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Archive for Architecture
Top Five: Streets for People
Jun 28, 2012 | (0) Comments
Summer is upon us, which means it's time to get outside and go for a walk. One of the best places to take a stroll is on a street without cars, a rarity in the...
The Living Building Challenge
Jun 22, 2012 | (0) Comments
Just about every architect, and many clients, are familiar with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), a green building certification system that uses a checklist to determine a numerical measure of a building's performance,...
Saving Modern Architecture
Jun 13, 2012 | (0) Comments
In March, the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) announced its Conserving Modern Architecture Initiative (CMAI) with a goal to "advance the practice of conserving twentieth-century heritage, with a focus on modern architecture." Given that many of...
Design Like You Give a Damn [2]
Jun 8, 2012 | (0) Comments
The nonprofit design services firm Architecture for Humanity (AFH) has grown from founders Cameron Sinclair and Kate Stohr in 1999 to a staff of 28 people in 2012. Their latest publication, Design Like You Give a...
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Jun 1, 2012 | (0) Comments
Two years after its centennial birthday, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) has opened its new 22,000-square-foot visitor center designed by architects Weiss/Manfredi. The low, curving building replaces a modest gate as the main entrance to...
Beach House Modernism, 21st Century Edition.
May 15, 2012 | (0) Comments
The 21st Century has seen a revival of the modern beach house, including a sustainable version. The Genus Loci House, designed by Bates Masi Architects, sits more in the Long Island landscape of sand and...
The Dream of Dream Downtown Hotel
May 10, 2012 | (0) Comments
Finishing what they began a decade ago, Handel Architects has completed the final phase of Dream Downtown Hotel. Converting the 1960s porthole-window structure made for a gaga moment in Lower West Manhattan when the hotel...
The New Factory For Art
May 1, 2012 | (0) Comments
Bethlehem Steel was a powerhouse manufacturer of steel in its day. Having visited it shortly before it closed, I can tell you it was a wonder of the world. The scale of the smelters, the...
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