Preston Scott Cohen is the new Dean of Architecture at Harvard
from Edward Lifson .com
Designer of a new building for the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Known for his work in geometries. Amir Building, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, “Lightfall” Good guy. Faculty page here .That’s [...] READ
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The Glass From Terminal 8
from Tropolism
In February the 1960 stained glass window at JFK’s terminal 8 was demolished. The window was over 300 feet long and 23 feet tall; it was designed by Robert Sowers for the 1960 American Airlines terminal. Our picture is of the terminal when it opened. [...] Read
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Design Fellowship in Liberia
from Architecture for humanity
Project Architect: UNICEF Child Friendly Schools
Architecture for Humanity in partnership with UNICEF is seeking a project architect to assist in the design and construction of an innovative school program in post-conflict border areas of Western Africa. The program will involve building two prototype facilities, a primary school and a secondary school, that incorporate the guidelines of UNICEF’s Child Friendly School approach. Each school will include innovative learning environments, but will incorporate alternative energy sources, water reclamation, basic services play spaces, and will serve as a model for sustainable development in the region…Read
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A O NE- DAY C ONFERENCE on D ESIGN, E NTREPRENEURSHIP and I NSPIRATION * On Friday, June the 6th 2008 in Chicago. Folks from around the world have already signed up for this. And they sell [...] Read
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“Construction of Santiago Calatrava’s elegant, lyre-shaped suspension bridge at the entrance to Jerusalem is due to be finished at the end of May, despite a history of opposition from residents, environmental groups, and others-and an apparent lack of purpose in the short term.
The $69.8 million, white steel span is part of Jerusalem’s as-yet-unfinished mass transit system. Unlike the many Calatrava bridges set over waterways, this one passes over a river of vehicular traffic. It will connect two perpendicular sections of a light-rail line, one on Jaffa Road and the other on Herzl Boulevard, and a walkway will help pedestrians negotiate the massive intersection. Proponents, including Israel’s prime minister, Ehud Olmert, tout it as a sculptural gateway to the city and as a magnet that will attract tourists….” Read More
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- Via Architectural Record
Eight houses were chosen for Architectural Record’s special, web-exclusive list of Unbuilt Houses.
* Make It Right, Adjaye Associates
* Pasadena EcoHouse, Studio RMA
* Smart Home: Green + Wired, Michelle Kaufmann Designs
* Sycamore House, Kovac Architects
* ZeroHouse, Specht Harpman
* San Vicente Residence, Pugh + Scarpa
* Swell House, Studio ST Architects and Z-A
* Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Home, Coates Design Associates.
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- Via New York Mag
The site today. Sculptures for the park, which is expected to exist for two or three years, will be chosen by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
The odd-shaped block at Canal and Varick Streets is, in some ways, an architect’s dream. Even the nearby Holland Tunnel entrance, nominally a downside, ensures that whatever goes up there will be visible on all sides. The owner, Trinity Real Estate, cleared the site earlier this year, and says it’ll be used as a sculpture park until plans firm up. (There’s already a small plaza next door, Juan Pablo Duarte Square, with a statue of the Dominican hero.) New York asked four architects to come up with ideas for the plot (which, we will admit, faces our offices). We required only that the result include a residential component and that it more or less meet zoning requirements. Read the full story
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- Via WAC
” Invitation to all architects of the world: Contribute in the making of the future of architectural thought
World Architecture Community, launched on March 1, with 200 honorary members including Hans Hollein, Mario Botta, and Fumihiko Maki, is probably the first interactive database created to provide an opportunity for all local practices to become internationally recognized. Unique features of this portal enable all members to contribute in the making of the future of architectural thought by submitting, discussing, editing, rating, sharing their work. While there are many channels that promote architecture, WA will probably be the first interactive database created to provide an opportunity for all local practices to present their work to the international audience and become internationally recognized.
It is evident that content capacity in printed media is very limited that only a few can access. Appearing in international or even local media is highly competitive and requires grand projects; therefore local practices rarely have the chance to be criticized and the agenda of architecture concentrates on a few names. On the other hand, there are many young, talented architects, passionately designing buildings in the different parts of the world. Unfortunately, as they cannot appear on the media, they are solely criticized by their customers. -Impetus for creativity, however, is criticism. WA realizes the dream of local practices to be discussed by prominent scholars and academicians from different countries via the platform offered by the internet . Architects and scholars from ALL countries of the world are invited to submit their buildings and writings freely. The aim of WA is to highlight the different quests of local practices in the global agenda and initiate a new definition for architectural media. WA Community Portal also aims to present the work of all contemporary masters of architecture in a concise form eventually with their support of the educational premises of the project.
Another unique feature of the portal is that Issue Pages can be created by all members as a collaborative effort to create connections across the individual resources on the internet. For instance, an architect being inspired from local culture, can create an issue page to define his theoretical discourse that has guided his design, and relate his buildings to this issue page so that theory and practice in architecture can -come together within the same context. This independent global forum and extensive database will be also a big occasion for theorists. They will be able to -access examples, works, and efforts from most diverse regions and cultures of the world and will have the chance to get in touch with practice at a global scale.
All members will be able to submit links, articles, projects (even unrealized or projects under construction can be submitted) to this completely free international portal. Contributions from all members will have equitable chances to be represented, promoted, reviewed and criticized at this international arena.” Join WAC
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- Via The Observer
The world is changing faster now than ever before. The dispossessed, and the ambitious are flooding into cities swollen out of all recognition. Poor cities are struggling to cope. Rich cities are reconfiguring themselves at breakneck speed. China has created an industrial power house from what were fishing villages in the 1970s. Lagos and Dhaka attract a thousand new arrivals every day. In Britain, central London’s population has started to grow again after 50 years of decline……” The Guardian
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Dear Readers..
please note that i created a new group on facebook called Architecture Lab.. though its porpose is quiet the same as here .. a platform to communicate and project new ideas, events, competitions, researches in Architecture, Spatial Design, Urbanism and Sustainability (among other design areas). the group will be more interactive and it will let you be more involved in all aspect of design from history till modern researches..
so please join the group where you could enrich yourself and at the same time help and get involved in spreading architecture, design and sustainable awereness among your community and your friends..
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19322360033
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