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Oak Park neighborhood has Wright stuff for planning group honor
A century has passed, and Frank Lloyd Wright's work is still turning heads.
With its picturesque streets punctuated by examples of the iconic architect's work, Oak Park's Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District earned a spot on a list of the nation's 10 great neighborhoods released Wednesday.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/13 5:24pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/13 5:24pm
Clearwater architects hope design can help Haiti's homeless
The architecture firm Design Styles of Clearwater has developed a prototype for homes that are easy to assemble. It will present the design as a way to help the hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by the Haiti earthquake.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/12 6:14pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/12 6:14pm
Meet Iwan Baan, Today's Leading Architectural Photographer [Slideshow]
Iwan Baan, the 35-year-old Dutch photographer who shoots buildings the same candid way Diane Arbus shot circus freaks, won the first annual Julius Shulman Photography Award yesterday.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/11 10:08pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/11 10:08pm
Designs for NYC's Park51 Islamic center show a literally enlightened building
They face a groundswell of hostility whipped up during an election season that feeds on primitive emotions directed at a parody of a supposedly primitive religion. Even in the midst of great controversy, however, powerful drawings can forge consensus.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/06 4:42pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/06 4:42pm
The art of architecture in Hawaii
A new book explores the evolution and unique traits of architecture during the early part of the 20th century
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/04 5:52pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/04 5:52pm
Mind the gap - the gender imbalance in architecture
There's a long way to go before women and men enjoy equal footing in architecture, writes Harriet Alexander.
1 comment | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/04 5:50pm
1 comment | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/04 5:50pm
This building wins big architecture prize
One of architecture's most prestigious prizes has gone to the MAXXI museum of contemporary art and architecture in Rome, Italy. The Stirling Prize went to MAXXI's creator, noted architect Zaha Hadid. The London-based Iraqi recently completed work on the Aquatics Centre for the London 2012 Olympics. In 2004, Hadid became the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize, the highest honor in architecture.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/04 5:48pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/04 5:48pm
Our cheap old blocks
Again the Stirling prize goes to a building abroad. British clients prefer their architecture parochial
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/03 9:42pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/03 9:42pm
Mosque starstruck
The Ground Zero mosque appears to be covered in Stars of David.
Architectural renderings of the controversial Park Place community center and mosque released this week show the exterior dressed in a web-like design that appears to incorporate the Jewish symbol.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/03 9:40pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/03 9:40pm
Architecture can very simply enhance city life
Lawrence A. Chan, the president of the Boston Society of Architects and founding principal of Chan Krieger Sieniewicz, is a man who has tackled some of the most complex design challenges in Boston.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/03 9:39pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 10/03 9:39pm
Ole Scheeren announces his new practice
Ole Scheeren, former Partner along with Rem Koolhaas at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and Director of OMA Asia, announces the opening of his architecture studio: Büro Ole Scheeren.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/29 8:25pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/29 8:25pm
Koolhaas wins competition to design Caen library
Rem Koolhaas’s practice OMA has beaten five other shortlisted architects to win an international competition to design a new library in Caen, France.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/29 8:24pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/29 8:24pm
Frank Gehry responds to our post on Jerusalem museum
More than anything, he said, he wanted to clarify that while the projected cost for his version of the museum promised, as we noted, to be twice as high as the new one, at nearly $250 million, it was for a simple reason: "Because mine was twice as big. People are always complaining that my work is too expensive."
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/29 8:22pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/29 8:22pm
Frank Gehry to Harness Military Technology for Arles Towers
The aluminum foam is a military product used in the doors of Humvees to protect them from the effects of a blast. It is very resistant and resembles large dented cinder blocks. Gehry decided to keep its texture and its original color so that the material would protect the interior space from sun and reflect light.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/29 8:19pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/29 8:19pm
Cleveland architecture firms clean up in AIA statewide design competition
Do architects practice in Ohio cities other than Cleveland? Naturally they do, but they didn't do very well against Cleveland firms in this year's annual design awards competition sponsored by the Ohio chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the leading national professional organization for architects.
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/29 8:18pm
0 comments | Posted by: TimothyZhu on 09/29 8:18pm