Architecture

Seeing a Bright Side to the Architecture Meltdown

Frances Anderton pens a response to recent hand wringing about the future of the architecture profession, opining on the cyclical nature of the profession and her reasons for optimism.
10 February 2012 - 12:00pm
Design & Architecture Blog

Using Adaptive Reuse to Scale the Urban Future

Chuck Wolfe uses the urban scale adaptive reuse of the Roman Emperor Diocletian's retirement palace in Split, Croatia to argue for blending the past and future on a broader scale.
8 February 2012 - 10:00am
The Atlantic Cities

See the New WTC Views, 80 Floors Up

This Architizer blog post features breathtaking photos from the WTC Progress Twitter account.
7 February 2012 - 8:00am
Architizer

The Collapse of the Architecture Profession

Recounting the exalted heights that the profession reached in the last decade, and its complete meltdown during the Great Recession, Scott Timberg asks: where does architecture go from here?
6 February 2012 - 10:00am
Salon.com

So, You Want to be a Critic?

Norman Weinstein reviews Alexandra Lange's new book on "Writing About Architecture", and finds a miraculous achievement.
5 February 2012 - 7:00am
ArchNewsNow

Top 8 Facadist Renovations, from Melbourne to Bucharest

Facadism is often criticized for its awkward juxtapositions, but here are eight of the nicest facadist renovations from around the world, according to Stephen Smith.
4 February 2012 - 9:00am
International Business Times

Why Not a Temple to Atheism?

According to Alain de Botton, religion shouldn't get to claim the most beautiful buildings, so he proposes a temple for anything else "positive and good," right in the center of London.
2 February 2012 - 6:00am
Fast Company

Big Ideas Proposed for Chacgo's Navy Pier

Blair Kamin reports on proposals from five teams of celebrated designers vying to re-imagine Navy Pier. They reflect big ideas, and big budgets.
1 February 2012 - 7:00am
Chicago Tribune

A Guide to Classic L.A. Houses

Adrian Glick Kudler writes in Curbed LA about a feature in the February issue of Los Angeles magazine profiling 16 of the most classic types of L.A. houses.
30 January 2012 - 7:00am
Curbed LA

How to Fix New York's Abominable Airports

This past week, Frommer's ranked the world's worst airports, and all three of New York's made the top ten. Matt Chaban looks at the reasons why, and some possible solutions on the horizon.
29 January 2012 - 1:00pm
The New York Observer

Abu Dhabi Forges Ahead With Plans to Create a Cultural World Capital

Abu Dhabi today reaffirmed its commitment to completing the long-delayed project to build a $27 billion cultural and tourism project known as Saadiyat Island.
25 January 2012 - 2:00pm
The New York Times

The Javits Center is Dead, Long Live the Javits Center

The good news is that the $390 million renovation of the Javits Center on the west side of Manhattan is coming along well and on target to be completed in 2014. The bad news is it that it will likely be torn down shortly thereafter.
23 January 2012 - 2:00pm
The New York Times

The Parking Garage Gets Its Turn in the Architectural Spotlight

The gaze of the world's starchitects has turned lovingly towards the lowly parking garage. New projects by Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Frank Gehry, and Enrique Norten in Miami give a makeover to the Cinderella of structures.
23 January 2012 - 5:00am
The Wall Street Journal

Ever Wonder Why There Are No Skyscrapers in the Middle of Manhattan?

If you never knew, or thought you knew, the reason why there are no skyscrapers in the middle of the Big Apple, Matt Chaban reports on the true cause, debunking a popular myth.
20 January 2012 - 11:00am
The New York Observer

Nation's Largest Net-Zero Mixed Use Project Planned for Philadelphia

Branden Klayko reports on the pioneering project planned by innovative Philadelphia design-build developers Onion Flats.
20 January 2012 - 10:00am
The Architect's Newspaper

A Reality Check for Architects

A recent piece in the New York Times regarding the unemployment rate among college graduates, and its bad news for Architecture students, has caused controversy and consternation within the profession.
19 January 2012 - 10:00am
Archinect

Decapitating LA's Skyline

Ever wonder why LA's skyline is so bland? Apparently it was planned that way.
18 January 2012 - 10:00am
KCET Departures
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