The Pritzker Prize-winning Australian architect Glenn Murcutt will design this year's MPavilion, a temporary structure erected each spring in Melbourne's historic Queen Victoria Gardens. Now in its sixth iteration, the annual commission—an initiative of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation—is... View full entry
Dayton worked with renowned architect Frank Gehry in Los Angeles before striking out on his own in 1997.
With its angled exterior walls made of galvanized steel, Gehry's influence is evident in the MacPhail building on Second Street in downtown Minneapolis.
At its grand opening in 2008, Dayton told MPR News that his goal for the project was to put music front and center.
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Whether you're a fan of Valentine's Day or would rather ignore it altogether, the month of February always stirs contemplation of whether or not a friendly greeting is needed. Thanks to ArchDaily's annual Valentine's Day card submissions and PlanningLove.com's urban-planner themed designs there's... View full entry
Archinect Outpost has hosted a plethora of events in its short eight months of operation, each of which has brought the Los Angeles community together to celebrate exciting new publications and design items. We are proud to announce that we have several more to come, from various disciplines and... View full entry
For Deitch’s gallery, Gehry, 89, transformed a 15,000-square-foot former movie-lighting warehouse in Hollywood into a bright exhibition space. Ai then filled the gallery with a series of Chinese zodiac-themed works made out of Legos and a sweeping installation, first shown in 2014: a mass of nearly 6,000 antique wooden stools, scavenged from antique furniture dealers in China... — New York Times
As cultural renegades of the art and architecture world, it's safe to say both have more similarities than differences. During their careers, both have had their hand in art and architecture practice. Ai Weiwei has collaborated with Herzog & de Meuron for the Beijing Olympic's 2008 Bird's Nest... View full entry
Japanese architect Junya Ishigami, known for his experimental works that blend nature and fantasy, has been tapped by the Serpentine Gallery to design their popular summer attraction, the Serpentine Pavilion. The highly sought-after commission follows the success of previous iterations by rising... View full entry
There are little more than 400 African American female architects in a profession of over 110,000. Although an improvement over the roughly 90 that existed when I entered the profession, the current numbers continue to reflect the obvious dearth of women like me. [...] My primary advice to young people is to seek mentorship as early as possible. Take advantage of many architects like myself who are willing to expose you to our studios, our staff, our work, and our own experiences. — Forbes
If you're unaware of her name, you know of her work. Zena Howard's contributions to the architecture profession are rooted in design strategy and advocacy. With over 25 years of experience, the seasoned architect has worked on several notable projects. As Principal and Managing Director of... View full entry
Robert Winter, the architectural historian who spent his life chronicling Los Angeles' sweeping cityscape, passed away Saturday night at age 94. His death was confirmed by his publisher, Angel City Press. Author of the seminal work, An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles, Winter is... View full entry
As the Museum of Modern Art begins the final stage of its $400 million overhaul, it will close for four months to reconfigure its galleries, rehang the entire collection and rethink the way that the story of modern and contemporary art is presented to the public.
The Picassos and van Goghs will still be there, but the 40,000 square feet of additional space will allow MoMA to focus new attention on works by women, Latinos, Asians, African-Americans and other overlooked artists...
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Over the span of its 89 year history, The Museum of Modern Art has been the subject of both praise and disappointment among cultural elites. In particular, its Diller Scofidio + Renfro-designed plan to expand into the adjacent American Folk Art Museum, by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects... View full entry
With a plethora of podcasts readily available, sometimes a good one worth listening to is hard to come by. This week Archinect's very own Founder/Director, Paul Petrunia, sat down with David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet, from Midnight Charette, to discuss an array of topics. Known for their... View full entry
Snøhetta has unveiled the S-1500 chair, made from 100% recycled plastic and steel from the local fish farming industry in the North of Norway. Presented during Stockholm Design Week, the chair has one of the lowest carbon footprints in the market. A collaboration between the international... View full entry
Two lamps and a chair designed by the celebrated architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Rudolph Schindler, respectively, have been reported missing. The stolen items were taken from an unmarked warehouse controlled by USC, who owns Wright's Samuel and Harriet Freeman House for which the items were... View full entry
Late last year, Gunnar Hubbard FAIA, LEED Fellow was inspired by the latest climate report from the UN’s IPPC to pen Five Steps to Becoming a More Responsible Architect in the Age of Climate Change. In response Jeromemorleylarsonsr opined "The enemy of our environment is the segregation of white... View full entry
Seventeen years after publishing his thoughts on 'Junkspace' in October Journal, Rem Koolhaas is seeing his theories reprised through an unexpected medium. The Tempers, the New York-based Synth-pop band, dedicated their latest album to Koolhaas' cynical paper in which he defined much of... View full entry
The 1964 Strick House, is located in one of Los Angeles's most famous architectural enclaves; Santa Monica's highly sought after La Mesa Drive. This Modernist Architectural work is one of the most significant in the world and was Oscar Niemeyer's only residential project in North America. With its vaulted ceilings, walls of glass, and overlooking the Riviera Country Club, this estate holds unrivaled pedigree. — Zillow
Los Angeles is the site of a significant number of mid-century gems, but the 1964 Strick House is a superlative of its own. The 5,000 square foot, single story residence overlooks the Riviera Country Club in Santa Monica, but it also contains its own tropical gardens within its half-acre lot... View full entry
