The modernist enclave that tested a utopian vision of LA
Part of the Crestwood Hills dream lives on in a canyon above Sunset Boulevard (so glad Curbed is doing these long form pieces).
https://la.curbed.com/2019/4/30/184…
Kuth Ranieri + TLS transform a dilapidated roller coaster into steel mesh aviary in china
Tom Leader Studio Landscape Architecture (TLS) and Kuth Ranieri Architects’ winning proposal for a new 74-hectare urban park at the foot of lion mountain in Suzhou, China.
https://designboom.com/architecture…
Another view on Sea Ranch and its SFMOMA exhibit
I review the exhibit, The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment, and Idealism at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA).
https://archpaper.com/2019/05/sea-r…
David Baker Architects Designs Healdsburg’s Intoxicating Harmon Guest House
Piazza Hospitality and David Baker Architects.
https://interiordesign.net/projects…
A Look Back at the Work of Several Celebrated Photographers
An important piece by Pierluigi Serraino, AIA.
architecturalrecord.com/articles/13…
With a roving food truck, a Californian design studio gives and gains urban insight
Design road trip.
https://frameweb.com/news/studio-o-…
Opinion: What Was the Bauhaus?
The legacy of the legendary design school is both universal — and universally misunderstood.
https://nytimes.com/2019/04/30/opin…
Balfron Tower
We're all to blame for the gentrification of Erno Goldfinger's brutalist Balfron Tower, says Owen Hatherley, so stop getting angry at the architects.
https://dezeen.com/2019/05/03/balfr…
Martin Puryear, Citizen-Sculptor
One of my favorite American artists, Martin Puryear, goes to Venice.
https://nytimes.com/2019/05/03/arts…
Watergate is a place, too
Once at the forefront of D.C. development, can the (in)famous complex adapt for a new generation?
https://curbed.com/2018/4/25/172724…
The Lost Legacy of Harry Weese
Why the Marcus Center and Kiley grove are not historic.
https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2019/04/…
This Tiny Museum Fits Inside an Elevator Shaft
Those Kalmans are brilliant!
https://nytimes.com/2019/04/21/nyre…
Re: Design Book Review (1983–2002)
Early writing days.
https://medium.com/@johnjparman/re-…
How the Bauhaus Came to Aspen
The Chicago industrialist Walter Paepcke and Bauhaus-trained artist Herbert Bayer helped transform Aspen into a cultural and skiing mecca. More than a half century later, here's what remains.
https://architectmagazine.com/desig…
The Move: Diller Scofidio + Renfro Produce a Movable Spectacle at a Gigantic Scale
Aaron Betsky visits the Shed.
https://architectmagazine.com/desig…
Exclusive: Pete Buttigieg debuts a radical new approach to campaign branding
Mayor Pete Buttigieg officially announced his candidacy for president with a sporty new logo and design tool kit.
https://fastcompany.com/90334160/pe…
Grieving the Future I Imagined for My Daughter
This article is not about design. But it is a powerful piece by fellow design writer and pal Julie Kim.
https://theatlantic.com/family/arch…
10 contemporary designers and artists on why the Bauhaus matters
More Bauhaus.
https://sleek-mag.com/article/bauha…
McGrath Road review – back-to-back to the future
Worth checking out.
https://theguardian.com/artanddesig…
The Hidden Horror of Hudson Yards Is How It Was Financed
Follow the money... Manhattan’s new luxury mega-project was partially bankrolled by an investor visa program called EB-5, which was meant to help poverty-stricken areas.
https://citylab.com/equity/2019/04/…
Painting the Beyond
A great review of Hilma af Klint.
https://nybooks.com/articles/2019/0…
Fuck The Vessel
More on the vessel.
https://thebaffler.com/latest/fuck-…
Bauhaus At 100
Bauhaus’s biggest legacy is in architecture. Here’s where that legacy stands in Argentina, Nigeria, Israel, Australia, Iraq, the United States and India.
https://nytimes.com/interactive/201…
With Its Deep Wraparound Porches and Resilient Design, This South Carolina Senior Housing Project Aims for Comfort and Safety
The Charleston project—designed by David Baker Architects—is clad with aluminum and ipe screens and lime-washed brick. The latter is a favorite throughout historic parts of the city.
https://metropolismag.com/architect…
Horror on the Hudson: New York’s $25bn architectural fiasco
It is a billionaires’ playground where haircuts cost $800 and high-rise duplexes go for $32m. So why do the angular towers of Hudson Yards look so cheap?
https://theguardian.com/artanddesig…
