2014 Mumford Lecture: Theaster Gates

Mark yr calendars: Thursday, May 1, is the 2014 Lewis Mumford Lecture on Urbanism, to be given by artist/innovator Theaster Gates. The 10th annual lecture is presented by the Graduate Program in Urban Design, Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at City College of New York (CCNY), and will...

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Pritzker Prize Poll 2014

The Pritzker Architecture Prize website is indicating that the announcement of the 2014 recipient will happen on Monday, March 24. So with just under a week until the announcement, who do you think should win the Pritzker? I've set up a poll in the left column (mirrored at the bottom of this post) to...

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Today's archidose #741

Something green on this Saint Patrick's Day: Photos of the Residence Schmuck (2011) in Frankfurt, Germany, by Meixner Schlüter Wendt, photographed by Frank Dinger.To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just::: Join and add photos to the archidose pool, and/or:: Tag your photos&nbs...

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AE29: Archaeological Covers

Less an architectural element than an odd sort of typology, archaeological covers serve multiple purposes: protecting ruins from the elements, particularly rain, and marking a historical site in a way that reinforces its cultural importance. The former could be accomplished through a tent-like structure,...

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Salter Builds

Back in 2006 I posted that one of my favorite architects, Peter Salter, was hired by a former student-turned-developer "to create four bespoke houses in [London's] Notting Hill."While finding some precedents for a class I'm teaching I came across Charles Holland's "brief paen to Peter Salter" from...

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Book Review: Two Small Books

Horror in Architecture by Joshua Comaroff and Ong Ker-ShingORO Editions, 2013Paperback, 220 pagesLost Landscapes by LOLA Landscape Architectsnai010 publishers, 2013Paperback, 240 pagesIt's fairly obvious that graphic design and page layout impact the success of illustrated books, especially architecture...

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Today's archidose #740

Here are photos of two 20th century European churches.Islev Kirke (1970) in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Inger and Johannes Exner, photographed by Flemming Ibsen:Eglise du Sacré Cœur (1951) in Audincourt, France, by Maurice Novarina (windows by Fernand Léger, mosaic and baptistry by Jean Bazaine), photographed...

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