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Newsmaker: Tina di Carlo, Founder of ASAP

Asad Syrkett
December 5, 2011
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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
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Architects Set the Scene at Design Miami

With installations by Bjarke Ingels and David Adjaye, dealers serving up Le Corbusier, and parties in prominent buildings, the design fair puts architecture in the spotlight.
Fred A. Bernstein
December 1, 2011
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Bjarke Ingels seems to be everywhere these days, so it's a surprise to learn that he had never been to Miami Beach before. "It's a lot like Tel Aviv," the Danish architect said, referring to the cities' white stucco expanses.


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Snøhetta Releases Details of SFMOMA Expansion

William Hanley
November 30, 2011
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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.
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For Aspen Museum, Shigeru Ban Takes His Cue from the Snowy Slopes

David Hill
November 28, 2011
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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
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Toronto on the Rise

Alex Bozikovic
November 23, 2011
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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
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Newsmaker: Edward Mazria

C. J. Hughes
November 22, 2011
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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
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Denver's Roth Sheppard Architects Starts Work on Several Municipal Projects

November 22, 2011
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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
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Tel Aviv's Long-Delayed Mass Transit Project Finally Under Way

Neal Sandler
November 21, 2011
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Photo courtesy NTA The first of seven lines will be 23 kilometers long and have 22 stations. Photo courtesy NTASet for completion in 2017, project construction is estimated to cost $2.5 billion. With about 400,000 residents and more than 3.3 million in its metropolitan area, Israel's second-largest city, Tel Aviv, is finally getting a mass transit system. After decades of false starts, work has begun on the first of seven planned lines of a combined light-rail and bus rapid-transit network. Estimated at $2.5 billion, it is the most expensive civilian transport project ever undertaken in Israel. The launch comes a
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