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11th Annual Webby Winners Announced 2007-05-01 23:44:00 Congratulations from ecAr2.0 to the nominees and winners of the 11th AnnualWebby
Awards. Among this year's winners are two design blogs that are featured in our sidebar under Allied Design Blogs. The Webby winner for the Blog-Culture/Person category was we make money not art while TreeHugger won the Peoples Voice Award. Design Observer was also a featured nominee in this category. Also of note were the winners of the Art Category. The Webby went to Electrolux Design Lab and the People's Design Award website won the Peoples Voice Award. For a full listing of all nominees and award recipients follow the link below.11th Annual Webby Awards
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ArCaricature 101 2007-05-01 01:21:00 click imageToday we give a nod to architecture.mnp for turning us on to the epic Architecture drama being played out in satirical caricatures on the web. Surely everyone who has been or is an architectural student or intern can relate to the whimsical dialogue that is presented here.Architecture Students in Hell LinkIntern Architects in Hell Link
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Hadid Wins '07 Jefferson Medal in Architecture 2007-04-19 03:05:00 Zaha Hadid is the latest recipient of the Thomas JeffersonMedal
in Architecture
. The award has been given in conjunction with the University of Virginia's School of Architecture since 1966. Hadid's work has been featured previously in our blog for her design of the 2012 Olympic Aquatic Center in London, England. A complete list of all medal recipients appears below in reverse chronological order:1966 Mies van der Rohe 1967 Alvar Aalto 1968 Marcel Breuer 1969 John Ely Burchard 1970 Kenzo Tange 1971 Jose Luis Sert 1972 Lewis Mumford 1973 Jean Labatut 1974 Frei Otto 1975 Sir Nikolaus Pevsner 1976 I.M. Pei 1977 Ada Louise Huxtable 1978 Philip Johnson 1979 Lawrence Halprin 1980 Hugh A. Stubbins 1981 Edward Larrabee Barnes 1982 Vincent
ecAr2.0 Among Top 25 Blogs 2007-04-13 13:21:00 Image Courtesy of Iwan BaanMore of Iwan's Architectural Imagery can be found here.Eikongraphia recently released its Mopo 2007 - Top 25 Architecture Blogs
list and ecAr2.0 was among them. Also featured were several blogs that have been featured in our sidebars for some time. While it is flattering to be recognized, the hope is that ultimately our readers are able to obtain and enjoy a better understanding of the various aspects of our profession. To this end, ecAr2.0 will add any missing Top 25 blog members to our sidebars for your enjoyment within the next few days. Check them all out and please keep returning to our site.
Richard Rogers Wins 2007 Pritzker Prize 2007-03-29 01:17:00 Barajas Airport, Madrid, SpainArchitect RichardRogers
reknown for being the designer of both the Centre Pompidou and the Lloyd's of London Building is the recipient of the 2007 Pritzker Prize for Architecture.Channel 4 Television Headquarters, London, EnglandBritish Architect Richard Rogers Wins Pritzker Prize - NY TimesPritzker Prize Official Photobooklet Link
UVa - John Paul Jones Arena 2006-12-21 00:35:00 Charlottesville, Virginia firm VMDO Architects designs a modern arena for sports and entertainment with goliath Ellerbe Becket. The design is an interesting mix of traditional architypes found on the historic campus which are then given a modern twist. Ellerbe Becket's website provides this description of the design, "Your first impression of the John Paul
Jones Arena is of the grand pergola crowning the main entrance. This distinctive design feature echoes the architectural vocabulary established by Thomas Jefferson, who founded the University of Virginia nearly two centuries ago. The arena combines the best of traditional design with the modern amenities today’s sports and concert patrons crave – an inviting entry plaza, wide concourses, 20 luxury suites and 100+ courtside seats."University of Virginia Official Athletic Site Link
Durham Begins Performing Arts Center 2006-12-20 00:04:00 The City of Durham
, NC has begun its own venture into the performing arts center community while also further revitalizing its downtown. Following the lead of nearby Raleigh, the DPAC (Durham Performing
Arts Center
) should provide an additional venue for the arts in the Triangle above and beyond the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the BTI Center). DPAC is slated to be a 110,000 square foot, 2,800 seat facility designed by Szostak Design, Inc. Currently the project is scheduled to open in 2008 and will be located in proximity to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.Endangered Durham Link
Zaha Hadid's 2012 Olympic Aquatic Center 2006-12-08 02:55:00 This is an short but interesting animation for Zaha Hadid's Olympic
Aquatic Center
for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games (XLI Olympiad) to be held in London.Zaha Hadid Architects Link
Architect...what's in a word? 2006-12-05 12:17:00 This week we had a contributor send this interesting article to us from archrecord2. There has been much discussion in recent years over the use of the word, "Architect
". Many states currently reserve the right to use this title only when one becomes accredited. However, there seems to be no way of distinguishing a person who has recently graduated from design school from, say, someone with 5+ years of experience in the field who is sitting for board examination. Instead everyone is allowed to use the broad term, "Intern" to describe their current professional status. Perhaps a case recently decided in Colorado will assist as a catalyst for more discourse on this subject. Follow the link below for more information.archrecord2 Link
WTC Complex Striving for LEED Gold 2006-12-01 02:59:00 Apparently the latest design incarnation of the World Trade Center Complex
will attempt to receive USGBC (United States Green Building Council) LEED Gold Certification. Tower 7 has already been certified Gold as of March of 2006. For those of you unfamiliar with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ here is a passage from the USGBC's website to help explain, "...(LEED Rating System) is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality." Points are earned through research, calculation
Intriguing Earth Architecture 02 2006-11-21 00:07:00 Today we feature a construction photo of National Stadium in Beijing which will play host to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games (XXIX Olympiad). The stadium will seat 91,000+ and will feature the opening and closing ceremonies as well as all of the track & field events during the Olympics. In 2002, Herzog & de Meuron teamed with ArupSport and China Architecture
Research & Design Group to win the international competition for the design of the Olympic centerpiece venue.National Stadium WikipediaNAi Herzog & de Meuron Web File
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NCMoA Plans Major Expansion 2006-11-17 23:36:00 The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh is planning a major expansion to its existing facility that will open to the public in 2009. Currently, the museum has one expansion designed by Smith-Miller+Hawkinson but in this case they have selected New York architects Thomas Phifer and Partners. The design will be approximately 127,000 sf and incorporate some interesting natural daylighting to be engineered, in part, by renowned engineers Ove Arup. An excerpt from the museum's press release helps to provide insight into the design: "The new NCMoA building is a low-lying, single-story pavilion that merges visually with the rolling green surroundings. The building will be clad in satin polished stainless steel panels flush mounted to seamlessly and softly reflect the landscape and changing conditions of the sky and atmosphere to ethereal effect. A rolling roof plane dotted by occuli every 26 feet echoes the pattern of surrounding hills and hints at a path-breaking lighting system within. Read more:Major
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Floating Pool Arrives in NYC 2006-11-16 08:55:00 Several days ago I received a request to feature a very interesting project that is scheduled to open to the public on July 4, 2007. Jonathan Kirschenfeld the principal of the New York based firm that designed the structure, Jonathan Kirschenfeld Associates, has developed a modern interpretation of a paradigm from New York City's historic past (e.g. the floating public pool). In his own words he states,"The Floating
Pool has been designed to create a lively, unexpected urban space. The locker rooms, showers, and snack bar are collected around a raised sun court and dining terrace overlooking the pool." A non-profit organization aptly named The Neptune Foundation originally commissioned the project in 1999. The floating superstructure was built in Amelia, Louisiana from a reclaimed barge and was recently towed and installed at its final location at Pier 2 in Brooklyn Bridge Park.The Neptune Foundation LinkProject Profile Page
Intriguing Earth Architecture 01 2006-10-17 03:25:00 Dubai in the fog - Harry Lambert Although East Coast Architecture
is the key feature and tagline for this blog, I could not resist adding new content based on photographic views of Architecture from around our world. In this first installment, we feature a group of photos from Harry Lambert's public Flickr account that show Dubai, UAE. This new weekly series will feature interesting, quirky and visually stimulating architectural images in the hopes of evoking an emotional reaction to our built environment. If you have any comments or suggestions for future postings please leave your remarks under the comments. Use Flickr
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Holl Fires Back at City of Denver 2006-10-17 03:08:00 Architect blames city's team - RockyMountainNews.comAs advertised here on October 10, 2006 we have Steven Holl's response to his departure from the Denver
Justice Center Project. It should be interesting to see how much the redesign will look like the original Holl solution. The link below is to a Denver architecture blog that contains a more in-depth analysis of the fallout. Feel free to leave your opinion in the comments section.thartofwhere Link
Steven Holl Out of Denver Project 2006-10-11 00:18:00 Architect quits Justice Center project - Denver
PostSteven
Holl has apparently had no official comment as yet on his firm's decision to withdraw from the project. Local architecture firm Klipp released a statement in which they stated that the project objectives, "could not allow (Steven Holl Architects, New York) to design a building consistent with Steven Holl's design philosophy." This has got to come as a sense of loss for a city who in the last decade has had a slew of renowned architects propose or design projects within the immediate downtown core. We will await comment from the Holl camp and present it here as it is released.Related Article Link
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Competitions Anyone? 2006-10-10 23:53:00 Scion Showroom Design CompetitionI have had several competition call for entries come across my desk lately and I will be adding a new sidebar entitled Architecture Competitions
to fulfill these requests. The latest comes from car maker Scion and I quote from their competition website, "Scion Floorplan is a competition, open to the design community, where you are asked to design Scion's new dealership showroom. This competition is an opportunity for designers to work with real world design constraints, get noticed by judges working in the design industry, be creative, and possibly win $5,000." The competition submission deadline is November 10, 2006.Other Competition Links
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Ground Zero's New Look 2006-09-08 16:22:00 Designs Unveiled for Freedom Tower's Neighbors - New York TimesIn the wake of what is almost the 5th anniversary of 9/11 designs finally emerge showing the new Lower Manhattan skyline. But how long will they take to come to fruition? And will New Yorker's be able to accept the new look of Ground Zero? The jury is still out.Related Article Link
SINGLE speed DESIGN : WORKS 2006-08-01 23:28:00 An Example of Sustainable Architecture by Simple Speed Design from Cambridge, MAInteresting sustainable architectural solution for reuse of materials involved in Boston's "Big Dig". Well worth a look for those who are interested in contemporary architecture. Perhaps more American's will follow this example and recycle more construction waste for reuse. I recently watched a podcast from Hauz29 that demonstrated how much debris we, as humans, are placing in landfills versus recycling. The podcast is called "Grey to Green" and is sponsored by PBS and design e2. Link to Hauz29 Podcasts
SOM Going Tall in China 2006-06-22 19:48:00 Freedom Tower Architects Tackle China
- BusinessWeek onlineIt seems that Skidmore, Owings & Merrill are concentrating most of their design efforts on skyscrapers in the land of the Great Wall.Additional Article LinkSOM Web Site Link
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