Hadid’s Chicago pavilion delayed and a win for Calatrava
June 17th, 2009 | by awinston |News Junkie is feeling pretty news-ed out today, what with the Chelsea Barracks round-up and BD’s press day. But it’s also been a busy day for everyone else, especially Calatrava who is hopefully celebrating winning a commission to design a new university campus in California.
And Zaha’s Burnham Pavilion design is proving too complicated for the manufacturers, causing delays. Quelle surprise.
Hadid’s Design for Chicago Pavilion Delayed
The Zaha Hadid–designed pavilion scheduled to open on Friday in Millennium Park in Chicago has been delayed due to the manufacturer’s difficulty in realizing the London-based architect’s vision. More at Art Info
Herzog & de Meuron to design new museum of modern art in Calcutta
Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron have been selected to design an ambitious new museum of modern art in Calcutta (Kolkata) scheduled to open in 2013. They were chosen from a shortlist which included Frank Gehry (US) and David Adjaye (UK). More at The Art Newspaper
Can A New Architecture School Revive An Aging City?
This great recession is a tough time for a startup, but a group of architects and boosters in the Canadian city of Sudbury think it’s just the right moment for a new school of architecture. They’re gathering support for the planned Northern Ontario School of Architecture (NOSOA), which would be Canada’s first new architecture school in four decades. More at Architectural Record
Behind Bars … Sort Of
In Austria a well designed prison equals well behaved inmates. More at the New York Times
Calatrava chosen for Polytechnic Campus
The University of South Florida Polytechnic (USFP) has commissioned acclaimed architect Santiago Calatrava to design the first building for the school’s new campus in Lakeland, Florida and update the campus master plan. More at World Architecture News
Ideas Competition for the Bering Strait Project Announces Winners
A Colombian and Venezuelan team has won first prize in an ideas competition to design a new bridge or tunnel to span the Bering Strait between Russia and the USA. More at Bustler
Architects are Looking for Work
An LA Gallery is hosting an exhibition of furniture by architects looking for alternative design practices to get them through the downturn. More at Bustler
3XN: Danish pavilion proposal for shanghai 2010
nice pics at Design Boom
Design Learning From Shantytowns
The secret to a vibrant neighborhood lies in the ad hoc ingenuity found in slums and shantytowns. So says Teddy Cruz, a San Diego architect who has spent years studying Tijuana and other poor border towns where free-form structures are patched together from concrete blocks, corrugated metal and scavenged packing crates. More at Fast Company
Subtle Design Shines at Punta della Dogana
Tadao Ando has renovated a 17th century maritime customs house in Venice to host a new museum funded by French billionaire Francois Pinault. More at Art Info
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