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Today's News - November 14, 2005
ArcSpace brings us San Francisco's de Young Museum in a visual treat. -- New urbanism and New Orleans: even Duany doesn't want to see the city "Seasided." -- Smart growth lessons from a Maryland county. -- The mayor of Athens and Prince of Wales offer lessons in "livable, learning cities, and a better urban future." -- Much to learn from housing solutions in Paris, Berlin, and Saigon. -- In Chicago, "tall and thin is in," but guidelines are needed. -- NYC landmarks agency under fire. -- Atlanta's High Museum gets more high marks. -- Star-studded shortlist for Justice Center adds even more caché to Denver as an architectural destination. -- Hip, urban architects take on Lincoln Center's "low-profile workhorse." -- A Welsh-born American gets to reconnect with his roots. -- East and West Coast universities take on expansion challenges. -- RIAI Gold for O'Donnell + Tuomey. -- Call for submissions for the next James Stirling Memorial Lectures on the City competition.
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Herzog & de Meuron: de Young Museum, San Francisco |
New Urbanism dominates rebuilding chatter: Experts disagree on using concept in New Orleans. -- Lee Ledbetter; Andres Duany; Peter Trapolin- The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) |
Smart Growth in Montgomery County: Fitting More Groceries in the Same Bag..."a new planning paradigm."...Future growth must entail redevelopment of existing properties, and at higher densities...Infill development ...Transit-oriented development... By Roger K. Lewis- Washington Post |
'Green' global issues are best addressed close to home: Unshakable belief in livable, learning cities, and a better urban future? If you like those qualities in leaders, check two very different survivors who've been visiting the United States recently... By Neal Peirce -- Dora Bakoyannis; Prince Charles- Houston Chronicle |
Power of design: After renovations, a rundown housing project becomes an oasis amid violence. If France is searching for solutions to urban problems...it might look to this suburb north of Paris and a huge housing project named La Caravelle. -- Roland Castro- NY Newsday |
Cut down to size: What to do with a tower block that no one wants to live in? The solution: pull it down, slice it up, turn it into pleasant family homes. Germany's ultimate recycling scheme -- Hervé Biele/Conclus- Guardian (UK) |
Creating unique homes in Saigon South: ...a spectacular architectural look in a new urban town...makes use of the best features of architecture in other countries... -- Cai Jie/Sino-Pacific; Ngo Quan Hien/NQH Architectural Design Services; Tange International Consultants; Thomas Chow- Saigon Times |
High Anxiety: Tall and thin may be the future, but city's mission must be to see the light -- and patches of blue -- as its new, dazzling towers reach for the sky. By Blair Kamin -- Ralph Johnson/Perkins & Will; Cesar Pelli; Calatrava; Pappageorge/Haymes; Lucien Lagrange; Solomon Cordwell Buenz; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill- Chicago Tribune |
Turning Up the Heat on a Landmarks Agency: ...a city councilman...has introduced a bill...probably comes too late to save 2 Columbus Circle...The aim is rather to ensure that similar debacles can be averted in the future. By Nicolai Ouroussoff -- Edward Durell Stone; Philip Johnson; Cass Gilbert- New York Times |
Atlanta Museum's New Pitch: Come for the Architecture, Stay for the Art...for now the [High] museum is depending more on architecture than art to prime the pump of philanthropy, critical attention and attendance. -- Renzo Piano; Richard Meier [images]- New York Times |
Renzo Piano's touch evident in design of new High Museum addition...hasn't created an iconic work of art. What he has done is work in concert with the existing Richard Meier building...- The Telegraph (Macon, GA) |
Aiming to craft a civic treasure: Justice Center challenge draws elite architects...What difference does it make who the architects are? The answer is a great deal... By Kyle MacMillan -- Kallman McKimmell & Wood; Robert A.M. Stern; Foster & Partners; Steven Holl; Richard Meier; Hartman-Cox; HOK; TEN Arquitectos; Valerio Dewalt Train- Denver Post |
Alice Tully, Could That Really Be You? A design firm known for hip, urban architecture takes aim at Lincoln Center's low-profile workhorse. -- Diller Scofidio + Renfro [slide show]- New York Times |
The National Botanic Garden of Wales will receive a further £1.35m of Lottery funds...One of the new attractions will be a Tropical House designed by Welsh-born architect John Belle [Beyer Blinder Belle].- BBC News |
Master plan for stadium calls for new student athlete high-performance center...new law and business building -- Moore Ruble Yudell; HNTB Architecture/Studios Architecture; Olin Partnership [images, slide show]- University of California, Berkeley |
As Columbia University Considers Expansion Above Dodge Fitness Center, Engineering and Construction Challenges Abound -- Rafael Moneo [image]- Columbia Spectator |
O'Donnell + Tuomey Architects win Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Gold; Bucholz McEvoy Architects win the Public Poll Awards- Archiseek (Ireland) |
Call for submissions: 2006-2007 James Stirling Memorial Lectures on the City competition; deadline: March 1, 2006- Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) |
High Tech High - Los Angeles: A new charter school is an incubator for new ideas and new approaches to learning - and teaching - technology. -- Berliner and Associates, Architecture [images]- ArchNewsNow |
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