Monthly Archives: June 2009
Daniel Libeskind designs prefab
Daniel Libeskind’s recent project, a series of signature prefabricated homes, is a drastic change from his usual commissions. Although a smaller project (5,500 square foot), the residence strongly speaks his language of design with drastic angles, strong geometries and seamless transitions between spaces. In this ever-growing age of prefab dominance, Libeskind’s villas will be able
Housing Construction Jumps by Largest Amount in 3 Months
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The High Line Park opened in NYC on June 8, 2009
High Line Park Website Get here and walk the High Line Park as soon as you can. It’s outragous and fantastic all at once. For everything you want to know about the Park visit the High Line Website The High Line design team is led by landscape architecture and urban design firm James Corner Field
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Inhabitat “Design will save the world” Blog About Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future. Inhabitat was started by NYC designer Jill Fehrenbacher as a forum in which to investigate emerging
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The ten most creative people in architecture
BY Cliff Kuang Tue Jun 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM Which architects have the most unusual, influential visions for the field? 1. Will Alsop, ALSOP Architects Few architects have been so dedicated to such an unusual design aesthetic as maximalist Will Alsop. And fewer still have been as successful at building their designs. His nearly
Tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright – Fallingwater
Happy Birthday June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1957 A video tour of Fallingwater (7:21) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSRXHl9RbbU]
Architecture Projects Receive Awards
Compiled by STEVEN McELROY Published: June 7, 2009 Via NYTimes Online The Municipal Art Society of New York has announced the recipients of the eighth annual MASterwork Awards, which recognize excellence in architecture and urban design. The Standard Hotel, the boutique hotel that straddles the High Line in the meatpacking district in Chelsea, and the
7 World Trade Center
by James Carpenter Seven World Trade Center was the third building to collapse on September 11, 2001, and it is the first to be rebuilt. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the new building is composed of 42 floors of office space set above eight floors of Con Edison transformers (located
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