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Today's News - February 22, 2005
New urbanism appeals to architects more than home buyers (Seaside is now a town of vacationers). -- Milan gets its groove back. -- U.K. town that won awards in the 1970s wants to be demolished - on TV. -- A third bidder enters the fray for Manhattan West Side site (strings attached). -- Cleveland sports complex proves the city did - and should - think big. -- Good buildings for the homeless can be good for us all. -- City garages can be works of art. -- Engineering and science pushing the limits to save Venice. -- A "quirky" school in Seattle is "highly disciplined in its joyous liberation, and deeply respectful of the young minds to whom it's dedicated." -- A new bank HQ in Melbourne may be daring for a bank, but not revolutionary. -- No qualms about finishing China National Theatre. -- There's nothing comical about the "stunning" Teletubby house in Wales. -- International competition for landscape architecture students opens. -- Play about a boozy Corbu, Moses, and Jacobs debated by urban experts.
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Why 'New Urbanism' Isn't for Everyone: "...more popular with architects and designers than they are with potential buyers..." - Duany Plater-Zyberk- New York Times |
How Milan got a masterplan: Italy's industrial centre is about to burst into the architectural limelight, and the astounding new Milan Fiera complex is leading the way. By Giles Worsley - Daniel Libeskind; Zaha Hadid; Arata Isozaki; Massimiliano Fuksas; Norman Foster; Cesar Pelli; Pier Paolo Maggiora; Pei Cobb Freed/Paolo Caputo; Charles Jencks- Telegraph (UK) |
Too ugly to live: the award-winning town begging to be put out of its misery on TV. Cumbernauld leapt at the chance when demolition was offered as a prize- The Times (UK) |
New Bidder Offers $700 Million for [Manhattan] Railyard if It Also Gets a Site in Brooklyn - Philip Johnson/Alan Ritchie Architects [image]- New York Times |
A complex formula: Gateway [sports complex] success shows that Cleveland shouldn't be afraid of thinking big...shows that large-scale civic investments and fine-grained neighborhood preservation are not mutually exclusive. By Steven Litt- Cleveland Plain Dealer |
More than a shelter, home: The homeless respond to good quarters, comfort, says architect..."it involves buildings. And good buildings benefit all." - Sam Davis- San Francisco Chronicle |
If you can't take the garage out of the city, take the ugly out of the garage. By Whitney Gould - Johnsen Schmaling Architects; David Gastrau; Solomon Cordwell Buenz- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
Venice Turns to Future to Rescue Its Past: Now, a daring multibillion-dollar construction project...is just getting under way...that push at the limits of scientific knowledge and engineering capacity. [images]- New York Times |
Quirks abound in delightful schoolhouse: ...shows us what we've lost in designing an orderly, left-brain world: the delights of surprise and discovery...An urban-planning wonk with a bit of imagination could walk in and identify nodes and hubs and edges. - Carlson Architects [images]- Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
Project Review: National Australia Bank, Docklands, Melbourne: The bells and whistles of sustainable design are evident...not yet an environment of revolutionary impact. By Norman Day - Bligh Voller Nield [image]- The Age (Australia) |
Theatre construction to continue: ...it is unreasonable to suspect the National Theatre's safety just because the Paris airport was designed by the same architect. - Paul Andreu- China Daily |
Welsh House of the Future? Property journalists may be guilty of overusing labels like 'breathtaking' and 'stunning' when describing homes but this ['Teletubby house'] is unquestionably both. - Prys Edwards [images]- icWales |
International Federation of Landscape Architects/UNESCO Student Design Competition: Safer Cities and Towns; deadline: May 13- The Landscape Institute (UK) |
In a Theater, Seeking Insights on Urban Planning: "Boozy: The Life, Death and Subsequent Vilification of Le Corbusier and, More Importantly, Robert Moses." ...a panel of experts...discussed the legacy of these two figures...- New York Times |
Wild about Saffron: New York City. A February Tuesday in Central Park; 55 degrees and sunny... By Kristen Richards [images]- ArchNewsNow |
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-- Santiago Calatrava: Atlanta Symphony Center, Atlanta, Georgia
-- Rockwell Group: Chambers Hotel, New York City |
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