Yearly Archives: 2009
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
Image of the Week: Civil Justice Centre from FOTOFACADE BLOG
By Andy Marshall June 3, 2009 I have to admit: I run hot and cold with the Civil Justice Centre in Manchester by Denton Corker Marshall (2007) – but my constant walkabouts around Manchester remind me of its dynamic ability to make its presence felt in the cityscape. New buildings make fresh vistas. I will
Wind Turbine Design – The Most Amazing Windmills in the World
A journey through the evolution of the most spectacular wind turbines designs. via the Wind Power Blog
Architecture firm RicciGreene builds on judicial reform brings human approach to courthouses, jails.
Architecture firm RicciGreene Associates is collaborating on a jail complex in Denver that’s attractive enough to sit in the city’s downtown core—right next to the U.S. Mint building. With its sleek design, and its absence of eyesores such as razor wire and barred windows, the Denver Detention Center won’t look like a jail at all,
Old Stone Highway House by Berg Design Architects in East Hampton
By Stephen Del Percio May 25th, 2009 f you were fortunate enough to spend the Memorial Day holiday out in the Hamptons, one sight you might have missed is the Old Stone Highway House in East Hampton. Completed back in July of 2007 by New York City-based Berg Design Architects, the 2200-square-foot house’s architectural program
Rotterdam Periscope – A Conversation
by Emiliano Gandolfi Willem Jan Neutelings of Neutelings Riedijk Architects spoke with Emiliano Gandolfi, a correspondent for The Plan magazine, about the Dutch firm’s design approach as exemplified in the Shipping and Transport College in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. — Editor Emiliano Gandolfi: Part of the gradual revitalization of the port of Rotterdam, the Shipping and Transport
6 Ways to Get – And Stay – Motivated
By CC Holland May 27th, 2009 Find yourself running out of enthusiasm and steam? Are you low on vim and vigor? Here are six ways to get your motivation mojo working again, courtesy of Jason Echols at Black Belt Productivity. 1. Decide exactly what you want to accomplish in a day. Nothing kills motivation faster
BSA design/practice workshop series – Earn AIA LU’s
Some interesting arch/design websites
For Architects A searchable database of architecture firms around the world. (added to sidebar under architectural links::online journals) GAB Report GAB = Green Architecture Building Report, “a resource for sharing information on responsible, green, and sustainable design, ranging from the architecture to the building details, and from the site features to the building products.” (added
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