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The architect splits open a neoclassical building—and the exhibitions inside—with a dramatic, v-shaped shard. Photo © Bitter Bredt Libeskind’s five-story addition slices through the 1873 arsenal that houses the museum. Studio Daniel Libeskind’s new home for the Museum of Military History in Dresden, Germany, opened to the public on Saturday. Set in the middle of a sprawling decommissioned military complex north of the city’s historic center, the museum is housed in a former arsenal building, which Libeskind has renovated and expanded with a v-shaped shard that rises 100 feet above grade. The glass, concrete, and steel triangle cants up and

Gehry Technologies is forming a new strategic alliance of prominent architects to serve as an advisory board that will promote new technologies in design and construction. Frank Gehry, who founded the Los Angeles-based company in 2002, said in a statement on Oct. 18 "I am dedicated to giving architects better control of the process so they can deliver the fruits of their imagination, which is what our clients expect." Photo courtesy of Gehry Technologies Frank Gehry forms an advisory board of distinguished architects to advance the use of BIM and similar technologies in design and construction. Gehry emphasized the shared

Weeks before its grand opening, Safdie gives a behind-the-scenes tour of Alice Walton’s museum of American art.

AIA President Clark Manus describes the initiative as “Match.com for projects.” Photo courtesy AIA Following in the well-trod path of Match.com and other online dating services, the American Institute of Architects thinks it has found a way to attract investors to the thousands of industry projects put on hold—send the potential suitors to cyberspace for a database of the good-lookers. That is, the AIA is compiling a list of stalled projects nationwide that “make sense” to move forward but for lack of financing, and a list of the types of projects that financial entities specialize in. Related Links: Special Coverage:

Architects who worked with the digital pioneer fondly recall his vision: exacting yet inspiring.

Photo ' Ezra Stoller / Esto Ford Foundation Headquarters, New York. He is frequently overshadowed by his former employer, Modernist giant Eero Saarinen, but at the Museum of the City of New York in Manhattan, a new exhibition attempts to make a case that Kevin Roche is, in the words of chief curator Sarah Henry, “the quintessential architect of the post-industrial age.” With several dozen giant photographs, suspended from cables in a ground-floor gallery, and six architectural models, Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment shows the Pritzker-winning architect wrestling with America’s transition from a manufacturing to an information-based economy and culture

Photo courtesy of the World Monuments Fund 510 Fifth Avenue, New York, United States. The former home of the Manufacturers Hanover Trust, at 510 Fifth Avenue, has made the World Monuments Fund (WMF) 2012 Watch List, along with 66 other sites from 41 nations across the globe. On October 5th, WMF released its biennial list of archaeological, architectural, and cultural sites threatened by development, climate change, and natural decay. The 56-year-old Manufacturers Hanover Trust building, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s Gordon Bunshaft in 1954, has long been embroiled in a battle between New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission and

Photo courtesy Hsieh Ying-Chun, Rural Architecture Studio and Atelier 3 Hsieh Ying-Chun explaining his wood structure building, Beijing. Related Links: Curry Stone Design Prize Curry Stone Foundation Three Finalists Vie for 2010 Curry Stone Prize 2008 Finalists for Curry Stone Prize Announced Hsieh Ying-Chun, a Taiwanese architect who helps communities rebuild after natural disasters, has won the 2011 Curry Stone Design Prize. The $100,000 annual award, which aims to champion designers as a force of social change, is bestowed by the Curry Stone Foundation, an Oregon-based charitable group. Two additional firms will receive $10,000 awards – Paris-based Atelier d’Architecture Autogérée,

Photo courtesy Wikipedia Related Links: Death and Life of an American City A new month follows September this year: It’s called “Archtober,” and it’s a cornucopia of events for New York architecture and design lovers. Initiated by the AIA New York chapter, openhousenewyork, and the Architecture & Design Film Festival, this month-long October fest expands on Architecture Week (held annually by AIANY since 2003) and unites several diverse programs and events under one banner for the first time. With 33 partner organizations involved, there’s guaranteed to be something for everyone. For a complete schedule, see the Archtober website: archtober.org. HIGHLIGHTS

In 2007, Mayor Bloomberg introduced his sweeping initiative to green the city and improve living conditions for all New Yorkers. Is the plan working? Photo courtesy Wikipedia Related Links: Death and Life of a Great American City The Future of New York Buildings Figure Large in PlaNYC NYC Supports Green Jobs When Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled PlaNYC in 2007, it was seen as a visionary proposal that would likely define his legacy. With the city’s population expected to rise from 8 million to 9 million by 2030, the catch-all initiative sought to make the city greener and more livable by