Architectural Renderings Reveal Narrow Vision Of The Future
In tomorrow’s San Francisco, every adult who matters looks as if he or she arrived on a Google bus. The men are stylishly scruffy. The women are lissome and poised. These are people who drink single-origin coffee and listen to vinyl at home.
http://sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A…
Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955-1980
http://archdaily.com/606178/latin-a…
Michael Kimmelman on Architecture Criticism and Dangers of Demolition
A government building in Goshen, N.Y., designed by the noted architect Paul Rudolph, will be demolished unless legislators act this week.
http://nytimes.com/times-insider/20…
The Shape of Things to Come
How an industrial designer became Apple’s greatest product.
http://newyorker.com/magazine/2015/…
Not Easy to Love
The 1960s style known as Brutalism has always been controversial. Now, Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center is facing destructive renovations—or even demolition.
http://wsj.com/articles/not-easy-to…
Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design 03.14 – 09.13 2015
From March 2015, a major exhibition by the Vitra Design Museum sheds new light on contemporary African design.
http://design-museum.de/en/exhibiti…
What The Googleplex’s Original Architect Thinks Of Google’s New Headquarters
Clive Wilkinson Architects designed the first Googleplex in Mountain View, Calif. It was 2 million square feet—Pentagon-scale architecture.
http://fastcodesign.com/3043076/wha…
Toshiko Mori’s Ecological Cultural Center In Senegal Set To Open
New York-based studio Toshiko Mori has designed the ecological thread cultural center for the village of Sinthian in Senegal.
http://designboom.com/architecture/…
Google’s new headquarters design takes transparency to new levels
Thomas Heatherwick and Bjarke Ingels, the rising-star architects tapped to design the new Google headquarters in Mountain View.
http://latimes.com/entertainment/ar…
Philip Johnson’s Glass House
T’s Design Editor Tom Delavan tours the 49-acre estate with Henry Urbach, the house’s director.
http://nytimes.com/video/t-magazine…
Clock Ticks for Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Government Center
http://nytimes.com/2015/03/04/arts/…
Michael Maltzan Looks to the Future
http://archinect.com/news/article/1…
The Legacy of Architecture For Humanity
While the loss of the organization should be mourned, many others continue its important work, argues Jessica Garz.
http://archpaper.com/news/articles.…
At RISD, an Artisan Who’s Now President
The Rhode Island School of Design's (RISD) new president sees her administrative duties through the eyes of an artisan.
http://huffingtonpost.com/j-michael…
Speaking with a Quiet Voice
Stephen J. Farneth shares some notes on designing the Huntington Education and Visitor Center in San Marino, California.
http://archnewsnow.com/features/Fea…
To Reshape the World, Architects Need to Design at Every Scale
http://metropolismag.com/February-2…
Reinventing the Los Angeles River
A reimagined river promises to tie together a long disconnected city. How guerrilla planning and city initiatives are slowly turning the tide.
http://architectmagazine.com/urban-…
A Rebirth for Wright’s First L.A. Project
A $4.39 million renovation.
http://archrecord.construction.com/…
“An object lesson for designers caught on the hamster wheel of producing interestingness”
Diller, Scofidio + Renfro's The Broad museum in Los Angeles is an elegant exercise in mundanity, says Mimi Zeiger.
http://dezeen.com/2015/02/19/opinio…
Germany’s Vitra Design Museum Showcases African Design and Architecture
http://interiordesign.net/articles/…
Architecture of Independence – African Modernism
From February 20 the Vitra Design Museum will host “Architecture of Independence – African Modernism,” an exhibition curated by architect and author Manuel Herz.
http://archdaily.com/599251/archite…
Reviving Rothko
A cutting-edge conservation tool uses light to erase 50 years of damage to Harvard University’s famed murals by Mark Rothko.
http://archlighting.com/cultural-pr…
Move over Silicon Valley, San Francisco is new hippest tech scene
http://cnn.com/2015/02/17/americas/…
Regionalism Revisited: The Case of Francisco Artigas
A fresh look at a forgotten Mexican modernist.
https://placesjournal.org/article/r…
Fifty Shades of Dismay
AIA declined to accept an amendment to its ethics code that would have taken facilities for torture, execution, and prolonged isolation off the table for its architect members.
https://medium.com/@johnjparman/fif…
Prison Architecture and the Question of Ethics
http://nytimes.com/2015/02/17/arts/…
