At USC’s ‘Homeless Studio’, Students Work Towards Real Solutions to the City’s Homeless Crisis
Kudos to USC and David and Mary Martin.
http://archinect.com/features/artic…
Diana Balmori, a Creative Force, Passes Away
A memorial for her will be held in New York City in January 2017.
https://dirt.asla.org/2016/11/17/di…
The Design Industry’s New Reality Under Trump: Fear And Isolationism
Design agencies are globalists. The Western world is increasingly isolationist. How will that tension play out?
https://fastcodesign.com/3066015/is…
An Incredible Journey into the New York City that Never Was
An article about Sam Lubell's latest book.
http://metropolismag.com/Point-of-V…
Zaha Hadid Architects and Patrik Schumacher openly feud over public housing and privatizing public space
An open letter from Zaha Hadid Architects.
https://archpaper.com/2016/11/zaha-…
Zaha Hadid’s successor: scrap art schools, privatise cities and bin social housing
Patrik Schumacher, who has taken over at the global firm, are causing outrage. His vision? Let the market rule – and don’t put equality before profit.
https://theguardian.com/artanddesig…
The Life and Work of Iraq’s Most Influential Modernist Architect, In Photographs
A show on view at the Graham Foundation examines the architectural legacy of Rifat Chadirji through his own personal photographs.
http://architecturalrecord.com/arti…
The Analog Spaces In Digital Companies
Our pal Primo Orpilla is in The New Yorker.
http://newyorker.com/business/curre…
BIG and Heatherwick Studio Named Architects for Google’s New London Headquarters
Heard Bjarke Ingels in conversation with Paul Goldberger last week. He is charming, funny, and can out maneuver most interviewers. My big take away was his emphasis on "the design narrative." The design process is a lot about storytelling.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
UPDATES: AIA pledges to work with Donald Trump, membership recoils
Robert Ivy's statement on behalf of the national AIA apparatus and membership.
https://archpaper.com/2016/11/aia-p…
The AIA’s Tone-Deaf Response to the Election of Donald Trump
Duo Dickinson on Robert Ivy's post-election AIA press release.
http://commonedge.org/the-aias-tone…
Lawrence Halprin: Designer of “one of the most important urban spaces since the Renaissance”
The Landscape Architecture of Lawrence Halprin on view through April 16, 2017.
http://tclf.org/lawrence-halprin-de…
Strikingly Imaginative Structures For Housing LA’s Homeless
USC’s School of Architecture, located just a few miles from Skid Row, recently launched the Homeless Studio.
https://wired.com/2016/11/strikingl…
Pierre Chareau and the Question of Authorship
A Diller Scofidio + Renfro-designed exhibition at the Jewish Museum in New York examines the legacy of the French designer.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
Herzog & De Meuron’s Elbphilharmonie
Photographed by Iwan Baan.
http://designboom.com/architecture/…
A forgotten psychology study of famous midcentury architects gets its due in new book
An interview with my friend and colleague Pierluigi Serraino.
http://archpaper.com/2016/11/pierlu…
National Museum of African American History and Culture
A museum dedicated to the African-American story fills the last spot on the National Mall.
http://architecturalrecord.com/arti…
Art Dealers Move Out of the Gallery and Into a Taco Bell
Art and architecture together!
http://nytimes.com/2016/10/30/arts/…
Meet Patrik Schumacher, Zaha Hadid’s Ambitious, Abrasive Successor
Our pal Sam Lubell interviews Zaha Hadid's architectural heir.
https://wired.com/2016/10/meet-patr…
Landslide: Northwestern Modernist Gem At-Risk
The campus faces an uncertain future due to a proposed re-development.
http://tclf.org/landslide-northwest…
