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Today's News - Thursday, May 3, 2007

We lose an architect "best remembered for his disarming warmth in a business better known for grueling hours and big egos." -- Hawthorne and Boddy give (mostly) thumbs-up to Cloepfil's Seattle Art Museum expansion. -- Glancey is not all that positive about the state of British architecture under Blair. -- Expansion plans for National Gallery of Australia sparks "a fierce national debate" and tests moral rights legislation. -- More than bricks and mortar is biting the dust as Toronto razes its Modernist heritage, says Hume. -- Kurokawa's 1972 Nakagin Capsule Tower has a date with the wrecking ball. -- Norten's Brooklyn venture hits a snag. -- There is some good news: Grimshaw wins over Hadid and Holl in Miami. -- Arquitectonica wins big on Atlantic City boardwalk. -- Foster's next Manhattan tower to include ultra-luxe hotel. -- Reviving Jefferson's "Temple on the Hill" was both inspiring and intimidating. -- A new school proves that green architecture can "compete with the uber-sexy architecture." -- Changes afoot for America's favorite building. -- Have a listen to Emerging Voices winners.

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Obituary: KPF Mourns Passing of Gregory Clement, FAIA, 56: ...most noteworthy projects as managing partner included South Korea’s Rodin Museum and the New Songdo City master plan. -- Kohn Pedersen Fox- Architectural Record

A paean to art, not the architect: Coolly restrained, the SAM [Seattle Art Museum] expansion keeps its ego in check and the focus on what's inside...elegant precision over architectural fireworks... By Christopher Hawthorne -- Allied Works Architecture- Los Angeles Times

The new SAM [Seattle Art Museum]: What's best about Cloepfil's architecture is that he is more interested in showcasing art than showcasing the heroic form-making...all about exhibition over exhibitionism...deference is also the reason for the building's greatest failing...hospital-like public spaces. By Trevor Boddy -- Venturi Scott-Brown (1991); Allied Works; Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg [images, links]- Seattle Times

Shock and Awe: The New Seattle Art Museum Blows the Old One Away -- Venturi Scott-Brown (1991); Brad Cloepfil/Allied Works- The Stranger.com (Seattle)

What happened to architecture under Blair? Good domestic architecture was once something Britain was famous for worldwide....Commercial interests have been put well ahead of humane considerations and, as a result, architecture and planning have suffered. By Jonathan Glancey- Guardian (UK)

Architects shake NGA foundations: The future of the National Gallery of Australia, and its expanding collection, is at the centre of a fierce national debate...Col Madigan...exercising his prerogative under the moral rights legislation...that requires a building's author to be consulted on changes to it. By Robert Bevan -- Andrew Andersons/PTW- The Australian

Picture and a thousand words: In our rush to raze Modernist structures such as this Terminal 1 building at Pearson, we're condemning more than just bricks and mortar to the dust heap. By Christopher Hume- Toronto Star

Kurokawa’s Nakagin Capsule Tower To Be Razed: Just days after the Japanese architect lost his bid for the governorship of Tokyo...his best known building and one of the few built examples of the Metabolist movement, was given a date with the wrecking ball. [image]- Architectural Record

Arts Library Planned in Brooklyn Hits a Snag: The new arts library designed by Enrique Norten that was supposed to rise like the prow of a glass ship near the Brooklyn Academy of Music now seems likely to sink...Norten said he still hoped to design the project in its altered form. -- Hugh Hardy; Frank Gehry- New York Times

London firm named to design science museum: ...competition to design the new, $275 million Miami Science Museum...in a near photo finish...first choice...Grimshaw Architects...panel's debate focused on Hadid and Holl... -- Rodriguez and Quiroga- Miami Herald

Revel Entertainment names Arquitectonica design architect for Atlantic City resort development -- BLT Architects; SOSH Architects; Scéno Plus; AntiGravity- BYMnews

Shangri-La Luxe Headed for Lex: 207-room hotel as part of a 61-story mixed-use tower designed by Sir Norman Foster...at 610 Lexington Ave and 52nd Street. [images]- The Slatin Report

Thrilled to Be in Jefferson's Shadow: As Virginia Capitol Reopens, Architect Recalls an Inspiring, Intimidating Project...renovating Thomas Jefferson's "Temple on the Hill" in Richmond... -- George C. Skarmeas/Hillier [images, video tour]- Washington Post

A Green Star for Sidwell Friends: New Middle School Moves to the Head of the Enviro-Friendly Class: ...the great challenge for what is known as the green building movement: What role will aesthetics play? ...can low-slung buildings with green, growing roofs compete with the uber-sexy architecture... By Philip Kennicott -- KieranTimberlake- Washington Post

Empire State Gets a Face-Lift: Changes are now afoot that will alter visitors' appreciation of the building's architecture. By Frances Morrone -- Beyer Blinder Belle- New York Sun

2007 Architectural League Emerging Voices Winners: Podcasts of interviews with Andrew Blum -- Howeler + Yoon/MY Studio; Johnston Marklee and Associates; Ammar Eloueini/AEDS; Anderson Anderson Architecture; Trahan Architects; IwamotoScott Architecture; An Te Liu/University of Toronto; Della Valle Bernheimer [audio]- Architectural League of New York

The Field Paoli Forum: Roundtable with Author and Environmental Activist Hunter Lovins- ArchNewsNow

Civil Twilight Team Wins 2007 Metropolis Next Generation® Design Prize: San Francisco design collective awarded $10,000 for energy-conserving "Lunar-Resonant Streetlights" proposal. [images]- ArchNewsNow

-- Gluckman Mayner Architects: Jacobs and Copley Buildings, MCASD, San Diego, California
-- Erick van Egeraat: MIMA, Middlesbrough, UK

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