What does CityCenter have to say about Ground Zero? In an interview with Bloomberg architecture critic James O. Russell, James Murren noted how his approach to developing CityCenter was influenced by the design competition that preceded the quagmire at Ground Zero. But the intrepid CEO of MGM Mirage, co-owner of CityCenter with Dubai World, could have [...]
For better or worse, architects often dabble in the design of non-architecture objects. Shoes are popular diversions, as are clothing lines, jewelry, kitchenware, and electronics. Sometimes the results dazzle, but more often than not, they look as if they were conceived by a dilettante (which is typically the case).
Rarer is the architect that molds an automobile - [...]
So much for being excited about the construction of another Manhattan landmark. Three years ago, architect Lord Norman Foster revealed renderings of two slender, elliptical towers that would rise 30-stories above Walker & Poor’s original, squat, limestone building at 980 Madison Avenue. Although it was less adventurous than Foster’s brilliantly executed Hearst Tower, which rises [...]
Peer hard enough into the (cultural) darkness of the Las Vegas Strip pictured above, and you may be able to make out the rising hulk of the future Harmon Hotel & Spa. The Foster + Partners-designed project is just a small component of the enormous, embattled CityCenter development but lately, it has produced a dispute of litigious [...]
After observing the “complications” afflicting Santiago Calatrava’s design for the Peace Bridge in Calgary, Canada (in brief: decent design; unpopular approval process; too expensive), it was pleasant to stumble upon the Henderson Waves and Alexandra Arch, which make up portions of a singular system of bridges hovering above one of Singapore’s national parks.
The spans connect [...]
Perhaps I should clarify that the “you” in the post title actually refers to “famous architects employing other architects they can boss around…”
Daily Telegraph: St. Paul’s Cathedral sketches show how Sir Christopher Wren changed architecture
If you have any interest at all in architectural history, I highly recommend visiting the online portion of an exhibition called [...]