Any thoughts on what Los Angeles could/will look like in 20 years? Newsweek put the question to three architectural firms who came up with 2030 concepts for both LA and New York in a feature called The Future of Work. The three firms that participated were Michael Maltzan Architecture, cityLAB UCLA and Gensler. In other…
Archaeologists using radar at Stonehenge have discovered another circular ditch beneath the prehistoric site. This ditch includes regularly-spaced holes that may have held wooden posts and is believed to date from the same period as the stone circle. via Reuters
We’ve said it before and I guess we’ll say it again: times are lean in the museum world, but that’s not preventing another museum from expanding. This time it’s the Kimbell Art Museum, who chose Renzo Piano to design a separate building for the museum’s site. The new building, slated for completion in 2013, will…
Italy’s first state museum dedicated solely to contemporary art, MAXXI, will open its doors May 30 in Rome. The name is a play on the abbreviation for “Museum of Art” and the Roman numerals for the 21st century. The Iraqi-born and London-based architect Zaha Hadid won the commission and designed what she envisioned as an…
The MAK Center (The Schindler House) has posted the date for their 2010 architectural tour: October 10. This year’s tour will commemorate the 100th birthday of architectural photographer Julius Shulman, who died July 15, 2009 at age 98, by featuring homes from his images. Stay tuned for further information.