Image courtesy KPF Seaport Square, Boston. Click to view more images. Related Links: Another Grand Plan for South Boston Waterfront Boston Society of Architects Headquarters Record Reveals: Boston If every journey begins with a single step, Seaport Square, a 23-acre mixed-use development along the Boston waterfront, is starting with a single-story building. In early May, Mayor Thomas Menino held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Boston Innovation Center, an angular, 12,000-square-foot structure designed by local architects Hacin + Associates and budgeted at $5.5 million. The building will give tech masterminds a place to meet with venture capitalists—much as they do at

Encompassing 23 acres, Seaport Square will include office, hotel, and residential space expected to total some 3.5 million square feet. In January, the Boston Redevelopment Authority gave the developer—a partnership of Boston Global Investors and Morgan Stanley—permission to begin construction. If every journey begins with a single step, Seaport Square, a 23-acre mixed-use development along the Boston waterfront, is starting with a single-story building. Related links Another Grand Plan for South Boston Waterfront Boston Society of Architects Headquarters Record Reveals: Boston In early May, Mayor Thomas Menino held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Boston Innovation Center, an angular, 12,000-square-foot structure

In its series 'Sometimes Cities: Urban America Beyond NYC,' New York City's Anthology Film Archives explores the intersection of architecture and people. Photo courtesy Anthology Film Archives/Julian Temple Requiem for Detroit? was developed by director Julien Temple to chronicle the “first post-American city.” Related Links: Imploding the Pruitt-Igoe Myth We’re All Doomed (Maybe) Urbanized Surveys Global Cities, in All Their Squalor and Glory When director Chad Friedrichs began work on a documentary about the notorious Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis, he thought he was making a film about architecture and environmental determinism. But as he did more research, the

Image courtesy NYU The New York City Planning Commission has approved a modified version of NYU’s Washington Square expansion plan. Related Links: Experts Debate NYU’s Controversial Expansion The New York City Planning Commission has approved a modified version of New York University’s Washington Square expansion plan. The university’s 2031 Core Campus plan, which was approved on June 6, calls for four new buildings and about 4 acres of public parks and publicly accessible open spaces. Public hearings and a city council vote on the plan are expected this summer. Stringer The modified plan includes reductions in the heights of the

In response to growing concerns from the market, USGBC is postponing plans to ballot the next version of LEED until 2013. In a surprise move, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced this week that it is postponing plans to ballot the next version of LEED until as late as June 2013. With this announcement, USGBC promises to keep LEED 2009 available for a full three years from now, although it intends to gradually ramp up incentives for teams to move to the new version of LEED during that time. Image courtesy KPF The KPF-designed BASF headquarters recently achieved double

In response to growing concerns from the market, USGBC is postponing plans to ballot the next version of LEED until 2013. The committees have been anticipating these changes for a long time, after the decision with LEED 2009 to minimize technical changes and focus on the reorganization and weighting of the credit structure. As a result, the credit requirement changes in the proposed LEED v4 rating system are the most extensive in LEED’s twelve-year history. Image courtesy KPF The KPF-designed BASF headquarters recently achieved double LEED Platinum certification, reflecting support for LEED 2009 from one of the largest chemical companies

This year marks the 25th anniversary for the organization's list, which draws attention to historic buildings, landscapes, and communities that are under threat. Photo courtesy Clara Daly/ward9.com/NTHP Ellis Island Hospital Complex. Click to view more images. Related Links: 2011 List of Most Endangered Sites 2010 List of Most Endangered Sites 2009 List of Most Endangered Sites 2008 List of Most Endangered Sites 2007 List of Most Endangered Sites 2006 List of Most Endangered Sites 2005 List of Most Endangered Sites 2004 List of Most Endangered Sites Today the National Trust for Historic Preservation released its 2012 list of America’s 11

Whether they pursue a bachelor’s or master’s degree, many architecture students are forced to take out loans to cover tuition. With design jobs rarely offering large salaries, architects can spend years, if not decades, paying off that debt. Image courtesy Wikipedia Tuition at Harvard's Graduate School of Design is $40,440 per year. Related Links: 2011 America’s Best Architecture Schools Now, that repayment period could get even longer. On July 1, the interest rate on federally subsidized student loans is set to double, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. The hiked rate will apply to new loans, not existing ones. The

Photo courtesy London 2012 Firms that designed venues for the 2012 London Olympics, but didn’t pay “sponsorship” fees, weren’t allowed to promote their involvement. Related Links: Special Report: London Now! For Deborah Saunt, principal of the London-based DSDHA, designing a building for the 2012 Games—the tallest tower in the athletes’ village—was the kind of break most young architects can only dream of. But it wasn’t clear how Saunt would parlay the commission into more business. Like all the architects involved in the Olympics, Saunt signed a contract ceding publication rights to the city’s Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). That meant she

Image courtesy EMC The Eisenhower family approves of recent changes but remains unhappy with the large metal tapestries. Related Links Gehry Modifies Design for Eisenhower Memorial American Enterprise Institute Responds to Critique of Forum on Memorial Design Modernism Takes a Beating at Forum on Memorial Design Ever since Gehry Partners unveiled changes to its design for the national memorial to President Dwight Eisenhower on May 15, the big question has been whether the Eisenhower family will now support the design. The adjustments, such as changing bas reliefs to statues and making one statue depict Eisenhower as a young man instead of