Two houses by Go Hasegawa display an equally deft approach to the constraints of the suburb and the freedom of the forest
http://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/suburb-and-glade/8624160.article?referrer=RSS
The striking transformation of a run-down tower block in northern Paris suggests an alternative approach to the physical and social revitalisation of decaying post-war housing
http://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/rising-higher/8624097.article?referrer=RSS
A dark brick box perforated by cool, pale light forms an austere yet serenely numinous setting for Lutheran worship in a suburb of Stockholm
http://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/nordic-light/8624065.article?referrer=RSS
A major new art museum dedicated to the life and work of Clyfford Still draws on the expressive energy and elementality of the painter’s oeuvre
http://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/natural-forces/8624141.article?referrer=RSS
Conceived as an exemplary riposte to the dreariness and mediocrity of most volume housebuilding, this new residential scheme in Swindon actively engages with ideas about community, sustainability and place
http://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/pursuit-of-happiness/8624083.article?referrer=RSS
Film Institute by Boonserm Premthada, Kantana Town, Thailand
Biodiversity Centre by Thomas Garcia Piriz, Loja, Spain
Nebuta House Museum by Molo Design, Aomori City, Japan
Social Housing by Zigzag Arquitectura, Mieres, Spain
Oriel Prizeman examines six recent libraries in the first of a new quarterly series on typology
Red Location’s evolving cultural precinct explores ideas about placemaking and the African urban realm
http://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/culture/living-space/8621642.article?referrer=RSS
Oriel Prizeman examines six recent libraries in the first of a new quarterly series on typology
Oriel Prizeman examines six recent libraries in the first of a new quarterly series on typology
A team of two architects has created a classroom module to deliver Medellín’s new kindergartens. The first completed pair show the system’s potential for variety and sensitivity to context
http://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/modular-genetics/8621645.article?referrer=RSS
Chapel of St Lawrence Vantaa, Finland Avanto Arkkitehdit
http://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/copper-awards-winner/8621684.article?referrer=RSS
<img src=http://www.archpaper.com/uploads/image/2011_review_mw_00.jpg /><br/><b>A chronology of top stories from the pages of <em>The Architect's Newspaper</em>.</b>:<p style=padding:12px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#7ab2ea; margin: 8px 0 25px 0; font-weight:bold;font-size:18px; line-height:155%;>In spite of a sluggish economy, in 2011 the Midwest continued to be a place for leading-edge urban and architectural ideas. Highlights from <span class=italic>AN</span>’s coverage include right-sizing a shrinking Detroit, a concrete icon in peril, Chicago’s bike and pedestrian program, permeable streets in Kansas City, and grand new waterfronts in Minneapolis and Cincinnati. Also, a Chicago great gets star treatment at the Art Institute and a mi (<a href=http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=5829>Continue reading.</a>)
<img src=http://www.archpaper.com/uploads/image/chicago_refinery_01.jpg /><br/><b>Despite of green efforts, carbon emissions surge, fueling climate change.</b>:<p>With constant news of economic uncertainty at home and abroad and ever escalating levels of absurdist political theater gripping state and federal governments, one hair-raising piece of news should not get lost in the din. A new report by Global Carbon Project released in early December shows the largest spike in carbon emissions in a single year since the Industrial Revolution. Dangerous, dirty emission rates climbed nearly six percent, reversing a slight dip the previous year, which had been attributed to the economic downturn.</p> <p>The implications of this news are hard to overstate. (<a href=http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=5808>Continue reading.</a>)
<img src=http://www.archpaper.com/uploads/image/2011_review_east_00.jpg /><br/><b>A chronology of top stories from the pages of <em>The Architect's Newspaper</em>.</b>:<p style=padding: 12px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(122, 178, 234); margin: 8px 0pt 25px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; line-height: 155%;>This year we welcomed foreign firms to US shores, marked memorial milestones, tracked the reinvention of abandoned infrastructure, and reported on universities as key players in urban development. Here are a few of our favorite articles from AN's East Coast edition that offer a snapshot of the issues and voices that made news in 2011.</p> <table width=675 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0> <tbody> <tr> (<a href=http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=5828>Continue reading.</a>)
<img src=http://www.archpaper.com/uploads/image/2011_review_west_00.jpg /><br/><b>A chronology of top stories from the pages of <em>The Architect's Newspaper</em>.</b>:<p style=padding:12px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#7ab2ea; margin: 8px 0 25px 0; font-weight:bold;font-size:18px; line-height:155%;>While things are still very tough on the West coast, the situation is slowly getting better. We can see some progress by looking at our favorite stories of the year. From museums to stadiums to "earthitecture," there are some very exciting, innovative things being planned and finishing up. We can't wait to see what happens next.</p> <table width=675 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0> <tbody> <tr> <td width=200 (<a href=http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=5827>Continue reading.</a>)
<img src=http://www.archpaper.com/uploads/image/gensler_facade_01.jpg /><br/><b>Gensler's new skin recalls old Michigan Avenue.</b>:<p>Sometimes ordinary facades conceal complex histories. Such is the case with the nondescript looking building occupied by Columbia College next to the Spertus Institute on South Michigan Avenue. The midcentury facade replaced the building’s eclectic original, which was designed in 1913, and now that that facade is failing Gensler has devised a solution that addresses the building’s history as well as its contemporary context.</p> <p>Acknowledging the Michigan Avenue streetwall, a historic district with design review guidelines became the guiding principles of the design. The sit (<a href=http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=5806>Continue reading.</a>)
<img src=http://www.archpaper.com/uploads/image/phenomenal_01.jpg /><br/><b><em>Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface</em> at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.</b>:<p style=border-top: 5px solid rgb(0, 170, 238); margin: 6px 10px 25px 0pt; padding: 8px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(221, 221, 221); -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; float: left; width: 180px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 150%;><span class=italic><span class=bold>Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface</span></span><br /> Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego<br /> Through January 22, 2012</p> <p>Just as the Pop Art movement was gaining traction in America and Britain in the late 1950s, with (<a href=http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=5823>Continue reading.</a>)
<img src=http://www.archpaper.com/uploads/image/mercer_commons_02.jpg /><br/><b>Major mixed-use project approved in Cincinnati's core.</b>:<p>As Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood continues to evolve, residents are experiencing a kind of tension unfamiliar in its recent history: conflicting opinions over the appropriate design of new buildings. The topic of debate is Mercer Commons, a proposed $54 million mixed-use development by the Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. (3CDC), which received unanimous approval from the Cincinnati Planning Commission on November 18. The protracted review process, however, has raised questions about new development in one of the region’s most historic neighborhoods.</p> <p>J (<a href=http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=5809>Continue reading.</a>)
<img src=http://www.archpaper.com/uploads/image/descanso_gardens_01.jpg /><br/><b>Sturt Haaga Gallery of Art at Descanso Gardens by Frederick Fisher & Partners.</b>:<p style=border-top: 5px solid rgb(0, 170, 238); margin: 6px 10px 10px 0pt; padding: 8px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(221, 221, 221); float: left; width: 170px; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font: 13px/150% helvetica,arial,sans-serif;><span class=bold>Sturt Haaga Gallery of Art at Descanso Gardens</span><br /> 1418 Descanso Drive<br /> La Cañada Flintridge, CA<br /> Tel: 818.949.4200<br /> Architect: Frederick Fisher & Partners</p> <p>One of the hidden gems of Los Angeles is the lush Descanso Gardens, located in the small to (<a href=http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=5826>Continue reading.</a>)
<img src=http://www.archpaper.com/uploads/image/cooper_union_01.jpg /><br/><b>Cooper Union considers tuition after 152 years. </b>:<p>In October, Jamshed Bharucha, the new president of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, admitted to a New York Times reporter that the school is operating at an annual deficit of near $16.5 million. With expenditures of $59.7 million, this represents a deficit of approximately 28 percent. President Bharucha went on to acknowledge that such an unsustainable financial model requires finding a way to balance the operating budget without selling assets or raiding the endowment. That means identifying revenue models that scale to the growth of expenses. Rumors about the schoo (<a href=http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=5816>Continue reading.</a>)
<img src=http://www.archpaper.com/uploads/image/house_minarc_02.jpg /><br/><b>A house in Venice, California employs futuristic construction technology and an open plan.</b>:<p>The 2,400-square-foot Superb-A House is a radical in disguise. From the street, it seems like just another cubist addition to the growing roster of crisp, modestly-scaled residences that make Venice the most rewarding showcase of contemporary residential architecture in LA. However, the home’s cedar siding and cement board cladding conceal an innovative structure that could transform the building industry. The walls, upper floor, and ceiling are composed of modular, self-reinforced panels of styrofoam, slotted into a steel frame.</p> <p>Minarc, the partnership of Tryggvi Thorsteinsso (<a href=http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=5802>Continue reading.</a>)