Getty Assembles Experts for Conservation of Le Corbusier’s Only Three Museums
Le Corbusier's three museums.
https://archdaily.com/888093/getty-…
New book offers fresh look at work of scorned World Trade Center architect
At long last a new book about Yamasaki.
http://chicagotribune.com/news/colu…
San Francisco International Airport-The Big Idea Behind the Big Room at Terminal 1
A Conversation with Kuth Ranieri Architects.
http://kuthranieri.com/blog/san-fra…
Why Architects Struggle With Architectural Criticism
Criticism.
http://commonedge.org/why-architect…
2018 Legend: Joan Blumenfeld
Pal Kristen Richards profiles the 2018 Legend Award recipient.
https://contractdesign.com/practice…
The Case for Putting Amazon’s HQ2 in the Suburbs
Will corporations look beyond short term returns?
https://citylab.com/design/2018/01/…
Robert Green, Atlanta’s forgotten master of modern architecture
Report from Atlanta.
http://atlantamagazine.com/homeandg…
How Design for One Turns Into Design for All
Design with a difference: Details from the exhibition “Access+Ability” at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
https://nytimes.com/2018/01/24/arts…
Tax Overhaul Leaves Architects Largely Unscathed
In San Francisco, $7 million in federal tax credits helped Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects to transform Fort Mason, a former Army warehouse, into new facilities for the San Francisco Art Institute.
https://architecturalrecord.com/art…
Architecture is facing its own award-season controversy
Chris Hawthorne finds a few buildings for the 25-year Award.
http://latimes.com/entertainment/ar…
Obama center plans won’t destroy Olmsted’s park — they should be improved, not rejected
Meanwhile back in Chicago.
http://chicagotribune.com/news/colu…
Michael Ford the “hip-hop architect”
Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Solange Knowles promote diversity in architecture.
https://dezeen.com/2018/01/23/kanye…
Dogpatch’s jumble of styles suits once-industrial neighborhood just fine
John King checks in from Dogwatch.
https://sfchronicle.com/bayarea/pla…
The women designers who made Herman Miller furniture shine
Sizzling graphics, bright colors, and bold juxtapositions
https://curbed.com/2018/1/19/169104…
Design Within Reach
Alexandra Lange on the new show at the Cooper Hewitt.
https://curbed.com/2018/1/18/169005…
John King on San Francisco, Oakland, and the Challenge of Affordable Housing
A couple of design pals talking about our corner of the world.
http://commonedge.org/john-king-on-…
Tax Overhaul Is a Blow to Affordable Housing Efforts
According to an analysis, the new tax law will reduce the growth of subsidized affordable housing by 235,000 units over the next decade, compounding an existing shortage.
https://nytimes.com/2018/01/18/busi…
Affordable Bill Sorro Community Opens in San Francisco
The development, designed by Kennerly Architecture & Planning, will serve low-income families and adults with developmental disabilities.
http://multifamilyexecutive.com/des…
Understanding The “New” Historic Tax Credit
Matthew Davis and Jessica Engeman weigh in on the historic tax credit.
https://argsf.com/blog/new-historic…
The Two-Week Race To Design The Biggest Protest In U.S. History
After the election of Donald Trump in 2016, a few women set out to stage a protest that blossomed into a movement. Here’s how they built an identity from scratch.
https://fastcodesign.com/90156698/t…
Phineas Harper: Architects are experts on cultural appropriation
A movement is growing against cultural appropriation, but could it spell the end for historical references in architecture?
https://dezeen.com/2018/01/08/phine…
Balancing the Traditional and the Contemporary on a Berkeley Hillside
Kuth Ranieri does a tricky remodel on a difficult site.
http://kuthranieri.com/blog/balanci…
Back in the Bronx: Gordon Matta-Clark, Rogue Sculptor
The intersection of artists and architects.
https://nytimes.com/2018/01/11/arts…
Carlo Scarpa: The Olivetti Showroom
I want to look at everything Leslie Williamson photographs. And when it's Scarpa...
https://maharam.com/stories/nielson…
Milton Glaser’s New Works In NYC Subway Stations
Enjoy the short video on Milton Glaser.
https://dexigner.com/news/30576