The Sea Ranch at 50
An Earthly Paradise: In planning, design, and sustainability, the Sea Ranch, now 50 years old, was far ahead of its time.
http://archrecord.construction.com/…
The Met Breuer Opens March 2016
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announces its inaugural programming at the former Whitney Museum of American Art building designed by Marcel Breuer.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
Shulman Home & Studio (Raphael Soriano/Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects)
Picture Perfect: A photographer's midcentury house, little changed over the decades, is sensitively restored for a young family.
http://archrecord.construction.com/…
The Style of Substance
A look at recent work from Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners and an exploration into what makes the firm so special.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
Roote Angles Two-Storey Family Residence On An Inclined Plot In Japan
Positioned on an inclined tract in the Japanese city of Fukuoka, Roote Architects has completed a timber-clad family residence.
http://designboom.com/architecture/…
Suit Filed to Save Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center
As preparations to demolish part of Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center continued, lawyer Michael Sussman awaited his day in court.
http://archrecord.construction.com/…
Talking to the Man Who Introduced Danish Modern Design to America
A talk with furniture designer, Jens Risom.
http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/04/jen…
Little-Known Legends from the Bauhaus
A special exhibition at the Bauhaus-Archiv celebrates the museum's newest acquisitions.
http://metropolismag.com/Little-Kno…
8 Projects That Showcase African Innovation
Although the Western media tends to focus on the humanitarian side of architecture in Africa, the continent is home to amazing design of all varieties.
http://architizer.com/blog/african-…
Designboom Visits Renzo Piano Building Workshop In Paris
On a recent visit to the French capital, Designboom visited the renowned italian architect’s studio and model making workshop to get a behind-the-scenes look at where RPBW’s architectural development takes place.
http://designboom.com/architecture/…
The Glorious Landscape Design Of Dan Kiley
The prolific landscape architect's work is on display at New York's Center For Architecture.
http://fastcodesign.com/3044027/exp…
The Circus Comes to Town in Silicon Valley
Columnist Aaron Betsky evaluates three megaprojects currently underway in Silicon Valley for tech giants Apple, Facebook, and Google.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
Yodelay-hee-what?
Thom Mayne designs an Empire State-sized tower for a Swiss village.
http://archrecord.construction.com/…
Can Oregon’s Tiny Houses Be Part Of The Solution To Homelessness?
Since 1950, the American family home has become two and a half times larger, even as fewer people on average are living in them. Is it time to downsize?
http://theguardian.com/society/2015…
Grape Expectations: Historic Wineries in Northern California Wine Country
Grand ambitions make for a dramatic history -- and a dynamic present -- at some of Northern California's oldest wineries.
http://preservationnation.org/magaz…
Page\Park Wins Competition to Rebuild Mackintosh’s Glasgow School of Art
Page\Park Architects have been announced as winner of a competition to restore Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Glasgow School of Art (GSA). The Scottish practice, chosen ahead of four other shortlisted architects, will now develop plans to restore the building’s library and all other areas devastated by fire in May of last year.
http://archdaily.com/614840/page-pa…
A Major Influence
Architect A. Quincy Jones’ work is familiar to many people, even if few know the name behind the thousands of homes, churches, educational centers, and commercial structures that flowed out of his office.
http://palmspringslife.com/Palm-Spr…
Striking Photographs of Baltimore’s Mechanic Theatre Demolition
Over several months, photographer Matthew Carbone documented the fall of the 1967 structure by John Johansen.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
Editorial > It’s The Client, Stupid
Sam Lubell asks architects to widen their focus, not fight over style.
http://archpaper.com/news/articles.…
Crit > Princeton Train Station
Rick Joy's design for a commuter rail station in Princeton is endowed with civic importance and a sense of grace.
http://archpaper.com/news/articles.…
The Art Of Design: Q+A With MoMA’s Paola Antonelli
Undeniably one of the most important people in design today, Paola Antonelli is MoMA’s (Museum of Modern Art) senior curator in the Department of Architecture and Design.
http://australiandesignreview.com/f…
Exhibition on “The Russian Bauhaus” Illustates the Birth of Modernism
By the 1920s, airplane travel had made art and architecture a global profession, at least in the dissemination and cross-contamination of ideas. All over the globe, colonialism and otherwise globalized commissions were spreading modernism and other sociopolitical systems around the world. These intellectual histories make for fascinating tales that reveal a secondary history behind some of our favorite designers and design icons.
http://architizer.com/blog/vkhutema…
Pierre Paulin: Beyond Pop
A revival of interest in the iconic 1960s and ’70s work of the French designer has revealed an artist whose career was more varied and extensive than most realize.
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/…
James Beard Foundation Announces Six Nominees in Restaurant Design
The awards for Restaurant Design, which were added to the JBF Awards in 1994, recognize aesthetic contributions to the culinary industry by architects and designers in North America.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
Nueva School In California Explores Architecture’s Role In Learning
San Francisco-based Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects designed the Nueva School in San Mateo in a way which offers an "ecology of learning" and addresses the issue of architecture's role in learning.
http://inhabitat.com/nueva-school-i…
Frei Otto’s Lightness Of Being
In recent years, the announcement of the Pritzker Prize has fueled as much debate about the prize itself and about the state of the architecture profession as it has about the merits of the winners. This year was no exception.
http://landscapearchitecturemagazin…
