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Today's News - Tuesday, September 18, 2007

An expert offers some basic risk management considerations to determine if BIM is right for you. -- When it comes to planning, Johannesburg "should look to France, Brazil, the US and China for examples of what is possible." -- A disconnect between concept and implementation has made it slow-going for San Diego's City of Villages plans. -- An "ambitious and environmentally friendly" housing development planned for Gateshead College campus. -- An "off-beat" Berlin neighborhood fast becoming creative class hub. -- Two different endings for two 1960s council estates in north London. -- In China, Jinji Lake redevelopment keeps an eye on the past. -- Gould has high hopes for Milwaukee's 22-acre "dead zone." -- U.S. Transportation Secretary doesn't see bike and walking paths as part of transportation infrastructure (huh?) -- ArchitectureBoston devotes entire issue to re-imagining Boston City Hall: its future "need not be bleak." -- A GSA forum on federal courthouse design: "And here I was thinking that the battle of the styles pitting 'trads' against 'rads' was long over," says Lewis. -- Glancey can't wait to see the "better than new" Guggenheim. -- An environmentalist in London says urban wind turbines don't work (but other renewable technologies do). -- Yale to add a Foster feather to its architectural cap. -- Glenn Howells wanted to be a rock star, but his future may be Stirling instead. -- Six cities officially in race for 2016 Olympics. -- The cultural war between Sydney and Melbourne is good for both sides. -- Wider seats ordered for 2012 Olympics (a new furniture trend?).

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Building Information Modeling: The Wave of the Future? BIM promises to reshape the future design, but these basic risk management considerations should be taken into account to determine if BIM is right for you. By Gary Prather- ArchNewsNow

Other views, part two: 'Planning needs to be done by people with design/planning expertise coupled with sufficient experience to remain objective about their proposals'; we should look to France, Brazil, the US and China for examples of what is possible. A reader responds to Neil Fraser/Urban Inc.- City of Johannesburg

Taking Years to Raise a Village: ...San Diego....accepted proposals and designated five communities as pilot villages, the symbols of 21st century development, the catalysts for smart growth...mayor has acknowledged a disconnect between the City of Villages concept and its implementation- Voice of San Diego

Homes for the future: ...a major new housing development on the site of...Gateshead College campus ...made up of an "ambitious and environmentally friendly mix of family homes and apartments"... -- Feilden Clegg Bradley- icNewcastle (UK)

Creative ventures gleam amid the capital’s gloom: ...the off-beat Berlin district of Schöneberg...has become home to Germany’s largest and most dynamic creative cluster, overtaking both Munich and Hamburg. -- Pure Rendering; Olafur Eliasson- Financial Times (UK)

The writing’s on the wall: Two neighbouring sixties council estates in north London. One is the best kept estate in the district. The other is in total disrepair...Market estate [and] York Way estate...spot the difference. -- Farber & Bartholomew (1967); McMorran and Whitby (1969); Watkins Gray International; HTA- Building (UK)

Where Progress Is Just a Walk in the Park: In China, a sprawling lakefront [Jinji Lake, Suzhou] is redeveloped with an eye toward the past. -- EDAW; I.M. Pei; Paul Andreu- New York Times

New visions emerge for MacArthur Square: Green designs aim to revitalize 22-acre...dead zone in front of the Milwaukee County Courthouse...is not outside the realm of possibility. By Whitney Gould -- Arquitectura; Zimmerman Architectural Studios; La Dallman Architects; Engberg Anderson Design Partnership; Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA); Studio 1032; Kahler Slater Architects; Johnsen Schmaling Architects; Eppstein Uhen Architects [slide show]- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The bicycle thief: Bike activists face an uphill climb against Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, who claims bike paths are not transportation and are stealing tax money from bridges and roads...apparently doesn't see biking and walking paths as part of transportation infrastructure at all.- Salon

ArchitectureBoston Fights (for) City Hall: ...suggests that the future of Boston City Hall need not be bleak. -- Kallman, McKinnell and Knowles (1968); John King; Höweler + Yoon Architecture; kuo.chaouni/uenal karamuk; Moskow Architects; over,under; SINGLE speed DESIGN; Studio Luz Architects with c2 / studio Landscape Architecture- Architecture Boston

The Case of Classical v. Modern Comes to Federal Court: ...day-long forum...about how the GSA's Design Excellence Program...And here I was thinking that the battle of the styles pitting "trads" against "rads" was long over. By Roger K. Lewis- Washington Post

Will the Guggenheim be lost in restoration? Many of the world's most memorable buildings have been rebuilt and I can't wait to see Frank Lloyd Wright's 'better than new' museum next year. By Jonathan Glancey -- Frank Lloyd Wright; Wasa Studio- Guardian (UK)

Urban wind turbines don’t work, says Donnachadh McCarthy, who wrote the book Saving the Planet Without Costing the Earth...happier with the other renewable technologies...- Building (UK)

Noted alum to design new School of Management campus: Foster’s concept for the new SOM campus was typical of the architect’s style..."It’s very open with a lot of glass, but also very traditional Yale" -- Foster + Partners- Yale Daily News

Almost famous: ...the Midlands has produced its fair share of rock stars. Sadly, frustrated musician Glenn Howells wasn't one of them. But now, with a Stirling prize nomination to his name, the Birmingham architect is about to get his turn in the limelight.- Building (UK)

Chicago, 6 others officially in race for 2016 Olympics: International Olympic Committee (IOC)...received formal applications from Chicago; Baku, Azerbaijan; Doha, Qatar; Madrid; Prague; Rio de Janeiro; and Tokyo.- Crain's Chicago Business

Arts Rivalry Pits Sydney Against Melbourne: ...the art wars of the Aussies have been raging constructively for more than half a century...one with few casualties and every chance of turning Australia into the 21st- century arts mecca of a resurgent east Asia. By Norman Lebrecht- Bloomberg News

Do wider chairs help people stay obese? Organizers of the 2012 Olympics have ordered wider seats to accommodate bigger backsides...atest addition to a growing list of worldwide organizations, businesses and civil engineers that have bellied up to obesity by incorporating plus-size design into public spaces.- Canada.com

A Tale of Two Cities: Mixed-use Development in China: New building types and approaches to development leverage the best of international and local talents and practices. By Tim Magill and David Moreno -- 5+DESIGN [images]- ArchNewsNow

-- Competition winner: BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore, Denmark
-- Competition winner: Asymptote Architecture: World Business Center (WBCB), Busan, Korea
-- Erick van Egeraat Associates: Metzo College, Doetinchem, The Netherlands

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