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Bartlett researcher gets TED fellowshipNow we are talking! "A living architecture researcher from the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment at UCL, London, has been awarded a TED global fellowship".I look forward to hearing the talk at the TED global conference, streamed on the TED website.
Not even the beer......mat ("coaster" around these parts) is safe in times like these. It's an advertising tool, and when people go out less and drink at home (like James), then...
iPhone artArtist Jorge Colombo created the cover for the June 1, 2009 issue of The New Yorker with his iPhone.
Michelle Kaufmann Has Harsh Words for LendersAnd a bit more about the demise of pre-fabulous Michelle Kaufmann's firm... including a profane quote!
Green prefab firm Michelle Kaufmann Designs is closingI take no pleasure in the news, but surprised I am not. Kaufmann was one of the pioneers and most prominent faces of the latest pre-fab movement, and was often mentioned and featured on L+L over the past five years.
Yosemite's giant trees disappear"The oldest and largest trees within California's world famous Yosemite National Park are disappearing. Climate change appears to be a major cause of the loss. ... Yosemite is one of the most protected places in the US. If the declines are occurring here, the situation is unlikely to be better in less protected forests."
Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim and Fallingwater - LEGO styleI liked LEGOs when I was a kid beacuse I could make up my own stuff... but, whatever... kinda cool. I guess if I were a kid today I would just improve Frank's design.
Worst airport in the US: LAX"LAX suffers from a half century of insufficient and clumsy expansion. It is best described as a collection of drab terminals connected by a traffic jam, which starts out on I-405 and coagulates on a circular drive that loops around the Landmark Theme Building."
Who is the most famous architect of them all?Chances are you named this one. There's a show about his work in this place he built in the city he supposedly hated...
"Architectural Assassination Attempt"No, not a new professional specialization yet... The Dutch firm Heneghan Peng Architects ("peng" is the equivalent of "pow" in German...) have proposed a bridge design in the famous Lorelei Valley, a site of German mythology, which among other things inspired Richard Wagner to write the "Ring" cycle. Now UNESCO is looking into revoking the world heritage status if this project is to go forward... BANG!
So what did he say?In his address at RIBA, Prince Charles warned of 'gulf' between architects and society. Report, reactions, and full transcript for those who missed it due to boycott, etc.
2009 Topos Landscape AwardCongrats to McGregor+Partners of Sydney, Australia, for being honored with the biennial Topos Landscape Award. The firm, run by Adrian McGregor and Philip Coxall, will change its name to McGregor + Coxall on the date of the award ceremony. Their work will be documented in Topos 67, due out on 20 June 2009.
British architects and Prince engage in pissing contestA group of architects (including Alsop, Ritchie, Wilkinson, et al.) are calling on their peers to boycott tomorrow night’s lecture at the RIBA by Prince Charles for interferring in the democratic process.
The Green House of the FutureWhat will the energy-efficient house of the future look like? Some speculations by four firms: William McDonough + Partners (bionic), Cook + Fox (reptilian), Rios Clementi Hale Studios (eat it), and Mouzon (bizzare).
In defence of starchitectureChristopher Hume bucks the trend and laments the seeming demise of icon buildings. "The problem has never been too much starchitecture, but too little."
O’Donnell & Tuomey’s Timberyard"O'Donnell & Tuomey’s Timberyard development hits upon a remarkable urban housing typology that goes some way to redress Dublin’s use of an ill-considered planning formula."
SCI-Arc All School ExhibitionThe architecture school in Los Angeles throws open its doors to the public. Student work from the undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate programs as well work from the visual studies and applied studies programs will be installed throughout the school. On exhibition through May 17, 2009.
25 Years of Growth in Las VegasNASA satellite photos show the sprawling growth of Vegas over the last 25 years. Holy crap!