Paul Goldberger: Jean Nouvel and the art of the façade. Nov 16, 2009
When you catch your first glimpse of 100 Eleventh Avenue, a new apartment tower in Chelsea designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel, its curving fa ... Beside the smooth, milky-white exterior of Frank Gehry s I.A.C. Building, across Nineteenth Street, it seems nervous, and even the architect s description of it, a vision machine, smacks of trying too hard ... But Nouvel, one of the world s most famous and prolific architects, is anything but insecure. (New Yorker)
A museum shelter for art - and snowshoers Nov 15, 2009
The gray wood-and-concrete building focuses on its northern panorama, where a sloping meadow, planted with scattered trees (by local landscape architects Reed Hilderbrand Associates), drops away, yielding center stage to the rippling foothills of the Green Mountains ... I-beams, overhangs, low walls, stairwells, and cutouts are among the devices Japanese architect Tadao Ando employed to draw these scenes into the structure ... Outside, an architect-designed rack accommodates bikes, skis, and... (Boston Globe)
Letters to the editor Nov 15, 2009
Thank everyone at The Chronicle for the articles and colorful pictures you published in memory of artist and very gifted architect, Lawrence Halprin ("Lawrence Halprin's legacy - plaza and parks, water and whimsy," Nov. 3). I feel very fortunate to have lived in San Francisco (for 36 years) and San Leandro (eight years) and have so many of his works scattered through the city and nearby. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Barnes Foundation breaks ground in Philadelphia Nov 14, 2009
His collection includes an astounding trove of French impressionist and postimpressionist masterpieces and thousands of other objects in its 23-room limestone gallery by French architect Paul Philippe Cret. Barnes died in a 1951 car crash, and his will instructed that his paintings, including 181 Renoirs, 69 Cezannes, 60 Matisses and 44 Picassos, "remain in exactly the places they are" after his death. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Japan's 'lost decade' provides lesson for America Nov 14, 2009
Even a prominent proponent and architect of the Japanese approach, Richard Koo - chief economist of Nomura Research Institute, Tokyo, and a former New York Fed economist - argues that the best the United States can hope for is avoidance of a worsened recession. With the likely limp and drawn-out recovery will come inevitable deficits, a larger government sector, an expanded debt, and interest burdens that will plague American taxpayers far into the future. (Athens Banner-Herald)
New Italian museum has eye toward arts future Nov 14, 2009
With cutting edge design, Maxxi devoted to contemporary arts, architecture. Performers warm up inside the new national museum for contemporary arts and architecture in Rome on Friday ... It was designed by Zaha Hadid, the Iraqi-born architect who was the first woman to win the prestigious Pritzker Prize in 2004. (MSNBC -- International)
Architect Philip Johnson Drew Up His Own Plans Nov 14, 2009
Long fascinated by architecture, Johnson was curious about innovative-looking structures. He pored over architecture books, looking for clues into the thought processes of great architects ... Johnson (1906-2005) had his own ideas about architecture. (Investors Business Daily)
Italy opens new contemporary arts museum Nov 14, 2009
ROME Italy is opening its first national museum for contemporary arts and architecture in a bid to shed its image as merely a keeper of a glorious artistic past. Performers warm up inside the new national museum for contemporary arts and architecture in Rome's Flaminio district, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 ... It was designed by Zaha Hadid, the Iraqi-born architect who was the first woman to win the prestigious Pritzker Prize in 2004. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Bonds approved for $125M Saint Louis Art Museum project Nov 13, 2009
London-based David Chipperfield is the architect. The project includes the renovation of 20,000 square feet of space of the existing structure and a 77,000-square-foot addition. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Design Museum Displays Showcasing... Nov 13, 2009
Shows at Design Museum will feature work by architects John Pawson and David Adjaye, fashion illustrations of the 20th and 21st centuries, plus designs by Dieter Rams ... Architect David Adjaye was born in Dar-Es-Salam, Tanzania, and moved to London in 1979 ... Adjaye has recorded key features of African cities and suburban developments choosing places that have a special meaning for him as an architect, rather than trying to create a detailed record of every place. (Suite101.com)
Articulations, SAAG Cinema and 12 Point Buck Nov 12, 2009
Closing the Articulations Trevor Boddy will focus on architect Arthur Erickson and the University of Lethbridge, considered by many to be one of the most important examples of architecture in Canada. This lecture is to be held at the University of Lethbridge offering participants a rare, in-depth tour of the building including features that are often overlooked. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Sprucing up their own backyard Nov 12, 2009
They came complete with architectural drawings done by a student s father and ideas for fundraising ... Additionally, the architect, PSWC, reduced its fee by 1 percent, according to Walter Con, director of business services for the school district. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Library back to red-hot hue soon Nov 12, 2009
The downtown library, with its distinctive architectural design by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta, has been a San Antonio landmark for the past 15 years ... City Architect Betty Feldman says the library project, however, did not meet the federal government s established energy efficiency ratings to qualify for funding ... There is really no way to make the building significantly more energy efficient without altering its architectural structure, Feldman says. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
A. Orensanz Presents in Berlin his Sphere of Hegel Nov 12, 2009
It is well known that the building that today constitutes the home of the Angel Orensanz Foundation was designed and built by an architect from Berlin, Alexander Saeltzer, (1849) and was for many years the heart of the cultural life of the Germans in the USA. The dialectics of the world as a sphere and the progress of time. This message was sent from Al Orensanz to artsnews@absolutearts. (AbsoluteArts.com)
BOS passes resolutions to build new facility at old Pine Haven site Nov 11, 2009
The fourth resolution, also passed with a unanimous roll call vote, will allow the county to request proposals for an architect for the new construction. Supervisor Lynda Scheer, R-Gallatin, offered a broad thanks to Supervisor (Larry) Andrews, R-Ghent, for all the work he put into Pine Haven, at the end of the meeting, and extended the thanks to county Commissioner of Public Works David Robinson, who prepared an extensive report for the Pine Haven subcommittee and was very involved in the... (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Treasure hunt Nov 11, 2009
Other items include a statue of Hemiunu, the architect of the Great Pyramid at Giza - also in Germany; the bust of Anchhaf, builder of the Chepren Pyramid - at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; and a painted Zodiac from the Dendera temple, which is kept at the Louvre. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo draws people from around the world. (BBC News -- Africa)
Top Article: From Berlin To Bengal Nov 10, 2009
In a recent interview to a television channel, Mikhail Gorbachev - the architect of social and economic reforms in the Soviet Union which ultimately led to the end of the Cold War and paved the way for the fall of communism in Europe - felt parties should not be in power for too long. In a reference to Vladimir Putin's statement that his party would come back to power for a second term, Gorbachev hinted that he would be very unhappy if that were to happen. Concentration of power in the hands of... (India Times, India)
Iversens Ipoh Nov 10, 2009
Danish architect Iversen was responsible for building many famous landmarks in Ipoh ... It is also the city that her father, Danish architect Berthel Michael Iversen, had his firm, Iversen, van Smitteren ers ... According to Ken Yeang in Architecture Of Malaysia, it became an indication of status among Ipohs wealthy businessmen to own an Iversen-designed house. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Several Halos worthy of hardware Nov 10, 2009
Club's architect took helm following 2007 campaign. Vlad, Figgins, Escobar join Lackey, Oliver, Quinlan. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Transforming a small garden with a big problem Nov 9, 2009
Unlike the architect whose house has a perpetually leaking roof, or the cobbler whose shoes need mending, Michael Pollan has a new garden that speaks of a professional who practices what he preaches ... Lopez showed the same appreciation for the architecture of plants in the way he pruned back the foliage on the lower trunks of two existing climbing plants: a South African honeysuckle that wraps itself languorously over one of the garden's Craftsman-style trellises; and a lovely wisteria that... (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Golden Age, Part II Nov 8, 2009
All of our projects are designed by an architect and artists, but what youll see along this alignment is a lot of architecture and artwork that reflects the cultural influences of East Los Angeles and Little Tokyo, Mori said ... Lead station architect Ted Tokio Tanaka took a cue from Kosaka in designing the rest of the facility, fashioning a series of white canopies with arched support frames meant to mimic an archers bow, Emsden said. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Review: 'Visual Acoustics' a tribute to Shulman Nov 8, 2009
If you admire the modernist architecture of Southern California, you've almost certainly seen pictures taken by Julius Shulman ... A footloose student in 1936, Shulman met architect Richard Neutra, a Viennese who had studied under Adolf Loos and moved to the United States in the '20s ... Shulman's pictures of Neutra's Kun House impressed the architect, and the two collaborated until Neutra's death in 1970. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
No minimum stay required to rest your eyes on these hotels’ fine art Nov 8, 2009
The child of an architect and a sculptor, Weinstein s internships at the American Museum of Natural History and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, along with his interest in natural and organic forms, flow in his creations. What might be construed as a school of dolphins dances in the lobby windows. (Boston Globe)
Historic home far from traditional Nov 8, 2009
The onetime home of architect Nathaniel Saltonstall, this home is historic, yes, but traditional, no. The roof is flat, the floor plan is open, and the staircase curves up along a wall of glass blocks. Nat Saltonstall was one of the earliest practitioners of modernist architecture in New England, said architect Kim Markert of Shepley Bulfinch ... According to Markert, Saltonstall also was a pioneer in solar architecture. (Boston Globe)
Letter from the business editor Nov 8, 2009
Features Editor: Ronald Agrella Producer: Jesse Nunes Online Design: Tito Bottitta, Robert Davis Information Architect: Eric Bauer Multimedia: Thea Breite, Ann Silvio, Chona Camomot, D.C. Denison, Clifford Atiyeh. Advertising Barbara Gibson, Allison McCann, Lisa Desisto. (Boston Globe)
Ashmolean Museum opens to public Nov 7, 2009
The new building, designed by architect Rick Mather, replaces all but the Grade I-listed Cockerell building and will officially open at 1000 GMT.. Exhibits include the lamp carried by Guy Fawkes during the Gunpowder Plot. (BBC News -- UK)
Pompidou art hits the road in a circus tent Nov 7, 2009
Architect Patrick Bouchain, whose firm specializes in circus tents and other collapsible structures, showed sketches of his design for the new Pompidou structure at a presentation Thursday: several triangle-shaped modules that can be fitted together to create structures for the various environments in which the museum will pitch its tent. "It has to be adaptable anywhere, from a parking lot at a suburban shopping center to maybe a country lot or field," Bouchain said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Your 10 Questions Nov 7, 2009
Who are your favourite interior designers and architects ... I dont have a particular favourite designer or architect, but I am very attracted to designs that are simple and have clean lines very back to basics, which are reflected in Japanese designs and the contemporary Malaysian homes of the 60s and 70s. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
State and county agree on JDC Nov 7, 2009
Suzanne Norton, the in-house architect for the state, asked if the cells could be built without their own bathing and toilet. facilities, because common facilities would be cheaper. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Column: Architect gets a few dozen hands brightening up intersection Nov 7, 2009
Joaquin Vasquez, an architect and Brookline resident, provided just that gentle touch ... When he took a course in technical drafting, his teachers suggested he study architecture ... Five years later, he graduated from architecture school and began work in Colombia. (Brookline TAB, MA)
What recovery? Unemployment shoots past 10 percent Nov 7, 2009
Unemployment shoots past 10 percent. Article:What recovery. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Down to the nuts and bolts Nov 6, 2009
Occupation: Computer software systems architect ... Most admired technologist: Alan Kay (Xerox Parc, Smalltalk, computer education), Guy L. Steele (computer scientist, inventor of Scheme), Seymour Cray (supercomputer architect), Danny Hillis (computer architect) ... Occupation: Digital business architect. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Art under the big top: The roving Pompidou Nov 6, 2009
Architect Patrick Bouchain, whose firm specializes in circus tents and other collapsable structures, showed sketches of his design for the new Pompidou structure at a presentation Thursday: several triangle-shaped modules that can be fitted together to create different structures fitted to the different environments in which the museum will pitch its tent. "It has to be adaptable anywhere, from a parking lot at a suburban shopping center to maybe a country lot or field," Bouchain said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Editorial: Public art plan for parking deck poses issues Nov 6, 2009
Robinson's suggestion at Tuesday's meeting that the parking deck might be a "sort of Bilbao Guggenheim," an ultramodern titanium-clad art museum in Spain designed by noted architect Frank Gehry, was endearingly optimistic. However, his suggestions that commission members might comprise at least part of a group deciding what art is installed in the parking deck, or that commissioners could be allowed to vote on who sits on that body, coupled with his specific mentions of two artists whose work... (Athens Banner-Herald)
21c hotel to open in Cincinnati Nov 5, 2009
New York City-based Deborah Berke & Partners Architects LLP, designers of the Louisville 21c hotel, also will design the Cincinnati hotel, according to the release. Alan Weiskopf of Pittsburgh-based Perfido Weiskopf Wagstaff + Goettle will serve as executive architect. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Articulations II: Art Appreciation Lecture Series Nov 5, 2009
Closing the series, architecture critic, writer, curator and lecturer Trevor Boddy will focus on architect Arthur Erickson and the University of Lethbridge, considered by many to be one of the most important examples of architecture in Canada. This lecture is to be held at the University offering participants a rare, in-depth tour of the building including features that are often overlooked. (AbsoluteArts.com)
City moves forward on park building project Nov 5, 2009
The committee this week backed a motion to have the firm of local architect Dale Schlieve handle the planning, construction documents, bidding phase and construction phase for the project at a flat rate not to exceed $12,000. However, that flat rate doesn't include state fees, printing costs, the advertisement for bids and any necessary soil borings for compaction tests. (Forest Republican, WI)
Great (Overlooked) Books -- A Symposium Nov 5, 2009
At a time, lasting many years now, when American political debate is continually cheapened by the presumed (but false) conflict between intellectuals and ordinary citizens as if the first category were not in fact a subset of the second James Burnham, an architect of modern conservatism, once again commands our attention, principally for two books he wrote during his transit from Left to Right. The Managerial Revolution (1941) is by far the better known, with its prediction, at times... (The American Conservative)
Jim Carreys Scrooge rings in holiday season Nov 5, 2009
Its Complicated A messy love triangle develops among a bakery and restaurant owner (Meryl Streep), her ex-hubby (Alec Baldwin) and an architect (Steve Martin) in the latest from director Nancy Meyers (Somethings Gotta Give). Vote and discuss. (MSNBC -- News)
Green, energy-wise and on budget Nov 4, 2009
Architect Perry Becker calls his contemporary Scottsdale home the Villa de Zilla, a joking reference to the towering power-transmission lines that stretch across the horizon to the south ... The Beckers bought the barren lot in 1990 and completed the house in 2002, although the architect in Becker said it's never really done ... "That's the curse of being an architect.". (AZCentral -- Home)
News analysis: A leader in touch, in gear Nov 4, 2009
Will the urban mechanic aspire to be an urban architect or something greater as he works on his legacy. If he is thinking grander thoughts, candidate Menino gave no inkling on his road to reelection. (Boston Globe)
County Approves Revised Plan Nov 4, 2009
The retired architect serves on committees studying county building needs and making recommendations to the board ... Architect Katherine Peele with the LS3P Associates firm presented schematic drawings that had been changed to comply with recommendations made by the board at a September meeting. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Deer Lodge project lasting tribute to architect Nov 4, 2009
The Deer Lodge project in Mt. Holly Springs will be a tribute to the late Roy Hillman, an architect who designed plans for a resort at the site ... A dream to turn the former Deer Lodge restaurant in Mt. Holly Springs into a destination began with an idea, but it came to life on paper with the help of a local architect ... But the architect who designed the complex will never see his paper drawings come to life. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Board Approves Office Drawings Nov 3, 2009
But two architects, one a retiree volunteer, told the Moore County Board of Commissioners Monday that the additional cost will pay off in the long run. "This is a no brainer," said Howard Warren, a retired architect who serves on the county's panels planning new buildings to provide space for county agencies and to enlarge the jail ... The board voted 3-2 to approve the schematic drawings as presented by architect Katherine Peele of the LS3P firm. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Mesa transit center to open Thursday Nov 3, 2009
The architect was TransSystems of Kansas City, Mo. William Barnhart Studio of Mesa created art features. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Lawrence Murphy; craftsman honed skills, knowledge; at 69 Nov 3, 2009
After leaving the Navy, Mr. Murphy returned to Dorchester and worked for a prominent Boston architect for a year before taking a job with Boston Edison as a nuclear drafting technician, creating technical drawings for nuclear power plants. In 1963, he met Susanne Toland, who also worked at Boston Edison. (Boston Globe)
Archive Architecture: Setting the Spin in Stone Nov 1, 2009
Polshek Partnership Architects of New York designed the museum in the shape of a bridge ... The city of Little Rock will maintain the park around the library (designed by the landscape architect George Hargreaves), and may turn an abandoned railroad bridge next to the building into an additional attraction ... The Arkansas Supreme Court rejected his claim in 2001, but not before the suit (which had left the final dimensions of the site in doubt) delayed the completion of architectural drawings. (Yahoo News -- Architecture)
An Art Deco Landmark Will Shine Once More as Urban Living Space Nov 1, 2009
When Adolph Sieroty, president of Eastern Outfitting Co., commissioned architect Claud Beelman to design the structure in 1929, he wanted space to house his business offices as well as a sales outlet for his company's clothing and other goods. A 1929 Times article reported that Beelman had traveled to New York, Boston, Detroit and other Eastern cities to search for advanced ideas about how to build a tall but architecturally distinctive building ... (Beelman was also the architect for the... (Yahoo News -- Architecture)
Whitney Hires Renzo Piano to Design Its Expansion Nov 1, 2009
The Italian architect Renzo Piano has been hired by the Whitney Museum of American Art to design an expansion for its permanent collection and for much-needed public and educational space. The decision was made at a special board meeting yesterday after a six-month search by the Whitney's architect selection committee ... Mr. Piano's plan is far more modest in size and scale than the ambitious $200 million proposal of the Rotterdam architect Rem Koolhaas, which the board abandoned last year,... (Yahoo News -- Architecture)
Architect brings transparency to W Hotel, Cambridge library Nov 1, 2009
Architect creates transparency in both sites ... The principal designer of both was the same architect, Boston s William Rawn ... Both messages are clear in the architecture of these buildings. (Boston Globe)
Sand man, bring me a castle Nov 1, 2009
Designed by architect Julia Morgan for newspaper czar William Randolph Hearst and called a castle, this structure is more a spectacular mansion ... Carmel's 49th Annual Great Sand Castle Contest, sponsored by American Institute of Architects and City of Carmel, takes place in September or October, depending on the tides. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Bush Street and Grant Avenue, S.F. Nov 1, 2009
DATA WAREHOUSE ARCHITECT Company. Company Horizon Dental Practice. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Palm Coast park requests catch officials' attention Oct 31, 2009
At a City Council workshop Tuesday, city landscape architect Bill Butler presented three requests for use of parks that could include a sculpture garden, an additional memorial in Heroes Park and a children's memorial garden. City Manager Jim Landon said requests come in "on a regular basis" for a variety of things in city parks, including Heroes Park. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Music Row office tower on hold Oct 31, 2009
Colliers Turley Martin Tucker and architectural firm , both of which had committed to Lionstone s original building plans, have signed on for the smaller office building, representing some 65,000-square-feet total. Swensson is the architect for both buildings. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Feltus | Hawkins Design brings architects eye to interior design Oct 30, 2009
Hawkins, an architect who s licensed in more than a dozen states, and Marjorie, a seasoned interior designer, call their plate of services interior architectural design ... Although it s not unusual for an architecture firm to have interior designers on staff, it is less common for a firm with a main identity in interior design to have an architect on staff, said Tom Negri, general manager at in Nashville ... comWhat they do: Interior architectural design for the hospitality, corporate and... (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
YALE NEWS: Symposium at Yale Looks at Everyday Things Through Architectural Prism Oct 30, 2009
YALE NEWS: Symposium at Yale Looks at Everyday Things Through Architectural Prism - absolutearts ... YALE NEWS: Symposium at Yale Looks at Everyday Things Through Architectural Prism ... Symposium at Yale Looks at Everyday Things Through Architectural Prism. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Hunters Point plan unveiled Oct 30, 2009
"The challenge is to make it look like it's organically grown over time," said the architect, Kava Massih. - John Cot. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Lawrence Halprin, 93, iconic landscape architect Oct 30, 2009
NEW YORK - Lawrence Halprin, the tribal elder of American landscape architecture, died Sunday at his home in Kentfield, Calif ... As postwar America sprouted suburban malls, urban parks, corporate compounds, and federal urban renewal projects, Mr. Halprin helped forge a new, sharper style of landscape architecture, often as dependent on concrete as on vegetation ... He almost single-handedly reclaimed the city as the purview of the landscape architect, said Charles Birnbaum, founder and... (Boston Globe)
Microsoft extends Windows 7 and Azure to open source developers Oct 30, 2009
"This is part of our ongoing efforts to make our products more open," said Vijay Rajagopalan, principal architect for the Microsoft interoperability strategy team. In partnership with Eclipse solutions provider Tasktop, Microsoft is looking to enhance the developer experience of Eclipse on the newly released. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
e v+ a 2010 curator opens The Lives of Spaces tonight at LSAD Oct 30, 2009
Elizabeth Bonde Hatz is an architect, holder of an AA Diploma/ SAR/MSA, and Professor of Architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. She has also been teaching at SAUL, School of Architecture, University of Limerick, since its establishment in 2006 ... As the head of the Swedish Association of Architects from 1993 to 1994, Hatz co-founded Fargfabriken, the internationally renowned scene for Art and Architecture in Stockholm, and a satellite venue in. (AbsoluteArts.com)
New MoMA tower gets go-ahead Oct 30, 2009
Paris-based architect Jean Nouvel, whose previous work includes the Arab World Institute in Paris, will design the soaring steel and glass tower ... The museum, based in mid-town Manhattan, underwent a major extension in 2004, designed by Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
NAi Booksellers newsletter October 2009 Oct 30, 2009
From 29 October through 1 November 2009 the takes place: the worlds largest architecture film festival ... Dutch Design whether design pur sang, fashion design, graphic design or architecture has over recent years been winning acclaim the world over ... Architecture of Consequence. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Maggie Cheung once considered plastic surgery Oct 29, 2009
However, falling in love makes one happy and one will naturally look good when they are happy, so it does have something to do with romance," said Cheung. Cheung is currently dating German architect Ole Scheeren and they are known to be a very loving couple. However, the pair have no plans to get married. "Usually those who want to get married are those that are single. I have married before so I haven't thought of re-marry," said Cheung, who was previously married with French film director... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Nic hosts 'Arteducology' symposium Oct 29, 2009
Combine art, architecture and education ... The final product: Arteducology -- a sustainable symposium at the Nicolaysen Art Museum that will explore how art, architecture, education, ecology and design can combine to shape the future ... "We came together to really talk about some of the pertinent issues of today, including the health of our community, art in our community, how and why art and architecture matter.". (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Costly Route 66 art pillars scrapped Oct 29, 2009
That accident exposed a 110-volt electrical terminal, creating a public hazard, City Architect Karl Eberhard said. This was the second time a car plowed into the expensive piece of art since its installation. (AZCentral -- News)
