The Public Theater in New York City by Ennead Architects, 2012. Sometimes the smallest and most discrete of projects can have the greatest impact. Such is my take upon experiencing the new lobby for The Public Theater at Astor Place, and ...Read More
Phipps – Center for Sustainable Landscapes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by The Design Alliance Architects, 2012. Of the various means of measuring and setting goals for sustainability in architecture, the most stringent (at least in North America) is definitely the Living Building ...Read More
Art and architecture—all the arts—do not have to exist in isolation, as they do now. This fault is very much a key to the present society. Architecture is nearly gone, but it, art, all the arts, in ...Read More
Dead Garden in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, by Vazio S/A, 2012. The following text and photos are courtesy Carlos Teixeira of Vazio S/A for their Dead Garden installation, part of the White Night festival in September 2012. White Night is the expression originated ...Read More
Coach Flagship, Omotesando in Tokyo, Japan, by OMA, 2013. In early April Coach opened its flagship Tokyo store on Omotesando, a strip known as much for its high-end fashion houses as for the architects designing them. Most well known are Prada ...Read More
Israel National Library in Jerusalem, Isreal, by Gil Even-Tsur Architecture Workshop, 2012. The following text and images are courtesy Gil Even-Tsur Architecture Workshop for their competition entry for the National Library of Israel. A winner was selected (PDF link) in September ...Read More
Museo Amparo in Puebla, Mexico, by Enrique Norten/TEN Arquitectos, 2013. The following text and images are courtesy TEN Arquitectos. Museo Amparo is located within the historical center of the city of Puebla. The museum is composed of various colonial buildings of great ...Read More
Three Projects by Toyo Ito on the occasion of the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize The following images are courtesy the Hyatt Foundation, and quotes are from Toyo Ito: Forces of Nature, edited by Jessie Turnbull (Princeton Architectural Press, 2012). Yesterday came the ...Read More
No Limits in New York City by Alexandre Arrechea, 2013. Since 2000 the Sculpture Committee of The Fund for Park Avenue and the Public Art Program of the City of New York’s Department of Parks & Recreation have collaborated with ...Read More
Lycée Régional René Goscinny in Drap, France, by José Morales with Rémy Marciano, 2012. The following text and images are courtesy of José Morales. ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE The building is accessed from an upper platform which leads to common facilities rooms and to ...Read More
