1. A competition in which architecture is influenced by politics.
2. A list of times that politics were influenced by art.
Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts
Importing Medieval Buildings
From Atlas Obscura, here's a long but interesting essay on the late 19th/early 20th century trend of rich Americans importing entire medieval buildings from Europe.
This can't be happening
I think I may have somehow become a Frank Gehry fan. I'd never really liked his buildings. While the Guggenheim Bilbao is supposed to be a masterpiece, I always thought it looks like a hunk of broken mess. I wasn't surprised to see in an exhibit that Gehry likes to do his sketches not with pencil on paper, but with wadded up pieces of paper. One man's trash is another man's Architecturally Significant Building.
But then I had to admit that the Walt Disney Hall really is spectacular.
And then he did the residential tower in Manhattan, which is supremely and surprisingly elegant.
And the sneak peaks we're getting of his giant new Facebook headquarters are...well...really cool.
I don't know if Gehry's getting older or I am. Maybe both.
But then I had to admit that the Walt Disney Hall really is spectacular.
And then he did the residential tower in Manhattan, which is supremely and surprisingly elegant.
And the sneak peaks we're getting of his giant new Facebook headquarters are...well...really cool.
I don't know if Gehry's getting older or I am. Maybe both.
More on architecture
Forbes isn't the place I would naturally expect a populist discussion of architecture, but here it is. It's really worth a few minutes to read and think about the context of architecture.
Architecture as Rorschach Test
People are looking at the new Broad Museum in Los Angeles and seeing the strangest things.
New Frank Lloyd Wright house in Arkansas
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When I saw this news I immediately thought of the Curating Project we do in class and how many students want to include large buildings as part of the exhibit. You're not the only ones, it seems.
Piano in Texas
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Sometimes we need an outsider to tell us what our familiar home space is really like. So please read this funny interview with Renzo Piano, enthusiastic Texas lover. (Piano is the superstar architect who designed, among other things, the Menil Collection building in Houston. His addition to the already-perfect Kimbel Art Museum in Fort Worth opened last week.)
Update on the Wright House
An anonymous (for now) buyer has agreed to buy the threatened Frank Lloyd Wright house in Phoenix. Because some folks have two and a half million dollars to help out historic sites.
For the record, it's not me.
Demolition Watch: Wright House
A (really cool) house that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for his son is set to be demolished by developers. But the Phoenix mayor's office has stepped in to the controversy, and the house is now under 24-hour police protection.
The new Carnegie building wouldn't pass muster
British codes for new school buildings, aiming at lower cost and the ability to replicate at multiple sites, wants to get rid of curved walls, rooftop terraces, and non-standard materials. At least architecturally, schools should be as cheap and boring as possible.
Fancy new building coming to Dallas
Have you been to Dallas lately? They've got a handful of fancy new buildings by big-name architects. Worth a visit.
Worth the work
This article in the Times doesn't include photos of buildings, but if you follow along with Google images, it's quite rewarding.
Star Wars Architecture
This is actually a funny piece, complete with links to real architecture that inspired or was inspired by Star Wars.
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