Josephine Minutillo

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

Fearless design turns imitation goods into hot property.

Transportation: Bath Spa Bus StationCarrasco International Airport New Terminal Dubai Metro Red Line and Green Line Fairbanks International Airport Li'ge-Guillemins TGV Railway Station Terminal B Concourse, Mineta San Jose International Airport The Rosa Parks Transit Center Tempe Transportation Center International Arrivals Building Expansion at Washington Dulles International Airport Project Specs Terminal B Concourse, Mineta San Jose International Airport San Jose, California Gensler, in association with Steinberg Architects << Return to article the People Client: City of San Jose Architect: Gensler, in association with Steinberg Architects 2500 Broadway, Suite 300 Santa Monica, CA 90404 Gensler Two Harrison Street, Suite 400 San

Long before the athletes go for the gold at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, native son Omer Arbel won the commission to design the medals the winning competitors will sport around their necks. Trained as an architect, Arbel divides his time equally between designing buildings and objects since founding his own firm, Omer Arbel Office, in 2005. The medals, however, are a first for Arbel, whose industrial design projects consist mainly of furniture and lighting. “We’ve never done anything like this before,” he admits. Photo courtesy Vanoc/Covan Click on the slide show icon to see additional photos. Arbel’s design