End of the marriage = end of the firm. BD Online Previously ShowCased: John Lewis Department Store and Cineplex by FOA End of the marriage = end of the firm. BD Online Previously ShowCased: John Lewis Department Store and Cineplex by FOA View full entry
An architectural theorist who has inspired smart-growth advocates, counterculture DIY-ers, and computer programmers. Slate An architectural theorist who has inspired smart-growth advocates, counterculture DIY-ers, and computer programmers. Slate View full entry
describe your style like a good friend of yours would describe it. I always try to do something which is open and free (perhaps involving nature). There are those architects who are realistic architects or those utopian architects. we are part of the first, we try to plan something which is quiet... View full entry
Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have created a new method for making electrochromic windows. The design is based on two thin film electrodes that are spray-printed, which is a cheaper alternative to conventional systems.Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory... View full entry
"Sustainability is like teenage sex. Everybody says they're doing it, very few people actually are doing it. Those that are doing it are doing it badly." "Sustainability is like teenage sex. Everybody says they're doing it, very few people actually are doing it. Those that are doing it are doing... View full entry
The City Journal's Theodore Dalrymple says "Le Corbusier was to architecture what Pol Pot was to social reform." The City Journal's Theodore Dalrymple says "Le Corbusier was to architecture what Pol Pot was to social reform." View full entry
Zaha Hadid is meeting the Pope this week - apparently he wants to revitalise religious art and architecture - and it will be one of the stranger celebrity encounters. Zaha Hadid is meeting the Pope this week - apparently he wants to revitalise religious art and architecture - and it will be one of... View full entry
The New Yorker's Paul Goldberger discusses Jean Nouvel's façade designs. The New Yorker's Paul Goldberger discusses Jean Nouvel's façade designs. When you catch your first glimpse of 100 Eleventh Avenue, a new apartment tower in Chelsea designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel... View full entry
nice piece on zumthor from the new republic nice piece on zumthor from the new republic View full entry
Slowly but surely, David Chipperfield has come to be seen as one of the world's most important architects. Born in London, where he is still based, Mr. Chipperfield, now 55 years, remains true to the language of classical architecture. Slowly but surely, David Chipperfield has come to be seen as... View full entry
Ecosistema Urbano Interviews Philippe Rahm about sustainability link (Rahm's work is also on view currently at California College of the Arts, in a show curated by David Gissen: Anxious Climate. event) View full entry
AKDA Architects director Xu Chengchun gets business opportunities in China with the help of Singapore's 'little red dot' brand appeal. With no in-depth knowledge of the Chinese language and culture, he was able to establish his presence in the Chinese market within a period of six years. AKDA... View full entry
To him, architecture has a role in resolving the complexities of culture, not necessarily dramatizing them. To him, architecture has a role in resolving the complexities of culture, not necessarily dramatizing them. LATimes View full entry
An oscillation between the virtual and real is characteristic of Morimoto’s total design, and appears, on the surface at least, to be opposed to the tranquility and solemnity conventionally associated with Ando’s architecture. http://djhuppatz.blogspot.com/ View full entry
The Prince of Wales’s stinging attack on modern buildings in 1984, when he called a planned museum annex a "monstrous carbuncle," still rankles many British architects. Not David Chipperfield. The Prince of Wales’s stinging attack on modern buildings in 1984, when he called a planned... View full entry