Rudolph Michael Schindler’s Bethlehem Baptist Church, which had been boarded up for years and deteriorating from neglect despite its “Historic-Cultural Monument” status, has been given a new life. The church, originally built in 1944 with a minor budget for a congregation on Compton Avenue in South LA, has a new congregation, Faith Build International. To…
Jody Brown at Coffee with an Architect offers up a Valentine’s exclusive: Architect Valentines. Because architects are romantic. Design to send one to someone you love. via ArchDaily
The Architecture & Design Film Festival, the “nation’s largest film festival celebrating the creative spirit of architecture and design,” is coming to Los Angeles for the first time in its five-year history. ADFF Los Angeles will be held at the downtown Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 South Spring Street, and will showcase more than 30…
The Catacombs of Priscilla in Rome have been closed for a five-year restoration, but it was worth the wait. Most articles announcing the unveiling include a photo gallery/slide show showing details of the restoration. Better still: visit Catacombe di Priscilla in Google Maps, where you experience the site courtesy of Street View. The most discussed…
The three guest curators of the 2014 Whitney Biennial—Stuart Comer (Chief Curator of Media and Performance Art, MoMA), Anthony Elms (Associate Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia), and Michelle Grabner (Artist and Professor, Painting and Drawing Department, School of the Art Institute, Chicago)—have announced the artists who will participate in next year’s exhibition. Each curator…
The annual Solar Decathalon has just concluded and the winning team is Team Austria – a group of students from the Vienna University of Technology. Their design (LISI – Living Inspired by Sustainability Innovation) competed with 18 other entrants in the 10 day event, held this year in Irvine, CA. The competition is sponsored by…