Step by step restoration: Work proceeds on library project from the outside in Aug 20, 2008
Walter Sedovic Architects of Irvington, specialists in restoration and preservation, have drawn up a master plan for the project ... Restoring them is just one item in a long list of projects, the end of which may not be reached for "5, 8 or 12 years," according to project architect Sedovic ... Sedovic and Jill Gotthelf, his co-architect on the project, see that as a virtue, an instance of "sustainability" as practiced in the early 1800s. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Method behind the madness of cruise design Aug 19, 2008
Carnival's chief interior architect puts the fun in fun ships ... Joe Farcus, Carnivals chief interior architect who has been an integral part in designing some of Carnival Cruise Lines most amazing ships ... Farcus calls his style entertainment architecture but dismisses comparisons with Las Vegas. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Lab project poised to rise in N.O. Aug 19, 2008
That building was demolished just days before Hurricane Katrina, and the center hired two architects after the storm to design a new building to modern research standards. The drawings they produced look sleek and contemporary, but they also incorporate elements from traditional New Orleans architecture, including an interior courtyard and window screens that help block sunlight and keep the building cool ... Mark Ripple, the lead New Orleans architect, said the building will have a three-story... (Nola.com -- Sports)
Historic Kress building sold for redevelopment Aug 19, 2008
GREENSBORO -- The Kress building, one of the most architecturally significant buildings in downtown Greensboro despite being vacant for 27 years, has a new owner and is about to get a new lease on life. Greensboro architect Bruce Cantrell and builder John Lomax have formed a partnership, Kress Building LLC, to purchase the landmark structure from owner Richard "Dick" Rhyne ... Cantrell, a partner with J. Hyatt Hammond Associates, said the architectural firm and its 30 employees will relocate to... (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Young Russian contemporary art advocate opening huge Moscow space Aug 19, 2008
The garage, designed in 1926 by Konstantin Melnikov, is much loved by architects ... Through perseverance she was able to take over the lease and then hire Jamie Fobert, an architect based in London, to transform it. (International Herald Tribune)
A Renters' Market in London Aug 19, 2008
Intended for completion in 2011, the skyscraper designed by celebrated British architect Richard Rogers would have stood as the tallest in the City ... British architect Richard Rogers won the Pritzker Prize by showing how the elemental could become ornamental. (Time.com)
After-school classes at Tarble teach art and life skills to children of all ages Aug 18, 2008
Morice herself will teach a class about art and architecture for ages 9 to 14, using campus and local buildings as examples. Presumably the newly completed Doudna Fine Arts Center, designed by world renowned architect Antoine Predock, will be one of the stops. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
A work of art itself, Doudna Fine Arts Center will reopen Monday Aug 18, 2008
And, true to his word, even the bathrooms in Eastern Illinois University s Doudna Fine Arts Center underscore an effort to foster creativity and wonder with every inch of this modern architectural marvel: The restroom walls are covered with mirrored glass, illuminated by brightly glowing lamps hung strategically ... Designed by world renowned architect Antoine Predock, the new Doudna is nothing short of breathtaking a project so ambitious in scope and creativity, the reality of it has yet to... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Model schools Aug 18, 2008
In a throwback to early 20th-century school architecture, the three-year-old Whitman-Hanson Regional High School features a three-story, red-brick exterior with majestic granite-like cornice and arched windows ... Whitman-Hanson and Ashland, which was also completed in 2005, were selected as models earlier this month by the Massachu setts School Building Authority's board of directors, which Cahill chairs, beating out proposals from architects for 10 other recently built high schools ... But... (Boston Globe)
An Art Deco Landmark Will Shine Once More as Urban Living Space Aug 18, 2008
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)
NVDBI moves ahead with shard-use kitchen (5) Aug 17, 2008
NVBDI formed an advisory committee composed of caterers, value-added food producers, a representative from SPCC, a county environmental health representative and an architect with Stogner Architecture in Rockingham. The committee's inaugural meeting was held on July 18, where Altieri outlined the project in four phases: design, construction and meeting code requirements; acquisition of equipment; setting policies and procedures, acquiring permits, meeting regulations and establishing training... (Anson Record, NC)
Virtual Applications Reach Out To Real World Aug 17, 2008
Soon car designers will be able to see immediately the effects of their planned changes on a real car and architects will be able to perform a virtual tour in and around a planned building with a client ... Augmented reality consists of mixing real objects and landscapes with computer-generated images and designs, so an architect for example could see a virtual building on a real landscape, or auto designers could see how small changes could affect an existing car body design ... The team... (Science Daily)
There's Platinum in the hills Aug 17, 2008
A former architecture student at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rogero moved to Emeryville to help a former teacher with a competitive project ... Architects Mark Jensen and Regan Bice were among the first to hire him to work on their projects ... "I can still be an architect in this way," Rogero said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bangs school wins design award Aug 16, 2008
" bubbawood wrote on Aug 14, 2008 10:54 AM:" laseitz. maybe because the other schools are full. (Brownwood Bulletin, TX)
Council to take up drug store expansion plan Aug 16, 2008
John Brehm, a landscape architect for Hy-Vee from West Des Moines, told the council the main entrance/exit to the parking lot would be off 26th Street. That parking lot would have a drive-through pharmacy window. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Clock ticking for governor's ballot measures Aug 16, 2008
Schwarzenegger did earn international acclaim in 2006 for signing AB32, the landmark legislation to fight global warming, although he wasn't the original architect of the legislation. So far, Schwarzenegger's governorship has been like movie trailers, said Larry Gerston, a political science professor at San Jose State University. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Got 48 hours? How to spend it in the Windy City Aug 16, 2008
CHICAGO - Got 48 hours to explore Chicago, the Midwest city renowned for its innovative architecture. Chicago holds a reputation in North America for being a city of culture, with opulent art, architecture and shopping venues that appeal to people from all walks of life ... 9:30 a.m. Take the "Chicago Architecture Foundation Highlights by Bus" tour, which covers such notable areas as the Loop, Hyde Park, the Gold Coast, the lakefront and historic neighborhoods. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Incubating 'Spore' The Wright Way Aug 16, 2008
In "Spore," you, the author, architect the chain. We're trying to celebrate the user's own creativity--we created tools for self-expression--and want to recognize the plots the player is trying. (Forbes -- Technology)
At museums, walls play off what's on them Aug 16, 2008
Though those spaces contain grand architectural details and priceless pieces, the designers whose decisions shape our museum experience must make the same choices consumers do. "It's very similar to the way someone would go about doing it in their own home," says Catherine Armour, chair of design and an exhibition designer for the Corcoran Gallery of Art, who has a background as an architect and an interior designer. (AZCentral -- Home)
From Parthenon to Modern Movement Aug 15, 2008
Ancient Greek Contribution to Classical Language of Architecture. The Parthenon is an outstanding example of the classical language of architecture, and continues as a source of inspiration for each new generation of architects ... The Parthenon has had a chequered career, from its beginnings as a magnificent example of classical Greek architecture in the fifth century B.C.E., to its bombing and partial destruction by the Venetians during an assault of the Acropolis in 1687. (Suite101.com)
Avondale garden: Built from scratch Aug 15, 2008
The Inlows consulted landscape architect Dottie Myers to help design an outdoor space filled with rooms and personalized spaces, but unlike many who seek an expert s help, the Inlows installed the garden themselves. You always have to figure out if [the client] is going to participate, Myers said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Dumb Craze for Prefab Houses Aug 15, 2008
Morearchitecturecolumns ... Can the iconoclastic architect design a structure that's cheap, green, and secure ... architecture: What we build. (Slate)
Home Thoughts Aug 15, 2008
The show, which runs through Oct. 20, was organized by Barry Bergdoll, MOMA's chief curator of architecture, who was operating in a playful mood ... Nothing about them suggested the hand of any mad scientist--architect intent on designing a brave new home for mankind ... All the same, forward-looking architects have always found the idea of prefabrication irresistible. (Time.com)
Morales, rivals seek to lower tensions Aug 14, 2008
A 24-by-16-inch hole was smashed in Chagall's 1963 biblical scene depicting Adam and Eve, said Emmanuel Etienne, a Metz-based architect for the Culture Ministry. Those who carried out the weekend break-in at Saint-Etienne de Metz cathedral have not yet been tracked down. (Boston Globe)
Wassaic Project to bring local artists together Aug 14, 2008
Zunino's father, an architect, owns both the Maxon Mills building and the Luther Barn Auction property and has been very supportive of both Biddle's and Zunino's artistic endeavors, said Biddle. "When he offered us use of the space, we immediately jumped at the chance," said Zunino. (Millbrook Round Table, NY)
Developer's Grant Park pad Aug 14, 2008
He hired esteemed Atlanta architect Bill Harrison, known for his signature work in luxury single-family homes, to design an eight-unit, three-story structure that would adapt Victorian flourishes and coastal elan to the design criteria of the Grant Park Historic District. Becky Stein / AJC Special/special. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Pavilions to showcase Slow Food Aug 14, 2008
Slow Food's art and music programs, lectures, tastings and educational programs at Fort Mason will take place in 15 distinctive pavilions designed by Bay Area firms including Baldauf Catton von Eckartsberg Architects and SMWM, the company that restored the Ferry Building for tony food markets ... Architect John Randolph, who designed San Francisco's Gordon Biersch Brewery and Restaurant, will design a bar made of recycled beer bottles; Aidlin Darling Design's chocolate pavilion will be made of... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Check out Atlanta's public gardens Aug 14, 2008
Popular feature: The Swan House boxwood garden and landscape designed by famed architect Philip Trammel Schutze. "His focus was not flowers or to have a lot of colors," says AHC curator John Manion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Georgians in America watch the violence back home Aug 13, 2008
Katya Ivanova, a Russian-born architect who lives in Ocean Parkway, in Brooklyn, said she supports the Georgians "because we Russians remember those days when we were quite friendly. I vacationed almost every summer on the Black Sea (in Georgia). They're great people, so friendly.". She added, "I hope intelligent Russians are against their government. And I think most Russian-Americans support the Georgians. The Russian government will always be the same _ even if its name changes.". (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Olympic diary: Day two Aug 13, 2008
Many of the architects involved in Beijing s most famous Olympic edifices (or buildings erected in time for the Olympics, such as the new headquarters for state-owned television) are foreigners. The man behind the terminal is Lord Norman Foster, a British architect ... The bird s nest architects are Herzog & de Meuron, a Swiss firm. (The Economist)
Little to hear, but a lot to take in Aug 13, 2008
For a show devoted to artworks by rock musicians there's not much of a soundtrack as you meander through the labyrinthine 1928 Art Deco cultural center, designed by master Belgian architect Victor Horta. Brian Eno's ambient sounds set the scene for one of his visual works, a slowly varying kaleidoscope of light in a dark chamber decorated with mounds of a brightly colored sand-like substance, tree trunks, and roomy couches. (Boston Globe)
Eclectic show spans coasts and styles Aug 13, 2008
His pair of end tables based on a design by the late modernist architect Gerrit Rietveld sport rectangular wooden inlays that suggest a grid but lack a grid's ho-hum regularity; there's a clever, offbeat rhythm to the tabletops. Jim Gaylord, a California artist, offers a cryptic, rich gouache drawing, "Blessing in Disguise," that moves from wooded landscape to black-blotted abstraction to elements of textile design with strange, satisfying logic. (Boston Globe)
Stanford expansion juggles size, style Aug 13, 2008
The red-tiled, sixth-story roof of Hoover Pavilion, an Art Deco building erected by Stanford University in 1930, should continue to range above nearby pines and parking lots, architects agreed. Located at 211 Quarry Road near the Stanford Shopping Center, the sandstone-colored structure is a gem to be restored and displayed, according to members of both Palo Alto's Architectural Review Board and also Stanford-hired architects, WRNS Studio ... The review board disliked the design presented by... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
This field on Hwy. 100 is where the new Logan County elementary school will be built. Aug 13, 2008
Representatives from Sherman, Carter and Barnhart the architectural firm designing the school presented schematic designs to members of the Logan County Board of Education, the planning committee and others. Architect and project manager Myra Vaughn told the group that they had taken the wish list of ideas given to them by the planning committee and developed the drawings from there ... Architect Kenny Stanfield said the site is challenging in a couple of ways part of it is a flood plain and... (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)
Editorial: Young artist's talent a beauty to behold Aug 13, 2008
Hayden values the opinion of his mother who is a self-employed landscape architect ... Her husband, Martin Dahmm, who was also a landscape architect, died of a heart attack 2 years ago. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Carpenters building full of treasures Aug 13, 2008
They have a really good architect (Joe Lawniczak, Design Specialist with the Wisconsin Main Street Program). Were bidding out the work to be done on the exterior of the building. (Forest Republican, WI)
Two different architects with much in common Aug 13, 2008
When Timothy Pflueger visited New York in 1931, he scribbled a note to himself: "Get Le Corbusier's 'Towards a New Architecture.' " ... If you're familiar with the two architects, I'll warrant you just did a double take ... But after plunging into new monographs on each architect, something quite different becomes clear: They're more alike than you'd expect. (San Francisco Chronicle)
City wants new design for project near park Aug 12, 2008
Druker's project, designed by a noted architect, Cesar Pelli, is expected to be put on hold today by the Boston Redevelopment Authority, which has been deluged with letters from residents of the Back Bay who object to the plans for the property. The BRA has picked up on residents' complaints that the design does not match the streetscape and would leave a wall of glass looming over passersby, without anything to signify the prominence of the location, across from the Public Garden and facing... (Boston Globe)
Local green sceneWind farm? Sun panels? Developers, agencies find pro-enviro options Aug 12, 2008
The architect has a small team dedicated to LEED development, and believes very much in its merits. According to Machetto, the sometimes-strict confines of LEED don't pose a problem as much as they provide opportunities to be creative and innovative. (West New York Reporter, NJ)
Plymouth Rock Studios Aug 12, 2008
The change was explained at a planning board meeting two weeks ago, but Gensler Associates architect Steve Newbold said he would go over the site plans again Wednesday for neighbors unaware of the change and the reasons for it. Land classified and taxed as recreational such as Waverly Oaks must be formally offered to the town prior to being sold. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
217 homes planned for former Crystal Cream site Aug 12, 2008
Work force housing is a term like low-income housing that s been denigrated, said Craig Hausman, an architect with PHA. We re not using any subsidies, so how it s designed makes a big difference. The firm has created a mix of lofts, row houses and half-plexes, with money-saving designs. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Business, building, Main Street are contest finalists Aug 12, 2008
The jury panel included the following representatives: Scott Day, Urban Development Services, San Antonio; Carolyn Howard, Beaumont Main Street Program; Rich MacMath, HDR., Inc., Austin; and Stephen Sharpe, Texas Architect, Austin. Finalists will make a presentation at the Texas Downtown Revitalization Conference Creating Partnerships for Downtown in Temple Nov. 13. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Hall of fame ponders options; others eye building Aug 11, 2008
And architect Tod Ford, who knows the building at 238 N. Mead better than perhaps anyone else, says it easily could be converted from its wide-open museum layout to a corporate one. This article is for Paid Print Subscribers ONLY.. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Child's play: $24.5M museum eyes 2010 opening Aug 11, 2008
Getting into kids' heads was part of the job for architects assigned to design the coming Mississippi Children's Museum. "We did lots of drawings with crayons instead of pencils to help us kind of keep the mindset," says project architect Pamela Leonard of Canizaro Cawthon Davis. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Read more... Aug 11, 2008
In early 2013 the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, a 452,000 square foot museum of modern and contemporary art designed by architect Frank Gehry, is scheduled to open. Related links. (PNN Online)
$150M project planned for downtown Scottsdale Aug 11, 2008
Ortega, who is an architect, said the design has "an artsy feel" that will give more character to the area. The design's architect is DFD CornoyerHedrick. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
The Royal Garden Shanghai - a taste of future living Aug 9, 2008
Designed by British master architect Eric Parry, the just-completed clubhouse is considered shocking exterior art. Related Stories. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The beauty of spaces all over town Aug 7, 2008
A myriad of architectural styles, a mix of people, but always a palpable sense of belonging. William Rawn is an architect. (Boston Globe)
Museum fundraising takes off on wrong foot Aug 7, 2008
Sims and the Historical Society board support the location recommended by the state s architect after consultants studies. This site is on what s now a parking lot across the street and to the north of the current historical museum. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
How do you build a modern memorial? Aug 7, 2008
A similar concept is used in Berlin's Holocaust Memorial, where visitors walk among 2,700 tilting, concrete slabs on uneven ground, designed by US architect Peter Eisenman. "A graveyard memorial was something that you looked at but with the Berlin piece you're amongst it," says Jonathan Banks of Ixia, a national forum for public art. (BBC News -- UK)
Ringling sees membership surge Aug 7, 2008
Yann Weymouth, senior VP at Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum Inc., was the architect. Weymouth also is commissioned to design the new building for the Salvador Dali Museum, which is in the midst of a $32 million campaign. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
School demolishing under way Aug 6, 2008
When the Three Notch Elementary School was restored as city hall, Andrews said, the architect recommended that the demolition be completed before bids were taken on the construction project. The city will follow a similar plan with the Church Street School project. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Restoration niche helps golf course designer Aug 6, 2008
Gene Stafford Later this month, Wyndham Championship viewers will see the handiwork of course architect Kris Spence, who recently completed a $2 ... Golf course architect Kris Spence followed a well-worn path to his career in the golf industry ... The more he traveled the state, the more he came to appreciate courses designed by legendary architect Donald Ross, who designed 50 courses across North Carolina in the early 20th century. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Mission Bay condominium complex stands out Aug 6, 2008
Architecturally ambitious buildings - how can I put this ... These dimensions aren't made for heroic architecture; they're dictated by the overall guidelines for Mission Bay's swath of former rail yards near the Giants ballpark ... The tower by Kwan Henmi Architecture/Planning for Intracorp San Francisco doesn't fall into the trap of trying to make a stocky form look like a skyscraper - the type of illusion that works only in the make-believe of architectural imagery. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A rare chance to get the city's waterfront right Aug 5, 2008
The streets, designed in favour of pedestrians rather than cars, provided access and a frontage to a series of nine new urban blocks, within which were proposed a variety of modulated building forms that responded to the urban condition and encouraged diverse architectural possibilities, uses, scales and authorship ... Philip Thalis, Paul Berkemeier, both architects and urban designers, and Jane Irwin, a landscape architect, led the winning team for the international design competition for... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Albany Convention Center Authority to hold special meeting Aug 5, 2008
The board will meet Aug. 5 at 3:30 p.m. to talk about contracts with its architect, construction manager and other consultants. The board will hold the discussions behind closed doors, Stewart said. (Albany Business Review, NY)
How did Pamela Anderson become famous again? Aug 5, 2008
There's a hilarious scene in the third episode where her money manager and his assistant - the assistant explains they are the kind of regular people who go to Home Depot and actually know what things cost - confront the architect demanding explanations of the rising costs on the project and hold a vote on the white-gold pool tiles. The architect explains for the camera why exactly the very plain house with its very simple lines that Anderson has commissioned is going to be boring if the pool... (Globe and Mail)
Is Delta College's new $84 million math and science center really needed? Aug 5, 2008
2 million to date on testing, design, engineers, the architect, program management and other miscellaneous fees. Construction timeline. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Roy Peter Frangiamore, 67, architect, loved beauty Aug 4, 2008
As an architect and a sportsman, he loved simple lines ... "I know one builder who was so impressed with Roy's architectural renderings that they had them framed," she said ... As a guest lecturer at the museum, Mr. Frangiamore shared his knowledge of the movement and one of its most famous members architect Frank Lloyd Wright. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Obama and the New York Elites Aug 4, 2008
Obama came in the form of a news analysis above the fold on page one, immediately below a 4-column color photo of the Senator flying over Baghdad with an architect of the surge, U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus. The New Yorker s editorial leadership made a strategic error with dubious placement of a satiric cartoon on the magazine s cover which distracted attention from its content: specifically the expert reporting and accessible writing of Ryan Lizza. (Human Events Online)
U.S. Architectural Jewel Sold To Abu Dhabi Aug 4, 2008
New York City architect William Van Alen designed the brick office tower with its iconic, crescent-shaped spire for the automaker Chrysler Corp., decorating lower setbacks with sculptures modeled after Chrysler radiator caps and wheels. It is the city's third-tallest skyscraper. (CBS News -- 60 minutes)
EXTREME MAKEOVER/CITY EDITION: $1M facelift gives council state-of-the-art chambers Aug 3, 2008
The new chambers were designed by local architect West Summers, who described the historic structure as a "diamond in the rough." ... The decorating effort was "a lot of fun," says Councilwoman Joyce Rheney, who received fabric and carpet samples from Architectural Interiors Inc., the Columbia firm recommended by Summers. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
An Art Deco Landmark Will Shine Once More as Urban Living Space Aug 3, 2008
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)
SIGNATURE STYLE: William E. SchirmerSerious craftsmanship Aug 3, 2008
SIGNATURE STYLE: William E. Schirmer / Serious craftsmanship / Curves and detailing mark the houses of East Bay architect ... Curves and detailing mark the houses of East Bay architect ... Home design in the 1920s, when Schirmer made his mark as one of Oakland's best and most prolific residential architects, first in partnership with Arthur Bugbee, then on his own, was generally conservative. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Save Beach Bluff Park party planned Aug. 16 Aug 2, 2008
The Sun Circle installation is an educational, scientific and artistic project that demonstrates the journey of the earth around the sun and has been designed by Marblehead sculptor and architect Bruce Greenwald. Lauren Lautner, who designed the current park, is working with Greenwald to create a new area for public enjoyment. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
