Miscellaneous
Already 70% leased, this impressive 66-unit apartment project, Silver Gardens, is the first affordable housing development in New Mexico that has been designed and built to obtain LEED Platinum [...] Read »
I think it’s time for a change of pace with DesignBelt. To me, architecture and design are about attitude and the active pursuit of evolving a creative dialogue. In the hypothetical explorations [...] Read »
More twists and turns in the saga of the East Village's old P.S. 64 building, later the CHARAS/El Bohio community center and now a creepy run-down relic following the landmark's harsh treatment [...] Read »
How the tenants might buy Stuy Town: using California and New York retirement money. The California pension system has already received its investment invite. Now the Post reports Stuy Town tenant [...] Read »
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Trump Tower duplex is no stranger to the market. The composer first tried to sell it for $7.95 million in 1993, then for $15 million in 2000, and then for a whopping $22.5 [...] Read »
[Washington Mews via Curbed Photo Pool/Harris Graber.] · NYC foreclosures up 16%, with Queens and Brooklyn leading [WSJ] · The Brooklyner's Skee-Ball game is attracting renters' attention [NYDN] [...] Read »
This time, no software or CAD. But just thinking for a moment. What is Architecture? Architecture from MAYAnMAYA on Vimeo .This is a short film by MAYA Design about architecture in its broadest [...] Read »
Heres some news thats sure to get green car fans revved up: Toyota just announced that it will invest $50 million in Tesla Motors and the two companies will partner to manufacture electric [...] Read »
The design and building of Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House and Philip Johnson's Glass House is the background for the penetrating dramatic plot that entwines the epic conflict between [...] Read »
BED-STUYThe Shelton, a 14-story affordable co-op at 775 Lafayette Avenue, topped off yesterday (construction shot and rendering above). The building has a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom [...] Read »
And now, the results of this week's PriceSpotter asking price guessing game! Location: 199 State Street, #1B Asking: $925,000 This 1,594sf Brooklyn condo (in the immortal Lookout Hill!) with [...] Read »
And now, the latest from Racked NY, covering shopping and retail from the sidewalks up. [Crowd gathers outside Fifth Avenue Diesel store to get a peek at Russell Brand & Jonah Hill. More pics.] [...] Read »
While the Conde Nast gang ponders a move to 1 World Trade Center, the Observer reports Port Authority Executive Director Chris Ward is hitting the road to try to drum up some more tenants...in [...] Read »
The 35,000 ft 2 transparent free-standing structure designed by architect Mark Cavagnero is being built at a cost of $60 million and when complete will provide a unique experience on par with [...] Read »
The drawings are dry and abstract, the details skimpy. But architects working for MMPI Inc. of Chicago, developer of the proposed medical mart and new convention center in downtown Cleveland, [...] Read »
1 BR, 1 BA, 677 sq ft Condo Rent: $2,232/mo. | The Brooklyner 111 Lawrence St., Line G [thebrooklyner.com] Read »
Architect Arthur Dyson is working with construction management students at Fresno State to create an unprecedented “Eco-Village” of tiny homes for homeless folks. The homes will be made of [...] Read »
Architectural Works
Shanghai Expo 2010: architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us some interior shots of the Danish Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group. Read »
Yesterday, architect William McDonough and chemist Dr. Michael Braungart launched their Green Products Innovation Institute, Inc. , an addition to their Cradle to Cradle Movement® (C2C). This [...] Read »
Frank Gehry can usually spice things up. And, his recent comments about sustainability prove that the 81 year old starchitect still remains as provocative and shocking as he always was. In [...] Read »
Architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us his photos of the Republic of Korea Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 by Mass Studies. Read »
Architects for Health invite architectural students to submit projects to be considered for the third annual Student Healthcare Design Award 2010. As in previous years any project relating to [...] Read »
Here are some photos of 8 House in Southern Ørestad, Copenhagen, Denmark by Bjarke Ingels Group , 2010. Photographs are by seier+seier .To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just: [...] Read »
One of our favorites, CEBRA, (and their collaboraters JDS, SeARCH and Louis Paillard) shared their latest winning competition e ntry. Situated in Aarhus, Denmark, right in front of the harbor, [...] Read »
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Auto Club > Dance Club Cleveland, Ohio (2010) Jeremy Smith Design This project explores the transformation of a small mechanic shop (currently vacant) into a neighborhood dance club [...] Read »
Last night was another episode of Selling New York, HGTV's reality show following Manhattan brokerages CORE and Gumley Haft Kleier as they try to sell fabulous properties fabulously. Here, writer [...] Read »
For the first time ever, scientists have created actual artificial life. This real life Frankenstein is a single cell of yeast with a complete set of artificial DNA that functions and looks exactly [...] Read »
Mikhail Prokhorov, chillin' in Cobble Hill's Clover Club, chatted with the Brooklyn Ink about his first trip to Brighton Beach and his immediate real estate plans: "I havent decided yet. Will [...] Read »
Landmark Central Park restaurant Tavern on the Green is back up for grabs after negotiations between a labor union and the city's designated new Tavern operator Dean Poll fell apart. In the meantime, [...] Read »
Alchemy is an Open Source, cross-platform drawing and sketching software. It is not CorelDRAW or Illustrator, but it is also not Photoshop. However, it has a nice mixture of vectors and bitmaps, [...] Read »
Meld USA, maker of ecoX, recently launched a new surface material called Micro, which is made with up to 74% pre-consumer recycled content in Raleigh, North Carolina. The product, which can help [...] Read »
Mexico-based firm a10studio, collaboration with Carlos Marín from lab07 and Hugo Sanchez from ENTORNO (landscape architecture consultant) designed this Agriculture Museum competition entry for [...] Read »
Ed Vaizey has lasted just four days as architecture minister following a decision to switch those duties to fellow Tory John Penrose Read »
Weve brought you news about the IKAROS solar sail spacecraft before, and now the time has finally come for it to take flight! Thats right, Japans Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, is [...] Read »
First runner up in the Yéle Haiti design competition for a music studio in Cité Soleil (Port-au-Prince). The proposal by designer Tak Kei Yip is an evocative architectural translation of Haiti’s [...] Read »
The Tribeca townhouse at 1 White Street that John Lennon and Yoko Ono once identified as their Nutopian Embassy is in contract, according to StreetEasy. The asking price has stayed steady at [...] Read »
2 BR, 2 BA, 1,622 sq ft condo Asking: $1,599,000 | | Sun, 25 One Hanson Pl., 21D [onehanson.com] Read »
Christopher Meloni is plotting his exit after a long run on Law & Order: SVU, and a major change like that may have him thinking he needs a fresh start. That's but one reason we came up with for... Read »
AIGA | the professional association for design, unveiled Design Journeys Archive highlighting Lorenzo Homar's career in graphic art. AIGA | previously on Homar Read »
When is one century-old Upper West Side townhouse not enough for a hedge fund manager? When the one next door also hits the market. Last summer the Times told the tale of 130 West 70th Street, [...] Read »
Yesterday, we reported on the continued improvement of the AIA Billings Index, which has shown its best performance in two years. While things have not totally recovered yet, there is more to [...] Read »
Seems like Harper's Bazaar has decided to shoot their cover stars every month in fabulous homes. I'm certainly not complaining. It's better than a boring backdrop and in the case of the June [...] Read »
Crimson Architectural Historians is Ewout Dorman, Annuska Pronkhorst, Michelle Provoost, Simone Rots, Wouter Vanstiphout and Cassandra Wilkins. Since 1994, when Crimson became part of the planning [...] Read »
Technology
With a trio of renewable energy generating systems and a space-age transient roof, the Ephemeral Roof Exchange is a futuristic design proposal for a major transport hub in Hong Kong. Designed [...] Read »
Wow! We knew that shipping containers could be used to build beautiful buildings, but this art studio by MB Architecture in Amagansett, New York is truly gorgeous. The artist had a limited budget [...] Read »
Heads up sustainable designers! The 2010 Incheon International Design Awards are giving out $43,000 in prizes to innovative sustainable solutions from designers with green hearts. Theyre looking [...] Read »
Students from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany have been experimenting with a very unique new type of modular housing unit. Rollit is a cylindrical experimental house that includes everything [...] Read »
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Proposed Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects are under threat from possible spending cuts, after the announcement of a comprehensive review by the coalition government. Read »
Tribeca's Karl Fischer creation the Fairchild, the twin building to the Pearline Soap Factory, first hit the market at the end of 2008 with a somewhat muted, recession-minded amenities lineup [...] Read »
Though we're not quite buying into this trend piece labeling Hell's Kitchen as a new "neighbrohood" (haven't single dudes been looking for cheap rents near Midtown forever?), the Observer does [...] Read »
Courtney Love didn't stay long at 436 West 20th Street, Chelsea's celebrity townhouse. But fellow resident Olivier Sarkozy (half-brother of French President Nicolas Sarkozy) seems a little more [...] Read »
Sutton Placers can almost taste the seitan: Moments ago, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for 250 East 57th Street, a very interesting looking $500 million mixed-use development that, when [...] Read »
Presidential candidate George Oldham has failed to meet the required number of nominations, leaving three remaining candidates in the contest. Read »
The RIBA has recognised the growing quality of architecture in Wales by handing seven awards to projects across the country. Read »
Peninsula, Ohio Contact: Mike Petcher Distance: 12-15 miles Notes: Century Cycles and the Medina County Bicycle Club invite all concerned riders to join us for a Ride of Silence beginning in [...] Read »
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) today announced the winners of the 2010 RIBA Awards. RIBA Awards for architectural excellence will be presented to 102 buildings in the UK and [...] Read »
"How can they learn how to complain about the lack of vegan children-friendly menu options on Seventh Avenue if they can't even fit inside the building?"Brian Van [Steal of the Century: Free [...] Read »
Last night was the American Academy of Arts and Letters annual ceremonial. The venerable organization inducted new members, meted out awards, and exhibited newly acquired artwork. Among the [...] Read »
In 2008, Congress commissioned a report about climate change by the most important scientific institution in the US, the National Academy of Sciences. The study was (finally) released yesterday [...] Read »
A disturbing study released this week had some startling results 46 out of the 50 metal food cans tested contained traces of Bisphenol A (or BPA). Youve probably heard about BPA before. Its [...] Read »
The gentrification of Brooklyn's Columbia Street Waterfront District has often seemed to be one of those one step forward, two steps back situations. Here are a few more steps forward at 136 [...] Read »
API Partners, LLC seeking Architect - Senior Designer in New York, NY The Senior Designer will work in collaboration with studio and firm leadership as well as junior staff in support of the [...] Read »
Tribeca has had its own cocktail for a while, which means Brooklyn's turn should come along right about...now. And it has! The Daily News reports that Brooklyn native Spike Lee helped design [...] Read »
Initiated by the ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieu) of the Netherlands and housed within the faculty of architecture [...] Read »
News
Rotterdam-based 123DV Architectuur & Consult BV revealed their design of the art and conference center at Taets Art Gallery in Zandaam, Netherlands. The project involved the adaptive reuse of [...] Read »
Indian architecture firm Cadence have completed a residence in Bangalore, India, which features cast-concrete external walls decorated with perforations. Called Out of the Box, the project is [...] Read »
A small, little-known building by a young Renzo Piano may soon fall victim to the wrecking ball, reports the Italian newspaper La Stampa. Read »
Last year the Blue Valley School District of Overland Park, Kansas, had a problem: Its new Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) building wouldn’t be finished for a year and a half. Read »
City & Urbanism
Instead of a book review, for once this is a book promotion. My recent book (2010) Cycles in Urban Environments: Investigating Temporal Rhythms published by LAP is now available on amazon online. [...] Read »
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On Monday, the latest portion of Hudson River Park opened to the public, bringing with it a novel pair of attractions along New Yorks expanding West Side greenway. Located just north of Chelsea [...] Read »
This brick masonic hall, at 1624 East 55th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. It was a Cleveland Landmark. Demolition began on Thursday. According to this Plain Dealer [...] Read »
1 BR, 1 BA, 654 sq ft Condo Asking: $350,000 | Best Value 129 Meserole Street [Corcoran] Read »
Hope whatever you do this weekend brings a smile to your face and puts a spring in your step! Photos by Paul Costello Read »
A radical shake-up of the planning system has been promised in a new document setting out the coalition government’s long-term aims Read »
Glenn Howells Architects has been appointed to outline what effect a high-speed rail route through Birmingham would have on development plans for the city Read »
Five designs by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates of Massachusetts, Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg of Vancouver, the SWA Group of California, West 8 Urban Design and Landscape Architecture of [...] Read »
This project involved updating and reconfiguring a 1906 stucco-clad Victorian. The owners wanted to maintain the building’s traditional feel, but also to infuse some modern elements, so the [...] Read »
In 2008, SustainLane ranked Cleveland as the second best city in the nation for its local foods/agriculture movement. Who is behind this movement in the Cleveland area? One of the engines: The [...] Read »
New Las Vegas megaresort City Center, which we reviewed in January (it features buildings by Daniel Libeskind, Cesar Pelli, Rafael Viñoly, Helmut Jahn, and others) just reported its first quarter [...] Read »
[An installation in a Brooklyn arrested development that artist Faust calls a "subtle" reference to the project.] · Vantage tenants could get at least $1,000 for "emotional hardship [DNAinfo] [...] Read »
Yesterday, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer gave his approval to 15 Penn Plaza, a nearly 1,200-square-foot tower designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli and proposed for a site across from Penn [...] Read »
The houses showcased in this year’s AIA SF Home Tours in Marin County have a common theme in their responsive attitude to the landscape; permeable skins allowing a transparent transition between [...] Read »
Cascade Station map, courtesy Portland Development Commission Anna Griffin had an interesting column in Wednesday's Oregonian about the strip mall at Cascade Station along Airport Way and how [...] Read »
The Villager files an update on East Village, uh, favorite 47 East 3rd Street, soon to be the Economakis family's 11,600-square-foot mansion. The family has temporarily relocated to Brooklyn [...] Read »
CLEVELAND, Ohio Cuyahoga County this morning announced a $3.1 million option to buy Sportsmans Restaurant, the last piece of property needed to build a medical mart on the northwest corner [...] Read »
Weve covered plenty of water purification systems. But in a world where one billion people dont have access to clean drinking water, we can always use new ones. Enter the HYDRA, a solar-powered [...] Read »
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Location: 587-589 Flushing Avenue, 591 Flushing Avenue, 279 Lee Avenue Size: 40 studio through three-bedrooms Prices: $275,000 to $755,000 [...] Read »
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