Tom Phifer said that he wants his new building for the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA), in Raleigh, to disappear into the landscape.

Project Specs North Carolina Museum of Art Raleigh, North Carolina Thomas Phifer and Partners << Return to article the People Design Architect Thomas Phifer and Partners 180 Varick St. Suite 1110 New York, NY Ph. 212 337 0334 Fax 212 337 0603 Partner in Charge: Thomas Phifer AIA Project Partner: Gregory Reaves AIA, LEED AP Project Architect: Gabriel Smith AIA, LEED AP Project Team: Adam Ruffin, Katie Bennett, Christoph Timm, Jon Benner, Kerim Demirkan, Len Lopate, Eric Richey, Joseph Sevene, Danny Taft Local Architect: Pierce Brinkley Cease + Lee, Raleigh, NC Partner in Charge: Clymer Cease, AIA Project Partner: Jeffrey

Photos © Daici Ano (top); Roel Backaert (middle); Duccio Malagamba (bottom) Click here to view images. Robert Venturi’s iconic 1964 house for his mother in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, a departure from the “less is more” ideal of his architectural peers at the time, offered a strong but subtle statement. In his own words, its gabled form created “an almost symbolic image of a house.” These days, you can forget subtlety. A string of recent projects takes an in-your-face approach to revive the gable once again. In Tokyo, Sou Fujimoto stacks prototypical house shapes three stories high in a wood structure.

A small, little-known building by a young Renzo Piano may soon fall victim to the wrecking ball, reports the Italian newspaper La Stampa.

From an Upper East Side townhouse to a SoHo storefront to a Long Island City industrial space, New York City’s Museum for African Art has had three different homes since opening to the public in 1984. While this nomadic existence was somewhat fitting for a fledgling institution showcasing the art of Africa and the African Diaspora, the growing museum required a world-class facility to handle and display the ancient objects, intricate crafts, and contemporary works that constitute its expanding series of temporary exhibitions. Afro-American Cultural Center That new facility, located at Fifth Avenue and 110th Street and overlooking Central Park,

Record Houses 2010: Project Specs Mountain House California Atelier Bow-Wow << Return to article the People Architect: Atelier Bow-Wow Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit: Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, Momoyo Kaijima, principals; Yoichi Tamai, Takahiko Kurabayashi, Yoshiko Iwasaki, project team Consultant(s): Ken Meffan Photographer(s): Iwan Baan   the Products Metal: Loomis Metals Hardware: G-U Hardware Salvaged finishings: Urban Ore Wallboard: Homasote Company Oven: Viking Kitchen cabinets: Aaron Sidebottom Lighting: Schoolhouse Lighting SIP panels: Crowley Builders Inc. Lumber: Bob Prout, Moonshine Lumber Co. Windows Operable windows: Lowen Windows Doors Custom sliding doors: Ken Meffan architectbuilder

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