An idiosyncratic show in Chicago evokes a designer’s inclusive architecture. The spotlight given to Lina Bo Bardi’s work leading up to her centennial last year revises one of the great oversights of 20th-century design history. Though the Italian-born architect who practiced most prominently in Brazil designed several monumental projects, her legacy had long been overshadowed by the likes of Niemeier and Costa. But to a contemporary eye, her work offers a humanist rejoinder to the grandiose forms of her male peers, and it has recently found a wider audience with a wave of monographs and exhibitions. One small, but well-traveled
Image courtesy FCRC The Barclays Center in Brooklyn is getting a green roof, to be completed this fall. 5,000 Tons of Steel for an UmbrellaIn Queens, Arthur Ashe Stadium, the 23,000-seat centerpiece of the National Tennis Center, has been plagued by rain delays during important matches. The solution, a retractable roof, has been on the table practically since the venue was completed in 1997. But because interior supports, which would block views of the court, were never a viable option, columns had to be separated by the width of the stadium — more than 500 feet. Over the years,
The New York-based architect chats about his design for China's pavilion at the Milan World Expo. Renderings for the Chinese pavilion at the World Expo in Milan, set to open May 1.
Resulting exhibition to include architectural models and an architectural version of eHarmony. Renderings of the six finalist designs for the Guggenheim Helsinki. These renderings are unmarked to preserve the anonymity mandated by Finnish law. Guggenheim Helsinki Now: Six Finalist Designs Unveiled, on view at Kunsthalle Helsinki this spring, marks the second phase of the embattled Guggenheim Helsinki design competition. The exhibition, following the announcement this December that a whopping 1,715 design submissions had been whittled down to six, highlights fully-developed proposals by the firms AGPS Architecture Ltd., Asif Khan Ltd., Fake Industries Architectural Agonism, Haas Cook Zemmrich STUDIO2050, Moreau Kusunoki
ZGF’s Federal Center South Building 1202 in Seattle, is the recipient of this year’s COTE Top Ten +—an award that recognizes one past Top Ten winner that has quantifiable metrics. The project, which provides office space for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is performing more than 30 percent better than ASHRAE 90.1. On Earth Day, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the winners of Committee on the Environment (COTE) awards. The goal of the program, now in its 19th year, is to recognize ten projects that protect and enhance the environment. For the third year in a row,
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted this aerial view of the company’s new, Frank Gehry-designed headquarters on move-in day. The facility’s 9-acre rooftop park is visible here. The start-up culture of Silicon Valley, nurtured in a variety of ad-hoc spaces, has spawned a trendy, DIY-style of interior architecture. Facebook’s first ground-up office building, which opened its doors at the end of March, attempts to recreate that converted-warehouse ethos on a grand corporate scale. Designed by Frank Gehry, the 430,000-square-foot building has an endearing gawkiness, a mashed-up quality that doesn’t read “office.” Announcing its recent opening on his personal Facebook page, CEO
In the aftermath of the housing market bust, single-family residential construction is making a slow and steady comeback. However, activity in this sector isn't likely to return to pre-recession levels anytime soon. Click on the image above to view a full presentation of these stats [PDF].
In spite of unprecedented drought and new water consumption regulations, local landscape architects are ahead of the curve. Image courtesy Mia Lehrer + Associates Los Angeles–based landscape architect Mia Lehrer incorporates native plants and permeable surfaces into her designs. For her Vista Hermosa park, nearly every drop of water is absorbed or stored. Daily Water-Saving Tip #61 on the state of California’s website suggests, “Dig up that old shrub and replace it with a low water-use plant.” It may seem trivial, considering that the state’s water deficit stands at 11 trillion gallons according to NASA, but sound reasoning backs up
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