baltimoresun.com - Architecture

Plans for Mechanic Theatre wait in the wings

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A resignation and disagreements among officials delays the next stage for the shuttered Mechanic Theatre

B altimore's Morris A. Mechanic Theatre has been closed for four years, but it's still a source of high drama for those curious about what will happen to the key downtown property.

Competition draws designers

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Israeli-born architect Moshe Safdie hasn't designed a project for Baltimore since he designed Coldspring Newtown in the 1970s, but he's apparently interested in working on the $107 million law school planned by the University of Baltimore.

Drawing: not a lost art for architects

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Even in an age when most architectural design work is carried out on computers, many architects still draw by hand at least part of the time. As a precursor to the city's annual Artscape festival later this month, the Baltimore Architecture Foundation is presenting four exhibits on Sunday to display the range of work architects produce when they aren't sitting in front of a computer terminal. All four exhibits will be open that day within one block from each other in midtown.

Baltimore is a city to watch for design

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Baltimore barely missed being ranked as one of "America's Best Cities for Design," according to a new survey that measures factors such as the number of award-winning contemporary buildings in a city and examples of environmentally friendly architecture.

Designs big, small win awards

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Ten years ago, St. Anthanasius Chapel in Curtis Bay appeared destined for the wrecking ball, after the Archdiocese of Baltimore closed it out of concerns that the 1891 building was structurally unsound.

Architects and planners ponder a city design center

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Public forum scheduled June 26 to gauge interest

Paris has one. Copenhagen has one. San Francisco just opened one.

Another source of inspiration

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400

New Fort McHenry visitor center is something to sing about

Besides being known as the birthplace of the national anthem, Baltimore's Fort McHenry is considered one of the finest examples of fort design in North America.

Future of Mechanic hinges on its design

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Of all the arguments for designating Baltimore's Morris A. Mechanic Theatre a city landmark, one of the strongest comes from the owner itself.

Proposal for Constellation rocks the boat

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

What would Baltimore's Inner Harbor be without the Constellation?

Design panel balks at hotel's 'severe' look

Mon, 29 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400

Suggests a meeting to review alternatives

Is Baltimore spending $305 million to build a downtown hotel or a prison?