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2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge Semi-Finalists Propose Designs for Humanity 24 Aug 2013 | 02:40 am
Just as soon as they were announced, deliberation has begun on the nineteen semi-finalists in the 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge. In the spirit of architect Buckminster Fuller’s call for revolution...
On View> Metropolitan Museum Presents “Ken Price: A Retrospective” Through September 22 24 Aug 2013 | 02:17 am
Ken Price’s colorful, sensual ceramic sculptures have always posed the question as to whether they are art or craft. But the blur may also include the architectonic. His signature forms—cups and eggs—...
Facades+ Tech Workshop: Advanced Facade Panelization and Optimization Techniques 24 Aug 2013 | 02:05 am
On October 25th, AN’s Facades+PERFORMANCE Chicago offers participants the chance to collaborate with industry experts on practical projects to cultivate valuable skills required for the delivery of gr...
Ratner Ready to Sell Majority of Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards to an Investor 24 Aug 2013 | 01:04 am
It has been a bumpy road for Brooklyn’s controversial Atlantic Yards development. The ten-year project-in-the-making is in the news yet again. According to the New York Times, 50 to 80 percent of Atla...
Pictorial> Ross Barney’s Colorful Ohio State Chiller Plant 23 Aug 2013 | 11:16 pm
A campus chiller’s prime directive is to pump torrents of cool water, not to look good. But thanks to an inventive skin of dichroic glass fins and high-sheen concrete panels from Ross Barney Architect...
Ceilings Plus Soars in Texas 23 Aug 2013 | 05:45 pm
Gensler’s design at the University of Houston is realized in a cloud-inspired, sound-absorptive ceiling solution. Gensler and Ceilings Plus have brought a touch of the Big Apple to the University of H...
Carry a Piece of the Minneapolis Metrodome Wherever You Go 23 Aug 2013 | 02:52 am
What’s sure to become the ultimate tailgating accessory for Minneapolis Vikings football fans this year has hit the market at the Minnesota State Fair. Thanks to Duluth Pack, makers of bags and tents,...
Graffiti Mecca in Queens to be Replaced by Residential Towers 23 Aug 2013 | 02:21 am
The former record needle and clothing manufacturing building, 5 Pointz, in Long Island City, Queens, is one of the few remaining refuges for graffiti art in New York City. For the last two decades, ae...
Zoning Change will Open Door for Sprawling Residential Development in Queens 23 Aug 2013 | 01:42 am
Astoria may soon rival its neighbor, Long Island City, as the next major residential waterfront community in Queens. In a unanimous vote, the City Planning Commission has given developer Lincoln Equit...
On View> “Mixtec Stonecutting Artistry: 16th Century Ribbed Vaults in Mixteca, Mexico” Opens August 24 22 Aug 2013 | 10:38 pm
Mixtec Stonecutting Artistry: 16th Century Ribbed Vaults in Mixteca, Mexico HGA Gallery Rapson Hall, Goldstein Museum of Design, University of Minnesota 89 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN August 24,...
