Category Archives: architecture
Architects criticize W.T.C. security plan
Architect and Battery Park City resident Jordan Gruzen speaking at Community Board 1’s full board meeting on March 27, in opposition to the NYPD’s planned barricades and street closures around the W.T.C. Downtown Express photo by Terese Loeb Kreuzer Jordan … Continue reading
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Hill House – Andrew Maynard Architects
Design is complex. There is little that is more complex to design than a home, however fundamental issues offer an architect a starting point; where is the sun? How do we capture it in winter, how do we exclude it … Continue reading
Princeton Zeroes in on Zaero-Polo as Next Dean
Alejandro Zaera-Polo in front of his Yokohama Terminal project in Japan. (Wikipedia and Naoya Fujii/Flickr) All pointers indicate that the next dean at Princeton University School of Architecture will be Alejandro Zaera-Polo. The last lap of the race to take … Continue reading
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US home sales unexpectedly drop 1.6%
The pace of purchased new homes fell to a 313,000 annual pace, the slowest since October. Though an analyst says there are signs of life in some regions, “we’re not seeing a broad-based recovery.” (Bloomberg) – Purchases of new homes … Continue reading
Real Madrid building $1 billion resort island in the United Arab Emirates
What Real Madrid Resort Island will look like. (Getty) Have you ever dreamed of a place where the warm sun dries Iker Casillas’ tears before they reach his cheek, the Persian Gulf breeze blows through Xabi Alonso’s beard and Pepe … Continue reading
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Corallo House / PAZ Arquitectura
The floor plan is free of columns and the changes in level adapt to the existing topography. Both façades are mostly glass in order to connect the interior to the exterior. Located on a dense hillside forest in the Santa … Continue reading
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Client does not pay freelance architect and takes credit for design
I work as a freelance architect and designer. In this particular instance, I was victim to the ignorance of an uninformed client. When you’re dealing with intellectual property, such as creating a design, it’s important that the client is knowledgeable … Continue reading
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Eisenhower Memorial architect says he’s open to design changes in response to family criticism
WASHINGTON – Famed architect Frank Gehry says he is open to design changes in a planned Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington to try to answer objections from Ike’s family. A letter from Gehry was introduced as testimony in a … Continue reading
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