U.S. Embassy Offices – The Hague
Moore Ruble Yudell Architects were tasked with the office design for the U.S. Embassy located in The Hague, Netherlands.
https://officesnapshots.com/2019/08…
Much-needed Tenderloin housing makes architectural splash — after an 11-year wait
John King takes a look at the David Baker Architects designed 222 Taylor project, the fruits of a long-running effort to build affordable housing in San Francisco.
https://sfchronicle.com/bayarea/art…
Inside The New Offices of NetApp
Hybrid cloud data services and data management company NetApp recently reached out to interior design firm Studio O+A to design their new office in Sunnyvale, California.
https://officelovin.com/2019/08/05/…
This small Indiana town is a hotbed of utopianism
New Harmony has attracted eccentric spiritual groups, social reformers, intellectuals, and artists.
https://curbed.com/2019/8/5/2074896…
David Baker Architects on Growing a Team-Based, Family-Friendly Practice
David Baker discusses the struggles of striving out on one's own, how DBA's work culture has changed over the years to become more family-friendly, and what new research arenas mean for the practice.
https://archinect.com/features/arti…
Airports of the Future
Harvey Milk Terminal 1, San Francisco International Airport. A Gensler/Kuth Ranieri joint venture.
https://architecturalrecord.com/art…
Hovering house: Studio Vara’s family home appears to rise from its Palo Alto plot
This new home for a family of five in Palo Alto is the brainchild of San Francisco based Studio Vara.
https://wallpaper.com/architecture/…
Charles And Ray Eames Made Life Better By Design; Their Home Was No Exception
The Eames House on NPR.
https://npr.org/2019/08/02/73808307…
The Two Most Dangerous Words In Architecture: Style and Beauty
I think this essay is useful. But does it elevates architecture beyond the political economy?
https://commonedge.org/the-two-most…
Steve Nygren integrates European housing typologies in new Atlanta neighborhood
Residences that take cues from the canal houses in Belgium and the Netherlands, and minimal wood-clad homes in Scandinavia feature in this new development on the outskirts of Atlanta.
https://dezeen.com/2019/07/30/seren…
10 Design Cities You Should Know
From Jakarta to Tulsa, these locales each offer a standout example of architecture, urbanism, or design.
https://metropolismag.com/homepage/…
Alicia McCarthy
Interview with artist Alicia McCarthy.
http://paulsonfontainepress.com/wp-…
‘It didn’t matter if someone liked it’: six architects and designers revisit their first commission
From a beach cafe to a social housing ziggurat: this is where it all began for Norman Foster, Asif Khan and others.
https://theguardian.com/artanddesig…
Cesar Pelli: The Architect as Gardener
Pal Michael Crosbie pens a personal tribute to Cesar Pelli.
https://commonedge.org/cesar-peli-t…
A Sense of Calm Reigns at a California Country Retreat by Pfau Long Architecture
Our friends at Pfau Long do such clear work. Art Gray captures it beautifully. If I were a zillionaire I would want a house like this (with a little more art and modernist clutter).
https://interiordesign.net/projects…
Cesar Pelli, Designer of Iconic Buildings Around the World, Dies at 92
Cesar Pelli RIP.
https://nytimes.com/2019/07/20/arts…
Beginning the Bauhaus
Julie Taylor on the Bauhaus (at the Getty).
http://archnewsnow.com/features/Fea…
Masters of Design: at home with Richard and Ruth Rogers (VIDEO)
Architect Richard Rogers and chef Ruth Rogers at their house in Chelsea (video).
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Obf_Dhg…
19 New Architecture and Design Books For This Summer
The editors at Metropolis gather architecture and design books both past and present.
https://metropolismag.com/architect…
CMG to bring back 1912 feel for San Francisco Civic Center overhaul
Backed by a supergroup design team that includes Kennerly Architecture + Planning, Gehl Studio, HR&A, and others, CMG’s proposal seeks to retool the multi-block plaza and pedestrian mall to better fulfill the original 1912 Beaux Arts plan.
https://archpaper.com/2019/06/cmg-1…
Witold Rybczynski on Charleston, Small Scale Development, and the Need for “Locatecture”
Charleston.
https://commonedge.org/witold-rybcz…
Let Christopher Alexander design your life
Alexandra Lange revisits "A Pattern Language."
https://curbed.com/2019/7/11/206864…
An Urban Oasis
How progressive design built Village Green, an affordable “garden city” in the heart of Los Angeles. I loved living here.
https://la.curbed.com/2019/7/11/187…
Green Design Moves at Cal Poly’s New yakɁitʸutʸu Residential Community
Sustainable strategies for student housing.
https://buildordie.com/vdta-blog/ca…
I’ve been designing offices for decades. Here’s what I got wrong
Our pal Verda writes for Fast Company!
https://fastcompany.com/90373440/iv…
Vincent Van Duysen: The Way to a Modest Architecture
Precise details.
https://archdaily.com/911731/vincen…
