Photo courtesy First Run Features The DVD version of Eames: The Architect and the Painter was released on December 13. Photo courtesy First Run Features Ray Eames with an early prototype of The Toy, made of cardboard triangles. Related Links: Stamps Commemorate Charles and Ray Eames Under the California Sun, Architecture Blossomed Even without footing in the design world, the name “Eames” is instantly recognizable. The Eames chair was such a game-changer when it was unveiled in 1956 that it has found a place—either literally or through designs it inspired—in countless homes and offices in the United States and around

Boston, Massachusetts The architect’s turquoise copper complement to the revered institution is set to open next month. Pre-patinated copper cladding wraps much of the new building. Narrow balconies wrapping the performance space afford views of musicians below as well as other concertgoers. Six weeks before its scheduled opening, Renzo Piano’s addition to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has entered the final stages of construction, and on a recent visit it bustled with workers applying finishes in advance of the January 19th debut. Connected to the back of the museum’s original building by a 50-foot glass walkway, the addition only slightly

Photo courtesy Tina di Carlo Tina di Carlo, Founder of ASAP Tina di Carlo is on a mission for architecture: Having served as a curator in the architecture and design department at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) from 2000 to 2007, and as a contributing editor at LOG: Observations on Contemporary Architecture and the City, di Carlo is now launching an organization called Archive of Spatial Aesthetics and Praxis. The group’s acronym, ASAP, a riff on the phrase “as soon as possible,” was chosen to underscore the urgency di Carlo feels should be given to elevating and promoting

With a series of outdoor spaces oriented around a new building, the firm plans to create connections to San Francisco's Yerba Buena neighborhood. A rendering of Sn'hetta's new building shows its rippling fa'ade and outdoor terraces. SFMOMA director Neal Benezra watches as Sn'hetta principal Craig Dykers presents a model of the project at the firm's New York office.

Shigeru Ban talks to Architectural Record about his design for the new 30,000-square-foot building in central Colorado. Shigeru Ban is designing a new art museum for Aspen, Colorado. Related Links: Newsmaker: Shigeru Ban Ban Conceives Post-Disaster Solutions for Japan, New Zealand Metal Shutter Houses by Ban Ban Centre Pompidou-Metz At nearly 8,000 feet above sea level, Aspen, Colorado, is known for its mountain splendor. The ski slopes of Ajax Mountain rise from the heart of the resort town’s central business district, with its high-end shops and restaurants. It’s fitting, then, that Japanese architect Shigeru Ban brings up skiing when describing

Rapid population growth and a stable economy are fueling a construction boom in this Canadian metropolis. An aerial view of East Bayfront, one of several districts being redeveloped in Toronto. Click on the slide show tab to view images of a scheme by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates for the Lower Don Lands. Related Links: Toronto Waterfront Vision Focuses on Tourist Dollars The Royal Conservatory by KPMB Sherbourne Common Pavilion by Teeple Architects Toronto Public Housing Gets Green Makeover In most North American cities, active construction cranes are a rare sight these days. But in downtown Toronto, they’re ubiquitous, lifting up

The Architecture 2030 founder and recent Purpose Prize winner speaks with Architectural Record about being a green building pioneer and how he's faring in his mission to make all buildings carbon-neutral. Photo © Civic Ventures Edward Mazria, a sustainable design pioneer, recently won a $100,000 Purpose Prize. Conversation With Ed Mazria Santa Fe Architect Calls for Carbon Neutrality Architecture 2030 Reveals New Guide to Reduce Consumption This month, Edward Mazria and his crusade to “greenify” the built environment got a major boost: the 70-year-old architect was named one of five winners of the Purpose Prize. The $100,000 award is given

Denver's Roth Sheppard Architects is launching seven new law enforcement and municipal projects to be completed over the next 18 months. Rendering courtesy of Roth Sheppard Architects Museum and Learning Center for the Colorado State Patrol The firm’s new projects include the city of Cherry Hills Village and South Metro Fire Rescue Authority’s Joint Public Safety Facility, the Arapahoe County Justice Center lobby expansion, a museum and learning center for the Colorado State Patrol, the Houston Police Department’s Fondren Station, a services building for the Erie Police Department, a public safety complex in Northern Chafee County and the town of