Archive for December, 2008
Texas Memorial Stadium from the Alexander Architectural Archive
The University of Texas at Austin’s Architecture and Planning Library has launched The Architectural Legacy of Herbert Miller Greene. The architectural drawings, project lists, newspaper clippings and photographs represented in this digital collection were culled from the Alexander Architectural Archive. A selection of these materials were presented in an exhibition at the Architecture and Planning Library in 2005.
Dallas architect Herbert Miller Greene completed more than ninety projects throughout Texas and the US. In 1922, Greene received a ten-year contract from The University of Texas at Austin to succeed Cass Gilbert as university architect.
Tags: Herbert Miller Greene, University of Texas
Posted by Joan Winter on December 19, 2008 in architectural history, architecture | No Comments »
Courtesy The New York Times
Obama campaign advisor and affordable housing advocate Shaun Donovan has been tapped for the role of Secretary of Housing and Urban Developement for the Obama White House. Before joining the Obama campaign, Donovan headed the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) where he developed an ambitious housing program that will supply affordable housing for 500,000 New Yorkers. Read more in The New York Times.
Shaun Donovan bio
Further reading: What Will Obama’s Presidency Mean for Architects?
Tags: affordable housing, architecture, Barack Obama, New York City, Shaun Donovan, urban planning
Posted by Ashley Chadwick on December 18, 2008 in architecture | No Comments »
Planisphere of Los Angeles
Whtour.org is recording UNESCO World Heritage sites in panographies – 360 degree imaging. In order to preserve cultural memory and support sustainable tourism, Tito Dupret and Bijuan Chen have captured over 265 sites that are often inaccessible and run the risk of being destroyed by pollution, mismanagement, or political conflict. While their planisphere includes panographies of architectural monuments and environmental marvels, you can also explore modern buildings, cityscapes, artists studios and more unique places, including “Savage Cove: ordinary death of a moose in a road accident” from Canada’s eastern provinces.
Tags: panographies, preservation, UNESCO, world heritage
Posted by Joan Winter on December 16, 2008 in architectural history, photography | No Comments »
The Library of Congress’ Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906 includes moving images of traffic, parades, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, paperboys, shopping, construction of skyscrapers, street cleaners and subways.
Tags: film, historic preservation, Library of Congress, New York
Posted by Joan Winter on December 15, 2008 in architectural history, photography | No Comments »
designed by New Orleans’ firm Concordia
Bringing together designs from local, national and international architects, Brad Pitt’s Make It Right foundation has completed its first six houses in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward. Established in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Make It Right endeavors to rehabilitate the Lower 9th Ward by building safe, environmentally conscious neighborhoods that sustain local culture. Read more and view slide show at the
Architectural Record website.
Tags: Adjaye Architects, Billes Architects, BNIM, Concordia, Constructs, Eskew Dumez Ripple, Graft, Kieran Timberlake, Morphosis, MVRDV, New Orleans, Pugh + Scarpa, Shigeru Ban Architects, Trahan Architects
Posted by Ashley Chadwick on December 12, 2008 in architecture | No Comments »
Central Los Angeles Area High School #9
Viennese architect Wolf Prix talks about Coop Himmelb(l)au’s design for Central Los Angeles Area High School #9, ruminating on the cultural implications of architecture and the distinction between “anonymous boxes” and spaces that inspire collective ownership.
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Tags: architecture, educational architecture, Los Angeles, Wolf Prix
Posted by Ashley Chadwick on December 12, 2008 in architecture | No Comments »
Created by the University of Texas Center for Sustainable Development, the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation, and the Austin Community Design and Development Center, The Alley Flat Initiative has proposed affordable, adaptable, and sustainable housing options for East Austin residents. By building ‘granny’ flats on infills, the initiative aims to curb sprawl and give home owners the opportunity to generate a supplemental income. The first prototype should be completed in June. SOA graduate students Tania Garb, Alex Gilliam, and Jessica Braun developed the web design for the project.
Tags: sustainable design, urban design
Posted by Joan Winter on December 12, 2008 in architecture | No Comments »
Tombs: Beni-Hasan, Egypt
Historic Illustrations of Art and Architecture (1879-1921) from the University of Michigan Libraries includes drawings that represent the built environment and reveal aesthetic attitudes of the time.
Tags: architectural illustrations, historic preservation, University of Michigan
Posted by Joan Winter on December 8, 2008 in architectural history, images | No Comments »
Gwanggyo Power Centre
Dutch firm, MVRDV, will design Gwanggyo Power Centre, a mixed-use development in Gwanggyo, a new town south of Seoul, Korea. Predicated upon density, the competition design also integrates innovative sustainable elements that include a vertical park.
Tags: architecture, Korea, MVRDV, urban planning
Posted by Ashley Chadwick on December 5, 2008 in architecture | No Comments »
courtesy Architectural Record
On November 18th, Kimbell Art Museum revealed Renzo Piano’s design for its expansion. Piano developed the design to complement the existing building and reinforce sight lines originally established by Louis Kahn. The new building will include additional galleries, an education center, library, and auditorium. Read more about the expansion in Architectural Record .
Tags: architecture, Kimbell Art Museum, Louis I. Kahn, Renzo Piano
Posted by Ashley Chadwick on December 5, 2008 in architecture | No Comments »
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