"Iconic American designer Ralph Lauren and his wife, Ricky, have established a professorship at the Yale School of Architecture in memory of the late architect Charles Gwathmey." New Haven Register
The Laurens, who were close friends of Gwathmey, who died Aug. 3, and his wife, Bette-Ann, set up the professorship for a prominent senior design faculty as an enduring legacy in his name, according to Yale School of Architecture Dean Robert A.M. Stern.
“Charles was one of the most distinguished graduates of our School of Architecture. By establishing this professorship, Ralph and Ricky Lauren honor Charles’ achievements and affirm the eminence of each incumbent named to the chair,” said Levin. + full entry...
Nicolai Ouroussoff reviews Maxxi, the new museum of contemporary art designed by Zaha Hadid, in Rome. The Maxxi opens to the public on Saturday for a two-day architectural preview and is one of the few major contemporary projects in Rome which is about the future and not the past. NYT
Help fund the cost of new windows for Fallingwater by buying the old windows.
You will receive a commemorative piece of the old Fallingwater glass, framed along with a drawing of the house, specifying the window that you have endowed. - Fallingwater.org
While man-made clouds are proposed for London, Berlin is looking at a proposal for a man-made mountain.
A 900m-tall snow-capped artificial mountain has been proposed by architect Jacob Tigges as an iconic landmark for the German city of Berlin - AJ | The Berg + full entry...
Venice, Italy is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. TED Talks
@HawthorneLAT: BREAKING: SANAA's Kazuyo Sejima to direct 12th Venice Architecture Biennale (Via @archpaper) First woman to do so. & first practicing arch since Fuksas in 2000.
@HawthorneLAT also sez: "Sejima is a bit of a surprising choice, since SANAA isn't known as a theory-driven firm; but it won't be tough to top Betsky's 08 mess" link
Jason Rodriguez, reportedly a former employee of architecture and engineering firm RS&H, opened fire today in his previous workplace. Last count is 2 dead and 6 injured. Orlando police are still searching for him.Google News
Bernard Colenbrander discusses the price of architecture criticism. According the Colenbrander architectural criticism cannot exist without appropriate funding.
"Architecture criticism in the Netherlands died the moment Archis was privatized", Colenbrander argued. That was the year 2000. Archis became Volume and went 'beyond' architecture. Volume mostly doesn't discuss architecture as such, but everything surrounding architecture. "Currently there is no architecture criticism: not in the Netherlands, not elsewhere."
Toronto's Ryerson University has announced the appointment of Alsop to Distinguished Visiting Practitioner in Architecture. Press release after the jump... + full entry...
You thought your Phillip Johnson impersonation was tops on Halloween? Three siblings from Brooklyn went trick-or-treating as the Whitney, the Guggenheim, and the New Museum. T'was a great day for architecture. A|N Blog
Thanks to everyone who submitted answers to our "Why are you studying Architecture?" contest. We (myself and Barry Lehrman) were both impressed by Gabby Uvidia's response, addressing the issue that architecture, while difficult to find work in close to home, is actually more in demand now than ever before with rising housing crises around the world.
So Gabby...
Because i understand that this statement is false. Bad pay?according to whom? architecture is rather extremely rewarding not only cause we can get money to do what we love but also cause w/ our knowledge we can help others to have a home. Few jobs?? again I seem to find infinite amount of people w/out a shelter.Is time fo...r architecture students like myself to look across the borders and into the 3rd world countries where people live in sugar cane shacks, have no water and live under terrible sanitation conditions. Uncertain Future?? i strongly believe that there's a wide and prosperous future for all of us! we all can make a difference with our talents and passions and yes, of course 1 person can make a difference and if no one else I'll be honored to be the first.
Architecture is more than a passion is a life style, so the question should really be, why would you NOT want to be an architect? - Gabby Uvidia
