Nicolai Ourousoff reviews “Claude Parent: Graphic and Built Works” a marvelous exhibition at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris’s architecture museum. Nicolai Ourousoff reviews “Claude Parent: Graphic and Built Works” a marvelous... View full entry
Taught at Harvard by Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus school and perhaps the most influential teacher of the 20th century, Pei was also close friends with Gropius’s one-time partner, the Hungarian Marcel Breuer, architect of the Whitney Museum and the UN Building in New York. What did Pei learn from these now almost mythical figures? — ft.com
Herzog & de Mueron had their big debut at the Met last night. No, they're not designing (yet another) new building for Lincoln Center. Instead, the Swiss architects are responsible for the set of a new production of Verdi's Atilla. If that weren't enough, Miuccia Prada did the costumes. A|N... View full entry
Archinect debuts In Focus a new series of features dedicated to profiling the photographers who help make the work of architects look that much better. The first one is a profile of Luc Roymans.News Archinect debuts In Focus a new series of features dedicated to profiling the photographers who... View full entry
Recent Yale graduate and virtuoso Parsa Khalili has his eyes and pen on the architecture of South America. Recent Yale graduate and virtuoso Parsa Khalili has his eyes and pen on the architecture of South America. From Le Corbusier's La Casa Curutchet to Aravena’s Siamese Towers to... View full entry
The number of architects employed at the practice rose 19% to 262, which it said was a reflection of its success in winning work. The number of architects employed at the practice rose 19% to 262, which it said was a reflection of its success in winning work. BD View full entry
Eduardo Catalano, born in Buenos Aires, designed the iconic and sadly demolished Raleigh (Catalano) House (1954-2001) one of the very few houses Frank Lloyd Wright ever commented on, "Raleigh House" AKA the Catalano House to say "It is refreshing to see that the shelter, which is the most... View full entry
The Design Observer's Sarah Williams Goldhagen writes up a brief life story of Moshe Safdie, leading up to a description of his 30 year project - Mamilla Alrov Center in Jerusalem. Read View full entry
The architect Bernard Tschumi has donated 43 drawings by his father, the Swiss architect Jean Tschumi, to the Museum of Modern Art, the younger Mr. Tschumi is to announce on Wednesday. NYT The architect Bernard Tschumi has donated 43 drawings by his father, the Swiss architect Jean Tschumi, to the... View full entry
Adrian Smith is criticizing former employer SOM for minimizing his role in the design of the Burj Dubai Khalifa. Meanwhile, Smith's firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP is competing with SOM on Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Tower. Adrian Smith is criticizing former employer SOM for minimizing... View full entry
All Christopher Downey ever wanted to be was an architect -- and his blindness hasn't changed that. 'There is this great palette of textures.' All Christopher Downey ever wanted to be was an architect -- and his blindness hasn't changed that. 'There is this great palette of textures.' la times View full entry
Mr. White, an architect himself, was a native New Yorker. He was born on June 12, 1926, and raised on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, then spent much of his adult life in Brooklyn Heights. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1949 and a... View full entry
Jim Venturi, son of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, documents the re-location of the Lieb House for the film Saving Lieb House. Jim Venturi, son of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, documents the re-location of the Lieb House (previously in the news) for the film Saving Lieb... View full entry
Note to readers of John Seabrook's New Yorker profile of Iraqi female starchitect Zaha Hadid this week: The opening scene, full of potato chips and chicken falling from Hadid's mouth as he interviewed her lunching at the Mercer is no accident. It's advanced criticism. Note to readers of John... View full entry
In this audio slide show from the New Yorker, John Seabrook discusses Hadid’s concept for the building, the features of its grand atrium, and the significance of MAXXI for Hadid, who visited Rome as a 10-year-old girl.In this audio slide show from the New Yorker, John Seabrook discusses... View full entry