Swanke Hayden Connell Files for Bankruptcy
The architecture and interior design firm, known for its work on the Fifth Avenue Trump Tower in Manhattan and restoring the Statue of Liberty in the 1980s, claims it is unable to collect more than $2 million from an assignment in Russia.
http://architectmagazine.com/busine…
Civic Duty
An architect returns to Italy.
http://newyorker.com/magazine/2015/…
The Remarkably Intimate Houses Of Father-Son Architects Eliel And Eero Saarinen
A new book focuses on the small-scale projects of the Finnish-American architecture family.
http://fastcodesign.com/3040687/the…
The Failures of Architecture Criticism
Many architects are out of touch, but so are architecture critics.
http://huffingtonpost.com/lance-hos…
Village Health Works Staff Housing / Louise Braverman
Embedded in mountainside of the rural village of Kigutu, the 18-bed Village Health Works Staff Housing is a romance between East African elemental aesthetics and inventive off-the grid sustainability.
http://archdaily.com/584768/village…
From World War II To Woodstock And Beyond: The History Of Volkswagen In 2 Minutes
Watch how Volkswagen's famous wheels have been parked at the front of many important moments in world history.
http://fastcompany.com/3037164/from…
Behemoth on the Beach
Christian de Portzamparc's massive, much-maligned Cidade das Artes is a grandiose emblem of Rio's ambitions.
http://archrecord.construction.com/…
Artists worldwide respond to Charlie Hebdo tragedy with powerful drawings
Illustrators worldwide respond to Charlie Hebdo tragedy with powerful drawings.
http://designboom.com/art/artists-w…
How Designers Turn Data Into Beautiful Infographics
Behind the scenes of information architects' creative processes.
http://fastcodesign.com/3040415/how…
Placewares | Sea Ranch
A must-see if you are up at Sea Ranch.
http://placewares.com
The Emerging Role of the Design Editor
Worth reading. "Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and SHoP Architects recently created new positions to develop in-house content creation."
architectmagazine.com/business/the-…
South Australian Research Institute Designed by Woods Bagot
Quite an interesting building.
architectmagazine.com/healthcare-pr…
