THE WASHINGTON POST – When Eero Saarinen, the architect who designed both Dulles International Airport and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, described the state of his profession in 1959, it sounded a lot like our own architecturally muddled times: Our surroundings, he observed, “have become total chaos.” Read Story
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ARCHITECTURE WEEK – Over the course of his 38-year career, Richard Johnson, designer of many major cultural buildings in Sydney, has worked on scales ranging from exhibit design to urban design. His projects have included world expo pavilions, museums, embassies, schools, office buildings, hotels, master plans, and landscape design, many with his current firm, Johnson Pilton Walker of Sydney. Read Story
ARCHITECTURE WEEK – Ask most architects to name the most elemental ingredients of great architecture, and chances are they will say “space and light.”
But these are not necessarily the first two words that come to mind when thinking about skyscrapers, especially tall buildings in New York City. Read Story
BUILDING DESIGN – Architecture Foundation director Rowan Moore resigned this week, strongly denying the institution’s recent decision to scrap plans for a Zaha Hadid-designed headquarters had prompted the move. Read Story
HULIQ.COM – 2008 Pritzker Architecture Laureate Jean Nouvel will speak at the National Building Museum on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 7:00 pm as part of the Museum’s popular Spotlight on Design lecture series. Read Story
DESIGN TAXI.COM - Out of nearly 10,000 entries, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) won the 2008 People’s Voice Webby Award for the America’s Favorite Architecture (AFA) website. The AFA web site was created based on the results of an AIA public poll which asked American’s to choose their favorite examples of architecture. The AFA website continued the public conversation by inviting many more people to share their comments on the importance of architecture in their lives. Read Story
AIA – Washington, D.C., May 8, 2008 — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released a study of three green building rating systems (Green Globes, SBTool 07, and LEED NC 2.2) and assess their effectiveness in supporting the goals of the AIA sustainability position statement. In late 2007, the initial results were shared with the three groups whose systems were reviewed. After receiving feedback, the study was modified and further refined into the final report. Read Story
THE NEW YORK TIMES – A GLASS staircase can be a glittering piece of architectural sculpture, a light well for an entire house and a signifier of openness.
It can also be scary.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES – Every year for the last nine years, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum has chosen a slate of design-world worthies to receive its National Design Award. And every year at the time of the announcement (this year it is Thursday), some in that same design world scratch their heads, wondering if this is an awards program meant to reward the young and innovative, to celebrate the reigning masters or to give thanks to the greats as they exit the stage. Read Story
CSEMAG.COM - In time for this summer’s Olympics, Beijing’s new Terminal 3—twice the size of the Pentagon—is the largest building in the world. Read Story
