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Simpson - back to the drawing boardIan Simpson, based in Manchester, is becoming the 'Master' of skyscrapers, dotting them all over the UK. Does it always get it right? Perhaps not.
Family battle over Constructivist iconThere appears to be a big legal mess surrounding the fate Moscow's 1927 Melnikov House by Soviet Constructivist architect Konstantin Melnikov. Siblings are squabbling and the lawyers are circling.
Architect Niemeyer, 98, still full of surprisesNiemeyer is still kicking... talking about women and architecture, and building projects. 'Niemeyer says "it is ridiculous and irritating" to talk about "form following function" in architecture.'
(Architecture) Holiday In Cambodia"Khmer Architecture Tours aims to promote modern architecture in Cambodia by arranging tours of buildings which date from the period following Independence in 1953."
Donnybrook QuarterFor a housing estate in East London, architect Peter Barber melds modern architecture with traditional, human scale urban form. "We're not designing a housing scheme, we're designing a piece of the city".
These Houses Can Take a Lickin'"Katrina smashed to bits thousands of homes that had the bad luck of being in its path. But architects and designers are creating housing that could survive the next devastating disaster."
Have faith in your architect'The essential relationship with the client is based on trust. To work well, the ideal relationship begins "when a client gives us the brief, not the solution".'
Is the prefab revolution on hold?"They've been heralded as the future of building and the solution to housing shortages, yet prefabs have failed to take off."
Whose house is it anyway?"Frank Lloyd Wright is said to have broken into a house he'd designed to rearrange the furniture; Mies van der Rohe fought with a client who wanted a wardrobe. Emma Cullinan on what happens when an architect-designed house becomes a home."
The Power of Modernist ThinkingThe story of a modern home in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi which survived Hurricane Katrina while the neighborhood around it was destroyed.
Lean and Green - Kresge Foundation HeadquartersChicago's Valerio DeWalt Train has designed a 17,000 square foot addition to the headquarters of the Kresge Foundation in Troy, Michigan. The building is designed to achieve a LEED platinum rating.
Modern prefab: An interview with Lloyd Alter of Royal Homes Ltd.Lloyd Alter is an architect who works with Wingham, Ontario based Royal Homes Ltd., a company which manufactures Michelle Kaufmann's Glidehouse as well as it's own modern "Q Series" designed by Kohn Shnier Architects and Mr. Alter himself.
Architecture education in Australia: If it ain't broke, why fix it?"Mixing academic study with real work has produced world-class Australian architects. Now, the University of Technology, Sydney is rewriting that winning formula."
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."
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.
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].
The Tank House LoftA repurposed water tank is part of a loft renovation by Messana O'Rorke Architects in New York City.
AIA Names 2006 Gold Medal and Firm Award Winners"Antoine Predock, FAIA, has won the AIA’s highest honor, the 2006 AIA Gold Medal, and California-based Moore Ruble Yudell Architects have won the 2006 Firm Award."
Manhattan tower sports woodA Manhattan apartment tower clad with exterior ply-wood panel system... Tropolism shows the goods.
"The Onion" on ArchitectureA bit of humor for your Friday... a thread on the Archinect forums speculates on article titles if "The Onion" had an architecture section... and links to some actual articles, etc.
Pointingit: finding architecture with google earthArchinect team member and photographer Ludwig Abache has launched a new site called Pointingit that integrates the 0lll architecture photographs database with Google Earth.
nickehret's FlickrFlickr user nickehret features some nice photos, including images of Gaudi's Casa Mila, Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers' Centre Pompidou, and three buildings by Le Corbusier: Villa Savoye, Villa Roche and Notre Dame du Haut at Ronchamp.
"The Lenny Bruce of architecture"The 16 year old Wexner Center, Peter Eisenman's deconstuctivist opus in Columbus, Ohio, is "restored" and refurbished by Arup to correct its many technical shortcomings.
Work in Progress -- Josh SchweitzerLA Weekly profiles architect-turned-painter (and fellow Pitzer grad) Josh Schweitzer and his new house in LA.
Rebuilding, and Redesigning, New OrleansAll Things Considered talked yesterday to Reed Kroloff, dean of Tulane's architecture program, and Landscape architect Walter Hood, a University of California-Berkeley professor, about the future of New Orleans.
Rural Studio proposal for post-disaster housingStudents in Auburn’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction have designed innovative, weather-resistant housing units made of shipping containers that could replace tent cities for victims of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters.
A Concrete Strategy for DesignMetropolis profiles avant-garde Dutch firm Concrete Architectural Associates, the creator of the illustrious Supperclub nightclub/restaurant concept, and the award winning specialty pharmacy Lairesse Apotheek.
Billboard BuildingA graphic bamboo screen on a Tokyo building's glass facade provides privacy, light filtration, and brings a sense of greenery into the dense cityscape. Designed by Klein Dytham Architecture.
Underhill HouseA modest modern residence built in a community of Mediterranean ranch homes is AR's August Home of the Month.
Zero Energy HouseWhen completed, Zoka Zola's Zero Energy House currently being built in Chicago, will be completely self-sufficient: consuming zero energy except for that which is generated on-site with solar panels and wind turbines.