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Today's News - June 13, 2005

ArcSpace takes us to Nouvel's Louisiana Manifesto in Denmark. -- Norquist/Congress for the New Urbanism takes on gentrification: is it really a bad thing? -- Lessons from Minneapolis may prove his point. -- Ditto London. -- Tools for developers to scope out urban opportunities that otherwise might be overlooked. -- U.K. housing exhibition meant to inspire does just the opposite. -- Perhaps U.K. Architecture Week will. -- Philadelphia still trying to get a handle on its waterfront. -- Mau considers Toronto a design project, "but few are holding their breath for a happy ending." -- NYC saves its Olympic bid (maybe). -- London's Design Museum Designer of the Year Award: whose design is it anyway? -- Klee museum is Piano "at his dazzling best." -- One thumb-up and two thumbs-down for Washington, DC, projects. -- Dallas Cowboys stadium will be (what else?) iconic. -- Koolhaas's "Delirious New York" on bookshelves again.

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Exhibition: Jean Nouvel: "Louisiana Manifesto," Louisiana Museum, Humlebæk, Denmark

Is Gentrification Really A Threat? Should the social virtues of urbanism and new investment in cities get washed out in the hue and cry over gentrification? By John Norquist, CEO, Congress for the New Urbanism- PLANetizen

On Solid Ground: Walker Art Center...a fundamental expression of a cultural ethos that has helped Minneapolis thrive...suggests that receptivity to cutting-edge art does indeed have something to do with the economic competitiveness Minneapolis. By Steven Litt -- Herzog & de Meuron; Nouvel; Pelli; Graves; Barnes- Cleveland Plain Dealer

Lessons to be learned from London's mayor: Ken Livingston's pragmatic leftist politics -- including a smart take on urban design that's sadly rare in San Francisco or the Bay Area. By John King- San Francisco Chronicle

Urban Retail Success: A Case for New Models and Tools: The question is: do retailers and commercial developers have the information they need to grasp the nature of these urban opportunities?- Brookings Institute

The estate we're in: Grand Designs Live proved one thing: that the British idea of what a house should be is [an evnironmental] disaster- Guardian (UK)

Architecture Week 2005 (UK Nationwide): June 17 - 26- Architecture Week (UK)

Riverfront direction: In a quick vote, done: Leave it to the Philadelphia City Planning Commission to take a momentous step forward - and treat the event as if it were signing for a delivery of office supplies. By Inga Saffron- Philadelphia Inquirer

How to make Toronto the city it could be: How now Bruce Mau? His message — if that's the right word — was that the city should be recast as a "design project." By Christopher Hume- Toronto Star

2012 Olympic Bid Survives as Mets Commit to Stadium Deal...in an 11th-hour deal to salvage New York City's bid- New York Times

Design award row engulfs 'super school': The Designer of the Year has won partly for her work regenerating a school. One problem: the headmaster claims she didn't design it. By Deyan Sudjic -- Hilary Cottam; Alex de Rijke; Marsh Morgan- Observer (UK)

Underneath the arches: Switzerland's beguiling Paul Klee centre finds Renzo Piano at his dazzling best. By Jonathan Glancey [image]- Guardian (UK)

Gaudy and Grand Elevations on Seventh Street: Gallery Place's Bells & Whistles Are No Match for Jefferson's Quiet. By Benjamin Forgey -- Arquitectonica/Development Design Group/HKS; Philip Esocoff; Oehrlein and Associates- Washington Post

Indian Museum's Uneasy Presence Bespeaks Troubled Past: ...one of the few museums I was eager to leave after a relatively short visit. By Roger K. Lewis -- Douglas Cardinal/GBQC; Polshek & Partners/Smith Group/Jones & Jones/EDAW- Washington Post

New stadium 'the Super Bowl of projects': Cowboys stadium architect keeps the iconic in mind -- HKS- Dallas Morning News

Book Review: Backward and Upward: Rem Koolhaas on the Rise of N.Y.: "Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan." By Benjamin Forgey- Washington Post

June '05 Build Business: Presentations Wanted: Alive, Not Dead. By Carol Doscher

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