Related News ItemsFrom the home front: Moby's blog, architecture in crisis, carchitecture, car-parts house, Ingrid Siliakus' paper ...Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:42:41 -0800
A musician muses on odd buildings; a look at the effect of the economy on architects, and reactions to it; a new term in architecture; salvaged car parts make up a Berkeley house; architectural origami; and another twist for the house on stilts.
Read More... U. names architect for Arts and Transit Neighborhood projectMon, 06 Feb 2012 21:24:24 -0800
In a major step toward beginning construction of the new Arts and Transit Neighborhood, the University selected a new architecture firm to join the project on Jan. 20.
Read More... Holl to design Houson Museum of Fine ArtsFri, 03 Feb 2012 09:10:20 -0800
Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFAH) recently selected Steven Holl Architects to design a new building for the museum to house its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs. The decision came after an international competition in which MFAH asked Steven Holl, Snøhetta, and Morphosis to design site-specific concepts for the planned expansion. The jury unanimously chose Holl based on his ...
Read More... Jim Watts, 60, shepherded designs for S.D. city schoolsThu, 09 Feb 2012 14:18:00 -0800
As head of the San Diego Unified School District’s architecture department, Jim Watts planned and implemented a number of projects from the new central library charter school to the Propositions MM and S bond programs. Along with the kudos during his 23-year tenure, he graciously and with good humor accepted a few “Onions” from Orchids & Onions, the annual nod to good and bad architecture.
Read More... Art by ArchitectsThu, 19 Jan 2012 08:49:34 -0800
A dozen local architects are channeling their artistic sides for a new exhibition at the Bower-Suhrheinrich Foundation Gallery in Evansville, Ind. The Evansville Courier & Press reports that this is the second year for the show, which is coordinated by the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana and sponsored by the Southern Indiana chapter of the AIA. Among the three dozen works on display are ...
Read More... Student-Funded Rec Center Opens at Cal State NorthridgeThu, 09 Feb 2012 00:20:28 -0800
LPA designed facility balances architectural and engineering solutions for superb building performance and a stunning, environmentally sensitive design.Northridge, CA (PRWEB) February 09, 2012 Already a celebrated piece of architecture, the Student Recreation Center at California State University (CSU) Northridge opens to rave reviews. ...
Read More... College short-lists construction companiesFri, 03 Feb 2012 12:51:53 -0800
Courtesy image Courtesy images An architect’s drawing of the new 32,000-square-foot music building to be constructed at Casper College. The $16 million (estimated) building will complete the “arts district” on campus.
Read More... MFAH expansion advances with naming of Steven Holl as architectFri, 03 Feb 2012 15:09:50 -0800
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston announced Thursday that Steven Holl Architects will design its major two-acre expansion, which will create new space for collections, exhibitions and educational progr
Read More... Richmond arts center restoredTue, 31 Jan 2012 08:56:12 -0800
An 89-year-old former ballroom emporium in downtown San Francisco is undergoing a $16 million restoration that will transform it into the new home of the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts. The San Francisco Chronicle ’s John King reports that “On the ground floor, the design by architecture firm Mark Cavagnero Associates cleared out a warren of walled nooks to create a single rehearsal and ...
Read More... Culture CanvasThu, 09 Feb 2012 11:51:11 -0800
A roundup of the week's arts and culture headlines. The nation of Qatar purchased a Paul Cezanne painting, "The Card Players," for more than $250 million, the highest price ever paid for a work of art, via Vanity Fair. * Uruguay's first biennial art show will open next fall, via The Art Newspaper . * Artists and intellectuals in Hungary are concerned about increasing tension between the ...
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