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Today's News - March 22, 2005
We lose Tange - a master who changed more than just the face of Japan. -- A tribute to Erskine. -- More musings on Mayne the maverick. -- Undervalued assets are untapped opportunities for urban development. -- A "no man's land of railroad yards and industrial space" in Massachusetts tapped for major development. -- Eminent domain a hot topic that continues to dominate development plans everywhere. -- Perrault's planned golden dome for St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre transformed to look like "raisins in a muffin" (cutback doesn't seem to have helped the budget much). -- Western Virginia sees the future with new museum design. -- A Nazi beachfront retreat may be reborn as slick resort. -- A small Modernist gem slated for demolition in St. Louis. -- Troubled Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation sees hope in alliance. -- Honors bestowed by AIA Memphis. -- A new book looks at the rivalry between Bernini and Borromini.
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Obituary: Kenzo Tange, 91, Architect Who Modernized Japan- Reuters |
Tribute: Ralph Erkskine, 91, Architect who created humane offices and housing in cold and challenging environments- The Times (UK) |
Thom Mayne: The "maverick" new Pritzker Prize winner...Perhaps Mayne's brand of aesthetic rebellion will likewise enter the mainstream. There's no accounting for taste. By Witold Rybczynski- Slate |
Thomas Mayne is the first American to win the Pritzker Prize in 14 years. Taipei, Madrid and cities in New York and California have embraced his bold style. By Edward Lifson [audio]- National Public Radio |
Market-Based Community Economic Development: Many urban communities have undervalued assets which offer untapped business and development opportunities.- Brookings Institute |
15-year, 3-city NorthPoint project kicks off: ...a proposed $2 billion-plus planned community consisting of housing, office buildings, and retail and lab space... - Ken Greenberg- Boston Globe |
This Land is Our Land: Why eminent domain is nothing to fear -- so long as its abuses can be curbed.- Mother Jones |
Amendments to Mariinsky 2 Design Approved: Significantly, the golden color of its dome has been abandoned..."will have the color of St. Petersburg's weather...it looks like raisins in a muffin." - Dominique Perrault- St. Petersburg Times (Russia) |
Building for the future: Randall Stout's [Art Museum of Western Virginia] design draws on mountains and valleys. - Randall Stout Architects; Rodriguez Ripley Maddux Motley Architects- Roanoke Times (Virginia) |
Art Museum of Western Virginia: The Future [images]- Art Museum of Western Virginia |
Mein camp: Hitler had Prora built as a Nazi retreat. Now German architects want to resurrect it - as a slick holiday resort. - Clemens Klotz; Erich zu Putlitz (1938); Atelier Kempe Thill- Guardian (UK) |
Small jewel of early modernism is slated for demolition: With barely a whimper from fans of modern architecture, a small Ladue home designed by one of St. Louis' premier architects is set to be torn down... - Edouard Mutrux- St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
Alliance may aid Wright group: A member of the fellowship that runs the embattled Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has proposed a partnership with a successful Chicago preservation group to shore up the financially troubled organization.- Arizona Republic |
Downtown, Midtown work brings AIA Memphis architectural honors - Williamson Pounders Architects; Archimania; The Haizlip Firm; Looney Ricks Kiss- Commercial Appeal (Memphis) |
Book Review: "The Genius in the Design: Bernini, Borromini, and the Rivalry That Transformed Rome" by Jake Morrissey- Seattle Times |
Home-grown: Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner Takes on the World [images]- ArchNewsNow |
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-- Richard Meier & Partners: Burda Collection Museum, Baden-Baden, Germany
-- The Architect's Studio: Santiago Calatrava Sketches |
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