Contemporary Architecture News
- Investor Reveals Potential Designs for New Holland Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:20PMArchitectural projects for the redevelopment of New Holland island were unveiled to the press Friday, a day before the island was opened to the public for the first time in its 300-year history.
- The State Museum of Pennsylvania Announces August Programming Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:56AMHARRISBURG, Pa., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The State Museum of Pennsylvania today announced programming features for the month of August:
- Palette-Knife Artist Howard Behrens Returns to Ocean Galleries Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:37AMSTONE HARBOR - His paintings are some of the most recognizable, collected and beloved of this generation and his art has been displayed at hundreds of museums worldwide over the past three decades.
- Marriott International Opens its First JW Marriott Hotel in North India Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:28AMThis luxury 5-star hotel is designed with an aesthetic reflective of the JW Marriott brand and the unique lifestyle of "The City Beautiful" and is conceptualized on the basis of the five elements of nature and is the epitome of magnificence. Designers Wilson Associates from Singapore and Karen Kim collaborated to create a masterpiece which is both contemporary and yet bears the signs of ...
- Hanover Pacific Plans $37M Student Housing Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:37AMPOMONA, CA-Developer Hanover Pacific of Irvine, CA plans a 348-bed, $37.4 million graduate student housing project at Western University of Health Sciences.
- Third times a charm for island transit center Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:57AMGALVESTON An architect firm won approval for the controversial modern design of a $4.5 million transit center proposed for downtown.
- New line of tables engineered with help from auto-related companies Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:32PMYou don't need a table that goes 300 miles an hour, Indianapolis furniture designer Glen D. Fuller acknowledges. But how about a table crafted by the same companies that make race cars?
- David Galenson: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:58PMLondon's Royal Academy of Arts claims that its Summer Exhibition is "The largest open contemporary art exhibition in the world." This year's show includes 1,200 works by more than 700 artists. Much to my surprise, I loved it.
- Basin Roads - The Public needs a real choice: Option X Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:10PMThe NZTA have proposed options for redeveloping the roading of the Basin Reserve. But these are not really options. They are two schemes for flyovers which have very little difference. We believe that the scheme/s proposed by NZTA exclude the public from making a real choice.
- Art Sampler: Neil Perfect, Mystery Carnage & Philippa Wilson Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:44PMThistle Hall is a vibrant community centre in the heart of New Zealand's cultural capital. We provide a community hall, meeting room and Wellington's only community gallery showcasing a range of artists and crafts people, from the established to the emerging.
- Talk covers inspiration Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:09PMA leading New Zealand contemporary artist will reveal the inspirations behind the works of his 40-year career, in Arrowtown, on Friday. read more
- Designs on Doha Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:01AMAs Middle Eastern fashion consumers become increasingly adventurous, so young British-based designers are responding with an equally assertive approach to promoting themselves.
- Museum and Gallery Listings July 15 — 21 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:36PMA listing of events.
- Cultural revolution: How artists have been inspired by the Arab Spring Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:21PMWe are all unchained Arabs now, it seems, or are eager to hug them or bottle their courage, or viscerally experience the emancipatory winds blowing across many of their sandy lands. Now it's cool to be an Egyptian, totally awesome to be a Tunisian, Syrian, Libyan, Bahraini or Yemeni dissident and to be an artist from these places is, well, very heaven. Longstanding stereotypes of Arabs as ...
- Ford Traded In Keys To The Wrong Luxury Cars Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:40PMIf Ford Motor is going to revive its lackluster Lincoln brand, it needs to convince luxury car buyers that Lincoln showrooms have exciting vehicles to offer. But first, it has to convince its own employees of that fact.
- New York's public art is a breath of fresh air Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:47PMNew exhibitions increasingly are moving to outdoor spaces, giving visitors a carefully curated museum experience but without the walls. Few sculptures by Sol LeWitt actually resemble skyscrapers. But by installing 27 works by the artist in City Hall Park, in view of the lower Manhattan skyline, the Public Art Fund has put LeWitt's art into a playful and powerful dialogue with the city's ...
- Home & Garden: Craft Expo, Faerie Festival, Walking Tours Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:26PMGuilford Craft Expo
- Kanika Datta / New Delhi July 15, 2011, 0:51 IST Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:46PMLong before the term jihad became part of the 21st century global lingua franca, it was Europe’s weapon of choice to establish its influence in the disintegrating Ottoman Empire. Much is known of Britain’s ham-handed efforts to do so in Egypt and Sudan (General Gordon’s death at the hands of the Mahdist army) and its double game in the Arabian Peninsula (with the British crown backing one ...
- Gay Travel: Nice and Cannes on the French Riviera Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:17PMThe French Riviera, or Cote d'Azur, ranks among Europe's most enduring - and alluring - gay playgrounds.
- Vancouver edifice lights up our skyline Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:46PMCoal Harbour’s newest resident should be visible from UBC.
- Rensselaer Ph.D. candidate Philip W. Robinson awarded Fulbright Grant Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:28AM( Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ) Philip W. Robinson, a Ph.D. student of the graduate program in architectural acoustics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to continue his research into the effects of architectural enclosures on listeners' perception of sound. His research will take place at the Aalto University of Science and Technology in Helsinki ...
- "Hiroshi Sugimoto Origins of Art: History" Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:08AMA year-long project, "Origins of Art" is a four-part exhibition, which began at the Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art in November last year. Its aim is to explore the inspirations behind Sugimoto's photography. So far, two shows have been held, one exploring science and the other architecture as influences on Sugimoto's works. This third installment focuses on history, as ...
- Q& A: Dragon's Dogma, Capcom's Step Into Western Fantasy Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:48AMIn 2010, Capcom COO Haruhiro Tsujumoto told analysts that his company would pursue a new strategy -- in which the internal development teams in its Osaka studio would forge ahead with new IP and Western studios would create titles under existing brands. This strategy is currently in full swing with Resident Evil: Operation Racoon city, a shooter developed by Slant Six Games, the team best known ...
- Adel Zakout: 10 Provocative Vacation Spots Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:27AMArchitecturally, hotels are a cocktail of residential and public typologies that have a peculiar balance of privacy combined with social amenity. Put simply, they're our...
- Russian Billionaire Backs ’Soviets’ at Manhattan’s New Museum Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:28PMMikhelson’s awkwardly named foundation, Victoria the Art of Being Contemporary, is sponsoring an exhibition at Manhattan ’s New Museum that examines the disintegration of the Soviet bloc through the work of 56 international artists, including 14 Russians. It is called “Ostalgia.”
- Ritzy Aspen is surprisingly affordable during off-season Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:28PMHeidi and Seal. Mariah. Lance Armstrong. And the "winner" himself, Charlie Sheen. Aspen's famous residents...
- Canal Street high-rise developer strikes out again with preservation panel Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:08PMCommission splits 4-4 on the latest design for complex of apartments, shops and parking
- Detroit Creatitve Corridor Opens Collaborative Working Space Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:33PMThe Detroit Creative Corridor Center Tuesday night officially opened the doors to its new collaborative working space and introduced the participants for its Creative Ventures Acceleration Program during a very well attended open house event.
- Tales of the Cocktail festival shows off New Orleans cocktail culture Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:10PMThere are tourists who come to New Orleans for the jazz. There are those who come for the food. And then, there are those who come for a good, stiff drink.
- Los Angeles Architectural Awards Presented Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:54PMUrban Design Group wins Grand Prize, while RTKL and Gruen Associates covet Best of L.A. Architects designations
- L'Auberge Carmel Receives High Honors in Travel + Leisure's Annual World's Best Hotels Award Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:04AML'Auberge Carmel Recognized Among the World's Best Hotels
- At the Moore, a wonderfully democratic annual showcase of young dancers Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:03AMDANCE This, produced by Seattle Theatre Group, put young dancers and choreographers and local dance companies on stage for "dance tweets" and some longer works. The new wrinkles this year mostly worked, though the shift to the Moore's smaller stage created some problems.
- 'Heavens,' it's Miguel Gutierrez Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:46AMThe experimental choreographer makes his Los Angeles debut with a solo show that moves from music to monologue in a spirit of free association. Miguel Gutierrez has danced for 24 hours straight while blindfolded in response to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He invented his own existential workout form called DEEP (Death Electric Emo Protest) Aerobics. And he wrote a book of performance texts ...
- Kate's take on Mildred Pierce Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:00AMThIS remake of the Oscar-winning film is no Mommie Dearest.
- Cambridge artist wins restored Morgan Prize Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:53AMThe Museum of Fine Arts has reinstated its award for local women artists and increased the cash amount that goes with it as preparations continue for the opening of the museum's new wing for contemporary art.
- 'Heavens,' it's Miguel Gutierrez at the Alexandria Hotel Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:46PMThe experimental choreographer makes his Los Angeles debut with a solo show that moves from music to monologue in a spirit of free association. The experimental choreographer makes his Los Angeles debut with a solo show that moves from music to monologue in a spirit of free association.
- Maori Television Highlighsts Week 33 6-12 August 2011 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:25AMHomai Te Pakipaki semi-final 1 – First of two semi-finals in the lead up to this year’s Grand Final, Friday 12 August at 8.30pm Season finals this week Kai Time on the Road – series final, Sunday 7 August at 7pm Whare Maori – series final, ...
- The Serpentine Gallery Presents New Exhibition by Leading Italian Artist Michelangelo Pistoletto Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 8:25PMMichelangelo Pistoletto, The Third Paradise – The Spider Weaver, 2009. Installation view, Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella, 2009. Image courtesy of Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella. Photo: Enrico Amici.
- Lisson Gallery Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 5:11PMLisson Gallery is proud to present a major survey show of work by Ai Weiwei to be held across both Bell Street spaces, London. The broad selection of key works from the past six years was agreed with the artist at the beginning of 2011.
- China Emerges as a Force in International Design Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 8:41AMExhibitions in Rotterdam and Milan highlight China's emergence as a force in international design.
- Vancouver Art Gallery's Fourth Offsite Installation Features Artist Elspeth Pratt Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 5:11AMElspeth Pratt, Second Date, 2011. Site-specific installation at the Vancouver Art Gallery Offsite. Photo: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery. VANCOUVER.-
- Leading Egyptian Artist Displays Work at Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 5:05AMWael Shawky with his works at the Walker Art Gallery. Photo: National Museums Liverpool. LIVERPOOL.- Wael Shawky, one of Egypt’s most prominent contemporary artists, is displaying a selection of his work at the Walker Art Gallery from Friday 1 July – Monday 29 August 2011 as part of the Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival .
- French life at its best Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:49AMAndrew Purcell sets off on a gastronomic ramble through the mediaeval villages of the Languedoc.
- KBA Design Awards Set A High Standard in Home Design Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:48AMA showcase of the best work from some of the most talented designers in the country was celebrated at the 28th National Kitchen and Bathroom Association Awards.
- Chadbourne + Doss create Seattle home for art and entertaining Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 9:11PMThe homeowners, advocates of urban density, are committed to their Mount Baker neighborhood, enjoying the vibrancy of it, the people, the restaurants. What they wanted in their home, and got, were lots of white walls for art, a real kitchen for real cooking, space for family and friends, a light-industrial look that included rusted steel, and open access to the charm-packed backyard
- Chadbourne + Doss create Seattle home for art and entertaining Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 9:11PMThe homeowners, advocates of urban density, are committed to their Mount Baker neighborhood, enjoying the vibrancy of it, the people, the restaurants. What they wanted in their home, and got, were lots of white walls for art, a real kitchen for real cooking, space for family and friends, a light-industrial look that included rusted steel, and open access to the charm-packed backyard
- Hot return Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 7:10PMA Penang-born couturier embraces traditional elements.
- Hot return Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 7:10PMA Penang-born couturier embraces traditional elements.
- As the pyramid system crumbles, the Argus inquiry needs to lift the lid on what's wrong with the game Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 10:52AMWHEN the Argus investigation into what has gone wrong with Australian cricket finishes its work, it will surely conclude that the pyramid that has served the sport so well for more than a century is crumbling. In its place is that structure so beloved of modern bureaucrats: the silo.
- Falling between the silos Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 9:41AMAs traditions of club and state cricket disappear, how can the game thrive?
