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Modernism 101: rare design booksAn amazing resource for rare and out-of-print books on 20th century design including architecture, interiors, graphics, etc. Descriptions and scanned images for each book. As Jim Coudal said, "Warning, major time-suck ahead."
Van Valkenburgh speaks about the Brooklyn Bridge Park Master PlanThe Architectural League of New York is hosting a lecture by Michael Van Valkenburgh et. al. this Friday, February 3rd regarding the Brooklyn Bridge Park Master Plan.
Getty Villa Reopens"MALIBU, Calif. - After eight years and $275 million, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu reopened to the public on Saturday. The museum underwent an extensive face-lift to house its famed collections of Greek and Roman antiquities."
Model WorldMetropolis has a short article on photographer Olivo Barbieri's project, "Site Specific".
More clippingsOur entire archive of clippings is now available for browsing. Just follow the "view more clippings" link at the bottom of this box.
Transparent concrete image faked!I think most of us have seen the image of a translucent concrete wall with shadows cast by trees. Well a Gutter reader reveals the Photoshop deception! I won't let the Sniper whip me into a hoax frenzy, but the last photo got me laughing.
Profile: David AdjayeA profile of Tanzania born architect David Adjaye of London based Adjaye/Associates. "Wow is dead. Look at the energy crisis. We can see the end of the rainbow now. To make sensational architecture requires an incredible amount of money."
"Welcome to Melbourne, the world's designer city""In the 1970s, it was Graz, in the 1980s it was Barcelona, in the '90s it was Amsterdam and Rotterdam..." An article in The Age says Melbourne's architects are currently leading the world in innovative design.
ArchInfo: The World's 12 Best New BuildingsAnother top list... ArtInfo provides their list of the the top 12 new buildings...
Mid-century American IllustrationsPlan59 is a gallery of American commercial art from the mid-century, and this gallery of mid-century decor is particularly fascinating. Plan59 also sells prints of some of their collection.
Eisenman Architects, City of Culture of GaliciaI could swear I've seen this before... but anyway... construction photos of Eisenman's topographic City of Culture of Galicia in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The article features a nice description and model images too.
Raw sewage is good for property valuesRecently, the city of Manhattan Beach suffered a major sewage spill. Garrison Frost, editor of The Aesthetic, has some interesting ideas about how the city might try to spin dung into diamonds. Good stuff, Garrison!
$1,000,000 Homes. A dime a dozenThe LA Times is reporting that in 2005, sales of million-dollar homes were up 47% from the previous year. Of course, a million no longer gets you that "Dynasty" home. At least not around here.
YAGPA (Yet another Great Park Article)In case you haven't had enough "Great Park" news, here's yet one more article about the park over at MSNBC.
A Sydney home by Clinton Murray ArchitectsA modern curved-plan home takes advantage of views and breezes. See more images on the architect's website under "Mulbring" [www.clintonmurray.com.au].
Call for Entires: A House for an EcologistThe AIA Committee on Design and AIA Committee on the Environment are sponsoring a design ideas competition for a live/work dwelling for an ecologist. Register by 3/1/06, entry deadline 3/31/06.
Scanner photographs of the urban landscapeArtist Michael Golembewski makes beautifully distorted images capturing time and motion using homemade digital cameras he has created out of ordinary flatbed scanners and large format cameras.
More Great ParkThe full report with lots of quotes, including the sour grapes George Hargreaves, "They left it to the amateurs," and MoMA's geographically challenged Peter Reed, "The L.A. project would be very exciting."
It Can Be Done, but Will It Be Inspired?The critics are already weighing in on Ken Smith's Orange County Great Park... Christopher Hawthorne digs in.
Forest methane scientists tell the media to get a gripIt seems the scientists responsible for the study which revealed that plants emit methane have learned a bit of a lesson about media sensationalism. They have issued a new statement to try to clear things up.
Great Park landscape architect... and the winner is...Ken Smith! Despite some last minute reservations, and the temptation to go the "safe" route, the board finally decided to ratify the recommendation of the design juries and select New York based landscape architect Ken Smith.
Fujy Sustainable Architects of BarcelonaThe Fujy House in Madrid, Spain is a study in stustaibable design, planning the building to be in harmony with the land and environment with each facade responding to the site conditions and orientation.
Cologne Furniture Fair & Ideal HouseReluct brings live images and reports from the Cologne Furniture Fair including the "Ideal House" this year by Joris Laarman, Steven Dietz, Dieter Rams and Astrid Krogh. (See this link and other posts)
Public architecture for the peopleAn interesting article about British architect David Adjaye who is on a mission to make Britain's public buildings more accessible to ordinary people by incorporating elements from 'non-institutionalised' communal spaces.
A little house in the big woods by Tom KundigA plywood and steel cabin in eastern Washington state by Tom Kundig of Seattle firm Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen. At 1,000 square foot the house is a "little building in a big landscape" and features a cable and pulley shutter system.
Growing a home from living treeThe Discovery Channel writes about houses made out of trees designed by Mitchell Joachim, Lara Greden and Javier Arbona (of Archinect).
Great (big) Park (fiasco?)Worried about the ability of Ken Smith's small office to handle this large project in Orange County, California, officials are back peddling and may go with the "bland" option instead.
ASLA Supports Bring New Orleans Back Commission ReportThe American Society of Landscape Architects has released a statement in reaction to the Bring New Orleans Back Commission’s report.
"Squaring up to the future"Shane O'Toole writes about Martha Schwartz's design for Grand Canal Square and the Docklands project in Dublin.
Author tapped for design of Toronto ParkAuthor Douglas Coupland, known for his book "Generation X," has been chosen to work in collaboration with landscape architect Greg Smallenberg of Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg to create a new park in downtown Toronto.