Observing: Sierra Quiroz, left, and Antonio Quiroz check out a photograph of a Frank lloyd Wright home in the Benson Library last week. (Adam Bernal/photo.) Oct 8, 2008
Some of the well-known artists and architects currently on display in the library include John Singer Sargent, Norman Rockwell, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mary Cassatt and John James Audubon. Scott said the only requirement for receiving the award was to share the artwork with the public. (Benson San Pedro Valley News Sun, AZ)
Neighbors help Lesley design its new dorms Oct 7, 2008
For the past several months, seven residents of the Agassiz neighborhood huddled with the project's architects over blueprints, hammering out details of the $13 million development, the college's first new construction in three decades. Plans for a single building with a sprawling parking lot were scrapped, replaced by two buildings, one with commercial shops on the first floor. (Boston Globe)
New historic preservation law irks property owners, contractors Oct 7, 2008
"It caught a lot of people unaware," she said, explaining that she only heard about the law after recent inquiries from contractors, architects and engineers. "It sounds like a good idea, but when you got 'mom and pop Tanigawa' that maybe want to tear down (their home) and rebuild for their children or grandchildren, it's a nuisance. They know their property isn't historic.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
The Kentland/Jefferson Township Public Library expansion project is underway. After several years of planning and many months of waiting, the official ground breaking ceremony has taken place and work has begun! I would like to take this opportunity to Oct 7, 2008
thank all of our town and county officials, commissioners, library staff and board members, grant writers and administrators, architects, contractors and other interested people of the community for their participation in the ground breaking service. It was wonderful to have so many eager and willing participants, knowing they truly support this endeavor. (Kentland Newton County Enterprise, IN)
St. Luke's to announce $14M expansion Oct 6, 2008
Architects for the project are Cannon, Moss, Brygger iates. (Submitted photo). (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Community notes: Ghoulish goodies at the Garden Oct 6, 2008
The end goal of the study is to propose ways that landscape architects can incorporate a closer human association with the natural environment into their work. The exhibit will feature Bullock's photography and mixed media exploring the sacred landscape and land ethics, as well as include narrative descriptions documenting her research process and findings. (Athens Banner-Herald)
The world still shows high hopes at the UN Oct 5, 2008
Except for the library, it was designed by a team of 10 architects with Le Corbusier contributing the overall composition. It was constructed from 1946 to 1952 on land purchased with a gift from John D. Rockefeller Jr. When the original UN convened in June 1945, it had 51 members. (Boston Globe)
The suburbs as a museum piece Oct 5, 2008
About three dozen artists and architects blow past the narrow sterility and conformity found in Hollywood takes such as "The Stepford Wives" and "American Beauty" to offer neither a condemnation nor a celebration of suburbia but something trickier, a bit of awestruck contemplation of the way more than half of America lives. Lee Stoetzel's photo of his playful scale-model sculpture, "McMansion 2," uses McDonald's Filet-O-Fish as the stucco for a large two-story home. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
If only the bail-out had been called a rescue Oct 4, 2008
" In today's sound-bite society such an approach should be taken for granted as a "101" lesson for any politician wishing to highlight a message to the press who report meaning, along with the public who judge that meaning's merits and value. Tony Blair understood this when he said, "Education, education, education". Martin Luther King understood it when repeated and explained his "dream". Whoever gets into the White House next may want to keep in mind that in terms of branding, sometimes the... (BBC News -- UK)
Sunnyside students collect funds, ideas for playground Oct 4, 2008
"Today we're architects," he said. "We have to think about everybody." The children came up with a few creative additions to the standard playground format, including a pool and a football field. (Valley News, CT)
Scene and Herd: Warm greetings in the chill autumn air Oct 3, 2008
These homes, treasured by their owners these past 50 years, were forerunners of a whole trend that has long influenced architecture and architects around the country ... As part of the above tour, on Sunday, Oct. 5, in the Historical Society s Depot Square Building there will be 20th Century Memories, a panel discussion of remembrances from the architects and homeowners of the Modernist houses. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Homes for the discreet rich in a Moscow Eden Oct 3, 2008
After the sanitarium buildings were razed, some top Moscow architects, including Aleksandr Brodsky, Totan Kuzembaev and Nikolai Lyzlov, created several new buildings, including houses for rent and a yacht club. And the Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat is building a home for a private client. (International Herald Tribune)
Harry Wolf: A classic in sustainable design (6) Oct 3, 2008
" In other words, the loveliness of it arises out of a practical necessity, and creatively satisfying those needs. Form meets function.On Sunday, Wolf will sign copies of his book, "The Architecture of Harry Wolf," and the just-released fourth edition of Kenneth Frampton's "A Critical History of Modern Architecture," wherein Frampton cites Wolf as "one of the most sensitive architects practicing in America today. "Diesel will also be offering a few rare copies of the now out-of -print "Harry... (Malibu Times, CA)
Shipping container prefab at West Coast Green Sep 25, 2008
On Saturday, Al Gore will give the keynote speech on the importance of the building industry "greening" itself and the role that architects, engineers and homeowners can play in this shift. Curiously, Gore must not think reporters play much of a role here, as they will be allowed into the hall for only the first five minutes of his speech (it's in his contract). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Yellow CultureBus gets the green light Sep 25, 2008
Seen among the crowd were show regulars and fellow board members, including interior designers Suzanne Tucker, Candace Barnes, Michael Agins, James Marzo, Antonio Martins, Ken Fulk, Jeffry Weisman and Andrew Fisher, and landscape architects Todd Cole and Stephen Suzman. Sixth-generation San Franciscan and Fall Antiques Show Director Kimberly Quinlan Bakker, who supplants retired show founder Toby Rose, said highlights include an Oct. 22 gala and the Oct. 24 appearance of Lady Salisbury, the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
City Market landmark gets long-awaited rehab Sep 25, 2008
The renovation would restore the central building, which includes about 12,000 square feet, to pristine condition, said Julie Montague, project manager at JDavis Architects in Raleigh. The innards of the building will be gutted, removing makeshift conduits to restore original rafters and beams. (News & Observer)
Walgreens back on track Sep 25, 2008
(BRS Architects graphic) ... Developer Martin O'Laughlin of Western Commercial Development Corp. of Ogden, Utah, and Julie Comstock of BRS Architects of Boise shared sign, landscaping, site lighting and architectural plans with the board. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Cause of fire is ‘suspicious'The source of ignition makes arson a viable cause, an official said Sep 24, 2008
With much of the dangling wreckage removed, and Main Street open to traffic Saturday, building owners have been on site with engineers, city building officials, and architects to assess possibilities for new buildings to replace Dirty Little Roddy's and Whiskey Jacques. Hailey resident and Whiskey Jacques owner Karin Martin said she hopes to rebuild as soon as possible. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Architect is designing greener tomorrow Sep 24, 2008
a team of architects and engineers from across the city, I am working on the design of San Antonio s new homeless shelter Haven for Hope ... How you got involved with the American Institute of Architects (AIA): In the UK, I had become involved in the Royal Institute of British Architects ... We are looking forward this fall to being part of the team working on the Leon Valley Sustainability Design Action Team (SDAT) sponsored by the AIA. (SDAT brings together architects and engineers from across... (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Read more... Sep 24, 2008
It was announced that the permanent building for FSSA, designed by renowned architectural firm Polshek Partnership Architects, would be opened to students in spring of 2009. The school, which has been housed in temporary space since it opened in 2001, will have its permanent location adjacent to the Kaufman Astoria Studios complex in Astoria Queens, Tony Bennett's hometown. (PNN Online)
'Green' high-rise planned for downtown W-S Sep 24, 2008
Architects plans to help make downtown Winston-Salem a little more "green," with a 10-story, $10 million building that will seek the highest level of environmentally friendly certification ... But he said the architects will seek "gold" status, the highest level attainable from the through its Leadership in (Leed) program. (Triad Business Journal, NC)
Place: In S.F., Jessie St. is looking good Sep 24, 2008
Now, it has a third life; Heller Manus Architects retooled it as residential space for 51 condominiums. Starting prices: $450,000 for a studio, sans parking. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bernanke urging quick action on financial bailout Sep 23, 2008
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the architects of the bailout, were expected to face tough questions at a hearing Tuesday from lawmakers in both parties about the eye-popping cost, how the rescue would work and how taxpayers would be affected. Paulson was in talks with Democrats about their proposal that the government be able to purchase equity in faltering companies as part of the plan, so taxpayers could benefit from future profits. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Condo boom continues on South Congress Sep 21, 2008
Alderman/Paccone Architects is designing the project. Coons' development company is handling construction. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Hall of Fame, corporate champions support United Way Sep 21, 2008
Corporate Champions include: Aalfs Manufacturing Company, American Pop Corn Company, Argosy Casino -- Sioux City, Avery Brothers Sign Company, BPI Technology Inc./Beef Products Inc., Chesterman Company, Gelita USA -- Sioux City, Great West Casualty Company, Holtze Construction Company, John Morrell ny, Klinger Companies Inc., Knoepfler Chevrolet, KTIV Television Inc., Long Lines LTD, M+ Architects, Mercy Medical Center -- Sioux City, MidAmerican Energy, Palmer Candy Company, Phillips Kiln... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
How much for a new jail? Sep 20, 2008
At Thursday s meeting of the Bureau County Jail Task Force, the task force agreed to hire Wold Architects and Engineers of Palatine to determine the costs of those two building options. (Wold representative Roger Schroepher had attended a task force meeting last spring to talk about the services of Wold. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
SFO releases terminal renovation plans Sep 20, 2008
Architects working on the project said they're well aware that flying in these high-security days is about as soothing as a drive across the Bay Bridge at 8 a.m.. "The security line is not a cattle processing area," said Terence Young, design director for Gensler of San Francisco, the project architects. (San Francisco Chronicle)
* Business Briefs Sep 19, 2008
Architects to share experience ... Organized by the British Trade & Cultural Office and the Taipei Architects Association, the seminar will focus on urban generation, water front, art and cultural development ... Six UK architects will share their experience on topics such as sustainable city planning for a sustainable future, integrated energy strategy as part of a low carbon district plan, regeneration and environment, railway as an urban generator and planning for eco-cities. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Rendezvous Royale Schedule Sep 19, 2008
- Round Town Event: Watercolors of Joanne Odasz, 4-6 p.m., Plan One Architects, 1001 12th St. Exclusive showing of beautiful watercolors. Free. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Audit: ATF lost weapons, laptops Sep 18, 2008
FLINT, Michigan -- Local artists and landscape architects will transform downtown parking spaces into temporary mini-parks, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Friday to celebrate National Park(ing) Day. The artists will feed a meter and create their vision for a temporary urban oasis, using plants and other materials that will later be donated to an urban housing center. (MLive.com)
Everything old is new again in Quito, Ecuador Sep 18, 2008
The plan is not quite completed but architects and restoration crews have finished more than 200 rehabilitation projects including the city's cathedral; three historic theaters; plazas; monasteries; churches; entire blocks of colonial homes and buildings; and the narrow picture-perfect street known as La Ronda. Four historical buildings have been converted into luxury boutique hotels, and several restaurants specializing in gourmet Ecuadorean fare have recently opened. (MSNBC -- Travel)
2 new print design magazines defy digital age Sep 18, 2008
Mostly prose, little poetry: September is Architecture Month in San Francisco, but building tours organized by the American Institute of Architects didn't include the recently completed Congregation Beth Sholom synagogue by Stanley Saitowitz and Natoma Architects. It should have. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Aussie architects need to quit playing cute Sep 17, 2008
The old, 1988 Philip Cox pavilion has been dyed a startling citron yellow for the occasion and there's quite a black-clad crowd under these tall not-eucalypts; a positive litigation, an arrogance, you might say, of Australian architects ... Lucy is our commissioner, our man in Venice, selected (says the Australian Institute of Architects, whose show it is) for her interest in architecture and design but also, it is whispered, for wealth and connectivity of Venetian dimensions ... But there's... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Plaque details Dirksen's significance Sep 17, 2008
Dirksen, a Pekin native, became the Senate minority leader and was one of the chief architects of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. I realized there are native Pekinites who knew Everett Dirksen as a favorite son, said Marigold Committee Member and project instigator Gary Gillis. (Pekin Times, IL)
* Producing reality Sep 17, 2008
To this end, Eliasson currently employs around 40 people in his Berlin studio, including architects and scientists as well as craftsmen and designers ... Currently, Eliasson is involved in an ambitious urban renewal project in Manhattan called the High Line, and earlier this summer he had a big retrospective of his work at MoMA. Alongside the architects Diller Scofidio+Renfro, he will help transform a 2. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Optus says vital to get price right for broadband network Sep 17, 2008
Professionals including engineers, architects and accountants would increasingly use broadband to transmit drawings and reports to clients all around the world, Mr Krishnapillai said. AAP. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Interns feed Group 70's talent pool Sep 17, 2008
We had been struggling with recruiting talent, placing ads, for example, in Boston, Orange County, Chicago, just looking for architects ... Functioning like architects. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Westons donate $12-million to AGO Sep 17, 2008
A selection committee will invite five or six architects from around the world to submit proposals for the centre. The winner is expected to be named in June, 2009, with construction expected to start in 2010. (Globe and Mail)
Studio featured on 'Queer Eye' ready to sell its shares Sep 17, 2008
He sold high-quality contemporary furniture, available mostly to interior designers, architects and other professionals, to everyday customers who wanted to shop for themselves. The company, commonly called DWR, did not say how much it plans to raise with an initial public offering. (Yahoo News -- Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)
Architects in sugar Sep 16, 2008
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper. Maryann Borg is an ambitious amateur cake decorator who has won several awards. (The Age)
The Savants of Napoleon's Egyptian ... Sep 16, 2008
The ranks of the savants were comprised of artists, architects, composers, astronomers, botanists, engineers, chemists, cartographers and zoologists, to name a few. The presence of these men reflected Napoleons ultimate aim in invading Egypt: to eventually gain control of the entire middle-east and march on India. (Suite101.com)
Putting the hospitality in hospitals Sep 16, 2008
That outlook is spreading in hospital design, said Kurt Spiering, health care practice group leader for the Milwaukee office of HGA Architects ... Locally, that perspective is visible at the Aurora Women's Pavilion, 8901 W. Lincoln Ave. in West Allis, which opened in 2002 and was designed by Kahler Slater Architects. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Visions of architecture, practical and inspired Sep 16, 2008
A section of bright yellow natural gas pipe commands center stage at the Venice Biennale's International Architecture Exhibition this year. Sixty-three meters long and 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A&A redux: redeeming a tarnished reputation Sep 15, 2008
Rudolph, who became the School of Architectures dean in 1958, has always had an awkward seat among the pantheon of important American architects of his time ... With architecture fully engulfed in a Modernist revolution, Griswold gave full autonomy to his architects ... The dedication of the building on Nov. 8, 1963 generated so much buzz that it made the cover of Architectural Record and attracted the most prominent architects of the period. (Yale Herald, CT)
Skinny downtown landmark gets facelift Sep 14, 2008
"It really wasn't the sharpest looking place prior to the renovation,'' said the project s architect, Nathan Kalaher of M+ Architects. "I'm very happy how the project turned out. . (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Landscapers create a vision for New Buffalo Sep 13, 2008
NEW BUFFALO -- Last year, 24 young landscape architects from all over the nation descended on Kalamazoo to iron out problems and create designs to improve life here ... Xtreme LA was created to foster creativity and give young architects the chance to work with experts, said Richard Heriford, vice president of sales and marketing for Kalamazoo-based Landscape Forms, which sponsors the project ... Architects this week toured the city's lakefront parks, its marina and the downtown area when they... (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Shiny but tiny Sep 13, 2008
"Each of the architects in the exhibition is showing a British housing scheme and a foreign housing scheme. It turns out we're building the smallest dwellings in Western Europe. This is because England and Wales are the only parts of Europe without designated space standards.". Mr Woodman highlights an exhibit by an architecture firm that designed social housing in London and Geneva. (BBC News -- UK)
Designers developing virtual-reality pod Sep 13, 2008
Blazing a trail in the development of these spaces are New York architects Asymptote, who developed the New York Stock Exchange's 3D trading floor and have designed a virtual Guggenheim Museum ... Rashid and Schaedler are a new breed of architect who are as comfortable in the virtual world as the physical, and they agree that as the Internet develops into a 3D medium, it will be architects who design the interactive virtual spaces ... Rashid says, "Ultimately, architects think spatially and... (CNN -- Tech)
More of this story Sep 13, 2008
"I think it's partially a reaction to all the big, sort of monumental architecture that's being done, getting very prominent architects to design art museums, without consideration of the collection, or to the detriment of the idea of collecting."In other words, it's always easier for a board of trustees to raise money for a fancy new building by a famous architect than it is to raise funds to build an important collection. "Peipon pointed out that institutional critique became more prominent in... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Bird's Nest architects design NYC high-rise Sep 13, 2008
NEW YORK The Swiss architects of the iconic Bird's Nest stadium at the Beijing Olympics are bringing their innovative style to New York City with a translucent glass skyscraper designed to look like houses stacked in the sky. Architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron's $650 million, 57-story condominium featuring dramatic, cantilevered terraces is slated to begin going up in mid-October in the trendy Tribeca district in lower Manhattan ... The architects liken their design to "houses... (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Watertown to Show Its Historic Side Sept. 27 Sep 12, 2008
The architects Delano and Aldrich designed this Georgian Colonial in the 1920s. As visitors approach the entrance, they should take notice of the arches for the garage. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Music Hall reveals face-lift Sep 12, 2008
Symposium panelists will include designer Jason McLean of McLean Designs, architect John Merkle of TMS Architects, construction manager John DeStefano of DeStefano & Associates and Music Hall executive director Patricia Lynch, whose vision for the public space drove its design and use. "We are thrilled patrons can now experience the space and its expanded amenities, and enjoy the history and beauty of this Beaux Arts lobby for the 21st century, a theatrical fantasy come to life," Lynch said. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Over the back fence: News thats Sep 11, 2008
Crisp Architects and Arrowsmith Forge invite the public to attend this free event under the tents to meet the vendors and see the ongoing demonstrations. This event will be held at 3788 Route 44 in Millbrook. (Millbrook Round Table, NY)
Pentagon Memorial place for reflection Sep 11, 2008
two architects were at work just blocks from the World Trade Center. Julie Beckman saw the North Tower burning. (AZCentral -- News)
Bright days, best house tours Sep 11, 2008
It is our chance to see the kitchen of the house down the street we'd always wondered about, or to taste a bit of San Francisco's rich history on the Victorian Alliance tour, or to find out the latest trends in architecture and design among the top creators in the game on the American Institute of Architects tour ... Contemporary gems, Noe Valley and Sausalito American Institute of Architects' San Francisco chapter Home Tours Weekend, Saturday and Sunday ... Rothschild/Schwartz Architects... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chrome V8 powers new browser - boosts JavaScript Sep 10, 2008
Google Chrome shifts architects' equations as V8 powers the browser ... And, as architects move more and more work to the client side, a boost for JavaScript - the open source scripting language represented by the 'j' in Ajax - may be arriving just in time ... That 'single threadedness' caused architects to create APIs that were asynchronous, and this in turn led to complex loading of various JavaScript elements before pages could be deemed fully rendered. (Search Webservices)
Ten Hot Luxury Lofts Sep 10, 2008
Architects must abide by strict zoning clauses and get approval from the local landmarks commission before doing a renovation. Organizations such as New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission and The San Francisco Preservation Society must OK the entire renovation plan, which can take weeks, if not months. (Forbes)
Met names Thomas P. Campbell as its new director Sep 10, 2008
How refreshing to discuss an art museum director whose bona fides are not the millions he has raised or the buildings he has built or the architects he has hired but the art he has studied and illuminated. Those tapestry shows demonstrate that Campbell knows firsthand the potential of the museum's sometimes neglected collections, Western and otherwise. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Curator at Met named director of the museum Sep 10, 2008
While expansions by star architects attract crowds these days, that will not be an option for Campbell at least not at the Met's home on Fifth Avenue, where it cannot extend its already sizable footprint. Unlike the Louvre or the Guggenheim, the Met has given no indication that it would consider opening satellite branches. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Oldest Profession Sep 10, 2008
Why don't architects ever retire ... Asked why so many architects lived long lives, Philip Johnson quipped, "Of course they live longthey have a chance to act out all their aggressions." Johnson must have had a lot of acting out left to do, for his well-publicized "retirement" at 85 turned out to be only the first of many, and he continued to design and build until his death 13 years later ... His most recent building, done in collaboration with his two sons' firm, Pei Partnership Architects,... (Slate)
Iola growth spurs trustees to review school needs Sep 10, 2008
We got with our architects (Holster iates, Inc.) and came up with a plan we feel like we need for our system and our children. That plan includes relocation of the football field to make room for the new elementary. (Navasota Examiner, TX)
Walter E. Washington Convention Center Offers a New All-Inclusive Package for Corporate and Small Meetings Sep 9, 2008
In 2006, the Convention Center became the first facility in the country to receive both the Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence and the American Institute of Architects national Honor Award for Architecture. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center includes: -- 703,000 square feet of prime exhibit space -- 150,000 square feet of meeting space -- 36,000 square feet of registration space, including the elegantly appointed Grand Lobby -- 3,000 parking spaces in close proximity -- On-site... (PR Newswire)
Postmodernism and Jakarta's urban structures Sep 8, 2008
These brands are housed in malls and office buildings that are increasingly postmodern in appearance, using cutting edge architects from Indonesia, Singapore and other foreign countries ... It was designed by DP Architects Private Limited and Zeidler Partnership Architects. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
To speed up construction, BMC cuts red tape Sep 8, 2008
With the new system, construction will get a boost and will help builders give timely possession of flats, something that would earlier get delayed due to various approvals, said president of Practicing Engineers Architects and Town Planners Association (PEATA), Mohan Daisaria, who was part of a 19-member study group that recommended changes in the Development Control rules. Meanwhile, the civic body is already computerizing the building proposals approval system by introducing Auto DCR,... (Expressindia.com)
Haverford Twp. library director leaving position Sep 8, 2008
Using funds from a Department of Community and Economic Development grant, the library retained architects who generated plans for a $13 million green facility. The current site consists of a 21,000-square-foot building and 17-space parking lot. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
