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Film Fest Tonight - Science Fiction and the CityWe told you before (see L+L 3/22/2007), and now you've been reminded. Tonight in Pasadena, California at the Art Center Wind Tunnel.
Banksy Was HereThe guerilla artist profiled... "I have no interest in ever coming out. I figure there are enough self-opinionated assholes trying to get their ugly little faces in front of you as it is."
University of Quebec Design Student showA variety of student designs addressing issues such as multi-functionality, new materials, society and sustainability. [video, images]
You go girlMartha Schwartz became the first woman in the history of Harvard's landscape architecture program to receive tenure.
Kurokawa's Capsule Tower To Be RazedThe Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, one of the few built examples of the Metabolist movement, was given a date with the wrecking ball.
Dude, Where's My City"Like many cities, Toronto has set about systemically to destroy its Modernist heritage."
Young Circle ArtsParkA family-oriented cultural experience in downtown Hollywood, Florida designed by Glavovic Studio. [images]
Parking PublicParking Public is a research initiative documenting specific histories of parking lot development as it relates to the more general ideology of utopian capitalism.
Video: Planning an Eco HouseA semi-amusing, though not very informative, video of a young couple (a builder and an architecture student) trying to plan their own eco-friendly home. [video]
19 feet wide, 19 storys tallCut me off a slice of that... a proposed sliver of a (green) hotel in New York designed by architect Arpad Baksa. [images]
seedPOD: A "Wikiseedia" for the Future of Food and Farming"A speculative anticipation of what a model for tracking and trading local knowledge about farming and food in an open, global network might look like."
The revolutionary skyscraper fire alarm"A revolutionary warning system for tall buildings which could help avert another 9/11-type disaster has been hailed by leading architects."
Saarinen's TrumpetA section of Eero Saarinen's 1962 TWA Terminal known as the "trumpet" has been salvaged and extracted from its original location. It will be grafted onto the new JetBlue Airways terminal as an observation deck.
The Red RibbonArchidose takes an look at the Tanghe River Park in Qinhuangdao in China's Hebei Province, recipient of a 2007 ASLA Professional Award (see L+L 4/12/07). The park was designed by Turenscape and the Graduate School of Landscape Architecture at Peking University.
2007 Next Generation winners announcedThis year's winner is San Francisco-based firm Civil Twilight for their project, Lunar Resonant Street Lamps. Check it.
Sake it to me, babyAn exploration of the groovy graphics of Awamori (Okinawan sake) bottles... and some alcoholic education too.
Iconic Glass House throws open its doorsWe told you a while back this was coming, and the day has arrived... yesterday, actually. Phillip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut has opened its doors to the public.
UN facing a backlash on emissions action plan"Environmental groups go on the attack as world experts reveal proposals to tackle climate change."
New RuralismA new development in North Florida seeks inspiration in 12th century Germany. 600 homes would be divvied up into European-style "hamlets" with garden plots surrounded by acres of pasture, crop land and orchards. Good old fashioned rural sprawl.
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire"Residents of a low-carbon housing development endorsed by the Prince of Wales have been warned not to activate solar tiles on their roofs as they may catch fire."
A little bit Paris, and a little bit LAA little ditty about Thom Mayne's design for a new tower for La Defense in Paris.
Goodness gracious, great balls of the Great ParkThis first element of the Great Park designed by Ken Smith is scheduled to lift off this summer.... big orange balloons will offer riders views of central Orange County from 500 feet.
Increased Fuel Efficiency Wreaks Havoc On Highway Trust FundAs vehicles become more fuel efficient, their drivers pay less in fuel excise taxes, the main source of road funding. "Fuel efficiency will likely increase as a global warming reduction strategy, while fuel excise taxes remain largely stagnant."
The Bloch Building by Steven Holl at the Nelson Atkins MuseumA look at Holl's lanterns and subterranean galleries in Kansas City... lots 'o' pics showing off his skills as a master sculptor of light and space.
Tunnels, mines, and the "upwardly migrating void"Geoff is back to his spelunking ways (tsk, tsk... focus please) with visits to abandoned train tunnels in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Hanover Chalk Mine in Reading, England.