Issue Archives IN THIS ISSUE 17_10.19.2011
In This Issue:
  • Prized Design
    Taiwanese architect receives top Curry Stone social design award.
  • Obit> Jean-Louis Véret, 1927-2011
    Jean-Louis Cohen reflects on French architect who advanced 20th century urban discourse.
  • Reflections in a Crystal Eye
    John Pawson pays his respect to Wren's St. Paul's Cathedral.
  • On the Map
    As interactive software catches on, the city invites the public to play.
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  • Unveiled> North Bethesda Market II
  • Editorial> In the Winner's Circle
    William Menking on the Stirling Prize and the future of architectural awards.
  • Savvy Sisters
    A sustainable convent in Harlem.
  • Review> Dwelling on Home
    John Hill on DASH: Delft Architectural Studies on Housing and the reinvigoration of residential architecture.
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  • Feature> Spotlight: South Shore High
    John Ronan Architects finely crafts light, materials, and space to create a prototype high school for Chicago.
  • Take the Low Line
    Abandoned underground tracks a future as bright as the High Line's.
  • Feature> Spotlight: Claremont University
    LTL Architects uses light to transform a maintenance building into vibrant offices.
  • In Detail> Chazen Museum Curtain
    Petra Blaisse creates an artful curtain for Machado and Silvetti's new Chazen Museum lobby.
  • Feature> Spotlight: MFA Boston
    Foster and Partners masterfully controls natural light at the newly opened Art of the Americas Wing.
  • Feature> Spotlight: Vanke Center
    Steven Holl uses light to help defy gravity in China.
  • Light Touch
    Herzog & De Meuron Peel Back Layers of Time at the Park Avenue Armory.
  • Bank On It
    A Loophole for Manny Hanny?
  • Feature> Spotlight: Mansueto Research Library
    Murphy/Jahn and Lichtplanung create an unobtrusive lighting scheme for the University of Chicago's glass-domed reading room.
  • Review> Irony Bites
    Stephen Bayley delivers Pomo its death blow.
  • Comment> Jerold S. Kayden
    Occupying Wall Street at the public-private frontier.
  • Open> Restaurant
    Tashan by Winka Dubbeldam and Archi-Tectonics.