Yearly Archives: 2010
SFMOMA chooses architect for $250-million expansion: Norwegian firm Snøhetta
Can an art museum in this economic climate raise $480 million for an ambitious expansion and endowment campaign without a world famous architect like Frank Gehry or Renzo Piano attached to the project? SFMOMA has just placed a very big bet that it can, by selecting the critically acclaimed but not so commonly known Oslo-based
Architects cut hiring
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER (AP) WASHINGTON — Industries driving job growth this year added fewer workers in June, a sign that the overall hiring picture could get worse. Manufacturers, for example, added only 9,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday in its latest monthly employment report. That’s the fewest for the sector this
On June 24, 2010 Polshek Partnership became Ennead Architects LLP
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Albert Speer and Partner: Qatar Stadiums 2022 FIFA World Cup
With the World Cup underway, I have kept an eye open for future FIFA World Cup stadium designs. Bingo! Check this out. Hat tip to designboom. Dubai recently unveiled images of stadiums, designed by german architectural firm Albert Speer and Partner, for the bid of Qatar for the World Cup Soccer 2022. If Qatar wins
‘Masterpieces’ on hold, waiting for better times
Hat tip to CNN Living This article focusses on the job market as well. Give it a read. Some stunning buildings have appeared in American cities the past four years — buildings, like the Aqua skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, that attest to the creativity of 21st-century architecture. But there might be fewer of them
With Sketchbook for iPhone, Autodesk Wants to Democratize High-Tech Design
A company known for niche design programs ventures into the mass market. But why? Autodesk does well-over $2 billion in annual revenues, but unless you’re a designer, you probably don’t know the company: They produce sophisticated programs, often costing thousands of dollars, which are necessary tools in design professions ranging from architecture to digital animation.
2010 P/A Awards: Preston Scott Cohen
[brightcove vid=80148287001&exp=403535636&w=300&h=225] Video interview via Architect TV.
Slump in Demand for U.S. Architects May Be Near End
Our company began to experienc a slight uptick in hiring during May to present. This article by Prashant Gopal in Bloomberg Business seems to confirm what we are reporting: May 19 (Bloomberg) — A leading indicator for U.S. commercial property construction showed signs of improvement in April, indicating a rebound in building may be near, the American Institute
Architects, Congress and the “S Corp.” tax hike
Very good article in THE HILL by George H. Miller, FAIA – 06/07/10 10:03 AM ET When Congress returns this week, one of the first items on its agenda will be finding a way to pay for extending unemployment benefits to the millions of Americans who find themselves jobless even as the economy begins a
David Dillon, longtime Dallas Morning News architecture critic, dies at 68
Hat tip to Dallas Morning News. I have enjoyed reading Dillon’s critic’s over the years. I am sorry to learn of his passing. David Dillon, for 25 years architecture critic of The Dallas Morning News and one of the country’s foremost writers on the subject, died early Thursday of a heart attack at his
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