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PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY MAKEOVER PROPOSED FOR DOWNTOWN MIAMI
(COURTESY BEHAR FONT & PARTNERS VIA MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY)
New towers seem to be cropping up in Downtown Miami every 15 minutes. But with the growing housing supply of apartments, and the impressive Perez Art Museum by Herzog & de Mueron, the area continues to be seriously lacking when it comes to walkability and open space. Now, that could change if a proposal by the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) gets the green light.
BREATHE EASY: LOUISVILLE ART INSTALLATION TRACKS AIR POLLUTION IN REAL TIME
ART, CITY TERRAIN, MIDWEST, NEWS, ON VIEW, SUSTAINABILITY, URBANISM
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015
CHRIS BENTLEY.
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015
CHRIS BENTLEY.
“AIR BARE” IS AN INSTALLATION BY LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY’S URBAN MATTERS, INC. IT TURNS REAL-TIME AIR QUALITY DATA INTO A GAME FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. (URBAN MATTERS)
Save for the extreme examples—Beijing‘s “airpocalypse,” for example—air pollution is often an invisible problem. For at least a brief period, designers from Brooklyn and data scientists from San Francisco hope to change that in Louisville, Kentucky.
OLSON KUNDIG MERGES WESTERN HISTORY AND MODERN ART
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OLSON KUNDIG’S EXTENSION TO THE TACOMA ART MUSEUM COMPRISES A NEW ENTRANCE CANOPY AND A RICHLITE-CLAD GALLERY WING. (BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER)
Richlite-clad museum expansion inspired by industrial context and Old West art collection.
Commissioned to craft an extension to the Antoine Predock–designed Tacoma Art Museum, Olson Kundig Architects sought inspiration in both the history of the site and the art collection itself. Located in the city’s Union Depot/Warehouse historic district, the museum is surrounded by brick buildings formerly dedicated to industry and transportation. “The new addition needed to respond to both the neighborhood context as well as the existing building,” explained design principal Tom Kundig. “It has clean lines that recall the existing structure but recalls more directly the natural, earthy materials found in the neighborhood.” In contrast to the stainless steel-clad original wing, which houses the museum’s modern art collection, the new wing—dedicated to the art of the American West—is wrapped in layers of Richlite sunscreens. “The addition’s use of exterior shutters references symbols of the American West—fences, filtered barn light, and railroad box cars,” said Kundig. “It’s fitting that the Haub Family’s Western American Art collection now sits at the westernmost terminus of the rail line established by President Lincoln.”
GAETANO PESCE WALKS THE LINE BETWEEN ART AND ARCHITECTURE WITH NEW EXHIBIT IN SOHO
(ALLOUCHE GALLERY)
Gaetano Pesce is a designer who works between art and architecture and wants his designs to attack or argue against the results of standardized commercial design. He uses poetry, sometimes humor, color, and texture (in foam, resin, and urethane ) to create whimsical chairs, couches, and domestic art for gallery spaces.
FACADES+ TECH WORKSHOPS: QUICK-TAKE CONTINUING EDUCATION
FACADES+ TECH WORKSHOPS OFFER HANDS-ON EXPOSURE TO DESIGN TOOLS.
In the constantly-evolving AEC industry, the importance of continuing technical education is difficult to understate. Yet learning opportunities for design and construction professionals tend to occupy two extremes, explained Thornton Tomasetti’s Jonatan Schumacher. “You can take a class, which is a long undertaking,” he said. “Or you can watch online lectures, which require self-motivation.” The Facades+conference series offers a happy medium in the form of day-long tech workshops, providing hands-on exposure to new tools under the guidance of subject specialists.
SHOP’S PAIR OF LONG ISLAND CITY TOWERS NEAR THE FINISH LINE
ARCHITECTURE, DEVELOPMENT, EAST, NEWSLETTER, PICTORIAL, SKYSCRAPERS
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015
HENRY MELCHER.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015
HENRY MELCHER.
(COURTESY FIELD CONDITION)
The construction-watching site Field Condition recently toured phase one of the Hunters Point South development in Long Island City, Queens where a pair of SHoP-designed towers are wrapping up construction. The taller of the two buildings, Building A, stands 37 stories and has a primarily gray facade with pops of color from PTAC units that have been tinted orange.
FRIDAY> COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PANEL TO DISCUSS THE INTERSECTION OF POLITICS AND THE PRINTED PAGE
Political action and its relationship to the printed page is the subject of an afternoon event at Columbia University on Friday, March 27, at 12:00 p.m. Three young architecture historians—Samuel Johnson, Simon Sadler, Meredith TenHoor—will present their research on artists, architects, and other creatives who use the printed page as a platform to advance positions in both thought and design. Felicity Scott of Columbia will respond and discuss how print becomes a site of spatial politics. The event will take place in GSAPP’s Ware Lounge. More info here.
THE PUBLIC ASKED TO HELP SAVE THIS PAUL RUDOLPH SHELTER IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA
(COURTESY SARASOTA ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION)
Why is Paul Rudolph—like much of Brutalism—so unloved by officialdom? His Orange County Government in Goshen, New York has been under threat of demolition by local government for several years. Now an elegant canopy the architect designed and built in 196o for Sarasota High Schoolin Florida may also end up in a local landfill.
CLEVELAND DELAYS $25 MILLION LAKEFRONT BRIDGE FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS
CITY TERRAIN, MIDWEST, NEWS, PICTORIAL, TRANSPORTATION, URBANISM
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015
CHRIS BENTLEY.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015
CHRIS BENTLEY.
(CITY OF CLEVELAND)
An iconic pedestrian bridge planned for downtown Cleveland has been delayed, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer‘s Steven Litt. Originally planned to be ready in time for the Republican national convention in 2016, the $25 million steel bridge would connect the northeast corner of Cleveland’s downtown Mall to an open space on the shores of Lake Erie between the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the Great Lakes Science Center.
FLY THROUGH ZAHA HADID’S SAND DUNE-INSPIRED HEADQUARTERS WITH THIS FLASHY NEW VIDEO RENDERING
SCREENGRAB FROM ANIMATION.
In December, we told you about Zaha Hadid‘s plan to build a sand-dune inspired, net-zero, headquartersin the United Arab Emirates for Bee’ah, a waste management company based in the Middle East. Now there’s more.
ODA’S JEWEL-LIKE FACADE IN DUMBO CLEARS LANDMARKS HURDLE ON SECOND TRY
THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. (COURTESY ODA)
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission has given its blessing to ODA‘s jewel-like faceted facade for a factory-to-condo conversion on the Dumbo waterfront. The firm first presented its plans for 10 Jay Street last month, and while it was well received, commissioners didn’t think the dramatic, glassy design was a perfect fit for the historic neighborhood.
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