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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
Stunning Eco Stadium Scores Green Goal for 2010 World Cup
Hat tip to inhabitat As countries around the globe get amped up for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, we’re getting just as excited about all the new architecture and development that’s blossoming there. Although all of the new stadiums are gorgeous, so far we’ve been a little dissappointed with the lack of sustainable
Gehry Partners Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas
This is one of my favorite Gehry buildings. What is your favorite? Hat tip to The Architects Newspaper. Frank Gehry once vowed never to build in Las Vegas, a place where serious architecture is submerged in a tsunami of kitsch, or fatally compromised by commercial imperatives. Larry Ruvo, who made a fortune as Nevada’s chief
Send in the Clouds – MIT in bubbly bid for London Olympic Tower
Thanks to writer Julie V. Iovine and the folks at The Architects Newspaper, I came across this project. It looks fantastic and I would love to see it built. Although I admit I am not so sure I would ever reach the top to put my head in the “clouds”. My fear of heights and
Island House by IROJE KHM Architects
From the Karmatrendz Blog Floating site on the river This site, where is floating on river and confronted the graceful landscape, was strongly recognized to me as a part of nature, from the first time that I met. From then, I started to visualize “the architectural nature” as a place of recreation. Form of site
The Shaw house by Patkau Architects
The Shaw house by Patkau Architects, practicing in Vancouver, BC, Canada won the American Institute of Architects National Honor Award in 2005 – But take another look…it’s still way ahead of its time. Check out more photos at the Patkau website.
Where Does the Freelancers Union Stand on Healthcare Reform?
Freelancers Union strongly supports the national effort to increase quality, affordable coverage for our members and all independent workers. The current health care system is failing, and it hurts independent workers more than most. Freelancers Union has been building solutions within, around, and despite our nation’s crippled health care and insurance system for over ten
Danish Architect Bjarke Ingels: 3 warp-speed architecture tales
If you cannot spare 18 minutes now, be sure to come back when you can. This is a must for architects, designers, green & sustainability enthusiasts and thinkers of all kinds. From TED.com TEDTalks podcasts Danish architect Bjarke Ingels rockets through photo/video-mingled stories of his eco-flashy designs. His buildings not only look like nature —
I. M. Pei to Receive British Royal Gold Medal
Via Bustler Chinese-born American architect I. M. Pei, who is best known in Europe for his transformation of the Louvre in Paris, has been named today as the recipient of one of the world’s most prestigious architecture prizes, the Royal Gold Medal. Given in recognition of a lifetime’s work, the Royal Gold Medal is approved
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