Gabrielle Golenda
“I can’t paint, I can’t take photographs, but I can make little buildings out of p aper… so here I am, working in that way.” So says Philadelphia-based artist Drew Leshko, who might just be an architecture modelmaker disguised as a sculptor. His latest series of fastidiously handcrafted 1:12-scale façades is on view now in the…
What is gray? Somewhere in between, it is a neutral color, or rather an absence of color. Although g ray is often associated with humdrum, conventional, old-age, indifference, and modesty, it can also convey a certain restrained elegance. These products may not be as sexy as the book or movie, and they certainly require more commitment…
“To cross a bridge, a river or a border is to leave behind the familiar, personal and comfortable an d enter the unknown, a different and strange world where, faced with another reality, we may well find ourselves bereft of home and identity.” —Jean-Pierre Vernant You cannot think of land without thinking of water. A bridge…
Image via Arch Daily Until March 8, any pedestrian passing through Times Square can drum up a beat f or the heart-shaped, Mini-Cooper-sized sculpture in the crossroads of the world. Brooklyn-based Stereotank designed “HeartBeat” to glow to the rhythm of strong, deep, low-frequency heartbeat sound that would inspire visitors to play the various percussion instruments built…
In the 1920s El Lissitzky developed and proposed the idea of horizontal skyscapers — Wolkenbügels, o r “cloud-irons” — eight structures intended for the Boulevard Ring in Moscow. His logic was that as long as humans could not fly, moving horizontally was natural, and moving vertically was not. In an area where there is not significant…
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is pleased to announce the 14 recipients of the 2015 Youn g Architect Award. AIA defines “young” in reference to years in practice rather than the age of the individual — the award can go to any AIA member who has been licensed for 10 years or less, regardless of…