2024-11-21T14:14:32-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/105884329/editor-s-picks-379 Nam Henderson 2014-08-06T11:44:00-04:00 >2014-08-16T08:52:56-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0b/0bm0q30yvpu1ld33.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/oy/oyfauutobve3u9xj.jpg"></p><p>The latest<strong> Show Case:</strong> featured <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/105482832/show-case-schapenboeten-holiday-home-by-benthem-crouwel-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a holiday home modeled after the Dutch vernacular &lsquo;schapenboeten&rsquo;</a>, designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects.</p><p>&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/people/cover/1906872/donna-sink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donna Sink</a> wondered "<em>what makes fishing nets a good cladding material? Isn't the purpose of a net pretty much exactly the opposite of the purpose of a cladding? I want insane rationalism</em>".&nbsp;<strong>Non Sequitur</strong> added "<em>The colour coding is nice but I was really hoping to see fishing nets used as interior walls</em>".</p><p><br><strong>News</strong><br><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/105242532/george-lucas-announces-mad-and-studio-gang-as-architects-for-his-museum-of-narrative-art-in-chicago" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">George Lucas announced</a>, an architectural team for his planned museum on Chicago's lakefront.&nbsp;<strong>davvid</strong> was impressed "<em>Chicago has really made a commitment to creating great new buildings. I recently visited the WNS Boathouse and Nature Boardwalk structure in the Zoo, both by Studio Gang. Its very exciting and I hope it spreads to cities across the US</em>".</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ru/ruojc2dkz6retvp6.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/4u/4ut7o01grg8t5n7d.jpg"></p><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/105554301/shigeru-ban-designed-aspen-art-museum-ready-for-grand-opening-next-week" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NYT&rsquo;s Roberta Smith reminded readers</a>, of the upcoming opening for Aspen Art Museum&rsquo;s new Shigeru Ban&rsquo;s-designed building.&nbsp;<strong>boy in a well</strong> was excited by the "<em>wood!</em>" and believed that a few winters in Col...</p>