Rudy Bruner Award Committee: Visionary Urban Planning Requires Ambitious Public Sector
The five 2017 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence (RBA) medalists provide powerful examples of the ability of the public sector to lead, inspire, and invest in places.
http://metropolismag.com/cities/vis…
This San Francisco development will turn a working subway vent into a public sculpture
A forthcoming mixed-use affordable housing development by David Baker Architects (DBA), Kennerly Architecture and Planning, and CMG Landscape Architecture.
https://archpaper.com/2017/07/1629-…
The Mystic
For Louis Kahn, the test of architecture was in its lasting emotional impact.
https://thenation.com/article/the-e…
Decent homes for all… has the social housing dream died?
In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, it is clear that Britain’s social housing is in crisis. As a new film looks at the legacy of Thatcher’s right-to-buy, Rowan Moore asks whether the postwar housing ideal can be revived. Below: David Harewood, Kerry Hudson and others on their experiences of council estate living.
https://theguardian.com/society/201…
‘Quest for Beauty: The Architecture, Landscapes, and Collections of John Yeon’ Review: The Architectural Prince of Portland
John Yeon’s multidisciplinary architecture was locally focused with a special eye to protecting natural assets.
https://wsj.com/articles/quest-for-…
A Modernist Masterpiece, Under Fire in Buffalo
Gordon Bunshaft was a singular force behind Modernist in America. Now his greatest gift to his hometown may be at risk.
https://citylab.com/design/2017/07/…
Organizing the World
Alexandra Lange on Alexander Girard.
https://curbed.com/2017/7/7/1593127…
Heart of the Matter
Hillman Hall by Moore Ruble Yudell and Mackey Mitchell Architects.
http://digitaladmin.bnpmedia.com/pu…
Swiss Consulate/Swissnex Innovation Hub – San Francisco
TEF Design designed a “Swiss House” over the San Francisco Bay, this project supports a new hub of Swiss government, education, business, and innovation partners — including the Consulate General of Switzerland — under one roof at the east end of historic Pier 17.
https://officesnapshots.com/2017/07…
As It Was Meant To Be: The Restoration of Mies’s McCormick House
Less Mies Means More Mies.
http://architectmagazine.com/design…
A Vietnamese Architect’s Easy-to-Erect Homes for the Poor
A project by Vo Trong Nghia Architects that aims to provide affordable, durable and easily built houses for people in slums, remote areas or refugee camps around the world.
https://nytimes.com/2017/07/05/worl…
Jane Jacobs Georgia O’Keeffe and the Power of the Marimekko Dress
And Jackie O too!
http://newyorker.com/culture/cultur…
Solving Salk’s mystery
How scientists lifted the shadow from Louis Kahn's most famous building
https://curbed.com/2017/6/28/158805…
So Long Conference Room! How Microsoft Envisions the Future Office
Studio O+A keeps following the future.
http://metropolismag.com/interiors/…
The V&A’s £55m new courtyard: ‘Like a Marbella beach bar airlifted to South Ken’
Amanda Levete’s dazzling new porcelain piazza brilliantly reunites the museum with the Kensington streets. But the giant new jewelry box of a gallery lurking below ground is the real star of the show.
https://theguardian.com/artanddesig…
Place is the secret sauce for selling wares
Placewares!
https://kennethcaldwell.com/blogdocs…
Can good design cure LA’s homeless problem? We asked Mike Alvidrez, CEO of Skid Row Housing Trust
For Skid Row Housing Trust, a nonprofit developer in Los Angeles that builds housing for LA’s homeless population, good design is a basic civil right.
http://uk.archinect.com/features/ar…
The Hip-Hop Architecture Movement
Michael Ford and the Urban Arts Collective are forging a critique of Modernism, the style of architecture that birthed a new American culture.
http://architectmagazine.com/practi…
As the Public Realm Merges With the Workplace, How Will Our Cities Change?
A report produced by WRNS Studio, edited and excerpted here, suggests how work culture could and should influence the fabric of our cities.
http://metropolismag.com/architectu…
The Common Edge Podcast: Justin Davidson and the Ever Evolving City
A podcast!
http://commonedge.org/the-common-ed…
When architects design a long-term homeless shelter
Important work done by the city architects.
http://sfchronicle.com/bayarea/plac…
Valerio Dewalt Train Associates overcomes NIMBY lawsuit to build expressive tower on Chicago’s South Side
Vue53 in the South Side Chicago neighborhood of Hyde Park.
https://archpaper.com/2017/06/vue53…
Modernism Reborn: The Impeccable Renovation of Lautner Harpel House
Be sure and watch the video!
https://architizer.com/blog/nowness…
Restoration begins on Title Insurance Building’s gorgeous Art Deco facade
Passersby will be able to see progress soon.
https://la.curbed.com/2017/6/15/158…
Build to inspire: Francis Kéré explains his architectural approach at Milano arch week
Designboom interviews Francis Kéré.
http://designboom.com/architecture/…
All About Frank
Alexandra Lange on the FLW exhibit.
https://curbed.com/2017/6/13/157718…
