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Today's News - July 13, 2005
Deadlines loom for competitions in Chicago and Canada. -- NEA and EPA launch Governors' Institute on Community Design to encourage well-designed growth. -- Eminent domain: can it be justified on urban design grounds? -- Another "pillar in the revitalization of Winnipeg's downtown": an energy company's energy-efficient HQ. -- Nanotechnology helping solar get smaller. -- Old carpet as new energy source (with hopes it will catch on). -- Skillful urban design techniques turn a potential monster into a pleasing neighbor in Washington, DC. -- In Philadelphia, a makeover proves that "dynamite isn't always the answer to modernist mistakes." -- Big plans at Liverpool University. -- Wright's legacy: "Everyone agrees his buildings are wonderful. The problem is, they will keep falling apart." -- In Texas, five contemporary garden follies "encourage us to see a familiar landscape in new ways." -- Great views, great loos: what it's like to actually work in an architectural icon (some are better than others).
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Call for Entries: Chicago Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Competition; registration deadline: July 19- The Salvation Army |
Call for Expressions of Interest: River Landing Century Plaza Landmark Competition; deadline: July 20- City of Saskatoon (Canada) |
National Endowment for the Arts and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announce the Governors' Institute on Community Design...to encourage state leadership in well-designed growth- Governors’ Institute on Community Design |
In Eminent Domain Case, Court Gave Currency to Argument About Obsolete Properties: Can eminent domain be justified on city planning and urban design grounds? By Roger K. Lewis- Washington Post |
Manitoba Hydro Unveils Final Design for $188 million Energy Efficient HQ: ...the next pillar in the revitalization of Winnipeg's downtown -- Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects; Smith Carter Architects and Engineers [images. links]- Archiseek (Canada) |
As solar gets smaller, its future gets brighter: Nanotechnology could turn rooftops into a sea of power-generating stations- San Francisco Chronicle |
Old Carpet, Scraps Being Tapped by Manufacturer as New Energy Source: If the project proves successful, its designers expect it will reverberate throughout the industry -- Shaw Industries (AP)- Environmental News Network |
From Kevin Roche, a Stately Station Place: ...manage to turn a potential monster into a rather pleasing neighbor...by applying tried-and-true urban design techniques with a high degree of skill. By Benjamin Forgey -- Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates- Washington Post |
Few touches transform Penn dorms: The changes are largely cosmetic, but they reveal how little it takes to turn a soul-sapping modernist tower into a stylish and livable one...proof that dynamite isn't always the answer to modernist mistakes. By Inga Saffron -- G. Holmes Perkins (1967); MGA Partners- Philadelphia Inquirer |
Restoration plan for Liverpool University landmark; Design for £29m engineering building unveiled. -- Alfred Waterhouse (1889-92); Sheppard Robson [images]- icLiverpool (UK) |
The Frank Lloyd Wright legacy: an expensive taste in buildings...Everyone agrees his buildings are wonderful. The problem is, they will keep falling apart. By Hugh Pearman [images]- HughPearman.com (UK) |
'LANDed' provides fun among foliage: ...five temporary garden structures, contemporary follies, designed by young American architects...less an exhibition than a series of experiments that encourage us to see a familiar landscape in new ways. By David Dillon -- Edward Buehler Delk/H. Herbert Hare (1925); Della Valle + Bernheimer Design; MADE; Lyn Rice Architects; Mitner Roddier Hicks; Design Subset [images]- Dallas Morning News |
Just another day at the office: Great views, great loos ... nine people reveal what it's like to work in an architectural showpiece -- Miralles; Foster; Seifert; Klaentschi and Klaentschi; Richard Rogers; Allies and Morrison; Terry Farrell- Guardian (UK) |
Op-Ed: The 2012 New York Olympics is lost. Long live the 2014 New York World's Fair. By Fred Bernstein- ArchNewsNow |
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-- Under construction: Raimund Abraham: JingYa Ocean Entertainment Center, Beijing, China
-- Randall Stout: Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, Virginia
-- Design Hotel: Niall D Brennan & Associates: The Morgan, Dublin, Ireland |
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