MSNBC.com: U.S. Life (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
For centuries, Manhattan's elite sojourned, socialized, and shopped in the center of the island—epitomized by Fifth Avenue. Now much of Fifth Avenue has become a generic parade of retail shops, while the shoreline has become a playground for boldfaced names in search of five-star urban charm.
DigsDigs (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Renovating a summer19th-century cottage on Cape Cod into a permanent home was quite a task for Polhemus Savery DaSilva architects. The house was enlarged to provide space for a large family and all their ceramic, works of art, antique collections and so on. Georgian architecture influenced the new front facade – and the concept of a house wrapping around... Continue Reading...
Bellaonline.com (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Five finalists from the popular �Project Runway� show on Lifetime Television visit the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles to gain inspiration for their clothing designs.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Italy is opening its first national museum for contemporary arts and architecture in a bid to shed its image as merely a keeper of a glorious artistic past.
the New American Village (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Here's an interesting and infomative interview (by NPR's On Point host Tom Ashbrook) of New York Times architecture critic Paul Goldberger on his latest book - Why Architecture Matters. Great American Architect Richard Meier joins in as well. Goldberger talks about how architecture expresses our cultural identity and laments (as I do) the absence of beauty and artfulness in "ordinary buildings"...
DigsDigs (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Simple shapes and a bold use of materials create a luxury environment that nevertheless captures the essence of the New Zealand coastal holiday experience. This sophisticated holiday home has magnetic appeal and bold, award-winning architecture. The house features a private jetty, pontoon and boat parking area and provides direct access to the open sea. The... Continue Reading...
DigsDigs (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
BDA Architecture are those who designed this beach house located in the Miami suburb of Australia’s Gold Coast. It occupies a long narrow site 10m wide x 50m deep across the road from the ocean. The front side of the house contains a garage and entry at ground level, a living area on the first floor and a master suite on the second floor. Of course, the... Continue Reading...
Summer is Coming In (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Brahms' Symphony No. 1 is one of those rare pieces I can listen to over and over again, without ever getting bored. There's so much drama, anxiety and (eventually) affirmation in the piece that I would gladly travel abroad to hear different performances of it. So I did. Brahms' First is often mockingly called Beethoven's Tenth, so it was a fitting conclusion to Bonn's Beethovenfest last month. The...
brownstoner (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Sheepshead Bay doesn't get a lot of attention around here but this new condo at 1702 Avenue Z caught our eye. We don't think of the area being known for Richard Meier-wannabe designs. Given the alternative though (like this place...
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
FRANKFURT.- The first ever retrospective about André-Charles Boulle, the most illustrious cabinetmaker of all time, opened on October 28. With a scenography by Juan Pablo Molyneux, it takes place in the Museum of Decorative Arts of Frankfurt, the emblematic building created by Richard Meier. It was conceived by two French art historians, Jean Nérée Ronfort and Jean Dominique Augarde,...
No Land Grab (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Atlantic Yards Report The Empire State Development Corporation had to inflate the residential-condo projections for Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards megaproject, so the project appears to be financially viable. On the other hand, the public-private corporation is lowballing the price for one home owner whose condo the agency is planning to seize, using the state's power of eminent domain. If you go by...
modern (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
How would you pick American's favorite works of architecture? The American Institute of Architects and a polling firm interviewed architects and a random sampling of the general public, to come up with a list of 150 all-time faves, including the White House, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the Brooklyn Bridge, and Fenway Park. So what was America's favorite work of architecture? Hint: King Kong and...
The ArchitectsNewspaper Blog (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Or so they like to say, when referring to the Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Awards, or more accurately, the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum’s National Design Awards. And that’s exactly what it was like: a little too much of a mouthful of an event. But it was also an undeniably bounteous banquet of everyone Who’s [...]
The ArchitectsNewspaper Blog (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
HAPPY B-DAY, MR. ARCHITECT On October 12, Richard Meier turned 75. His birthday bash for 150 was held that night at the Four Seasons, or rather under a white tent on Park Avenue alongside the Seagram Building fountains. Eavesdrop didn’t find anyone on the B-List who was invited, but all the A’s were there including Peter [...]
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Actor Daniel Radcliffe is something of a budding real-estate investor. He already owns an apartment in Richard Meier's Morton Square buildings, and one in Jean Nouvel's 40 Mercer. But now the Observer reports that for $5.65 million he's purchased some digs that his Harry Potter character might appreciate a bit more — a historic townhouse on West 12th Street a couple of blocks from the Hudson....
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