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Architecture Canada-RAIC to present Prix du XXe Siecle award...

Architecture Canada | RAIC will present its 2011 Prix du XXe siecle awards for four buildings that have stood the test of time. The recipients are the Ottawa train station, Vancouver’s Robson Square, the Museum of Anthropology at th [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Architectural Design Software expands scope of BIM workflow.

ArchiCAD v15 provides ability to integrate renovation and refurbishment projects in BIM workflow. Shell structures support wide variety of architectural shapes and forms in classical and modern architecture, and 3D guidelines and editing [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Remembering Eldon Davis, Architect of Googie Coffee Shops

In 1947, along with Louis Armet, architect Eldon Davis formed the firm Armet & Davis. After years of designing some of Los Angeles' most iconic "Googie" style restaurants, the duo became known as the "Frank Lloyd Wright [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Wellington landmarks win architecture awards

The enduring design of two Wellington landmarks – the Michael Fowler Centre and the Freyberg Pool – have won accolades. Both have won enduring architecture awards at the 2011 New Zealand Architecture Awards. "The Mic [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Gruss Master Architect earns Driehaus Prize

Robert A. M. Stern has won the Richard H. Driehaus Prize, emphasizing classical architecture and traditional urbanism. Stern was the Palm Beach Preservation Foundation’s Gruss Master architect in 2005. The Drieahus is awarded [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Thirst For Architecture Happy Hour

Wednesday, April 27th, is the date for ‘Thirst For Architecture‘, an informal happy hour uniting enthusiasts of modern architecture at Natty Greene’s in Downtown Raleigh. Thirst For Architecture is the newest in a line [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Roger Scruton is on shaky ground slating modern architecture

Philosophers through the ages have rarely had much to say about architecture. Perhaps they've been wise to keep quiet, for architecture can only truly be understood by experiencing its physicality, rather than whatever theory might u [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Six Building Designers Who Are Redefining Modern Architectur...

And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about six building designers widely considered some of the top architects at work today. They are Frank Gehry, Tadao Ando, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, N [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Architecture in the Givenness - Toward the Difficult Whole A...

Our education is based upon the Classical education. An architect is a mason who has learned Latin. Modern architects seem, however, more likely to have mastered Esperanto. Adolf Loos, “Grundsätzliches von Adolf Loos,” A [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

White Rock Home Tour showcases modern architecture in East D...

Springtime in North Texas means that the flowers start popping up, and so do the home tours. If traditional designer showcases and 100-year-old historic stunners aren’t your speed but modern architecture is, the White Rock Home Tou [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

JJ College of Architecture to form alumni association

A tea party hosted by the Sir JJ College of Architecture on Thursday is going to bring together alumni across batches. They will gather to form a formal alumni association. The college had an informal alumni association but it was not ve [...]

Posted On : Apr, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Doors Open Denver 2011 Spotlights Modern Architecture: 50s &...

Visitors can encounter Denver from inside many buildings not ordinarily open to the public – more than 70 of Denver’s prominent architectural gems and lesser-known treasures. Doors Open Denver offers several options: sel [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

James Stirling, the architect who divides opinion

James Stirling divides opinion: architects love him, while those who use his most notorious buildings loathe him. Or that's how it used to be. The abiding image is of young German and Japanese architects unloading from their coaches, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Robust & Modern Family Apartment in Melbourne by dKO Archite...

dKO Architecture have completed the “Prahbu Apartment” in Melbourne CBD, Victoria, Australia. The official project description goes like this: “A quiet retreat nestled above the fracas of its inner-urban environment, th [...]