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memory landscape drawingsLarge-scale wall drawings & works on paper by artist Janice Caswell that represent mental maps, an investigation of the mind's peculiar ways of organizing memories.
Artist of Light, Space and, Now, TreesRobert Irwin -- the prolific artist, philosopher and football fan. [images]
U2 tower switcherooA year ago we Clipped an article stating that the U2 tower designed by Burdon Craig Dunne Henry had been submitted to the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. A year later, the competition wining local firm has been replaced by Sir Norman Foster.
Pure GeographyPruned takes a look at an amazing trail system at Punta Pite, a residential development on the Chilean coast.
Bay Area landscape architects take the lion's share of ASLA awardsThe ASLA annual meeting was in Frisco this past weekend where the annual awards were presented... also check out our post on "ASLA 2007 Professional Awards" from 4/12/2007.
2007 Royal Gold MedalAnd the Medal goes to... Edward Cullinan, the London architect who specializes in sustainable design.
The Great Park according to Mia LehrerLandscape Architect Mia Leher, of the Los Angeles firm Mia Lehrer Associates who are part of Ken Smith's design team, talks about her involvement with the Great Park and about the design concept. [images]
Sweden's green utopia"This new Stockholm suburb demonstrates how simple, robust, centralised systems can outperform flashy designs bristling with turbines."
Slow Cities"Supporters of Italy's "Slow City" movement are trying to develop livable cities, banning cars from city centers and blocking McDonald's branches and supermarkets. The movement is spreading across Europe and is now taking off in Asia."
Prof. Oswald Mathias Ungers dies at 81The German "starchitect" Oswald Mathias Ungers has succumbed to pneumonia at 81 years of age. His strict and uncompromising orthogonal vocabulary coined "architecture of new abstraction" was both hailed and criticized for being "too monotonous and cold." Ungers' work is prolific throughout Germany, and he was awarded numerous prizes during his 57-year-long career.
Renowned Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona dies at 78"A headstrong urbanist whose exposed brick structures celebrated his home of Bogota and won international praise" (including the 2003 Alvar Aalto Medal), died Wednesday.
Interview: Lebbeus WoodsNow here's an architect I haven't heard much of lately... THE avant-garde visionary speaks... with lots of images. Check it.
Tokyo in PictogramsGraphic designer Kazuhisa Yamamoto a.k.a. Donny Grafiks takes a walk around Tokyo’s streets to pick out some favorite pictogram signage.
Herbert Muschamp, 59, Architecture Critic, Dies"Herbert Muschamp, a writer for The New York Times whose wildly original and often deeply personal reviews made him one of the most influential architecture critics of his generation, died on Tuesday night in Manhattan."
"Cube-y fun in West LA!"Curbed LA seems to like Kanner Architects' new condominium proposal, and heck, so do we.
Architecture and musicTaking a look at the phenomenon and evolution of concert halls... including a slideshow of concert halls old and new around the world.
Call for entries: Next Generation '08Water is the focus of the 2008 Metropolis Next Generation design competition. Deadline for entry is January 4, 2008.
Aptly named "Bandit Chair"They stole from Emeco, but they won't steal from you... a less pricey and "updated" take on the Navy Chair.
San Francisco's WrightTwo Wrights in one day... what's wrong? Ahem. A visit to the only existing Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building in San Francisco.... it's kinda like the mini-Guggenheim.
The Unconventional Architecture of Terunobu Fujimori"Japanese architect pays homage to the hut, history and a nature-filled way of life."
In RainbowsA bit of a random Clipping (but L+L is a bit random, eh?)... A new album with no record label is set to drop next week... and you pay what YOU want to pay... and it's Radiohead. Interesting... very very interesting.
Guggenheim Restoration Has the Wright StuffA look into the nearly completed multi-year repair and restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
October is First Architecture Month in Los AngelesLala-land gets a whole month dedicated to Architecture... I live here and I yet I had no idea until today.
Fence as living muralAn interesting living wall of succulents created by a Long Beach, California homeowner using chain link fencing and shadecloth.
Zeppelin marketFive former airship hangars which now serve the Latvian capital of Riga as an enormous Central Market.
Caravaggio Pendant LampsThese pendants are so subtle, you'd probably just click right past them... but don't. Quiet yet beautifully executed fixtures by Danish designer Cecilie Manz.
Decorative Books: The End of PrintA 1956 New York Times publication on how to use books to decorate your home... including rooms designed by the likes of Eliot Noyes, George Nelson, Philip Johnson, Gio Ponti, Henriette Granville and Melanie Kahane.
