Studio Visit > Moore Ruble Yudell
Sam Lubell pays Moore Ruble Yudell a visit.
http://archpaper.com/news/articles.…
Preserving Modest Moderns
Byron Kuth and Elizabeth Ranieri discuss the decision of whether to restore, reconfigure or tear down and replace midcentury modern buildings.
http://kuthranieri.com/news/blog/
AD Classics: Viipuri Library / Alvar Aalto
Despite being one of the seminal works of modern Scandinavian architecture, Alvar Aalto’s Viipuri Library languished in relative obscurity for three-quarters of a century until its media breakthrough in late 2014.
http://archdaily.com/630420/ad-clas…
A Pair of Taliesin West Desert Shelters Goes Meta
Columnist Aaron Betsky examines two of the latest desert shelters at Taliesin West, part of a longstanding tradition of making and self-discovery at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
Problem-solving with Thomas Heatherwick
Thomas Heatherwick speaks with Paul and Amelia about his firm's personality and design approach.
http://archinect.com/news/article/1…
The Association of (Gay) Suburban People
Gay activism, and the occasional Tupperware party, in an era of entrenched homophobia.
https://placesjournal.org/article/t…
McKinsey & Company Acquires Lunar, One Of Silicon Valley’s Oldest Design Firms
Design thinking has value...
http://fastcodesign.com/3046260/mck…
Holy Atrium! Tour an Eichler Collaborator’s Midcentury Stunner
God this is a knock out!
http://curbed.com/archives/2015/05/…
Michael Heizer’s Big Work and Long View
With the Gagosian show, which almost sold out on opening night, and “City” finally nearing completion, Mike, at 70, is reclaiming the limelight.
http://nytimes.com/2015/05/17/arts/…
The Architectural Lab: A History Of World Expos
World Expos have long been important in advancing architectural innovation and discourse. Many of our most beloved monuments were designed and constructed specifically for world’s fairs, only to remain as iconic fixtures in the cities that host them.
http://archdaily.com/625936/the-arc…
Iwamotoscott Clads City View Garage With A Perforated Aluminum Façade
Local firm Iwamoto Scott design an innovative parking structure in Miami.
http://designboom.com/architecture/…
Moshe Safdie and the Revival of Habitat 67
Safdie made his name with Habitat 67. But the market wasn't ready for his pioneering concept—until now.
http://architectmagazine.com/awards…
Shigeru Ban Architects and Voluntary Architects’ Network Will Supply Shelter to Nepal
Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban proposed a three-part disaster relief process to provide shelter, housing, and community facilities to victims of the devastating earthquake.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
Daniel Fernández Pascual and Alon Schwabe — Architecture Inspirited: Mies in Bermuda Pants
Three years after Ludwig Mies (van der Rohe) passed away, as his buildings were being completed without him, a new one was added to the annals of his postmortem built works.
http://averyreview.com/issues/8/arc…
The Whitney Museum of American Art Architecture Review
Renzo Piano’s design for the new Whitney Museum of American Art is a welcoming, creative machine thanks to its open, changeable spaces.
http://wsj.com/articles/the-whitney…
Frei Otto’s Airborne Architecture
Over the four decades since the Pritzker Architecture Prize was founded, its jury has taken remarkably varied approaches to the accolade.
http://nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/20…
Proposed Design Changes to the Four Seasons Prompt an Outcry
My kinda story.
http://nytimes.com/2015/05/07/arts/…
A Yen For The Past: Farewell To Tokyo’s Hotel Okura
Tragedy to lose such a beautiful hotel. Kudos to Interior Design for featuring it in their April issue.
http://interiordesign.net/projects/…
MoMA’s Latin American Mea Culpa
The Museum of Modern Art’s new exhibition, “Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955–1980” (until July 19), is an assembly of work that may never be repeated.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
Chiharu Shiota Weaves An Immersive Labyrinth Of Keys And Yarn
The installation seeks to explore the notion of memory, using tens of thousands of keys collected from people across the globe in its realization.
http://designboom.com/art/chiharu-s…
Corning Museum of Glass Contemporary Art + Design Wing
A 100,000-square-foot, $64 million wing.
http://architectmagazine.com/projec…
Eileen Gray’s E1027: a lost legend of 20th-century architecture is resurrected
This modernist villa on the Côte d’Azur, designed by Irish architect Eileen Gray, has witnessed wartime shootings, murder and vandalism by Le Corbusier. Now, at last, it has been brought back to life.
http://theguardian.com/artanddesign…
The Citroën DS 19: Why It’s the Ultimate Classic Car
I love these cars!
http://wsj.com/articles/the-citroen…
Top 10 Business Tips for Architects
Tips from lots of folks including yours truly.
http://archrecord.construction.com/…
Crafton Hills College: Eloquent Brutalism in the Foothills
When Palm Springs Architect E. Stewart Williams was first awarded the commission to design an entire college campus in the foothills of nearby Yucaipa, California his initial reaction was to tell the college trustees that it couldn't be done.
http://modernistarchitecture.blogsp…
Le Corbusier, the man, the modernist, the nudist – in pictures
He redefined architecture for the 20th century, pioneered modernity, made radical urban utopias for the masses – and spent his last years nearly nude in a cabin inspired by human physiology.
http://theguardian.com/artanddesign…
