Architecture

Gehry Design Team Passed Over For Downtown LA Project

Two 'lesser known' design teams are selected over Gehry's design team for a high-profile $1.2 billion development in downtown L.A.

May 26, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Return of the 'Publiksquare'

Urbanization? Keep it in the court...house square, that is.

May 26, 2004 - The Chicago Tribune

Westlake Experiment: New Downtown Vs. Original Downtown

What happens to the original downtown after a Cleveland developer builds a New Urbanism-inspired suburban downtown?

May 25, 2004 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Britian's New Infatuation With Skyscrapers

After a generation of concern about tall buildings, the British have rediscovered the skyscraper -- for better or worse.

May 24, 2004 - Gabion

Kunstler: Eyesore Of The Month

James Howard Kunstler nominates a prominent architect's latest project as the "Eyesore of the Month."

May 24, 2004 - James Howard Kunstler

Los Angeles' First Street Plan

City planners are attempting to create a 2.4-mile artery through downtown Los Angeles linking the the Walt Disney Concert Hall to East L.A.

May 22, 2004 - Los Angeles Downtown News

Review Of Koolhaas' Seattle Library

A review of Seattle's new Central Library designed by architect Rem Koolhaas.

May 21, 2004 - The New Yorker

Landscape Architect Salaries Jump 23%

The average salary for landscape architecture positions is up to $74,644.

May 21, 2004 - American Society Of Landscape Architects

Why Not a Park?

Because of a lack of money for development, part of the World Trade Center site is being considered for a park instead of office buildings.

May 20, 2004 - The New York Times

Old Urbanism Thriving In 'Everybody's Hometown'

This small town has the qualities that New Urbanism advocates aim to recreate.

May 20, 2004 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Virtual Tour Of Koolhaas' New Library In Seattle

Tour Seattle's new Central Library designed by Rem Koolhaas.

May 20, 2004 - The Seattle Times

Bay Area Considers 'Greenest' Building Complex

The cutting edge (David) Brower Center would include offices, a theater, an art gallery, ground floor retail and apartments.

May 19, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

New York Times Magazine Issue On Landscape Architecture

Numerous articles about nature and landscapes.

May 19, 2004 - The New York Times

Toronto Wants To Be A Great City

Recent high profile projects have commisioned star architects for their designs, with debatable results.

May 19, 2004 - Toronto Life

New York's Quiet Code Revolution

New York City's comprehensive rewrite of its building codes will transform the city.

May 18, 2004 - The New York Times

After The Big Dig

Architecture firm wins award for a design to transform remnants from the Big Dig into sustainable housing.

May 17, 2004 - MetropolisMag.com

Cyberscrapers

The Skyscraper Museum has put online more than 2,000 documents about historic New York buildings by connecting the digitized images to an interactive map of Manhattan.

May 16, 2004 - The New York Times

New York's Forgotton 'High Line'

An unusual and unused 1.5-mile elevated rail line through Manhattan's far West Side has become nature's own urban renewal project.

May 16, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

When Good Intentions Aren't Good Enough?

Forum Barcelona 2004, an upcoming sustainable development themed-event, is faced with criticism from local groups who contend that it does not practice what is preaches.

May 15, 2004 - Reuters

The New New Urbanism

Is traditional neighborhood design a fad or the new standard?

May 14, 2004 - Housing Zone

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