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MOCA’s “New Sculpturalism” Show Moving Forward

Sam Lubell — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:27:19 +0000

AN just heard from MOCA that their embattled show, A New Sculpturalism, Contemporary Architecture in Southern California, is moving ahead. The date has been pushed back from June 2 to June 16, but it will still take place inside MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary, presumably featuring the same roster of both emerging and star architects, minus Frank [...]

Soane’s Annual Gala Dinner

William Menking — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:08:45 +0000

Tuesday evening’s John Soane’s Museum gala was a great evening for the assembled supporters of the London museum on Lincoln’s Inn Fields. It started when Soane Board President Thomas Klingerman asked the audience “How many of you read The Architect’s Newspaper?” You probably saw the Eavesdrop column on Jay Z and Beyonce visiting Cuba on a Soane [...]

The Final Turn: Architect Tom Kundig Designs a Minimal Funerary Urn

Nick Miller — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:17:42 +0000

While few items should garner as much respect as those of which hold the memories of our loved ones, high-design has long had an aversion to memorialization. Seattle-based architect Tom Kundig of Olson Kundig Architects and artist Greg Lundgren hope to change that with their new funerary urn, “The Final Turn,” for Lundgren Monuments. With [...]

Get Your Own 3D Printed DesignX Bracelet at ICFF!

Jaclyn Hersh — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:56:45 +0000

If you need yet another reason to go to DesignX next week at ICFF, Mode Collective has got it covered with their 3D printed bracelets. Stop by their booth to watch the 3D printing extravaganza live and to pick up a bracelet of your own. I [Heart] DesignX bracelets will be available in different colors [...]

Architects Take Milan, Part 2: Collaborations Abounded At This Year’s Furniture Fair

Jennifer Krichels — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:32:49 +0000

AN had boots on the ground at the 2013 Milan Furniture Fair, taking the air and parsing the differences. This year saw an abundance of collaborations between furniture designers and architects. What follows is the second half of our greatest hits, everything from modular shelving and sleek hardware to design-forward consoles and practical seating. View even [...]

New Plaza Brings Needed Public Space to Holland Tunnel Entrance

Nicole Anderson — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:06:29 +0000

The entrance to the Holland Tunnel, a maze of traffic and complicated pedestrian crossings, finally has some much-needed open space. Thursday, the Hudson Square Connection, the Business Improvement District (BID) for the area, along with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, announced the opening of Freeman Plaza West, a new public space [...]

New Navy Pier Plans, McCormick CTA Renderings Revealed

Chris Bentley — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:23:04 +0000

Above: “Gateway Fountain” in warm and cold seasons. (Courtesy Navy Pier) Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration Wednesday revealed details about two initiatives they said would amount to $1.1 billion in investment: a new 10,000-seat arena for DePaul University located across the street from McCormick Place, and an overhaul to Navy Pier — the city’s largest tourist [...]

LMN Architects’ Collaborative Sound Cloud

Emily Hooper — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:45:38 +0000

A system of 946 unique panels will produce optimal acoustics and aesthetics at the University of Iowa’s new School of Music. For a 700-seat concert hall at the new School of Music at the University of Iowa, Seattle-based LMN Architects wanted to design a high-performing ceiling canopy that would unify the many features of traditional [...]

Friday> Cocktails & Conversations at the Center for Architecture

Vincenza Di Maggio — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:00:16 +0000

Tomorrow night join architect Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works and curator David can der Leer of the Van Alen Institute as the pair kick off the weekend with a tasty cocktail prepared by author and bar tender Toby Cecchini. The custom drink will be inspired by the architect’s work, crafted by Cecchini specially for the occasion. [...]

Featured DesignX Workshop> Skylar Tibbits To Present 4D Printing & Bio-Molecular Self Assembly

Amanda Gruen — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:02:49 +0000

DesignX presenter Skylar Tibbits, the founder of SJET, Director of Self Assembly Lab, and Senior TED Fellow, will host a hands-on lab introducing interior designers and architects to the future of additive manufacturing and programmable matter. Discover how matter programmers design materials to self-assemble when exposed to the elements. Additional topics include 4D printing and [...]