Archive for 'Editorials'
David Easton – 45 Years of Rammed Earth
Building materials and resilience are intrinsically linked. Rammed earth is perhaps the longest-enduring building material.
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An Urban Experiment in Northwest Arkansas
There’s a bold plan afoot to transform Bentonville, AR from a rural business hub into an international, cosmopolitan destination. (Image is from one of the competition winners, Kevin Daly Architects)
by Rebecca Firestone with Mark English AIA
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Arcosanti: Why?
“It’s legendary within urban planning and architecture as a utopian idea… and yet it seemed sad. A failed experiment. It’s romantically inspired, but It’s not an appropriate response to the climate. Unlike the original Pueblo settlements, it’s not self-sufficient.” (Images: Mark English)
– Mark English, AIA
by Rebecca Firestone with Mark English AIA
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Minnesota Street Project: Ecosystem for the Arts
“If we don’t do something soon, there won’t be an arts community in San Francisco at all. It’ll become a city of millionaires and homeless people.”
– Andy Rappaport, co-founder
by Rebecca Firestone with Mark English AIA
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Cannabis Developers Threaten Affordable Housing
“How would buildings full of plants and a few caretakers help to create a lively urban context? People not plants!”
– Mark English, AIA
by Rebecca Firestone with Mark English AIA
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Carlo Scarpa: A Tactile Experience
A visit to a former Olivetti showroom in Venice, now a museum, yields new insights into Scarpa’s unique genius.
Image: Mark English Architects
by Rebecca Firestone with Mark English AIA
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Archaeology of the Perverse: Damien Hirst at Punta della Dogana
Is “Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable” really the most expensive artistic flop in living memory, or are these art critics missing the real point?
Image: Mark English Architects
by Rebecca Firestone with Mark English AIA
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Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue: MDC
A correspondent from Mars visits the Monterey Design Conference. Who are these strange creatures called “architects”? Architects possess a unique language and culture all their own – a purpose and a place in the world.
Images: Mark English Architects and Sou Fujimoto
by Rebecca Firestone with Mark English AIA
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Portuguese Modern: An Architectural Tour
“The Paula Rego House is all about form. The mechanical systems are so integrated with the building that they’re invisible.”
Image: Mark English Architects
by Rebecca Firestone with Mark English AIA
