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Today's News - July 18, 2005
We lose an important voice that encouraged daring architecture. -- City of (un)brotherly love: Philadelphia's "unchecked eminent domain" could end up costing the city dearly. -- Australians see(k) Olympic gold in London. -- It's a "don't walk here" sign for Chicago pedestrians. -- An architect is aghast at plans to include Empire State Building replica in Indiana suburban strip mall. -- One might not mind living near a high-design wind turbine. -- First affordable housing accessible to those with disabilities. -- San Jose's new City Hall gets one of the most effusive reviews we've ever read. -- The White City's Bauhaus architecture finally getting a makeover...with political overtones. -- Boston developer a decidedly good neighbor with community garden included in the plans. -- A young Tacoma firm (founded by old hands) wins big in China. -- Saarinen's trendsetting Bell Labs up for sale: Roche and Papademetriou chime in, but the land is worth more than the buildings. -- Disneyland turns 50" "...has worked its magic on our culture and transformed the entertainment industry." -- Design like you give a damn: Sinclair/Architecture For Humanity brings the message to the National Building Museum.
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Obituary: Richard Solomon, 62, architect...longtime leader of the Chicago-based Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts- Chicago Tribune |
A stable city firm pushed off the block: When Mayor Street declared his war on blight...it is unlikely that he imagined the James J. Clearkin construction company as the enemy...Let's hope the next "blueprint for all future development" takes into account the real cost to Philadelphia of unchecked eminent domain. By Inga Saffron- Philadelphia Inquirer |
London calling: ...Australians expecting to win a sizeable chunk of the $20billion in design and construction contracts up for grabs in the 2012 London Games. -- PTW Architects; EDAW/HOK Sport/Foreign Office Architects/Allies and Morrison; EDAW Gillespies Australia; Woods Bagot; Denton Corker Marshall; Lab Architectural Studio- The Australian |
"No" to Buckingham Fountain crosswalk closing: Vehicles triumph, pedestrians lose...a triumph of the City Functional over the City Beautiful... By Blair Kamin- Chicago Tribune |
Commentary: Empire State replica: Honor or insult? N.Y.’s treasure our city’s junk...To compare the proposed design of this suburban strip mall to the Empire State Building...is an insult to the architectural profession and those who appreciate quality design and architecture. By Michael A. McKay/Morrison Kattman Menze [images]- The Journal Gazette (Ft. Wayne, IN) |
A turn for the better: Wind turbines are ugly and no one wants to live near one. Right? Wrong. Steve Rose on the new architects of spin -- Grimshaw Architects; Richard Rogers; Terry Farrell; Kohn Pedersen Fox; Marks Barfield Architects; Make Architects; Bill Dunster; SOM; Battle McCarthy [image]- Guardian (UK) |
Livable, lovable and affordable: Nation's first low-income apartments accessible to those with disabilities open in Berkeley -- Kava Massih Architects [image]- San Francisco Chronicle |
Vibrant Vision: San Jose's new City Hall is the best high-rise since San Francisco's 1959 Crown Zellerbach building ...smart, richly articulated design hums with energy and creativity...filled with humane, sunny spaces for both serious public business and lively civic celebration. By Alan Hess -- Richard Meier and Partners- Mercury News (California) |
Re-Modernizing Tel Aviv: After years of neglect, Tel Aviv's Bauhaus architecture is getting a makeover. But, as Michael Z. Wise reports, this is a conservation effort with political overtones.- Travel + Leisure |
Rooted in the community: Developers and neighborhood growers plan a community garden atop parking garage to help sustain urban green space -- ADD Inc.; Strata Design [image]- Boston Globe |
Giving the Far East a Western look: Less than a year after its founding, Tacoma’s Belay Architecture LLC has won a major design competition in China...Kangqiao Central Business District master plan near Shanghai [image]- The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington) |
Lucent's landmark: Bell Labs research center in Holmdel, which was recently put up for sale, was designed 45 years ago by the same architect who designed the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Trendsetting design...land is worth more than the building. -- Eero Saarinen- Asbury Park Press (New Jersey) |
A Park With a Powerful Spell: Disneyland opened on this day in 1955. For five decades, the Anaheim attraction has worked its magic on our culture and transformed the entertainment industry.- Los Angeles Times |
July 21 Spotlight on Design Lecture: Design Like You Give a Damn -- Cameron Sinclair/Architecture For Humanity- National Building Museum |
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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