In two public appearances, Scott Brown discussed the Pritzker petition, her firm's work, and her latest project—a book of her photographs. Denise Scott Brown did not pull any punches during two public appearances last week at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where she staunchly defended her contributions—both built and theoretical—to the architecture and planning professions over the course of a prolific career spanning more than half a century. “The sexism I discovered rose to exponential heights when Bob [Venturi] and I married,” Scott Brown, recalling the early critics who accused her of leeching off her husband, told a largely
Decked out in Dallas: A sprawling rectangular park on top of a major freeway unites an up-and-coming residential neighborhood with the burgeoning Arts District.
As in many American cities, large highways slice through downtown Dallas. Sidewalks seem intermittent, parking lots abundant, and locals respond with strange looks when asked the best way to walk to a nearby bar or restaurant. But Dallas is pouring millions of dollars into changing all that.
Installation view of Cut 'n' Paste: From Architectural Assemblage to Collage City. Cut 'n' Paste: From Architectural Assemblage to Collage City, a small and intriguing exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, open until December 1, investigates the overlooked but important influence of photomontage, assemblage, and collage on architecture. The show, curated by Pedro Gadanho, features examples from the early 20th century to the present, ranging from photomontages by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe dating to the 1920s to illustrations from the 1978 book Collage City by Colin Rowe and Fred Koetter to the near ubiquitous use of superimposed
When Target purchased two neglected commercial buildings on a prime site as a long-term real-estate investment, the company decided to adapt them during the interim. Across the street from its headquarters in downtown Minneapolis, Target Plaza Commons is a new space for employees to store their bikes, take yoga classes, play basketball—and perhaps do some work. “It’s different from anything they have at Target corporate. It’s more raw,” says Matthew Kreilich, principal at Minneapolis-based Julie Snow Architects, which oversaw the renovation of the 57,000-square-foot complex. Target hopes the rugged look—and the unsubtle references to California’s start-up-friendly, no-frills offices in old
Denise Scott Brown will not receive a retroactive Pritzker Prize, said the chair of the award's jury, Lord Peter Palumbo, in a letter released today. The letter is addressed to the two Harvard Graduate students behind a petition to have Scott Brown honored alongside her husband and partner, Robert Venturi, who won the prize in 1991.
In 2010, Sarika Bajoria struck out on her own and started her own New York City-based architecture practice. This story originally appeared on ENR.com. Kadampa Meditation CenterPer-forma StudioNew York City Sarika Bajoria found a peaceful refuge when she started attending meditation classes at a modern Buddhist center in Manhattan three years ago. Her spiritual immersion coincided with a bold professional move: She started her own architecture practice in the thick of the recession in 2010. "It took a huge leap of faith," she says. "I had to put myself out there and market to clients, not just in New York
Cass Gilbert’s Gothic masterpiece, once the tallest building in the world, celebrates its centennial year. Image courtesy Architectural Record The Woolworth Building opened to much fanfare on April 24, 1913, when President Woodrow Wilson famously pressed a button to illuminate the tower for thousands of onlookers. Hailed as New York’s "Cathedral of Commerce," at a 792-foot height, Cass Gilbert’s Gothic-style tower held the title of tallest building in the world until the Bank of Manhattan Trust, designed by H. Craig Severance, and the Chrysler Building, by William Van Alen, were completed in 1930. For the Woolworth’s 100th birthday, Architectural Record
A slew of high-profile architects and critics, including Annabelle Selldorf, Steven Holl, Wendy Evans Joseph, Thom Mayne, Richard Meier, Michael Sorkin, and Robert A.M. Stern, have joined the campaign to save the American Folk Art Museum building.
Jean Nouvel may have regretted letting the cameras roll as he asked his staff, through gritted teeth, if their painstaking design for a new art museum was meant for pigeons.
