Building & Co : You are the architect!
The Independent (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
Designers have always loved a highbrow reference when waxing lyrical about their collections, but these days the fashion world seems locked in a battle of art appreciation one-upmanship.
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | yesterday
The roll call of names begging for this 1960s concrete construction to be saved reads like a who's who of Britain's architects and developers. Stephanie West reports.
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alpine ski resorts that lack the year-round pull of an Eiger or Matterhorn often become ghost towns when the snow thaws, their hotels shuttered and all the ski instructors off to teach at surfing schools. But the threat posed by climate change to the future of low-lying resorts is forcing them to broaden their appeal and think of ways to attract visitors year-round.
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
I'm just sitting down with Helga Schmidt when the news breaks that Santiago Calatrava is in the building. The arrival of the great architect generates excitement and apprehension in equal measure. "There are things he is still not happy with," says Mrs Schmidt, the intendant of Calatrava's extraordinary Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia.
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nearly 60 years after Chiang Kai-shek and his battered troops fled the Chinese mainland to Taiwan, scores of Taiwanese packed the first direct tourist flight from Taipei to Beijing, clutching their special edition stamps and souvenir retractable chopsticks.
The Official Blog of LG (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Not your typical Friday night invite is it? - Or is it?! I heard on the breakfast news this morning that the London Festival of Architecture is hosting an ‘Architectural Jelly Banquet‘ tonight, where jelly creations submitted to the Architectural Jelly Design Competition will be on display (and the title suggests eaten but I’m not [...]
Space to think (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Now that the sun has got his hat back on, it seems like the perfect opportunity to get out and about and visit the spectrum of art and design exhibitions this summer. The Design Museum is showcasing the work of Richard Rogers and Architects until 25 August. If that wets your appetite pop along to [...]
One Plus One Equals Three (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
The film (video?) shown at the memorial service for Austrian-born Australian architect Harry Seidler in 2006. Seidler was "considered to be one of the leading exponents of Modernism's methodology in Australia and the first architect to fully express the principles of the Bauhaus in Australia" ( Wikipedia ). In the early years of his career Seidler had worked for Marcel Breuer and in the...
architecture.mnp (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Let’s be real - these images of David Chipperfield’s competition winning design for a new gateway building at HEC School of Management in Paris are pretty vague. That being said, I also thought that they were pretty feckin’ sick - and couldn’t help sharing them. Here’s some info on the project: HEC was founded in 1881 and is a business school affiliated to the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry....
NewsLite (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Some of the world's most famous landmarks have been recreated in jelly by leading architects. Gelatinous creations have been entered into a bizarre contest by top designers includung Sir Norman Foster, Wil Alsop and Lord Richard Rogers. Ten shortlisted entries will go on show at the ‘Architectural Jelly Banquet’ at University College London tomorrow night. The event - the climax of London Festival...
Beijing Olympics 2008 Live (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Beijing�s new National Grand Theatre is one of Beijing�s new architectural masterpieces. The controversial building was designed by French architect Paul Andreu. The exterior is made from titanium and has been described as looking like a UFO. The building has created controversy for not fitting 1 Vote(s)
Looking Around (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Proposed World Trade Center transit station, Santiago Calatrava / Photo: SANTIAGO CALATRAVA LLC You could see this coming for a while . Delays and cost overruns at the World Trade Center site in New York have meant a continuing process of chipping away at the design proposals for Ground Zero. Earlier ths week the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which largely controls the site, admitted...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
NEW YORK - The World Trade Center's owner yesterday announced a major design change to its multibillion-dollar transit hub, a day after concluding that most projects at ground zero were behind schedule and over budget.
Fast Break: A Warriors fan blog by (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Frank Lloyd Wright once wrote “Turn the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.” On Monday, Baron Davis set himself loose from the Warriors and the $18 million left on his deal. On Tuesday, Davis ended up in Los Angeles. While my baser prejudicial instincts are pushing me to [...]
PSFK Trend: PSFK (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
As her final project for Central Saint Martins, designer Olivia Lee created a series of limited edition designer dolls, literally. Each figurine takes the likeness of an iconic designer of our time, including Zaha Hadid… ... continue reading
