What began as architects Catherine Johnson and Rebecca Rudolph’s provocative response to the question “What is architecture?,” posed by the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles chapter as part of a 2010 competition, became the ethos of the duo’s collaboration: “It is design, bitches” was their answer.
The retail sector is slowly improving after taking a sharp hit during the recession. New York City, in particular, has been a hub of activity, with several high-profile renovation and new-construction projects. Source: McGraw-Hill Dodge Analytics Click the image above to view a full presentation of these stats [PDF].
Installation view of the Los Carpinteros exhibition, Irreversible, at Sean Kelly Gallery in New York. The show runs through June 22. On Saturday, the Cuban art duo Los Carpinteros (“The Carpenters”) opened an exhibition of new work titled Irreversible. It should be called Irreverent. The show, which occupies the entire Sean Kelly Gallery in Manhattan through June 22, includes an 11-foot-wide architectural watercolor, a room-size installation involving smashed tomatoes, a video depicting a conga dance in reverse (music also in reverse), and three sculptures that look like spacecraft.The “Carpenters” are Dagoberto Rodriguez and Marco Castillo, Cuban-born artists who have worked
June 18-19, the CityAge conference, which bills itself as a "platform for dialogue designed to amplify new ideas in business, government, and society," will hit New York City. Architectural Record is a media sponsor of the event, which includes speakers Bjarke Ingels of BIG, Jill Lerner of KPF, and many others. Image via CityAge.tv Time & PlaceTuesday, June 18 — Wednesday, June 19, 2013New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, Washington Square60 Washington Square South, Suite 503New York, NY 10012Purchase Tickets Speakers Donald B. Marron, Chairman, Lightyear Capital Jung Hee Song, Senior Executive Vice President, KT Richard Barkham,
On the evening of May 14th, the Design Trust for Public Space is presenting a roundtable discussion on manufacturing, technology, and infrastructure in New York City. The program is part of the citywide NYCxDesign event. Time & Place Tuesday, May 14, 2013Parsons The New School for Design 560 Seventh Avenue, 2nd Floor AuditoriumNew York CityFREEAdvanced reservations required: rsvp@designtrust.orgProgramWelcome: Joel Towers, Executive Dean, Parsons The New School for DesignIntroduction: Susan Chin, Executive Director, Design Trust for Public SpaceModerator: Clifford Pearson, Deputy Editor, Architectural RecordRoundtable participants:Miquela Craytor, Director of Industrial Initiatives, Center for Economic Transformation Team, NYC Economic Development CorporationAdam Friedman,
Frieze Art Fair A fabric room by Do-Ho Suh at the Lehmann Maupin booth. A snaking white tent designed by Brooklyn firm SO-IL kept out occasionally torrential rain at the second New York edition of the Frieze Art Fair, which opened during a break in the clouds on Thursday. Despite the weather, crowds made the trip to Randalls Island to check out work on offer from some 180 dealers and a series of related programs and exhibitions. Elsewhere in the city, a roster of other fairs also opened their doors in time for the weekend, including NADA (the nonprofit New
Installation image of Lost City Arts at the Collective.1 Design Fair. New York architect Steven Learner needed advice. While fairs like Design Miami/, which cater to collectors of 20th century and contemporary work, have popped up around the world, New York City lacked a similar event, and seeing a hole in the market, Learner decided to start his own. To bridge the knowledge gap between being an architect and being a design market impresario, he called on a group of some 13 dealers, collectors, curators, and other advisors, including fellow architect Alexander Gorlin, to help conceive a new fair. This
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