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NIMBYs go to court over "modern" home; Zaha gets an apology; global warming rages on: News Round-Up for August 25, 2014

2014-09-02T20:07:00-04:00

Friday, August 29:

MIT's MindRider helmet draws mental maps as you bike: The prototype is currently being used to create a mental-map and guidebook for NYC, and an upcoming Kickstarter campaign will attempt to fund the project for commercial sale.
In Beirut, a grassroots push for more grass: Lebanon's fifteen-year civil war made much of Beirut's green space inaccessible or dysfunctional. The Beirut Green Project is trying to bring at least a modicum of green space back to the city's residents.

Thursday, August 28:

Norwegian artists plan to open art academy in North Korea: Nothing's final yet, but the school is committed to its disbelief in sanctions or boycotts on art.
Alvar Aalto gets a close look from Google's Cultural Institute: Google's cameras go inside the famous Finnish architects studio, as well as a selection of his works, for a curated photo-exhibition.

Wednesday, August 27:

China considering drastic ban on coal: Chinese news outlets claim that work is underway to ban coal in Bei...

Park City Rejects Bjarke Ingels' Kimball Art Center Designs - Again!

2014-08-26T13:10:00-04:00

City Hall on Thursday rejected the designs of the Kimball Art Center's expansion proposal, determining they do not meet the municipal government's strict Old Town guidelines. It was a significant setback as the not-for-profit organization attempts to press ahead with an ambitious redo of the high-profile intersection of Main Street and Heber Avenue. [...] The Kimball Art Center selected a renowned Danish architectural firm, Bjarke Ingels Group, to draft the designs.

Previously: BIG is named winner of the Kimball Art Center Transformation Project Design Competition

BIG is named winner of the Kimball Art Center Transformation Project Design Competition

2012-02-10T20:52:00-05:00

He plans to build an 80-foot-tall tower by stacking former railway planks at a slight spiral so that the entire structure will appear to change directions midway up, like a game of Jenga gone askew. Inside, a restaurant will sit on the building's lobby floor while a cantilevered, wooden staircase will lead visitors to the various white-cube gallery floors above.

UPDATE: Park City Rejects Bjarke Ingels' Kimball Art Center Designs - Again!

Kimball selects Top 5 architects

2011-10-22T00:09:00-04:00

The Kimball Art Center is one step closer to its expansion and restoration project. A seven-person jury has selected the Top 5 architectural firms to compete for the job.

The five firms, which were chosen from a list of 18, are:

BIG/Bjarke Ingles Group, New York and Copenhagen, Denmark
Brooks and Scarpa Architects, Los Angeles
Sparano and Mooney Architects, Salt Lake City
Will Bruder and Partners Ltd., Phoenix
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, New York