Crown Hall dazzles in Mies simplicity
The $3.6 million renovation of Crown Hall, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's modernist masterpiece at the Illinois Institute of Technology, is a triumph of historic preservation.
via Chicago Tribune — Architecture

Fix-up fever booming on the home front
There is a ton of remodeling work happening in our neck of the woods, and home renovation spending in Canada is apparently at an all time high as well.
via Globe and Mail — Architecture

All the essential elements
The LA Times profiles the remodeled home (but not garden) of Solano Beach landscape architects Abbie and Bill Burton as re-imagined with their architect Jennifer Luce of Luce et Studio. (Includes photos.)
via LA Times — Architecture

Die, die, monster home! Die!
Backlash against the McMansion gains momentum even as the average home size in America continues to grow. CNN lets you cast your vote on home size and provides a "gallery of homes that are both appropriate and beautiful" to help you out...
via Planetizen — Architecture

Big jobs that pay badly
Surprise! Architects are among the worst paid professions... this will probably come as a surprise only to those who aren't in the profession. Oh yeah, I get it all the time, "I thought architects made the big bucks." Not.
via Archinect — Architecture

A Modernist's work that made waves
"PROGRESSIVE use of bent steel and aluminum as well as alternative design ideas for the masses earned architect and furniture maker Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) the moniker of "the Charles Eames of France.""
via LA Times — Architecture

Drama in the Dunes: Act 2 for a Norman Jaffe Classic
"Jaffe, who died in 1993 in a drowning accident, pioneered the design of rustic Modernist houses in the Hamptons. This summer his achievements are being acknowledged in a retrospective at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton and a monograph by..."
via NY Times — Architecture

Why do architecture firm's websites always have tiny pics of projects?
We've occasionally wondered the same thing. And it's not just tiny pictures, it's sites with flash that are a pain to navigate. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
via Archinect — Architecture