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Today's News - April 1, 2005

Faking Places (we couldn't resist…it is April Fools Day, after all). -- 1% Solution launches to promote pro bono architecture. -- Holcim Awards competition for Sustainable Construction extends deadline. -- Plans for New York stadium: rubble or a renaissance? -- Washington, DC promised an "iconic" stadium. -- Venturi finally working in his hometown (not everyone is pleased). -- Toronto's "in-your-face" architecture; Foster's contribution delayed. -- A development of smaller 1950s-inspired homes in Texas is a hit. -- Museum news: shortlist for Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw; design unveiled for Art Museum of Western Virginia; Moss is out, Grimshaw's in for Queens Museum. -- Architects assess the impact of Thom Mayne. -- Design guidelines for medical architecture in the works in India. -- Making steel making a "green" endeavor. -- Some Philip Johnson icons heading for makeovers. -- April is National Landscape Architecture Month. -- Who owns public art? Chicago still trying to figure it out.

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Faking Places April 1, 2005: Cars, Trucks Stage Huge Protest Against Pedestrians; What If We Built Our Cities Around Pillories and Stockades?; The Five Best Fire Hydrants in North America -- and more from the Project for Phonyspaces- Project for Public Spaces

1% Solution: Website Celebrating Pro Bono Architecture Launched- ArchVoices

Holcim Awards competition for Sustainable Construction projects has been extended until April 7- Holcim Foundation

Commentary: In a stadium's shadow: rubble or a renaissance? What might the future on the far West Side look like? By Justin Davidson - Frederic Schwartz; Kohn Pedersen Fox- NY Newsday

Ballpark will be 'iconic': HOK Sport/Devrouax & Purnell, named yesterday as architect of the Washington Nationals' stadium- Washington Times

The prophet Philadelphia may yet cherish: Considered one of the most influential architects of the last century, Venturi is widely admired around the world - everywhere, it seems, except in his hometown. There may be a thaw coming. By Inga Saffron - Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates- Philadelphia Inquirer

In-your-face University of Toronto architecture challenges Toronto to grow up: Pritzker-winning Thom Mayne builds with attitude and makes no apologies. By John Bentley Mays - Morphosis; Saucier + Perrotte; architectsAlliance- Globe and Mail (Canada)

"Unique" design delays Norman Foster Toronto debut: C$75 million ($62 million) University of Toronto pharmacy building...will not be ready until January. [image]- Reuters

Lone developer shines in Lone Star State: A development of smaller homes with 1950s designs is proving popular in -- of all places -- Dallas. When will Ontario see something similar? - Hammers + Partners: Architecture; Clifford Welch Architect; Talley Associates- Globe and Mail (Canada)

Where the Judenrat met: Eleven international architectural firms have been selected from 119 original competitors to draw up plans for the new Museum of the History of Polish Jews [in Warsaw]. By Esther Zandberg - Daniel Libeskind; Peter Eisenman; Zvi Hecker- Ha`aretz (Israel)

Design Unveiled for Art Museum of Western Virginia - Randall Stout Architects [image]- Art Daily

Architect Is Selected For Expansion At Queens Museum: A design concept by Eric Owen Moss, picked in 2001, was scrapped in February after museum officials became disenchanted with it. - Grimshaw Architects; Ammann & Whitney- Queens Chronicle (NY)

Edginess elevated: Mayne, winner of top design prize, is known for taking risks: ...assessing the impact of Thom Mayne...can be particularly difficult. By John Gallagher - TMP Associates; HarleyElllis; Van Tine/Guthrie Studio of Architecture- Detroit Free Press

Proposal mooted for guidelines in medical architecture: Indian Institute of Architects/Council of Architects...to devise the spatial norms and standards for hospital design, architecture and construction of healthcare facilities.- Express Pharma Pulse (India)

How to make steelmaking 'green?' Add some plastic: research is part of a broader global effort to align steelmaking with 21st-century goals of sustainable development.- Christian Science Monitor

What Next, the Grill Room? ...with Philip Johnson gone, and many of his buildings approaching the half-century mark, some of them may not receive the same loving care as the [MoMA] sculpture garden. By Fred A. Bernstein- New York Times

Design for Active Living: ASLA declares April 2005 as National Landscape Architecture Month- American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)

Who owns public art? Chicago now faces a clash of private claims and public interests. The issue? The right to photograph the park's signature artworks.- Christian Science Monitor

Holocaust History Museum at Yad Vashem: A new museum tells a dark story, and then bursts through to the light. - Moshe Safdie and Associates [imagaes]- ArchNewsNow

-- Richard Meier & Partners: Burda Collection Museum, Baden-Baden, Germany
-- The Architect's Studio: Santiago Calatrava Sketches

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