure development...in the centre of Glasgow as a prime landmark.- The Herald (UK) |
Sticking it to the Windy City: ...there is much to celebrate in the 37-cent stamps...They'll spread the gospel of good design to a mass audience. By Blair Kamin- Chicago Tribune |
Filling the Hole: "Imagining Ground Zero" (Stephens)...a richly illustrated compendium of official and nonofficial schemes accompanied by a short, sharp text..."Sixteen Acres" (Nobel)...colorful, depressing account of the redevelopment process..."Up from Zero" (Goldberger) somehow makes the most dramatic architectural story of our time seem dull..."Breaking Ground" (Libeskind) has the potential to become...an enduring camp classic. By Martin Filler- New York Review of Books |
Exhibit Highlights Mexico’s New Breed of Architects: "Mexico City Dialogues: New Architectural Practices" at NYC’s Center for Architecture - José Castillo [interview/images]- Metropolis Magazine |
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-- MVRDV: Silodam Housing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
-- Mark Fisher: KÀ/Cirque du Soleil, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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