Category: competitions
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Viva le Cité
The holiday season has given me a chance to catch up on a LOT of reading, so stay tuned for a mash-up of some of the most notable new work in the coffers… as well as a few book reviews and other little projects that I’ve been trying to finish up to no avail. One…
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Vertical Gardens
Via Topophilia, a competition right up our alley… from Exit Art: VERTICAL GARDENS – DUE JANUARY 15, 2009 The past decade has seen an emergence of green roofs and vertical gardens created by artists, designers, architects and urban gardeners to combat the lack of flora in the city. Buildings around the world — from the…
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High Line Double
I just couldn’t resist discussing the High Line in some sort, after a week of withdrawls… keeping it professional, a couple of great resources. A few days ago I stumbled upon the High Line Blog – which features a range of posts from the great folks at Friends of the High Line. :: image via…
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Alsop v. Schwartz
A very interesting debate that came via a link from World Landscape Architect features a throw-down between Architect Will Alsop and Martha Schwartz over the role of landscape architects in public space. The video is featured on Wallpaper (alas no embedded video, so the link is here). It seems Mr. Alsop (left) made some comments…
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The Notorious H2O
Blue is the New Green – runs the headlines in last weeks NY Times blog, and not a moment too soon for that. Allison Arieff give an explanation: “A range of alternative energy technologies are available to us today; there is, however, no substitute for water. But there are new ways of thinking about water…
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Corner Redux
It seems that James Corner is basking in the glow of design press recently… with another feature in New York Magazine that investigates (in depth) the evolution and potential of Fresh Kills Park. While I have yet to see the movie, Wall-E Park by Robert Sullivan alludes to the idealogy implicit in the movie and…
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Corner(ing) the Market
I’ve been sitting on this almost finished post for almost two weeks, patiently, then not so patiently waiting for Metropolis to get around to posting their November content online… mainly for this month’s great profile about James Corner, and some sweet new pics of the High Line and other work. Finally it’s here, and we…
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20+10+X = the World
A press release announcing the 20+10+X World Architecture Community Awards, a unique process of culling through what is no small feat – the best projects in the world architecture community. Aside from being a comprehensive online portal: “… WA is an “online community” initiated by Suha Özkan and 200+ invited Honorary Members, and a growing…
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Flip This Strip…
Perhaps the timing is perfect amidst our current economic downturn – the award winners have been announced for the very interesting Flip a Strip competition sponsored by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (smoca). These entries expand the conversation and definitely deliver in potential opportunities and visions for these zones of urban and sub-urban blight,…
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Yeang, Nakamura, Lim
The reputation of Veg.itect extraordinaire Ken Yeang is undisputed, but it’s always nice for a refresher on how far he has been pushing in designing (and getting built) these bioclimatic treasures. Inhabitat has recent coverage of an old favorite – the EDITT tower in Singapore, which is slated for construction. Can’t wait to see this…