Alternative Realities: 7 Radical Buildings That Could-Have-Been
Archdaily
On a site fraught with controversy, the radical design of Daniel Libeskind’s World Trade Center master plan has given way to the bland, value-engineered towers that have been built in its place, a group of buildings that speak the language of a corporate, profit-centric America where design is treated like an afterthought, staid and uninspiring.
The architects building a future for themselves
The Guardian
There are many ways to be an architect. There are possibly more ways to be a young architect (or, in the infelicitous term often used, “emerging” architect — somehow reminiscent of birthing cows — or, in the Architecture Foundation’s usage, “new” architect). For it takes ingenuity to form your (beautifully detailed) niche in the granite walls erected against career progress in this profession…
New French “Pentagon”: The Male Architect and His Military Toy
The Funambulist
Last November was inaugurated in South Paris the new building of France’s Ministry of Defense, immediately nicknamed “Pentagon” by journalists for its massiveness and its imperial iconography (something that the journalists did not seem to mind). The list of problematic points regarding this new building is long…
Block’hood — Vertical city simulator with focus on ecology, decay and coexistence
CreativeApplications
Created by a small team of architects turned game designers (Jose Sanchez & Gentaro Makinoda), Block’hood is a vertical city simulator with emphasis on ecology and decay. As a player, you take control of a neighborhood and develop your community within limited space. The challenge is provided by the requirements of the blocks you create, forcing you to satisfy the need of resources.
How A 145-Year-Old Art Museum Stays Relevant In The Smartphone Age
FastCompany
People ask me: What is your biggest competition?,” says Sree Sreenivasan, the Met’s chief digital officer. “Is it MoMA? Guggenheim? Our competition is Netflix. Candy Crush. It’s life in 2016.
