Architecture

From Contrast to Continuity: A New Preservation Philosophy

With the emergence of new traditional design patterns among contemporary architects, the standards and rules that have defined historic preservation are becoming obsolete. Steven W. Semes calls on planners and designers to create a new ethic of harmonious intervention into historic settings.

22 October 2009 - 5:00am

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Stretching Architectural Boundaries

Huffington Post highlights 11 astonishing architectural proposals from around the world [slideshow].

21 October 2009 - 9:00am

Huffington Post

The Complex Legacy of Julius Shulman

With a recent documentary, Julius Shulman is back in the spotlight. But the uncritical view of Shulman's legacy leaves a lot out, says Christopher Hawthorne.

20 October 2009 - 12:00pm

Los Angeles Times

Testing Grounds

Housing development, architecture and community building have found a new learning lab in the lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans.

19 October 2009 - 8:00am

The Atlantic

Toronto Street Furniture Program Blasted

The city of Toronto is rolling out a new street furniture program. Lisa Rochon calls the new additions to the city's sidewalks an "assault on civic life".

18 October 2009 - 9:00am

The Globe and Mail

Wacky, Whimsical Buildings

This slideshow features colorful, bold buildings from around the world.

13 October 2009 - 1:00pm

Fast Company

Ugliest Buildings in the World

Travel + Leisure Magazine picks their worst buildings ever, including a Michael Graves-designed office in Portland and the National Library of Belarus.

12 October 2009 - 2:00pm

Travel + Leisure

Floating Houses for Flood-Prone Areas

As the city of New Orleans rebuilds its flooded and destroyed neighborhoods, a new design from architect Thom Mayne seeks to counteract the flood-prone area by simply floating.

10 October 2009 - 9:00am

NPR

How to Make Housing Affordable

Avi Friedman has some ideas of how to make housing more affordable. He says that the focus is too much on the mortgage and subsidies side and not enough on lower building costs.

10 October 2009 - 7:00am

Northwest Hub

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Vancouver Reevaluating its Skyline

In a series of open houses to debate whether its building height restrictions should be changed, former Vancouver city planner Larry Beasley debated with architect Richard Henriquez.

9 October 2009 - 11:00am

Metro Vancouver

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Reclaiming Alleyways

Office workers in Seattle's Pioneer Square area are claiming their network of alleyways as social spaces.

8 October 2009 - 10:00am

Northwest Hub

Problem: New Orleans Floods. Solution: A Floating House?

Architect Thom Mayne and a team of UCLA architecture students have created the first floating house permitted in the U.S. as part of a mission to help flood-ravaged New Orleans.

8 October 2009 - 6:00am

UCLA Newsroom

Enabling Coexistence Through the Open City

The theme of this year's International Architecture Biennale is "Open City: Designing Coexistence". Places Journal talks with the biennale's chief curator about what that means to planners, designers and architects.

8 October 2009 - 5:00am

Places Journal

A Look Through The Lens of Julius Shulman

'Visual Acoustics' is a new documentary about the 'vibrant' Mr. Shulman, the photographer of modernist homes who captured the ethos and energy of the Los Angeles modern architecture movement.

7 October 2009 - 9:00am

The New York Times

A Spokesman for Urbanity

A profile of Kevin Klinkenberg, Kansas City urban planner and architect, talking about his love for the city and the work he's done to make it a better place.

6 October 2009 - 10:00am

The Pitch (Kansas City)