Archinect - News2013-05-25T02:07:55-04:00http://archinect.com/news/article/73660342/editor-s-picks-316
Editor's Picks #316 Nam Henderson2013-05-22T11:11:00-04:00>2013-05-22T23:29:52-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/hd/hdr6ov1049ro7oq4.jpg" width="514" height="309" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<a href="http://archinect.com/archiadventures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beth Mosenthal</a> penned a thoughtful <strong>Op-Ed</strong> titled <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/73381902/the-ego-and-the-architect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Ego and the Architect</a>. Therein, she briefly examined "<em>the idea of ‘leadership’ in an architectural office</em>".</p>
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Celebrating the fact that "the Museum of Modern Art blinked" Michael Kimmelman wrote an article <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/73093361/defending-the-former-american-folk-art-museum-building" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Defending the Former American Folk Art Museum Building</a>. <a href="http://archinect.com/people/cover/1906872/donna-sink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donna Sink</a> commented "<em>A lovely, calm argument and well- written article. Fingers crossed that MOMA's less egotisticsl and more community-focused board members will listen</em>".</p>
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<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/73170115/archinect-talks-wtih-ivan-blanco-winner-of-the-la-film-festival-director-s-lounge-design-competition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archinect talked to Ivan Blanco, designer of the competition-winning entry in the LA Film Festival Director's Lounge Design Competition</a>. Ivan heads LA-based multi-disciplinary design studio Blnko Design Labs. <a href="http://archinect.com/people/cover/22610164/eric-chavkin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Chavkin </a>enjoyed the interview but had a couple of thoughts "<em>The scheme is, well, kind of typical but does address the very important IMHO</em> the after film-aspect of going to a screening. The 'windows frame' metaphor is just weak".</p>
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<img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/hd/hdr6ov1049ro7oq4.jpg" title=""><br><br><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/73223594/brutalism-preservation-panel-discussion-tonight-in-nyc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Following the release of CLOG: Brutalism—the NYC-...</a></p>http://archinect.com/news/article/56483801/op-ed-questions-without-answers-the-venice-biennale-2012
Op-ed: Questions without Answers: the Venice Biennale 2012 Jaakko van 't Spijker2012-09-03T00:10:00-04:00>2012-09-05T11:38:12-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/g7/g7a6wkjqfwbwewy5.jpg" width="514" height="386" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
Architecture Biennale Venice 2012: <strong>Questions without answers</strong><br>
by Jaakko van ‘t Spijker</p>
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<strong>As opposed to what certain critics and commentators have suggested in about the opening week, they actually were there, the exhibitors with sociopolitical engagement asking relevant questions, at the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale opening. What was lacking, however, were outspoken conclusions; the risky and exciting part of taking position after having made interesting observations. Where were the architectural mavericks, the po</strong><strong>lemical daredevils and provocateurs, to stir up and the debate and bring it further? It was in the Japanese pavilion that questions were asked as well as answered.</strong></p>
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In one of the first pre-events of the Biennale, a surprise storm raged over the Venetian Laguna while in an old warehouse in Giudecca, MVRDV’s Winy Maas and his Delft University department The Why-Factory, put ‘the decline of the identity of The European City’ on the agenda by presenting a new EU C...</p>