The Insignificance of Aesthetics: An Exhibition at Vitra Design Museum Adds a Context of Urgency to the Works of Victor Papanek
Revisiting the ideas of Victor Papanek!
https://archdaily.com/910725/the-in…
Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center, Harvard University by Hopkins Architects
One of my favorite buildings at Harvard gets a facelift.
https://architecturalrecord.com/art…
Understanding The Olive
Paul Crabtree on the olive.
http://paulcrabtree.net/writing/und…
Showcasing Student Life at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Joe Valerio on using design to integrate first-year students into university life.
https://buildordie.com/vdta-blog/ca…
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects renovates and expands Dartmouth’s Hood Museum of Art
The Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College reopened last weekend after a renovation and 16,350-square-foot expansion by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects.
https://archpaper.com/2019/01/tod-w…
On Value Propositions
My pal John Parman made sense of our talking heads panel at SMPS.
https://smpssf.org/blog/on-value-pr…
Addis Ababa’s First Contemporary Art Museum Aims to Revive a Local Architectural Tradition
The Zoma Museum, which features wattle and daub construction, is a collaboration between curator Meskerem Assegued and artist Elias Sime.
https://metropolismag.com/architect…
Google in Toronto: A Question of Privacy
Google affiliate Sidewalk Labs has prompted a backlash over data privacy with its Quayside smart-city project. Alex Bozikovic reports on what's been overlooked amid the controversy.
https://architectmagazine.com/desig…
How to be Florence Knoll in 10 Easy Steps
Looking back at the designer's pioneering career on the centennial of her birth, Metropolis reflects on the lessons to be learned from her contributions to architecture and design.
https://metropolismag.com/architect…
My pals Joseph Valerio, David Baker, and Liz Ranieri are speaking at the next Facades+ conference, February 7-8. You might find it of interest!
http://facadesplus.com/sf/
New Beginnings: Interview with Bernhard Karpf, FAIA, Managing Principal, Richard Meier & Partners Architects
RMP's leadership is working to restore the firm's reputation, managing ongoing projects, and the team's plans going forward.
http://archnewsnow.com/features/Fea…
David Baker Architects Designs San Francisco’s First Market-Rate Micro-Unit Condo Development
388 Fulton, located just west of the city’s Civic Center, lives up to its small-living promise. All its 35 units sold before the building’s completion.
https://metropolismag.com/architect…
Expanding on the Rich History of the American Embassy through Sensible, Integrated Design
The U.S. Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands.
http://mryarchitects.com/journal/ex…
I Love My Opinion
Paul on opinion and fact.
http://paulcrabtree.net/writing/i-l…
The Architecture Lobby Launches Case Studies of Fair Labor Firms
The Lobby’s Just Design initiative, hosted on Archinect, identifies 25 exceptional firms and plans a future certification.
https://metropolismag.com/architect…
Can we trust the government to judge what’s beautiful?
The UK government has resolved to put beauty first to create better homes. Shame no one can agree on what that means.
https://theguardian.com/artanddesig…
Art on theMART along the Chicago River
Mark Dewalt and Bill Turner talk about Art on theMART, a privately funded partnership with the city of Chicago.
https://urbanland.uli.org/planning-…
Design of SFO’s New Terminal 1 Inspired by Bay Area Naturalism
A Gensler/Kuth Ranieri Architects joint venture.
https://news.theregistrysf.com/desi…
Social media synergy: Revving up your AEC firm’s content engine
Social media offers design firms and individuals alike the opportunity to tailor their communications to the audiences they hope to reach and influence.
https://bdcnetwork.com/social-media…
SF’s subtle changes carved into single city block
The far side of Market Street is now a destination.
https://sfchronicle.com/bayarea/art…
MoMA curator: “[Humanity] will become extinct. We need to design an elegant ending”
In an exclusive interview, Paola Antonelli discusses the end of humanity, the idea of design reparations, and her forthcoming exhibit “Broken Nature.”
https://fastcompany.com/90280777/mo…
A Next Step in Architecture’s #MeToo Movement
Eva Hagberg Fisher in Architect.
https://architectmagazine.com/pract…
In Harmon Guest House, Healdsburg, California Gets A Design Hotel
Harmonious architecture, from inside to out, reflects the fine-tuned eye of David Baker Architects.
https://forbes.com/sites/lmowery/20…
How one woman’s closet became an art sensation
Sara Berman’s closet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
https://theguardian.com/global/2019…
TEF Design And Project Color Corps Create An Inspiring School In Vallejo
Our pals at TEF collaborated with Berkeley-based non-profit Project Color Corps to bring a sense of creativity to a public charter school by way of an awe-inspiring mural.
https://contractdesign.com/projects…
Atlanta’s nature-filled Serenbe community allows residential architecture to pop
Set deep within the Chattahoochee Hills of northwestern Georgia are four carefully-curated, close-knit communities each designed to emulate architectural styles that could be found around the world.
https://archpaper.com/2019/01/seren…
