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/…
Mackmania! Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s genius shines in his first architecture retrospective
He’s been stereotyped as difficult and uncompromising, but there’s no denying Mackintosh’s raw talent in this definitive look at his architectural drawings.
http://theguardian.com/artanddesign…
Germany’s most famous family of architects: The Böhms
Over generations, Germany's Böhm family has left its architectural mark all over the world. A new film traces the aesthetic impact of the Cologne-based architecture dynasty.
http://dw.de/germanys-most-famous-f…
Interview: What is Design for Social Innovation?
Cheryl Heller, the chair of the DSI program, digs into what it really means to design for social change in a recent interview.
http://impactdesignhub.org/2015/02/…
First Look: Rick Joy’s Princeton Train Station
http://archrecord.construction.com/…
Cranbrook Art Museum Presents Harry Bertoia’s Early Visions of Metalsmithing
The exhibition "Bent, Cast, and Forged: The Jewelry of Harry Bertoia" will run from March 14 to Nov. 29 at Michigan’s Cranbrook Art Museum, presenting 30 pieces of his jewelry designs hailing from the 1940s, along with some monotype prints.
http://architectmagazine.com/exhibi…
