ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 379
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Fri May 9 10:54:03 PDT 2008
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BROAD CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM
by Leigh Christy
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has
traditionally been known for two things: its status as
the largest encyclopedic art museum in the western
United States, and its schizophrenic campus.
Bolstering the former and addressing the latter, LACMA
has unveiled a long-awaited free-standing addition to
its collection: the Broad Contemporary Art Museum
(BCAM), designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop in
conjunction with executive architect Gensler.
The 72,000-square-foot (6,700-square-meter) BCAM
represents Phase One and $56 million of a multiphased
expansion and renovation project, clearly setting the
tone for upcoming changes.
In the 60,000 square feet (5,600 square meters) of
contemporary gallery space, Renzo Piano is one step
closer to realizing the perfect gallery. Attempts at
unifying an array of 20th-century buildings placed
haphazardly on an urban campus do not fair quite as
well, however - at least not yet.
Piano and LACMA agree that the art should come first in
an art museum, and this surprisingly revelatory notion
shows. Whether entering the site by car via underground
parking garage or on foot via Wilshire Boulevard (rare,
but possible), visitors are greeted by Chris Burden's
Urban Light installation, framed by the open-air BP
Grand Entrance pavilion.
Conceived as a glass-enclosed homage to the Case Study
Houses, this pavilion was to be a gift shop and cafe.
Upon taking the helm as LACMA CEO in 2006, Michael Govan
thankfully reprogrammed the space, insisting on its use
for public events, welcome center, and rotating gallery.
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AIA Portland Design Awards 2007
by Brian Libby
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Portland, Oregon, has traditionally kept a low
architectural style profile compared to other West Coast
cities of the United States, such as San Francisco, Los
Angeles, and Seattle, with their array of landmarks by
star architects.
But this river city is becoming a hot commodity.
Numerous publications have christened Portland as
America's greenest city. There are more LEED-registered
building projects in Portland than any other city in the
country.
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People and Places
by Nancy Novitski
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Cetra/Ruddy in New York, New York - NBBJ in Palo Alto,
California - SHW Group in Lubbock, Texas - Bovis Lend
Lease in Melbourne, Australia - HOK in Chicago,
Illinois - Gwathmey Siegel in New York, New York...
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3-D Software Improves Building Design Process - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2008.0502
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The beautiful Himeji Castle was rebuilt and expanded
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