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Architecture School (A Daily Dose of Architecture)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:00:00 GMT

Tonight is the premiere on Sundance Channel of their six-part docu-reality show Architecture School . Fellow architects have always agreed that there aren't any TV shows about architects -- unlike, say, lawyers or doctors -- because it would be so boring. Well, now there's a show about architects -- well, students at least -- and now we'll see if the shows proves us right or wrong. "The six-part series...

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UFO-Inspired Architecture - John Lautner’s Homes of the Future (TREND HUNTER Magazine)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:31:08 GMT

(TrendHunter.com) Upon first glance, one may be lead to assume that we’re under invasion from UFOs or that these ultra-cool and futuristic private homes were inspired by the creators of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. …

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Architecture School - Reality TV and Reality Blogs! (Archinect)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:03:01 GMT

We have a new feature up - Liz Martin spends some time talking with the creators of a new reality television series aptly titled "Architecture School". The show, set to premiere tomorrow, August 20th, on the Sundance Channel, follows twelve students enrolled in the Design/Build Program at Tulane University's School of Architecture. The Reality (Show) of "Architecture School" For those of you looking...

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Featured Jobs Today: in New York & Los Angeles (Archinect)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:00:49 GMT

SCI seeking Construction Assistant Project Manager in New York, NY Cannon Design, Inc seeking Architect in Los Angeles, CA View thousands of active job listings in our jobs section | Post a Job

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Eames Chairs Debut on NBC (architecture.mnp)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:39:41 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfzLzOl795E While posting on the Eames inspired prosthetic leg by Joanna M Hawley , I came across this video of the Eames’ work being unveiled on NBC in the ’50s. So, even though there’s a female host , the bit with Ray came off as sexist to me - “what do you do to help this man? okay, now go backstage”. Anyways - interesting find on Youtube, nonetheless. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MomNfLGOLg...

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Gehry Out (Archinect)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:57:01 GMT

The architect Frank Gehry will no longer be a part of the project to build a permanent home for the Theater for a New Audience in the BAM Cultural District in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, the theater�s founder said Thursday. But the announcement came as a surprise to Mr. Gehry, who said he wasn�t told of the change. NYT

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Brutalist Design Too 'Square' For Some Eyes (Archinect)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:49:08 GMT

In Washington, D.C., about two blocks from the White House, there's a Christian Science church that looks more like a concrete fortress than a house of worship. The Third Church of Christ, Scientist is a hulking mass of raw concrete. "It's like a weird box in the middle of Washington, with bells in one side...What is it? Oh, It's a church!" NPR | Slideshow | prev.

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Steven Holl @ MoMA (Archinect)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:37:15 GMT

Through February 2, New York's Museum of Modern Art will offer insight into one of the great architectural minds currently working, Steven Holl, principal of Steven Holl Architects . Dubbed "Pr�," the digital installation features 365 of Holl's drawings, made between 2002 and 2008. ID | Bustler Event Calendar

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CurbedWire: LES Hell Building Sold? Scarano's Bowery Combo (Curbed)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:27:29 GMT

LOWER EAST SIDEThe long-stalled 22ish-story hotelish (or maybe condoish?) development at 180 Orchard Street, which has turned the block between Houston and Stanton Streets into something of a construction zone hell over the past four years, may be coming...

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Comment of the Day: "Sorry, but Madison Sq Park area... (Curbed)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:02:04 GMT

"Sorry, but Madison Sq Park area sucks. have you ever seen Broadway in the upper 20's? total shitshow with all those dudes from Africa selling bad perfume and Chinese-made chintz all over the sidewalks. right off of Madison in the...

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Curbed PriceSpotter: That's a Wrap! (Curbed)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:24:27 GMT

PriceSpotter is Curbed's asking price guessing game. We provide you with some details and pictures from an apartment listing, and you take a crack at the price in the comments. Tomorrow we reveal the answer. And hey, no cheating! Click...

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Construction Watch: 184 Kent Getting Stripped (Curbed)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:20:36 GMT

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Clearly, we are interested in all things 184 Kent Avenue. We also know that it's hard to top last week's exclusive interior spy shot that dramatically showed what's going on inside...

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Rents Slipping This Summer: The Real Estate Group of New... (Curbed)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:51:50 GMT

The Real Estate Group of New York has released its monthly rental report for August, and there are fun findings galore, such as this: "The rental market continues to soften in its summer slump—Compared to last month, average Manhattan rents...

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Meanwhile, Back in Soho, the Trump Soho at Street Level (Curbed)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:40:27 GMT

Much has been made about the height of the Trump Soho condo-hotel, but perhaps we should take a look at it closer to the ground. Hmm. That's rather hideous? · CurbedWire: Trump Soho's Disappearing Act [Curbed] · Trump Soho...

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Troubles With Trump: In what can only be described... (Curbed)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:23:24 GMT

In what can only be described as a breathtaking update on Jersey City real estate, the Life Vicarious offers some bad news on Trump Plaza Jersey City, a two-building development near the water that's not actually being developed by Trump:...

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On the Racked: J. Crew Liquored Up, iPhone Bugs, Expensive Burg Jewelry Ahead of the Market, More (Curbed)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:02:57 GMT

And now the latest from Racked, covering shopping and retail from the sidewalks up. 1) Tribeca: J. Crew is finally all liquored up on West Broadway. Well, the new store in the former Liquor Store Bar space is now open....

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Calling All NYU Haters: Move-in day is approaching fast, and... (Curbed)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:50:48 GMT

Move-in day is approaching fast, and so the annual NYU Disorientation Guide has been released onto an unsuspecting student populaceand this time it's online. Put out by "a dozen or so undergrads, grad students and community members," this year's edition...

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David Byrne, Daniel Libeskind, and the Audio Perception of Space (Life Without Buildings)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:46:55 GMT

[image via Creative Time] David Byrne’s Playing The Building will come to a close this weekend. The art installation—a repeat performance of a 2005 installation in Stockholm—transforms an abandoned Manhattan warehouse into a fully playable, fully immersive musical instrument. Byrne describes the resulting cacophony as “authorless” but “strongly directed” music, with sounds created by air hoses [...]...

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Architects and Engineers Express Doubt About Bloomberg�s Windmill Proposal (Archinect)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:31:08 GMT

Interviews with architects, engineers and energy experts on Wednesday suggest that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg�s proposal to place wind turbines atop the city�s skyscrapers and bridges, as well as off the coastline of Queens and Brooklyn, would be complicated and expensive and barely begin to meet the growth in demand for electricity that is expected in the coming years. NYT | yesterday

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Toll Brothers Need Windex at Northside Piers (Curbed)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:19:31 GMT

Earlier this week, we heard about the rodent problem over at the Toll Brothers marquee Williamsburg development, Northside Piers. Aside from that and the gripes of people moving in, the other issue we've noted is the filth accumulating on...

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