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It’s a fact of life for architects and their clients: major projects rarely progress from conception to completion without facing some design complications along the way. In Los Angeles, famous businessman and art collector Eli Broad knows this better than anyone, having experienced some exceedingly turbulent times during the construction of the iconic Disney Concert…
As the partners of most major firms across the globe will tell you, the business of architecture can often be a very slow moving vehicle. During the economic downturn of 2008, the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel was barely visible for many studios. There were few projects on the drawing board, let…
It is considered by many to be the most important architectural work of the late 20th century. Upon completion in 1997, Frank O. Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao formed the fulcrum of a pivotal moment in architectural history, demonstrating the power of a single building to alter the urban landscape — not just spatially, but…
Dear Mayor de Blasio, A week has passed since New York’s Police Commissioner William J. Bratton sugg ested ripping up the plazas of Times Square in an effort to curb the proliferation of “desnudas” and street performers panhandling in the area. By now, I trust that you have taken the time to consider the terrible effect…
Supposedly coined by Aristotle, the “Wisdom of the Crowd” dictates that the collective judgment of a large group can provide you with the answer to almost any problem (from guessing the weight of a cow to predicting the lottery numbers, no less). The question is: can the same principle be applied to the perceived necessity…
British firm Wilkinson Eyre is officially joining the high-rise party in England’s capital. Its prop osal for Bishopsgate in the heart of the City has been granted planning permission, and the 40-story glass edifice is now due for construction alongside the plethora of novelty silhouettes on London’s burgeoning skyline. Commissioned by Mitsubishi Estate London, the Bishopsgate…
The English countryside is known for its rolling hills, green fields and luscious gardens, but Briti sh designer Thomas Heatherwick’s studio is located in the most urban of settings, near King’s Cross Station in the heart of London. Despite this, it appears that the multidisciplinary artist is always in touch with the natural context surrounding this…
After revealing some fairly fantastical renderings of a contemporary stone pyramid for Jerusalem las t week, one might be forgiven for thinking that Daniel Libeskind lives in the realm of pure architectural fantasy. However, the Polish-American architect has recently returned to reality in Brazil, completing his first project in South America for real estate giants JSHF.…
“Plecnik is, in a way, a hero for most of us, especially in the way he branched out from the moderni st mainstream, developed his own expression, took ideas from local architecture, and designed everything from door handles to urbanistic proposals. We try to follow a similar logic,” the architects told Architizer.