Monday
22 March 2010
The forthcoming Tron movie, hyped to be one of the biggest blockbuster releases of this year, had failed to move us until we discovered that its director actually trained to be an architect…
The Guggenheim is auctioning of a series of art works by architects and artists that offer a revealing insight into what the art world thinks architect’s work is worth…
News Junkie’s top stories from the weekend; is a naked woman in a project rendering a bit too realistic? Rowan Moore’s finally gets round to looking at Brad Pitt’s architecture venture in New Orleans; and Jean Nouvel’s MoMA tower in New York attracts some unwelcome legal attention. Has Monday ever been so exciting?
Congratulations this week to the London Eye, which celebrated its tenth birthday on Tuesday…
It is always sad when a great architect dies and their office is disbanded. Years of work including architectural drawings and sketches end up on the rubbish tip.
So let’s give a big cheer for the State Preservation Office and Archives of Michigan, USA, who have joined forces to save World Trade Centre architect Minoru Yamasaki’s records…
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