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Today's News - August 7, 2006

ArcSpace takes to Essen where Koolhaas does coal and SANAA does a school. -- Environment - and the bottom line - spurs on green building. -- Global mindset needed to combat climate change. -- Seattle mayor brings Kyoto to the backyard to stem city sprawl. -- What urban developers call "smart growth," others call "vertical sprawl." -- Farrelly asks why, after six years, Sydney's Olympic Park remains a white elephant mired in rhetoric. -- Does Melbourne need another icon? -- NYC's Center for Architecture shows off 52 cultural projects worth $2.8 billion - can the city support so much? (Yes, if the buildings "have a purpose other than satisfying some kind of edifice complex.") -- The Louvre recalls Pei for a "drastic rethink" of his glass pyramid. -- Is new "modern" architecture progressive or too "image-oriented" and showy? -- St. Paul, MN, is "on a weird architectural diet that allows anything to be built so long as it's free of inspiration." -- Nashville is buying into contemporary architecture. -- Because of less bureaucracy, German architect for South Africa's 2010 World Cup stadiums says there's enough time. -- Ando brings "unusual beauty" to the Berkshires. -- Toronto Reference Library renovation is a Moriyama family affair. -- Restoration of a Chicago Art Deco tower brings back its "jaw-dropping, Jazz Age drama." -- Hope in sight for Kahn's Trenton Bath House. -- Dunlop offers an eloquent appreciation for Charles Harrison Pawley.

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-- Inauguration: SANAA/Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa: Zollverein School, Essen, Germany
-- Under construction: Rem Koolhaas/OMA: Coal Washing Plant, Zollverein Mining Complex, Essen, Germany
-- Master Plan: Rem Koolhaas/OMA: Zollverein Mining Complex, Essen, Germany

As Power Bills Soar, Companies Embrace 'Green' Buildings: ...new designs have been spurred not only by concerns for the environment but also by the cold, hard calculation of the potential savings in energy bills. -- Architecture 2030; Cook + Fox- Washington Post

Combating Climate Change Requires a Global Mindset. By Roger K. Lewis- Washington Post

Seattle's Green Mayor Brings Kyoto to the Backyard: Greg Nickels is proposing a host of "green" initiatives, like urging Seattle dwellers to build rental units in their backyards to stem city sprawl and get people to live closer to downtown...meter readers ride electric motor Segways... (Reuters)- Environmental News Network

Cities Grow Up, and Some See Sprawl: Across the U.S., clashes are unfolding between residents of older, low-density neighborhoods and proponents of higher-density mixed-use projects...“vertical sprawl”...- New York Times

Newcomers are encouraged to flog the elephants: Homebush is what remains of the "best-ever" Olympics...Why, after six years of relentless hype, after all the water-recycling and the frog-saving...does Sydney Olympic Park still feel like Canberra on dope? By Elizabeth Farrelly- Sydney Morning Herald

City with an eye to the future: Paris has a tower, so does Pisa. Does Melbourne need an iconic structure to put it on the tourist map, or does the city already have inherent charms...potential development of [Central Pier site at Victoria Harbour]..."a once-in-a-generation opportunity"...- The Age (Australia)

Build Your Dream, Hold Your Breath: New York arts institutions are sinking millions into their new homes. But how much can the market bear? ...could there be too much of a good thing? -- Studio Sumo; Sejima/Nishizawa/SANAA; Gehry/Hardy [slide show]- New York Times

Louvre forced to rethink its glass pyramid: ...forced to recall its American architect, Ieoh Ming Pei, for a drastic rethink...a victim of its own success...- The Times (UK)

Building as art: Modern architecture tries to remain true to its roots while being warmer and more expressive than in the past...being changed by bigger budgets, the cult of the star architect...The result is an image-oriented architecture...that is both hailed as progressive and derided as showy. -- Arquitectonica; Toshiko Mori; Richard Meier; Alfonso Architects; Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum; EHDD; Kohn Pedersen Fox; ; Carlos Zapata; Koolhaas; Foster; Herzog & De MeuronGehry; etc.- Herald- Tribune (Florida)

Time to spice up bland St. Paul: Leaders must loosen the city's architectural straightjacket...known for its rich architectural heritage, but these days River City seems to have gone on a weird architectural diet that allows anything to be built so long as it's free of inspiration.- Pioneer Press (Minnesota)

Modern design takes hold in Nashville: Popularity of urban life and trendy products boosts interest in contemporary buildings -- Hastings Architecture; Manuel Zeitlin Architects- The Tennessean

Time enough for South Africa, architect says: Work on three of South Africa's new stadiums for the 2010 soccer World Cup can be completed in three years, though such a tight timetable would not have been feasible in bureaucratic Germany... -- Hubert Nienhoff/Gerkan, Marg and Partner (GMP)- Guardian (UK)

Unusual beauty taking shape: Tadao Ando is trying to introduce the industrial material seamlessly into the landscape at...Stone Hill Center at the Clark Art Institute... [slide show]- Berkshire Eagle (Massachusetts)

'Every project is a struggle': Renovating the Toronto Reference Library is a family affair for Raymond Moriyama and his son, Ajon -- Moriyama & Teshima- Globe and Mail (Canada)

Deco Resurrection: Striking $20 million Board of Trade restoration reveals Jazz Age skyscraper's inner beauty. By Blair Kamin -- Holabird & Root (1930); Gunny Harboe; Schuler Shook [slide show]- Chicago Tribune

Ewing senior center possible at JCC site: The 44-acre tract...includes...bathhouses designed by architectural icon Louis I. Kahn...the county would preserve the internationally re nowned structures that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.- The Times (New Jersey)

Appreciation: Late architect Charles Harrison Pawley's legacy is something worth holding onto. By Beth Dunlop- Miami Herald

Northwest Expansion: Portland Art Museum: Sensitive historic restoration combined with contemporary design expands a museum into a dynamic new art center. -- Ann Beha Architects; SERA Architects [images]- ArchNewsNow

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