A Japanese architect who reaches for the sky: At a time when urban planners in the West frown on hulking high-rises as forbidding, Mori presents a new Asian urban sensibility, where architecture reflects soaring economic ambition, leading to mighty projects that dwarf the individual. [IHT]
Profit and Public Good Clash in Grand Plans: Given current economic realities, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s selection on Wednesday of a team led by Tishman Speyer to develop the West Side railyards seems like a wishful fantasy. Yet even if the project takes decades to realize, it is a damning indictment of large-scale development in New York. [NYT]
The Architecture of Edward Hopper: Exploring the painter’s buildings, from his famous diner to his cottage on Cape Cod. [Slate]
Frank Gehry’s timber and glass ‘street’ to be built in Hyde Park: He said: “The pavilion is designed as a wooden timber structure that acts as an urban street running from the park to the existing gallery. Inside the pavilion, glass canopies are hung from the wooden structure to protect the interior from wind and rain and provide for shade during sunny days. [Times]
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