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GEHRY AT THE GUGGENHEIM
Just when you thought the media culture couldn't get any more juiced about Frank Gehry, the Guggenheim Museum in New York City delivers a watermelon for the summer. "Frank Gehry, Architect" opened at Frank Lloyd Wright's marvel on Fifth Avenue on May 18, 2001 and continues through the long, hot summer, until the last Sunday in August. — Published 2001.0606
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VIRGINIA APPRECIATES ARCHITECTURE
"To instill a greater appreciation for proper stewardship of the Commonwealth's manmade and natural resources," Virginia Governor James S. Gilmore, III established that state's Architecture Week.
Last month, in the annual event's first celebration, Virginia residents enjoyed a unique opportunity to learn about their built environment, both new and historic. — Published 2001.0502
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NEW CAD ON THE BLOCK
The Hillier Group, of Princeton, New Jersey, has a long history with computer-aided design. Recently the architecture firm has added to their repertoire a new software product that they believe to be revolutionary in the world of CAD.
Revit, from Revit Technology Corporation, changes traditional design and project management models for the AEC industry. It offers an integrated, digital model of a building that can be used to maintain and operate that building throughout its lifecycle. — Published 2001.0418
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PRACTICING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Le Corbusier visited the Rogue River Ford factory in 1935; that evening he spoke at Cranbrook Academy:
This is the dramatic conflict, which is strangling architecture, which causes building to remain off the roads of progress. In the Ford factory, everything is collaboration, unity of views, unity of purpose, a perfect convergence of the totality of gestures and ideas. — Published 2001.0411
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NAHB 2001 ATLANTA SHOWCASE
In February, 2001, nearly 73,000 construction professionals from 95 countries descended upon Atlanta, Georgia for what its organizers say is the world's largest construction industry trade show.
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 2001 International Builders Show also incorporated the International Commercial Construction Exposition (ICCON) and tecHOMExpo. On display for the event were thousands of building tools and products including electronic devices to automate twenty-first century houses. — Published 2001.0314
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CURVACEOUS WORKPLACE
When the economy is booming and unemployment is low, it is difficult to attract and retain workers in the stressful, round-the-clock business of call centers. For the British telecommunications company Cellular Operations, this problem has been solved through a dramatic new work environment designed by the young architect Richard Hywel Evans. — Published 2001.0307
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CESAR PELLI'S ARCHITECTURE OF ENCLOSURE
Architecture's ability to express its place in history remains one of its most fascinating and revealing features. Cesar Pelli's architecture locates the primary mode of expression in the building's enclosure. The veil that separates interior from exterior becomes for him the element through which a building is located in the stream of architectural and construction history.
Argentine-born American architect Cesar Pelli views this expressive function of the skin as a signifier that changes across architectural periods and cultures. — Published 2001.0228
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POSTCARD FROM EAST KAZAKHSTAN
Dear ArchitectureWeek,
Soon after East Kazakhstan Technical University was founded in the early 1960s, a pleasant retreat area was identified on a nearby riverside, on a picturesque bay called "Blue Gulf." The site is gently sloping, with open areas alternating with pine forest. — Published 2001.0207
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CONFERENCE EXPLORES INFORMED ARCHITECTURE
It is no longer enough for architects to offer their clients service in design and construction. In today's competitive marketplace, clients are expecting an expanded range of services, and successful architects are looking for ways their special skills can support their clients' overall business strategies. — Published 2001.0131
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DIGITAL DESIGN GROWS IN EDUCATION
Does the computer education received by today's architecture students provide them with the skills sought by employers?
Architects and educators have long disagreed about which skills should be taught in architecture schools and which, if any, are best taught later, during apprenticeships. — Published 2001.0124
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