Author: Jonathan Hilburg | ArchDaily

If Space Settlements Explained How to Live in Space, Space Forces Explains the Why

Jonathan Hilburg — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 03:30:00 +0000

As the world spins deeper into the third year of a global pandemic with no sign of abating, a new space race is forming over our heads. Entry is open to all, and the tickets are literal. The Architect's Newspaper's Jonathan Hilburg explores how the world's richest men are charting new paths for the human species, and how the public are reacting to the future of private space tourism.

New Two World Trade Center Renders Reveal a Mirrored Revamp

Jonathan Hilburg — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 03:30:00 +0000

Is the third time truly the charm for Two World Trade Center? New renderings spotted by New York YIMBY on February 1 seem to reveal the long-delayed tower’s new look, a marked departure from what was first unveiled by Foster + Partners back in 2005.

Central Park Will Become a Hub for Climate Research

Jonathan Hilburg — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 03:30:00 +0000

As temperatures rise across the globe with no sign of slowing down, the parks of the future will be subjected to droughts, flooding, punishing heat, and more abundant snowfall as warmer air is capable of holding more moisture than colder air. (It’s often said the world of the future will be wetter and wilder for that exact reason.)

Could Adjaye Associates’ First Supertall Tower Rise in Hudson Yards?

Jonathan Hilburg — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 03:30:00 +0000

A team competing to fill Site K, a vacant full-block plot of land directly across from the Jacob K. Javits Center in Manhattan between West 35th and West 36th Streets, has unveiled a scheme for a tower that, if built, would be Adjaye Associates’ tallest to date.

The Long-delayed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Will Open in 2026

Jonathan Hilburg — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 03:30:00 +0000

Twenty years after the Frank Gehry–designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi was first announced in 2006, the museum may finally have its grand opening.

OMA Will Build Out the First American Pompidou Center in Jersey City

Jonathan Hilburg — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 03:30:00 +0000

Three years after OMA was selected by the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA) to design a new museum in Journal Square, the city’s downtown hub, it was revealed this morning that the building would be home to none other than the Pompidou Center’s first North American satellite: The Centre Pompidou × Jersey City.

Héctor Zamora Drops an Architectural Barrier on the Met’s Roof in New York City

Jonathan Hilburg — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 03:30:00 +0000

Although deploying four months later than normal (due to an obvious, unforeseen roadblock), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has revealed its 2020 Roof Garden commission, tapping Mexican artist Héctor Zamora to drop a timely intervention across the New York City institution’s outdoor terrace.

Iconic William Pereira-designed Ziggurat in California May Be Demolished After a Government Sell Off

Jonathan Hilburg — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 03:30:00 +0000

The Chet Holifield Federal Building in Laguna Niguel, California—better known to locals as the “Ziggurat” for obvious reasons—is reportedly at risk of demolition. The six-story, one-million-square-foot government services building is on the chopping block as the U.S. Public Buildings Reform Board, responsible for unloading federal facilities, will likely sell the structure as early as next year.

Outdoor Dining Could Become Permanent in NYC as Architects Innovate

Jonathan Hilburg — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 03:30:00 +0000

Outdoor dining has proven to be something of a lifeline for restaurants not only in New York but around the country, as indoor dining remains far out of reach at this point in the novel coronavirus crisis. Faced with restrictive mandates, however, architects, planners, and restaurateurs across the U.S. have been forced to come up with creative ways to keep patrons uninfected while assembling aesthetically pleasing outdoor dining areas.

School of Architecture at Taliesin Changes Its Name and Moves to Cosanti

Jonathan Hilburg — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 06:00:00 +0000

The Architect's Newspaper has learned that the college formerly known as the School of Architecture at Taliesin will change its name and move summer classes to Cosanti and Arcosanti, with plans to try to make Cosanti its permanent home.

Last Remaining Tenant Refuses to Leave Paul Rudolph-Designed Housing Complex, Stalling Demolition

Jonathan Hilburg — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:30:00 +0000

This article was originally published by The Architect's Newspaper as "Demolition of Paul Rudolph’s Shoreline Apartments stalled by single tenant."