Author: Lisa Wronski | ArchDaily

Out of Site in Plain View: A History of Exhibiting Architecture since 1750

Lisa Wronski — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Barry Bergdoll, Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at New York's Museum of Modern Art and professor of modern architectural history at Columbia University, will present the 62nd A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts Series. The Mellons are among the most prestigious art history lecture series in the world and have been delivered annually since 1952 at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. For this year's series, Bergdoll will present "Out of Site in Plain View: A History of Exhibiting Architecture since 1750."

Seen From Above: Jeffrey Milstein Captures the Art of Airport Design

Lisa Wronski — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

2013 Sally Walsh Lecture: Moving House / Jeanne Gang

Lisa Wronski — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

On March 26th, architect Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects will discuss how housing can evolve in multiple ways to address contemporary challenges in "Moving House," delivered as the Rice Design Alliance's 2013 Sally Walsh Lecture at the The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Dedicated to "honoring Walsh’s groundbreaking foray into modern design by bringing cutting edge designers to Houston," the lecture is sponsored in collaboration with the Rice School of Architecture, the AIA Houston Chapter, and the Architecture Center Houston Foundation.

Neues Museum Weimar Honors Henry van de Velde’s Contribution to European Modernism

Lisa Wronski — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The Klassik Stiftung Weimar will present the exhibition “Passion, Function and Beauty. Henry van de Velde and his Contribution to European Modernism” on March 24, 2013 at 11:00am. The press conference will be held at the Neues Museum Weimar in commemoration of the 150^thanniversary of the Belgian architect and designer Henry van de Velde.

Kickstarter: BrickItUp!

Lisa Wronski — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

BrickItUp is a kickstarter project, created by Jose Luis, that allows for simple and intuitive 3D modeling. Block by block, users can easily create 3D spaces and environments without any limitations. BrickItUp caters well to collaboration and allows users to work on a project live with each other. When working in groups, users are able to see what each person is working on in real-time, making distance a negligible factor in collaboration.

Lecture: Designing an Institute for Performance Art / Marina Abramović and Shohei Shigematsu

Lisa Wronski — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) recently held a lecture featuring performance artist Marina Abromović alongside OMA principle Shohei Shigematsu in the anticipation of the Marina Abromović Institute for the Preservation of Performing Art (MAI) 2014 opening. In the lecture, Shigematsu speaks about the process in which they transformed a former theater in Hudson, New York, into a structure that's capable of assisting the institute's mission to develop new kinds of performance, while functioning as a space for preserving and hosting historic performance pieces. Shigematsu references OMA’s history of designing spaces that combine architecture and art, such as the Quebec National Museum and a recent collaboration with Kanye West.

Harvard University's "Putting Public Space in its Place"

Lisa Wronski — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Who should design public spaces? Should they even be designed at all? Can public space make a meaningful contribution to solving the world’s environmental problems? How should the success of a public space be measured?

Buckminster Fuller Challenge: 2013 Search for Solutions Launched

Lisa Wronski — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Calling all students, architects, designers, artists, engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs!

The Downfalls of Prefab Design

Lisa Wronski — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Prefabricated design has come to be known as a fast, green, and cost-efficient way to create buildings. Although this technique has most prominently been used with small residential structures, it’s now taken a turn towards greater, larger projects. With prefabricated towers and skyscrapers now in the works (and, in some cases, going up in as little as six days), pre-fab begs the question: is it really safe? Does quick production time lead to instability, making prefabricated buildings more likely to collapse?

Chicago: The City to See in '63

Lisa Wronski — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

1960’s Chicago: cars zooming down Lake Shore Drive, crowds heading into the Opera House, people observing artworks in the Art Institute, and Chicagoans laying around Grant Park on a sunny day. These are just a few of the scenes captured by amateur filmmaker Margaret Conneely in her film The City to See in ’63. The people, neighborhoods, and architecture of Chicago are all captured in this well-crafted 12-minute, 16mm color film taped in 1962.

An Ever-Changing House: Dennis Maher's Story

Lisa Wronski — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Roof shingles, bird cages, rusty window frames, broken lamps, fishtanks, postcards. Most people would look at this collection of items and think “garbage,” but artist Dennis Maher sees beyond this so-called "junk."

13th Annual Structures for Inclusion Conference

Lisa Wronski — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The thirteenth annual Structures for Inclusion conference (SFI-13) will be held March 23-24 at the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis Campus. The conference is preceded by the Public Interest Design Institute, a training program sponsored by the American Institute of Architects, that will be held at the same location on March 21-22. These are two major events that help compose the inaugural Public Interest Design Week, March 19-24.

Studio Gang Breaks Ground on Ecologically Diverse Urban Mecca

Lisa Wronski — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

For the past several years the Chicago Park District and the City of Chicago have been working on appropriate uses for Northerly Island, a 91-acre man-made peninsula in Chicago, Illinois. The lakefront site branches off from Museum Campus, a section along Lake Michigan that is home to the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium. Serving as an expansion to these cultural programs, Studio Gang Architects have created an innovate design that integrates educational, cultural, social, and recreational activities into Northerly Island.

Chicago's Cook County Aims to Eradicate Demolition Waste

Lisa Wronski — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Cook County, Illinois, recently brought the elimination of construction waste to a new level by creating the first demolition debris ordinance in the Midwest. This groundbreaking ordinance requires most of the debris created from demolition to be recycled and reused instead of being sent to the landfill. The ordinance helps contribute to Cook County’s zero waste goal, part of the Solid Waste Plan Update.

AWP to announce masterplan for La Défense

Lisa Wronski — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

La Défense, Paris’ major business district, is about to undergo a transformation with the help of Paris architecture firm AWP. AWP’s plan was presented to government agencies EPADESA and DEFACTO as well as local communities in November 2012, but will be released to the public for the first time in March. The proposed plan not only updates and adds to the current site: it rethinks and reevaluates what already exists. More on the plan after the break.

Catherine Opie: In & Around L.A.

Lisa Wronski — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Catherine Opie has photographed people and architecture in and around Los Angeles, California for over twenty-five years. She has successfully captured the interplay between architecture and urban life by photographing the subcultures and castaways of Los Angeles, from the undersides of freeways to lonely Beverly Hills mansions. These works create a portrait of Los Angeles as a singular built environment.