Wednesday
10 March 2010
It has finally happened; Obama has remembered that Urban regeneration was a key part of his pre-election policies. You can watch the video of his speech on the White House website, but cynics like News Junkie will want actions rather than words.
Elsewhere, Murcutt blames fusty planning officials for lacklustre architecture in Australia, SOM’s Sears Tower gets renamed and Jean Nouvel transforms the Ile Seguin.
It’s been a busy few days in the architecture journalism world; Frank Gehry, airports in India, an Israeli architect’s Sudoku spin off, America’s Climate Change bill, Guerrilla architects in Sydney…
It’s a bumper edition of international news junkie, but one we hope will leave you very satisfied indeed.
It’s a big day for big names. Renzo Piano has won a new building commission; Brad Pitt unveiled a new list of architects unveiled for his New Orleans project; the recession has a silver lining for an early Frank Gehry building that was due for demolition and there’s a roundup of schemes for the Herzog & de Meuron curated Ordos 100 project.
Less starry stories include a new building for the Union of Architects in Russia, support for the green schools bill from the AIA and a revamp for the des Halles district in Paris.
It’s always nice to hear some cheery words from a Starchitect, especially one who can stay optimistic about a $8.6 billion project when it hits trouble. So hats off to Libeskind.
Elsewhere, race is back on the agenda, stimulus money is being spent and British architects are advised not to look to Australia for work.
In today’s international news digest, problems for Hadid in Michigan, the AIA launches into Facebook and Sibir Sues Chigirinsky for $328M
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