Search Results for 'Architecture'

Auckland Architecture Week 2009

Auckland Architecture Week is an annual celebration that includes exhibitions, movies and discussions covering a range of topics that fit broadly within the field of architecture and the built environment. One hundred and twenty students fr [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Sexy architecture alive and well in Mideast

With all the pomp and money befitting its status as the world's richest city, Abu Dhabi will soon unveil its new Formula One track on Yas Island, a spectacular entertainment destination emerging from the turquoise waters off the coast of th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

When Columbus Discovered Modern Architecture

In most ways, Columbus is a typical Indiana town. It's small (population 39,000), the cost of living is low, there's very little crime, and the leading industries are manufacturing, health care, and construction. But as you emerge from the [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Architecture's hot in LA

It's a good time to buy architecture if you're one of the lucky few that are capable. The market is now offering Lautner's Hatherall House, Neutra's Sten-Frenke house, Frank Lloyd Wright's Millard House, Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House, [...]

Posted On : Sep, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Art And Architecture For Creative China Community

Songzhuang is like the Santa Fe of China. Since founding in the early 1990s after Yue Minjun and Fang Lijun moved there, the edgy community has grown with the booming Chinese art market, an explosion of activism and commentary that has flou [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Modern Architecture in Vermont

Homes and buildings in Vermont aren't often thought of as "Modern" with a capital "M." Most of our structures tend to veer toward the more quaint and old-fashioned. And without a strong corporate presence in many areas [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Architecture billings slip in August

The American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index -- a key indicator of future construction activity -- dropped to its lowest level in four months in August after showing an improvement the previous month. The August [...]

Posted On : Sep, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Architecture firms getting fewer jobs look to health care an...

With construction slowed to a crawl because of the recession, some architects are turning to other sectors less prone to economic swings to boost their fees. "It's a very brutal economy for architects right now," said Ronald Schm [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Perhaps SOA is More Strategy Than Architecture

On Thursday, September 10th, 2009, I moderated a panel at the 1105 Group’s Enterprise Architecture Conference in Washington, DC entitled, “SOA Goes Mainstream – An Industry and Government Roadmap.” On the panel [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

The winning Architecture

I thought this image was the most successful in terms of Architectural photography. It is the perfect Architectural shot as it shows the building very well and has a very nice feel in terms of how the photographer used colors that are a bit [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Classical Architecture in the downtown core of Toronto

Many buildings throughout the city of Toronto are neoteric, technological savvy and upscale towers however, that does not mean there are no classic little gems that enrich Torontonians and tourists with culture. Viewers of this tour, if [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Now KEA goofs up on architecture seats

Twenty students were asked to leave MSRIT because they were excess intake. "The HOD entered the classroom at 3 pm on Monday, asked us to pack up our bags and head to his office. And we were in the middle of a drawing class. There, we [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Modern, contemporary art/architecture - live museum or acces...

Last May, ICOM Malta organised a workshop entitled 'Collections at risk: Safeguarding our cultural heritage' at the Museum of Archaeology in Valletta. This was a collaborative programme between ICOM Malta and the International Committee on [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Art, rare architecture mingle in Old Louisville

Malcolm Bird of Louisville, Ky., has two great passions in life — art and architecture. He takes pride in the fact that he was able to use the former to salvage the latter by organizing Louisville’s first St. James Court Clothes [...]