Manhattan’s Golden Gate Park

Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, perhaps best known for wrapping the Reichstag, will be lining the paths of Central Park with 7500, 16 ft high gates. The gates will be spaced 12 feet apart, line 23 miles of footpaths, and support hanging, saffron-colored fabric panels. Those walking along the paths will stroll beneath a waving, [...]

New to Me: Lacaton + Vassal

I just got around to reading a brief write-up on Parisan firm Lacaton + Vassal, posted on BD last Friday, and I’m walking away quite impressed. The firm’s philsophy — and resulting projects — combine pragmatism, poetry, and comfort. Comfort being the operative element here. After a 17 year partnership, the firm is poised [...]

Art Abandoned by MoMA?

Tired of all the praise the new MoMA is getting? Then you might be interested in what Hilton Kramer, of the New York Observer, has to say.
An Exerpt:
“The first and gravest of our disappointments is with the ill-conceived architecture. Yoshio Taniguchi’s redesign has at every turn in its cold and elephantine structure the [...]

Insert "Ship in a Bottle" Joke Here

The last of the British tea clippers, the 135 year old Cutty Sark will soon be undergoing a complete restoration, and Grimshaw architects have been given the task of designing a temporary enclosure to house the boat during this process. Hugh Pearman describes head Architect, Chris Nash: “He was born by the sea: his childhood [...]

Extreme Makeover: Blog Edition

Even though this is still a very small blog, it’s gotten a lot more hits lately. (um..relatively speaking) The result: I got all excited, giggled like a school girl, and dressed up the page a little. I’ll be adding some new links and resources in the near future, so watch out! . I hope [...]

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