Architecture
In the futurist spirit of World’s Fairs, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has commissioned the “Sun Pavilion,” the eco-friendliest of temporary structures, to sit in the Kansas City Sculpture Park during their forthcoming design exhibition, “Inventing the...
Armed with an arsenal of custom light painting tools (various LED and xenon flashlights) he designed himself, Trevor Williams creates mesmerizing effects that must be seen to be believed. The Japan-based photographer and light painting pioneer produces...
Liang Sicheng (1901-1972) is known as China’s “Father of Modern Architecture,” but he expressed strong sentiments throughout his career when it came to preserving the country’s heritage and identity. In the 1950s, when Beijing was selected as the...
The worn-down and weary St. Petersburg, Florida pier is getting a facelift from Michael Maltzan, the architect behind the Hammer Museum and MoMA QNS, who’s turning it into a futuristic, M.C. Escher-like Atlantis titled “The Lens.” ...
The Peter Marino-designed Louis Vuitton Maison that opened in Rome this weekend is a virtual feast for the eyes — the best kind of feast, really, if you’re part of the fashion set.Having designed London’s Bond Street Maison with an exterior of golden chain...
Today, London's only public institution dedicated solely to photography has announced the details of its May 19 reopening. Closed since October 2010, the Victorian building on Soho's Ramillies Street — home to The Photographers' Gallery since 2009 — is to...
The L.A. landscape would look much different without four Chinese-Americans — Eugene Choy, Gilbert Leong, Helen Liu Fong and Gin Wong — whose work has shaped some of the city's architectural landmarks. Dan Kaufman Eugene Choy designed the Cathay Bank in...[...
Jay Leno incurred the ire of the Sikh community last week when he made a wry, less-than-pious reference to the holy Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, on his late-night show last Thursday— to be specific, he showed an image of the historic structure...
The chief danger facing the sites on the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s World Heritage List isn't the ravages of time or unstable infrastructure; rather, it is damage caused by human interference. The...
Silverstein Properties, the developer of the $11.7 billion World Trade Center project, is having a tough time baiting tenants for the 3 World Trade Center building, the third-tallest in the complex. This is bad news for the Richard Rogers design,...
