LA Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff reviews Daly Genik's new Art Center building
Unfortunately the Calendar Live section of the LA Times not only requires a password, but it is a separate registration from the regular LA Times sections. Anyway... today's Calendar section features a review of the new Art Center College of Design South Campus in Pasadena, California designed by Daly Genik which we featured last week. The article is articulate and wonderfully descriptive, and the print edition features some nice photographs.
Art Center's new South Campus in Pasadena transforms a site of industrial desolation into a metaphor for our times.
The design proves that desolation and decay can be virtues. A subtle balance of grit and elegance, the building draws on the wonderful moodiness of its setting. Old forms are carved up with surgical precision; new forms are imbued with palpable energy. The result is a building that is both emotionally raw and marvelously unpretentious.
Link: LA Times Calendar Live (registration required)
Reference: The Wind Tunnel