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A Brief History of John Baldessari

2012-05-15T22:43:00-04:00

John Baldessari believes every young artist should know three things: 1. Talent is cheap 2. You have to be possessed which you can't will 3. Being in the right place in the right time

A brief History of John Baldessari, an artful documentary voiced over by Tom Waits because "he has a great voice."

previously on Archinect;

1, 2, 3, 4

Two NewSchool of Architecture and Design Students Develop, Present Conceptual Designs for San Diego Community

2012-05-15T18:26:00-04:00

NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) students Kyle Peterson and John Martinez received recognition for developing and presenting conceptual designs for transportation and pedestrian access in the San Diego community of Point Loma. A representative of the Peninsula Community Planning Board, a citizen organization that advises the City of San Diego on land use-based community goals and development proposals, commended their work in a letter after the NSAD students formally presented their study to the board.

The students focused on the Roseville and Liberty Station sections of the Point Loma peninsula while exploring strategies for opening up pedestrian access to the San Diego Bay waterfront, specifically along America’s Cup Harbor. Peterson and Martinez embarked on the project after meeting Jay Shumaker, a member of the Peninsula Community Planning Board, during the final presentation of their fourth-year projects. NSAD invites community members to sit in on juries to eva...

Tomas Sarceno's Met Museum Rooftop Installation 'Cloud City' Now Open

2012-05-15T16:55:00-04:00

Yesterday's gray sky and drizzle couldn't keep anxious press away from the rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art where Argentine artist and architect Tomas Saraceno was officially debuting his new project "Cloud City". A sculptural constellation of 16 geodesic pods, Cloud City "floats" above the museum's roof anchored by steel cables... The futuristic construction features over 100 planes...

COBE Wins 2012 Nykredit Architecture Prize

2012-05-15T14:45:00-04:00

Copenhagen-based firm COBE, represented by architect Dan Stubbergaard, is the 2012 winner of Scandinavia's prestigious architecture prize, Nykredit's Architecture Prize of DKK 500,000 (USD 86,000).

Baidu Science and Technology Campus by Zeybekoglu Nayman Associates

2012-05-15T13:30:00-04:00

The overall campus planning strategy for the Baidu Science and Technology Campus by ZNA Architects consists of the ecological park and circular Main Street. By consolidating the green space, we try to achieve the maximized building boundary to benefit from views of the surrounding park while creating a grand gesture for the space itself. In addition to creating a highly efficient and flexible office building, we designed a unique but diverse circular main street to connect different work spaces such as; studying, meeting, leisure, recreation and F&B areas to form a community center. This solution for an ecological park not only serves for the self recognition of the Baidu staff and Baidu team but also conveys the expectation of the general public to the image of Baidu for the community. The ring around the sunken space forms a botanical garden that provides the experiences of different scenes in different seasons. At the same time it is a show piece of eco technology through la...

REX unveils residential tower in Seoul's Yongsan International Business District

2012-05-15T11:30:00-04:00

YONGSAN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DISTRICT “PROJECT R6”
Seoul, Korea

CLIENT Dreamhub Project Financing Vehicle Co., Ltd.
PROGRAM 47,800 m2 (514,500 sf) of luxury housing for short-term residents, 27,000 m2 (290,600 sf) of retail, and 929 parking stalls
AREA 115,500 m2 (1,240,000 sf)
CONSTRUCTION BUDGET Confidential
STATUS Commenced 2011; completed Schematic Design 2012; completion expected 2016
DESIGN ARCHITECT REX
KEY PERSONNEL Tiago Barros, Adam Chizmar, Danny Duong, Luis Gil, Gabriel Jewell-Vitale, SeokHun Kim, Armen Menendian, Romea Muryń, Roberto Otero, Se Yoon Park, Joshua Prince-Ramus, Lena Reeh Rasmussen, Yuan Tiauriman
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT Mooyoung
CONSULTANTS Barker Mohandas, Buro Happold, Front, Level Acoustics, Magnusson Klemencic, Scape, Shen Milsom Wilke, Tillotson Design

YIBD “Project R6” is an urban boutique residence for short-term business people, young urban professionals, and foreign residents. Due to the transience of its target users and the short durations...

Barkow Leibinger Architects seeking Project Architect in Berlin, DE

2012-05-15T11:14:00-04:00

Project Architect for competition team for renderings, 3-D modeling, digital fabrication and with an exceptional competence in Rhino (+V-Ray) and scripting software. German language a plus but not mandatory.

Free Form Buildings 03 - family house by 3AR Atelier

2012-05-15T09:47:00-04:00

Project data:
1. Location: Hungary, Nagykovácsi, Vártes street 13.
2. Investor: Portik-Zsiros Ágnes, Portik Adorján
3. Net total area: 180 m2
4. Function: Single-family house and painting restorer atelier
5. Design stage: Architectural local jury, concept design

Description:
This project is the third application of the „Free Form Buildings” construction system.
The building is designed on a plot of 20% slope, therefore the external pathways are getting an accentuated role in the volumetric composition. The main elements of this composition are the garage and storage at the entrance, the stairs of the pathway, the garden pond and the residential building.
The main covering of the build volumes is the coloured shotcrete, applied on the multi layered shell of the „Free Form Buildings” cupola.
Above the living area was positioned the restorer atelier as a suspended volume.
Detailed description and pictures of the concept are presented in the attached documentations.

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Auditoriums A, B, C at Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice by ZALEWSKI ARCHITECTURE GROUP

2012-05-15T06:54:00-04:00

The project of modernization and interior design of three lecture halls (A, B, C) at Silesian University of Technology, awarded with the 1st prize in the open architectural competition in 2007.
The primary objective of the project was to create comfortable and modern interiors adequate for giving lectures. A auditorium is the largest (for 220 people) and a multi-functional one. Two others (B and C) can comprise 160 people. All three auditoriums are of similar décor but with individual interior design and differentiated by color of the interior - the colour code implied in the project is its key idea and it helps to identify the halls. Modernized lecture halls are equipped with complete electronic installations and advanced multimedia systems including simultaneous interpretation system. The project includes also a design of service rooms – foyer of auditorium and a “history of computer technology room” which complements educational functions of auditoriums. The service rooms, in ...

33 Alternatives to University or Design School in Europe

2012-05-14T20:45:00-04:00

To do things differently, it helps to connect with new people and contexts. Universities and design schools seldom make that easy... This handout contains the most interesting ones we’ve found so far. It includes [with their permission] the findings of a scoping study for Schumacher College in England. No quality judgment is implied by inclusion in (or omission from) this list.

Hefner/Beuys House by Jimenez Lai - FUNDED!

2012-05-14T19:01:00-04:00

Congrats to Jimenez for getting his project funded, with minutes remaining. Can't wait to see the results!

MNA Office and Design Studio by Michael Neumann Architecture

2012-05-14T19:00:00-04:00

MNA found a loft space that had ample natural light, a usable existing wood floor, original brick walls, industrial windows and exposed timber framing and then built upon its inherent “green” characteristics. The choice of the location and space itself was essential to the design goal of creating a warm, timeless, flexible, open workspace through an economy of design and energy use.

To maximize the existing daylight and air throughout the loft, wide door openings and walkways were designed along the long dimension of the space to provide views, light and cross ventilation. Three “pods” of white-stained popular that house senior staff and a conference room are located along the length of the loft. The spaces between pods are smaller meeting areas, each under a skylight. Studio desks are banked against the brick wall that runs the length of the space.

Presentation areas are provided for both large and small meetings, with ample pin-up space of over 20 linear feet of sliding f...

Autodesk releases 123D Catch

2012-05-14T18:17:00-04:00

In Autodesk's words, with 123D Catch, you "Take ordinary photos and turn them into extraordinary 3D models."

Now available on PC, iPad and web app. Looks interesting. Have any of you tried it yet? What do you think?

New York City’s Hidden Subway Station

2012-05-14T17:59:00-04:00

Deep in the belly of New York’s subway system, a beautiful untouched station resides that has been forgotten for years with only a limited few knowing of its existence. Stunning decoration with tall tiled arches, brass fixtures and skylights run across the entire curve of the station, almost a miniature imitation of Grand Central Station…

Architect Frank Gehry’s Eisenhower Memorial design: The plan and what went wrong

2012-05-14T17:30:00-04:00

To some, it seemed an unlikely fit, Gehry designing a memorial honoring Ike, but that impression was always based on two misunderstandings. There is a vulgar idea that Gehry is all about flamboyant buildings, radical structures acclaimed by critics but derided by common sense. The popular perception of Ike is no more accurate.

Understanding the Resource Intensity of Cities

2012-05-14T17:24:00-04:00

Urban planning has focused on identifying many important questions about the formation and functioning of our cities. However, there is a lack of understanding about the spatial patterns related to material and energy use in cities. This work attempts to address this knowledge gap.

urbmet.org is a web-map that illustrates data on material and energy use in cities. The goal is to provide an intuitive way of understanding this complex problem using an interactive interface. We have analyzed 42 cities and estimated material and energy intensities.

To make this work as useful as possible, we are interested in examining whether this information is presented in such a way that it builds intuition about the functioning of cities.

Four buildings in Sarajevo

2012-05-14T16:31:00-04:00

I would like to share my recent thoughts and reflections about unique architectural characteristic of my native town Sarajevo, in Bosnia and Herzegovina with Archinect community...
Quite simply, it’s about four buildings: the Catholic Cathedral, Serb Orthodox Cathedral, the Synagogue and the Ferhadija Mosque.

1. Cathedral of Jesus’ Heart, built between 1884 and 1889.

2. The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, built between 1863 and 1868.

3. An Ashkenazi Synagogue built in 1902.

4. Ferhadija Mosque, built 1561-62

Apart from being representatives of the four most dominant religions in the world, these buildings are typical buildings of their time. However, their importance in this context is the fact that they are located so close to each other on a relatively small location. So, when walking in the city center, one can almost simultaneously touch and feel Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Judaism and Islam.
Of course, there are many other examples with even o...

The Uses of Daylight

2012-05-14T15:45:00-04:00

For retailers, daylight offered one additional advantage the advertisements did not mention: the implication of moral virtue. Large department stores were described as cesspools of fraud, filth, poor working conditions, child labor, anti-competitiveness, potential press censorship (because of their advertising clout), disease, drunkenness, savagery, prostitution, suicide and darkness. A well-lit interior, it was said, could do much to counter such negative associations.

Earlier this year on Places, Keith Eggener assessed the career of the now forgotten early 20th-century Kansas City architect Louis Curtiss, and argued that Curtiss's obscurity has less to do with intrinsic merit than with the politics of professional reputation. In a new article examining the Boley Building — a department store which featured one of the first glass curtain walls in America — he makes good on his claim that Curtiss's legacy deserves new attention.

High-tech system lets restaurant set noise level

2012-05-14T14:51:00-04:00

So Paluska and Meyer Sound, a world-renowned audio engineering company in Berkeley, teamed up to test a relatively new technology that controls reverberation levels with the press of a button. By using a combination of sound absorption materials, microphones, speakers and a digital processor, Paluska can make his restaurant as loud or as soft as he wants.

OMA’s Stage Set for the Ancient Greek Theater in Syracuse, Italy

2012-05-14T13:40:00-04:00

Over the weekend, OMA’s design for the stage set at the historic Greek Theater in Syracuse, Sicily, was inaugurated with the performance of Aeschylus’s Prometheus Unbound, directed by Claudio Longhi. The scenography features three temporary architectural devices that reinterpret the spaces of the theater, which dates from the 5th century BCE.

Obama is on Campus!

2012-05-14T13:19:00-04:00

Obama is delivering the commencement speech for Barnard College Class of 2012. Right. NOW.

Being here is AWESOME.

Live Webcast:

http://barnard.edu/commencement/webcast

How does your garden grow?

2012-05-14T12:00:00-04:00

The garden was planted a little over a month ago, and I’m amazed at how fast things have grown. Since this is the first garden I’ve ever had, I don’t have a point of reference for plant growth patterns; I suppose they’re growing at typical rates that just seem fast to me.

The arugula is ready for harvesting, so last week we had a peppery arugula salad with pear, prosciutto, goat cheese, olive oil, and honey. It was great to be able to pick a few dollars worth of produce that started out from a $2.00 seed packet.

The red cabbage and cauliflower leaves are as big as my hand; they’re in the front of the first box. Carrots and rainbow chard, also in the first box, will probably be ready in two to three weeks.

There are five tomato plants, and one has about six tomatoes growing on it. The others are starting to bud and should be bearing fruit soon. One of my favorite scents is a tomato plant (or a tomato fresh off the vine); I find myself lingering by the tomatoes when I...

Editor's Picks #263

2012-05-14T11:59:00-04:00

The latest Showcase feature profiles the Summer House in Austria by Judith Benzer Architektur, the design of which is oriented by the cubature of the Kellerstöckel (wine house), typical of the Southern Burgenland region. stroke123 liked it but wondered "how does the roof shed water? Waterproof membrane and concealed gutters and downspouts?".

The latest Showcase feature profiles the Summer House in Austria by Judith Benzer Architektur, the design of which is oriented by the cubature of the Kellerstöckel (wine house), typical of the Southern Burgenland region. I particularly loved the detailing for sharp edges of the cubature which are formed by copper corner plates. stroke123 liked it but wondered "how does the roof shed water? Waterproof membrane and concealed gutters and downspouts?". While Andrew Chaveas complemented the "great compilation/composition of materials" yet still thought H&dM has a better commentary on the "house", here referring to that firm’s House in Leymen.

For the latest In Focus interview Archinect spoke with American architectural photographer Brad Feinknopf, who has shot over 100 AIA Award winning projects.

News
London's Serpentine Gallery released plans for the 2012 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion designed by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei. Although the original design announcement "descr...

Record breaking lego tower in Seoul

2012-05-14T11:49:00-04:00

The world's tallest lego tower with more than 50,000 bricks stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium. The lego tower measuring 31.9 meters took five days to build and broke the previous record set in France at 31.6 meters.

T - 24hrs

2012-05-13T21:58:00-04:00

With less then 24 hours to go on the Hefner/Beuys House Kickstarter, now is the time for all you awesome Archinerd to help out.

We are so so close to getting there.

Check it out.

Get involved

Get your awesome book

Get your awesome Original Painting.

Over 100 people have already pitched in. Thank You

Examples of the kind of art one can pic up by being part of the Kickstarter.

Here is a lecture Lai gave at Tubman Collage last school year for those of you that missed it.

Affection, the ruling emotion

2012-05-13T19:52:00-04:00

McCoy had the opportunity to create a school and then witness its foibles, its meanderings, and opine about its legacy.

Alexandra Lange reviews the recently published Piecing Together Los Angeles: An Esther McCoy Reader. The book is the first published collection of her writings and includes out-of-print essays, articles, short stories, as well as previously unpublished lectures, correspondence, and memoirs. Lange concludes that McCoy's "humorous way of noticing, her personal touch, her California-ness" resulted in writing that "reads as wonderfully sympathetic, but not uncritical."

Documentary Footage

2012-05-13T04:20:00-04:00

Days that lead up to Final Review can be very intense. I took this documentary footage in the CBIP Lab last week.

(*Note: While filming, I was waving my arm around and making silly faces to see what would happen.)

Then, I used the footage combined with other clips to make a video (using After Effects).

To me, these short films are both objective and sentimental :o)

By itself, the gallery structure is ravishing

2012-05-12T12:09:00-04:00

while there are many moments of breathtaking refinement, and the galleries themselves are a revelation, the result is sadly - no, tragically - a long way from being a successful addition to the city.

Inga Saffron reviews the new building, and the relocated Albert Barnes Foundation, by architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien.

元新 GROUNDWORK | Architecture + Urbanism lecture-Polytechnic University Community College

2012-05-12T05:18:00-04:00

元新 GROUNDWORK | Architecture + Urbanism lectured about our recent works at the on Polytechnic University Community College on 10/4/2012, 12:45pm

Gustafson Guthrie Nichol & Crosby Schlessinger Smallridge Receive 2012 Tucker Design Award

2012-05-11T18:24:00-04:00

Seattle landscape architecture firm Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (GGN), together with Crosby Schlessinger Smallridge (CSS) of Boston, are the recipients of the biennial Tucker Design Award for 2012. GGN and CSS have been recognized for North End Parks, the three-acre park that was part of the “Big Dig” development in Boston, MA.