Articles from 29/05/2009:
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from Archinect
Underscoring the city�s stature as a global center for innovation and excellence in architectural design, 29 project teams are being honored today at the 39th annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards. Bustler Read »
from architechnophilia
From the same folks that brought you the Ordos 100 , a planned community in Inner Mongolia, China designed by a list of not-yet-ready-for-prime time architects (Preston Scott Cohen, Lyn Rice, [...] Read »
from architechnophilia
The National Bicentennial School proposed for a site in Nuevo Leon, Mexico by stación-architecture was borne out of a competition for students and architects to develop a scheme for a "Bicentennial [...] Read »
When I was out in LA at Postopolis!, one of the most interesting and memorable talks I heard was Christopher Hawthorne’s, on the chilling, almost creepy, effect the recession has had on the [...] Read »
from mirage.studio.7 blog
Metaphorical reference is a crime! Bad example - Putrajaya. Imitation to the max, the Chinese from China salutes you! The North Koreans should nuke this place, and all the blonde Americans should [...] Read »
from Archinect
Over the next few years, city officials say, they will demolish at least 85 percent of the Old city. In its place will rise a new Old City, a mix of midrise apartments, plazas, alleys widened [...] Read »
The Convention Centre, Dublin (CCD), announced it is the first carbon neutral international convention centre as the net impact of the building's construction on the environment is zero. This [...] Read »
from Drawn State
At a time when our Parliament’s reputation is at an all-time low thanks to its cavalier spending of taxpayers’ money, it’s worth remembering exactly what else the government pours its money [...] Read »
from Archinect
Archinect's own Orhan Ayyüce will be presenting his Constellations of LA research at Cal Poly Pomona tomorrow night. Geoff Manaugh is co-coordinating Thrilling Wonder Stories at the AA in London [...] Read »
Samuel Newhouse (1853-1930) was born on 14 October 1853 in New York City. In 1896 he moved to Utah and became one of the wealthiest of Utah's mining magnates. At his peak, he occupied four [...] Read »
from CAD & 3D
According to the Novedge blog, CadSoft releases a free version of their CAD software for residential design, called Envisioneer Express. Read more at http://blog.novedge.com /2009/05/cadsoft-releas es-envisioneerexpress-5 0-free-download.html [...] Read »
from AIA PodNet
Eric Sanderson's Mannahatta , a book , exhibition , and upcoming competition is sure to be a talked-about project this year, as it visualizes the island of Manhattan 400 years ago, when Henry [...] Read »
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from Inhabit
Called “365,” Hero Design Lab’s newest line of functional and attractive outdoor sustainability solutions wowed attendees at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair this year with [...] Read »
from Mister Buckminster
I'll be in Germany for the week-end to check out Mies, but no worries!! Back on monday with lots of new stuff... Read »
from Inhabit
Swedish designers Charlotte Ryberg and Johanna Strand created their Whatchawant stool as a fun piece of furniture that would inspire the imagination. They built this timeless piece, made of plywood, [...] Read »
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the winners of the 2009 RIBA Awards. RIBA Awards for architectural excellence will be presented across the UK today with 103 buildings [...] Read »
from Inhabit
For parents living in small dwellings in the big city, furniture that is aesthetically pleasing, highly functional and compactable is a must… especially when it comes to making room for kids [...] Read »
from + MOOD
A new 8,000 m2 Anchorage Museum Expansion designed by UK-based firm David Chipperfield Architects will be opened to public on 30 May 2009. Five distinct linear volumes vary in height and length [...] Read »
from Architecture Wanted
Initially setting out to give an overview of works by Nigel Parish ( Splyce ) , I decided very soon thereafter that there are simply too many images of his projects that I would like to post. [...] Read »
The Willamette River Bridge Advisory Committee meets Thursday to look at the three bridge finalists: a cable-stay, a refined cable-stay, and the Miguel Rosales hybrid concept. Actually, you could [...] Read »
Architectural Works
from archdaily
This morning, at the Granting ceremony of the Mies van der Rohe Awards for European Architecture in Barcelona at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, we met Lea and Toma, founders of Studio Up , winners [...] Read »
from archdaily
As promised , the second part of the interview with Cameron Sinclair, Founder and Eternal Optimist of Architecture for Humanity . Read »
from archdaily
The Zuidkas, an experimental project commissioned by the Government Building Agency, challenges architects with an imaginary office building of over 11,000 square meters in Amsterdam that demands [...] Read »
from dezeen
An extension to the Anchorage Museum designed by David Chipperfield Architects opens to the public in Anchorage, Alaska, this weekend. Read »
from dezeen
Zaha Hadid Architects have unveiled plans for an office and retail development called The Stone Towers in Cairo, Egypt. Read »
from GreenBean
Philosophically, green design and preservation hold common values and goals. Both movements are comprised of stewards, protectors of environmental and cultural resources for future generations, [...] Read »
If you haven't heard of Ordos, click here . From the press release: NEW INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE PRIZE FROM CHINA TO SPOTLIGHT YOUNG ARCHITECT OF GREAT PROMISE; ORDOS PRIZE IS FIRST FROM [...] Read »
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I give you some of the emails I got after writing about the issue here (scroll down), advising Chicago to not demolish part of the Mies van der Rohe campus at the Illinois Institute of Technology [...] Read »
from SW Oregon Architect
Corvallis architects and planners interested in exploring sustainability concepts for public presentation at da Vinci Days (17-19 July, 2009) invite you to participate in a half-day design charette [...] Read »
from architechnophilia
The National Heart Centre (above) is a 35,000 sqm addition to the Singapore General Hospital by architects Broadway-Malyan that utilises a modular construction, with floating gardens, is almost [...] Read »
from Archinect
Sundance Channel recently launched a new online video series titled � High Line Stories ,� profiling activists, artists, architects, landscape architects, City officials, and celebrities [...] Read »
from CAD & 3D
After Microsoft bought Caligari, it turned Truespace free. But apparently, the crisis is having an effect on the future of Truespace. It is assumed that the Truespace software and everything [...] Read »
from Best House Design
John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects has designed modern king residence situated in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Santa Monica. The white and green exterior pattern is designed to mimic the dappled... Read »
On Sunday, city crews closed sections of Broadway in Times Square (from 42nd to 47th Streets) and Herald Square by Macy's (from 33rd to 35th Streets). In a New York Times article by Nicolai Ouroussoff, [...] Read »
Technology
from Inhabit
It’s often hard to appreciate the novelties of paper with the ever-present impacts of global deforestation looming overhead, but one reputable company, New Leaf Paper, helps simmer our conscious [...] Read »
from Inhabit
People wandering the streets of Philadelphia may be surprised to see brand new solar-studded trash cans being installed on the sidewalks. These new landfill-crunching compacting bins are entirely [...] Read »
from Inhabit
A few weeks ago, we looked at Boulder, Colorado’s plan to become the first smart grid city. But Boulder isn’t the only U.S. city with visions of becoming completely smart meter-equipped. [...] Read »
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from Archinect
David Dillard of CSD Architects is requiring that all architects in his firm, working on senior-living projects, spend 24hrs in a nursing home to develop a greater understanding of the needs [...] Read »
The online version of today's New York Times includes on its 'Green Inc.' blog a post by Libby Tucker about a prototype classroom at DaVinci Arts Middle School that may indicate a future design [...] Read »
from Archinect
New San Antonio, Texas Based Architecture Practice formed in 2008 by Helen Pierce. Areas of practice include residential, commercial and institutional projects. Read »
from lewism
The construction of new buildings fell in Finland by 19 per cent in January-March. (sigh) I have a feeling it’s going to get worse before it gets better. (via) Read »
from archizoo
As GM prepares for a bankruptcy filing later this week, and as the region’s business and political leaders gather at the anachoristic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island for the annual regional [...] Read »
A new public park which will generate its own electricity from wind turbines has been opened in north Dublin. The 52 acre Fr Collins Park in Donaghmede has been described as Ireland's first sustainable [...] Read »
from Best House Design
Chen + Suchart Studio Architects projected this stylish modern house addition to the landscape in Tempe, Arizona. The linear structure completely integrates with the surrounding scenery.With black... Read »
News
As an introduction to sustainable agriculture, Fresh is accessible, even occasionally humorous. Read »
What will we who work for, or at, higher-education institutions do to ensure that our campuses are clean, healthy, safe environments? Read »
Bill Marler, a lawyer who specializes in food-safety issues, has vowed to cover the $40,000 it might cost to bring the book’s author to speak on the campus. Read »
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