Architecture
Summer is coming to a close, and with the crisp autumn air comes that renewed sense of vigor that has become practically circadian after years of back-to-school mania. This season’s architecture exhibitions are reflective of this compulsion, asking viewers to...
In his 2001 book “Contested Symmetries and Other Predicaments in Architecture,” Cambridge-based architect Preston Scott Cohen takes on a gusty, manifesto-like tone, lamenting the decline of architecture into “a discipline of disinterestedness, arbitrariness,...
To celebrate the arrival of spring in Sydney, The Queen Victoria Building, one of Sydney's most beautiful buildings, has been transformed into a springtime wonderland thanks to an amazing floral art installation by renowned Paper Engineer Benja Harney.His...
The opening of the Venice Architecture Biennale yesterday was a polarizing occasion. On the one hand, members of the architectural community took the opportunity to unleash their criticism of curator David Chipperfield's vision of this year’s event...
In an early episode of the Simpsons, Homer Simpson presents a bowling ball to his wife Marge for her birthday. It is made comically obvious to the show’s budding audience that the bowling ball — engraved with the name “Homer” — is intended to return right...
Kazuyo Sejima, half of the Pritzker Prize-winning, Japanese architectural firm SANAA, is breaking ground in the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. This installment of the program, founded in 2002 to pair promising newcomers in...
On Tuesday the self-proclaimed “bitterly nostalgic” New York blogger Jeremiah Moss did something that few have thought to do: he openly criticized the High Line. He’s not the first to publicly cast his disapproval of Chelsea’s elevated park, citing in the...
Directed by the architect David Chipperfield, the Venice Architecture Biennale runs from August 29 through November 25, with 46 countries participating. We've already offered a taste of what's coming, including Zaha Hadid's tribute to...
Popular review website Yelp hardly seems the place to look for architectural criticism. But of the 23 informal reviews of Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, most of them have a thing or two to say about the Philip Johnson-designed space, which must...
BEIJING — According to a well-sourced report in Architectural Record, Jean Nouvel has beaten out a high-profile short list including Zaha Hadid and Frank Gehry for the most prestigious architecture job in China since the Olympics: the new headquarters for the...
