| NEWS | DESIGN | BUILDING | DESIGN TOOLS | ENVIRONMENT | CULTURE |
| CULTURE | ||
|
|
Who is Peter Zumthor? | |
|
|
Preservation in Portland | |
|
|
Memorial Coliseum - Portland, Oregon | |
|
CULTURE THIS WEEK |
|
|
In April, about two weeks before his 66th birthday, Swiss architect Peter Zumthor was named the 2009 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Zumthor is not a household name, as many other Pritzker winners have been — architects such as Gehry, Meier, and Pei. Even many architects haven't heard of him.
|
|
The recent threat of demolition to Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, one of the city's most visible architectural landmarks, galvanized local architects and historic preservation advocates. But the city's record on historic preservation, in terms of both involvement and actually preserving buildings, is spotty.
|
|
MEMORIAL COLISEUM - PORTLAND, OREGON The perimeter of Memorial Coliseum bounds the equivalent area of four city blocks in Portland, Oregon, yet the entire envelope of the building, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, stands on just four columns.
|
|
More Building Culture LAVA's Winning Design for Masdara's City Center — Inhabitat (blog), 2009.0828A Visit to the Architect's House — CanWest News Service, 2009.0828 Stern: Gwathmey "a Perfect Gentleman" — Yale Daily News, 2009.0828 Historic Adolphus Hotel in Dallas Is a Grand Work of Architecture — Examiner, 2009.0827 Architecture Falls by the Wayside in Modern Building — Staffordshire Sentinel, 2009.0827 Architecture Tour, Modern Berlin and Munich. — Examiner, 2009.0827 NewSchool of Architecture & Design to Offer Master of Landscape Architecture and B.S. In Construction Management Degrees — NewSchool Press Release, 2009.0827 Who Is Peter Zumthor? — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0826 Cost to Restore Proctor's Theatre: $4.7M — Troy Record News, 2009.0826 Prince Charles Seeks More Public Input in Architectural Designs — New York Times, 2009.0826 Slump Spurs Grab for Markets — Wall Street Journal, 2009.0826 As Heroes Disappear, the City Needs More — New York Times, 2009.0824 'Mad Men' and Architectural Criticism — Los Angeles Times, 2009.0824 China Renovates Former Palace Home of Dalai Lamas — Associated Press, 2009.0824 Lenders Warned of Home Loan Fraud Losses — Financial Times, 2009.0824 Prefabricated Home Building Begins in Taiwan — CCTV, 2009.0824 Homebuilders Reconstruct Their Appeal — Asbury Park Press, 2009.0823 Portland to Vancouver, B.C.: A Baby Step for Passenger Rail — The Oregonian, 2009.0823 A Cul-de-Sac of List Dreams, and New Ones — New York Times, 2009.0823 Grand, Wasn't It? — New York Times, 2009.0821 Faded Glory: Polishing Flint's Jewels — New York Times, 2009.0820 Without Housing Relief, Forget about Economic Recovery — Kansas City Star, 2009.0819 Residents Weighing in on Transit Plans for 2040 — Chicago Tribune, 2009.0819 Tough Times for Head of Elite RI Design College — Associated Press, 2009.0819 Light Falls on Light, in Symbolic Mosque of Rome — Jakarta Post, 2009.0819 Minneapolis Church Celebrates Historic Landmark Designation — Finance and Commerce, 2009.0818 Holl Embraces Controversy in Norway — Metropolis, 2009.0818 Comstock Homebuilding Eliminates Debt with Foreclosure Deal — Washington Business Journal, 2009.0817 The Future of Scottish Housing Is High-Rise, Argues Germaine Greer — Herald Scotland, 2009.0817 A Bridge to Somewhere — Popular Science, 2009.0815
Note: Pages will open in a new browser window Library : more Culture and History and Practice Articles
|
|
Send this to a friend Subscribe Contribute Media Kit Privacy Comments
