Yearly Archives: 2009
The Unbuilding of Frank Gehry
Has New York lost its great chance with an architectural legend? Gehry speaks. By Justin Davidson Published Jun 21, 2009 Frank Gehry’s New York looks so vivid in miniature, a parallel city of masterpieces in plastic, cardboard, and painted foam. Let’s start our fantasy tour at the vantage point of Brooklyn Heights. That’s the Guggenheim’s
Kindergarten Sighartstein – Can You Hear the Grass Growing?
Gerrman architecture firm kadawittfeldarchitektur recently completed their competition-winning kindergarten building in Sighartstein, Austria. The kindergarten is integrated into the landscape like a chameleon (including a crèche) for 4 groups. Kadawittfeldarchitektur’s proposal for the building won the 1st prize in the public architecture competition in 2003. The project was realized between 2008 and 2009 with a
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]
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