Studio Visit: Carlos Jimenez Studio
The Houston-based architect and Rice University professor has produced a quite thoughtful body of work that eschews fireworks and fantasy.
http://archpaper.com/news/articles.…
Riding High: Bicycle-centric Properties Win Residents
A growing focus on green, urban living has more tenants looking for communities that offer more than a standard bike rack.
http://multifamilyexecutive.com/pro…
RAIC Honors Brian MacKay-Lyons with 2015 Gold Medal
The RAIC’s highest honor, the Gold Medal is awarded annually to architects who have had a “significant and lasting contribution to Canadian architecture.”
http://archdaily.com/597165/raic-ho…
My top 10 favorite ugly buildings
Whether you love or hate modern architecture, these striking buildings around the UK are all worth a visit.
http://theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
Jon Jerde dies at 75; L.A. architect redefined shopping mall, urban spaces
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-…
Morphosis Architects chosen to design new luxury hotel in Vals, Switzerland
http://traveldailynews.com/news/art…
First-Ever Ellsworth Kelly Building to Be Built at University of Texas
The Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin announced that it will build and acquire Ellsworth Kelly's first-ever building on its grounds.
http://news.artnet.com/art-world/fi…
Steven Holl chosen ahead of Zaha Hadid + OMA for Mumbai museum build
American architect Steven Holl has been unanimously chosen ahead of seven other finalists to design a new wing for the Mumbai city museum.
http://designboom.com/architecture/…
Boa Nova Restaurant and Teahouse
Time Machine: A Pritzker Prize winner turns back the clock, restoring one of his first works of architecture after it had fallen into disrepair.
http://archrecord.construction.com/…
Mind Over Matter: Windhover Contemplative Center
At Stanford University, a student retreat is also a meditation on architecture.
http://archrecord.construction.com/…
Tough Cell: architects’ involvement in prison design
The American Institute of Architects has rejected proposed ethical policy changes which would prevent US practices designing facilities for torture.
http://architectural-review.com/com…
Caroline Baumann: At Home in the Design Museum
The Cooper Hewitt director on the museum's expanded exhibition spaces, new curatorial focus, and bringing the institution into the digital age.
http://metropolismag.com/Caroline-B…
Crumbling Classic: A Louis Kahn to Call Your Own, for Less Than $300,000
A 3-bedroom residential property designed by the legendary American architect.
http://architizer.com/blog/crumblin…
Was it too much to hope for first a woman and then a partnership?
http://dezeen.com/2015/01/20/alexan…
PoMo Redux
Inside the decision to save Michael Graves' Portland Building, and why there's still life in Postmodernism.
http://architectmagazine.com/arts-a…
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Exhibition To Open Next Month In London
http://archdaily.com/591262/charles…
Aaron Betsky To Head Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture
http://blog.archpaper.com/2015/01/a…
Architecture for Humanity Board of Directors Issues Official Statement on Closure
The board confirms that international chapters and U.S.-based volunteer directors will continue Architecture for Humanity's work.
http://architectmagazine.com/pro-bo…
The demise of Architecture for Humanity: whither socially responsible design?
http://examiner.com/review/the-demi…
Planned expansion of Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts is a bright idea
http://dallasnews.com/entertainment…
What’s Next For Architecture For Humanity?
Where the architecture nonprofit went wrong, and where volunteers hope to take it now.
http://fastcodesign.com/3041234/wha…
At Home With Maira Kalman
Walking into the New York City home of author and illustrator Maira Kalman is like stepping into the pages of one of her beautiful books.
http://designsponge.com/2014/12/at-…
Desert Oasis
Palm Springs Art Museum opens architecture and design center.
http://archpaper.com/news/articles.…
A rule-breaking public artwork, but it’s just plain broken
The video screen installed on the side of Moscone West supposedly “explores how space functions in our culture.” Only problem: It’s been nonfunctioning since its 2003 installation.
http://sfgate.com/bayarea/place/art…
George Lucas says museum could land in L.A. if Chicago falls through
George Lucas discusses his plans for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago in 2014.
http://latimes.com/entertainment/ar…
The State of the Union: Are We in the Midst of Architecture’s Greatest Crisis?
http://architizer.com/blog/are-we-i…
