Amelia Taylor-Hochberg penned What makes an artless museum?, which reviewed the February Sky-lit event/preview of the new Broad Museum. Therein she argues that it provided "an opportunity for the architecture to be treated as a relational art object, but not so it could be handled with velvet gloves". Chris Teeter commented "great article, it's worth 2 or 3 reads…" Donna Sink wrote "A meaty essay...on the Broad Museum (meat, contraceptive sponges, art, raw spectacle: it's a big topic"

Plus, Julia Ingalls explored the Role of Software vs. Vision in Architectural Employment. Derek Kaplan thought it was a "Great article on a topic that needs more discussion."
 

News

Charles Correa, named "India’s Greatest Architect" by RIBA, died at 84. jla-x eulogized "He was pretty great.  I studied his residential developments extensively as a student...He will be missed".

Despite recovering from several major surgeries for cancer, Tadao Ando spoke with NHK World about; recent projects, the durability of nature versus architecture and "the desire to do things that are exciting and new". Along with others, b3tadine[sutures] offered up his respects/best wishes "I've always held Ando out as someone I hope to be, his work has always been, and continues to be, a vision of creative repose that continues to affect me deeply."

Nicholas Korody attended/reviewed a recent Shigeru Ban lecture at LACMA. Ahill also attended and offered up a correction "He didn't work on the Louvre Lens as stated...Should be Pompidou Metz".

Responding to the release of a proposed design ( "hillside village") for 8600 Wilshire by MAD Architects. citizen pointed out Gehry did it "30 years ago, a few blocks south, and (arguably) better". Orhan Ayyüce added "that's one of my favorite Gehry projects and surprisingly very few people under fifty know about it."

Firms/Work Updates
Inspired by the news that next year's U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Biennale will be dedicated to exploring the intersection of Detroit and architectural imagination, Mitch McEwen, shared some of her own "urban-scale research" looking at Detroit Detroit Detroit "the notion of maintenance" and the "swaths of low-scale...buildings managed through quasi-public entities".  After attending two institutions in the area and completing a number of academic projects in the city. natematt "grew rather weary of Detroit as a place for theoretical architecture".

In Shanghai, Crossboundaries turned an abandoned commercial space into a vivid, child-friendly swimming club.

Jessica A.S. Letaw explains what makes Hearts of the City: Selected Writings by Herbert Muschamp "particularly interesting". quondam.com "read about half of Hearts of the City about four years ago now...the density of it all became more and more apparent, and I think that's part of why I stopped before finishing the book. I felt like I needed a break."
 

School/Blogs

snatraj affiliated with SARUP highlighted "work produced in the fall of 2014 by a group of 15 graduate students at the School of Architecture & Urban Planning. The studio... focused on the design of a monastery complex for Capuchin Franciscan friars in Milwaukee’s central city".

For those looking for work in Academia, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Environment and Interior Design. Or Savannah College of Art and Design needs a full-time Chair of Architecture.

Over at the community Blog for IDS 420 Summer 2015 affiliated with UT Knoxville, trumsey2 currently interning at Feltus Hawkins Design, summarized how the firm budgets three different ways.
 

Discussions/Threads
tagalong needs advice regarding Terminating a project contract and liability? Miles Jaffe asked for clarification "Did the client break the contract? If not, stop whining and take care of your responsibilities". SpontaneousCombustion advised "Check your state's laws before you terminate a contract at this stage.  Some states require that an architect who provides construction documents must provide a minimum amount of CA on the project." gruen chimed in "Just do your CA as usual. If any corners get cut, put it in your field reports and send to the building dept. Refuse to sign pay requests for work that's not to spec or code".

c.woodward10  is considering buying a "desktop CNC machine because they're pretty cool" and wants to hear from people with experience. Marc Miller has "built two shapeoko frames and one complete milling machine" and has found the real challenge was on the design software side. Anyone else?

Finally, Veuxx asked for someone to provide direction "on how to detail a butterfly roof for a cabin dealing with snow?” Given "snow load and waterproofing" geezertect argued "Butterfly roof might look cool, but it's a pretty stupid roof, particularly where you have ice and snow." The only way chigurh knows how to accomplish "is to cricket the butterfly intersection and add radiant snow melt". Carrera believed the situation "warrants a complete covering of Grace Ice Shield".