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Planning New York's Next Iconic Building

Planning New York's Next Iconic Building

Nearly a half century after much of Park Avenue's high-end corridor of office buildings were built, developer L&L Holding Co. is advancing plans for a new tower. Aiming to create an iconic, eye-catching building in the place of a 1 [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

New Getty initiative aims to boost preservation of modern architecture

New Getty initiative aims to boost preservation of modern ar...

The Eames House in Pacific Palisades, built in 1949 by the husband-and-wife designers Charles and Ray Eames, was never simply a single-family residence. It was also Case Study House No. 8, among the best-known products of a campaign by th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Navy Pier Picks Firm For Sweeping New Design

Navy Pier Picks Firm For Sweeping New Design

CHICAGO (CBS) — The board of Navy Pier has picked a New York design firm to upgrade its public spaces. James Corner Field Operations was selected Thursday, on the recommendation of a strategic planning committee, to head up the effo [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Amateur Architecture: A New Vernacular?

Amateur Architecture: A New Vernacular?

Wang Shu may be a surprising choice for this year’s Pritzker Prize, but it’s an excellent one, and well-deserved. In recent years the Pritzker Committee has gravitated towards architects who produce work with an innate underst [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Classical Oasis: The Architecture of Newcastle

Classical Oasis: The Architecture of Newcastle

The defining characteristic of Newcastle architecture is the persistence of the Neo-Classical tradition established by the speculative builder Richard Grainger and his forebears. This encompassed the central core of Newcastle, including k [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Classical Oasis: The Architecture of Newcastle

Classical Oasis: The Architecture of Newcastle

The defining characteristic of Newcastle architecture is the persistence of the Neo-Classical tradition established by the speculative builder Richard Grainger and his forebears. This encompassed the central core of Newcastle, including k [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Integrating the Museum into the City, the new SFMOMA expansion

Integrating the Museum into the City, the new SFMOMA expansi...

Earlier this year I was asked to join the accessions committee for the Architecture and Design Department of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. It seems it was an opportune time, as the museum is making some exciting changes, most no [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Snøhetta Releases Irreverent New Plans for a Corrugated SFMOMA Expansion

Snøhetta Releases Irreverent New Plans for a Corrugated SFMO...

After announcing plans to expand in May, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has released a revision of those original schematics, designed by Norway’s Snøhetta architectural firm. The expansion is a 230,000-square-fo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Amid Historic Homes, New England Moves to Preserve a Modern Heritage

Amid Historic Homes, New England Moves to Preserve a Modern ...

In a region that prizes center-chimney Colonials, shingled Capes, saltboxes and other homes that have helped shape New England’s unmistakable sense of place, Polly Flansburgh’s boxy, low-slung house does not leap out as histor [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Regional Modern: Metro New York Homes Showcase Clean Lines

Regional Modern: Metro New York Homes Showcase Clean Lines

My last post on regional modern architecture presented urban interiors in New York City, mainly lofts. Architects practicing in and around Manhattan will gladly work on these and other small-scale interior commissions, since ground-up bui [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Bad Boy Architects & China's New Face

Bad Boy Architects & China's New Face

They are an unmistakable part of the urban cityscapes. But is China a playground for international architects or an abused testing ground for bad design? Liu Yujie examines the landscape and finds out if these new buildings are towering l [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

A New Rocio Romero Prefab in California

A New Rocio Romero Prefab in California

This is martial arts instructor and ex-photographer Steve Rapport’s LV home, a modern prefab designed by Rocio Romero, in Pacifica, California.  Steve has been documenting the construction and working budget on his site, The Mi [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

New Moon School a model of modern educational plant

New Moon School a model of modern educational plant

The new Paul S. Moon school building, the first to be completed in the progressive plan of development of the Muskegon board of education, which has been officially inspected by the members of the board and superintendent, will undoubtedl [...]

Posted On : Jun, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

8 Spruce Street New York

8 Spruce Street New York

Being born in Manhattan, I consider forthrightness part of a New Yorker’s genetic makeup, especially when it comes to matters within my hometown, regardless of where one might momentarily be living around the globe. I shall therefor [...]

Posted On : Jun, 01 2011 | Comments : 0
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