Archinect - News2024-05-06T08:17:23-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/124614456/editor-s-picks-410
Editor's Picks #410 Nam Henderson2015-04-06T10:10:00-04:00>2015-09-10T02:59:59-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/lt/lt4q0gppm7v42l5d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>For the latest edition of <a href="http://archinect.com/features/tag/1149/working-out-of-the-box" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Working out of the Box</a> Archinect talked with <a href="http://abrahamburickson.com/?page_id=130" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abraham Burickson</a><a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/123744704/working-out-of-the-box-abraham-burickson-poet-conceptual-artist-and-founder-of-odyssey-works" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">, founder of </a><a href="http://www.odysseyworks.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Odyssey Works</a>.</p><p> He explained "<em>Architecture school required total commitment, and in Odyssey Works that’s the case as well – absolute, total commitment. Because otherwise nothing new is possible, and it’s almost not worth it, that was the other thing I walked out of architecture with, that it’s not really worth it to go into any project without a total commitment.</em>"</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/x6/x6w46b6qjj34etas.jpg"></p><p><a href="http://archinect.com/people/cover/1906872/donna-sink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donna Sink</a> commented "T<em>his was a great read, and I really appreciate the very close links to architecture and daily experience that somehow moves you out of a set mindframe and into a new one. Mr. Burickson is an excellent example of how it can be beneficial to get degrees in (or learn a lot about) other disciplines and apply a more general knowledge to our experience of living in a built world</em><em>.</em>"</p><p><br><strong>News</strong></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/zq/zqwczn9g0gxdxcxs.jpg"></p><p>Reacting to the <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/123660296/lacma-latest-zumthor-reins-in-his-inkblot-redesign" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">latest iteration of Peter Zumthor's desig</a>n for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, <a href="http://archinect.com/evanchakroff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evan Chakroff</a> criticized "...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/123591960/frch-design-worldwide-upgrades-zaha-hadid-s-contemporary-arts-center-lobby-in-cincinnati
FRCH Design Worldwide upgrades Zaha Hadid's Contemporary Arts Center lobby in Cincinnati Justine Testado2015-03-23T17:40:00-04:00>2019-01-05T12:31:03-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fd/fd9rcy82denly7qb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>After moving a few times in Cincinnati throughout the later half of the 20th century, the <a href="http://contemporaryartscenter.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contemporary Arts Center</a> relocated into its current home at the Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Arts in 2003. Designed by Zaha Hadid, who won the commission in the late 1990s, the building is the first U.S. contemporary art institution designed by a woman. Shortly after the building opened, Herbert Muschamp of The New York Times hailed the building as "the most important American building to be completed since the end of the Cold War.” The non-collecting museum has housed temporary exhibitions, installations, and performances.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ls/lsg7jt10me9g8ngk.jpg"></p><p>Hadid envisioned the CAC building as an "urban carpet" that draws in pedestrians to experience the interior space by walking on a gently sloping meandering path. Aiming to connect the building's monochromatic exterior with its "playful" interior, FRCH added a cafe, lounge, and seating area in hopes to create a livelier and welcoming lobby for visitors. "We...</p>