Los Gatos Home by Mark English Architects
Renovation and addition to an existing single-family midcentury hillside house.
http://architecturalrecord.com/arti…
Met Breuer exhibit introduces an Ettore Sottsass you’ve never seen before
Sot's was never my cup of tea but sounds like an exhibit worth seeing.
https://archpaper.com/2017/07/ettor…
How Alexander Girard’s Folk Art Obsession Changed The Course Of Modernism
Girard!
https://fastcodesign.com/90135171/h…
wHY chosen to complete landmark ross pavilion next to Edinburgh castle
US firm wHY has been selected ahead of David Adjaye, Bjarke Ingels, and Sou Fujimoto to complete a new building on a historically significant site in Edinburgh, Scotland. Wonder how Edinburgh will like this!
https://designboom.com/architecture…
My Buddy
Patti Smith on Sam Shepard.
http://newyorker.com/culture/cultur…
Charles Moore (1925-1993)
Aaron Betsky on Charles Moore.
https://architectural-review.com/re…
Emergency Shelter: Housing for the Age of Mass Displacement
Today, forced displacement affects more people than any crisis or conflict. According to the UN, 65.3 million people, or one person in every 113, is now internally or externally displaced.
http://archinect.com/features/artic…
L.A. architect David C. Martin’s unusual Mexico travel journal
David Martin, FAIA, paints beautifully.
http://latimes.com/books/la-et-jc-d…
Walkie Talkie tower: stark reminder of forces that rule the City
Rafael Viñoly’s controversial tower is news again, this time due to its record-breaking £1.3bn sale price – 167% profit on development cost
https://theguardian.com/business/20…
The sublime and brutal architecture of Vito Acconci
Vito Acconci from art to architecture/design.
https://archpaper.com/2017/07/vito-…
Harvard Reveals Richard Rogers’ Wimbledon House Restoration
Originally designed for the British architect's parents in the 1960s, the property is now home to Harvard Graduate School of Design's Richard Rogers Fellowship.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
At Home (and in the Garden) With Rosita Missoni
Missoni!
https://nytimes.com/2017/07/11/t-ma…
ULX: 10 Museum Designs Reach Out to Their Surrounding Communities
Our pal Ron Nyren checks in on ten new museums in Urban Land.
https://urbanland.uli.org/planning-…
This Must Be a Turning Point: Anna Minton on Housing Post-Grenfell
In the wake of London's devastating Grenfell fire, we speak to author Anna Minton about the future of housing in Western cities.
http://metropolismag.com/homepage/t…
The NRA puts architecture, and LA, in the crosshairs
Those gun toting anti-modernists!
http://latimes.com/entertainment/ar…
Rudy Bruner Award Committee: Visionary Urban Planning Requires Ambitious Public Sector
The five 2017 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence (RBA) medalists provide powerful examples of the ability of the public sector to lead, inspire, and invest in places.
http://metropolismag.com/cities/vis…
This San Francisco development will turn a working subway vent into a public sculpture
A forthcoming mixed-use affordable housing development by David Baker Architects (DBA), Kennerly Architecture and Planning, and CMG Landscape Architecture.
https://archpaper.com/2017/07/1629-…
The Mystic
For Louis Kahn, the test of architecture was in its lasting emotional impact.
https://thenation.com/article/the-e…
Decent homes for all… has the social housing dream died?
In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, it is clear that Britain’s social housing is in crisis. As a new film looks at the legacy of Thatcher’s right-to-buy, Rowan Moore asks whether the postwar housing ideal can be revived. Below: David Harewood, Kerry Hudson and others on their experiences of council estate living.
https://theguardian.com/society/201…
‘Quest for Beauty: The Architecture, Landscapes, and Collections of John Yeon’ Review: The Architectural Prince of Portland
John Yeon’s multidisciplinary architecture was locally focused with a special eye to protecting natural assets.
https://wsj.com/articles/quest-for-…
A Modernist Masterpiece, Under Fire in Buffalo
Gordon Bunshaft was a singular force behind Modernist in America. Now his greatest gift to his hometown may be at risk.
https://citylab.com/design/2017/07/…
Organizing the World
Alexandra Lange on Alexander Girard.
https://curbed.com/2017/7/7/1593127…
Heart of the Matter
Hillman Hall by Moore Ruble Yudell and Mackey Mitchell Architects.
http://digitaladmin.bnpmedia.com/pu…
Swiss Consulate/Swissnex Innovation Hub – San Francisco
TEF Design designed a “Swiss House” over the San Francisco Bay, this project supports a new hub of Swiss government, education, business, and innovation partners — including the Consulate General of Switzerland — under one roof at the east end of historic Pier 17.
https://officesnapshots.com/2017/07…
As It Was Meant To Be: The Restoration of Mies’s McCormick House
Less Mies Means More Mies.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
A Vietnamese Architect’s Easy-to-Erect Homes for the Poor
A project by Vo Trong Nghia Architects that aims to provide affordable, durable and easily built houses for people in slums, remote areas or refugee camps around the world.
https://nytimes.com/2017/07/05/worl…
