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…
In Metro DC, a Dead Mall Now Provides Housing for the Homeless
The transformation of Alexandria’s Landmark Mall.
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018…
Partners
Since their first project at RISD Byron Kuth and Liz Ranieri have grown together - both professionally and personally.
https://issuu.com/risd/docs/risdxyz…
Bangkok Brutalism
An interesting piece on Brutalism in Bangkok.
http://art4d.com/2016/07/bangkok-br…
A Traveler’s Perspective on Housing Affordability
David Baker reflects on his travels and the housing crisis.
https://dbarchitect.com/us/news_blo…
Paul Rudolph at 100: The Mischief Maker in a New Light
He was one of the most acclaimed — and confounding — architects of the 1960s; then his reputation tanked. But Rudolph’s concrete and Plexiglas buildings are winning new love.
https://nytimes.com/2018/12/20/arts…
Madame Critic
Alexandra Lange on building a foundation and developing her voice.
https://madamearchitect.org/home/20…
Why Won’t Architects Talk About Succession?
Pal Eva Hagberg Fisher writes about succession.
https://architectmagazine.com/pract…
The rise of the architect-developer
A good mention for our pals at David Baker Architects.
https://dbarchitect.com/project_det…
