Beekman Tower in New York by Frank O. Gehry & Associates is now complete. Architect says 'bay window' was the big idea. Beekman Tower in New York by Frank O. Gehry & Associates is now complete. Architect says 'bay window' was the big idea. designboom View full entry
Lovedog bites the Pragmatic Utopia: "AMBIGUITY" and"HEDONISTIC SUSTAINABILITY" with white on black slogan slides as presented. Superficial review of Steven Holl and Bjarke Ingels lectures in Los Angeles. "AMBIGUITY" by Steven HollDate and place:3/2/2011, SCI Arc, Los AngelesMain Material:Lecture... View full entry
Neil Denari's New York landmark building HL23 will open its doors on June 1, 2011. All interiors are scheduled to be complete to coincide with the opening of Section 2 of the High Line. Press release after the jump.Neil Denari's New York landmark building HL23 will open its doors on June... View full entry
Historical Hong Kong's disused Central Police Station could become a new non-profit visual arts space. Architecture firm Herzog and De Meuron in collaboration with Purcell Miller Tritton presented a project to the Hong Kong government in 2010. The firm's initial plan was rejected in 2008 on the... View full entry
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim opened his new museum in Mexico City. Fernando Romero, an ex OMA employee is the Museo Soumaya' architect and Slim's son-in law. Slim told Romero before the project started, "There will be two architects on this project—one of them will be me."WSJ View full entry
Michael Maltzan won the commission for an SFSU $250million performance center (or $268, according to LATimes sources, but who's counting?). Latest from Archpaper. Meanwhile, SFSU still considers urban studies and planning a disposable major (see this). Will it get built? Should it get built? My... View full entry
A scrappy little fox has been found living the high life in the 72nd floor of The Shard in London, soon to be Europe's tallest building. Romeo lived on builder's scraps and enjoyed the view. Link. A scrappy little fox has been found living the high life in the 72nd floor of The Shard in London... View full entry
Designed by Kanner Architects, and remarkably the City of Los Angeles' FIRST LEED certified building, the Lafayette Park Recreation Center is opening at 625 South Lafayette Park Place, Los Angeles, 90057 on February 24 at 2:30 pm. Designed by Kanner Architects, and remarkably the City of Los... View full entry
A look inside the 2012 London Olympics velodrome, by Hopkins Architects. A look inside the 2012 London Olympics velodrome, by Hopkins Architects. Via BBC News View full entry
In reaction to the recent news of BIG's NYC apartment building unveiling, John Hill at Archidose has put together a somewhat amusing collection of BIG's mountain-like designs. In reaction to the recent news of BIG's NYC apartment building unveiling, John Hill at Archidose has put together a... View full entry
News just broke that BIG + realities:united + AKT + Topotek 1 & Man Made Land have been selected to design the new Waste-to-Energy Plant that doubles as a ski slope for Copenhagen’s citizens and its visitors by 2016. Instead of considering the new Amagerforbraending as an isolated... View full entry
Museum of space? Museum of space? designboom View full entry
Los Angeles architect/writer John Southern pens a contextual critique of DS+R's much talked about museum design for philanthropist Eli Broad on Bunker Hill. Los Angeles architect/writer John Southern pens a contextual critique of DS+R's much talked about museum design for philanthropist Eli Broad... View full entry
Architect Frank Gehry made an official presentation this afternoon to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, one of the oversight panels that must approve his designs for a new memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower. And it was mostly smooth sailing. Architect Frank Gehry made an official presentation this... View full entry
For a biopharmaceutical company H&deM have designed two new buildings. The business center has recently opened and the R&D building is due later this year. The piled and cut floor slabs feature an very visible steel-structure. For a biopharmaceutical company H&deM have designed two new... View full entry