Architecture http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1142&ft=1&f=1142 Architecture en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:38:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Architecture http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1142&ft=1&f=1142 Change Is On The Horizon For London's Famous Skyline The city of London boasts centuries of architectural history. But a building boom is threatening the city's traditionally low-rise aesthetic and the views of some of that history. Critics — including UNESCO — are very worried about London's changing skyline. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:38:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/06/18/193158102/change-is-on-the-horizon-for-londons-famous-skyline?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/2013/06/18/193158102/change-is-on-the-horizon-for-londons-famous-skyline?ft=1&f=1142 The city of London boasts centuries of architectural history. But a building boom is threatening the city's traditionally low-rise aesthetic and the views of some of that history. Critics — including UNESCO — are very worried about London's changing skyline.

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]]> World's Shortest Business Brief: The Smoffice Contest results are in for the world's smallest office. Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:11:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/The+Protojournalist/2013/06/16/186437316/worlds-shortest-business-brief-the-smoffice?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/blogs/The Protojournalist/2013/06/16/186437316/worlds-shortest-business-brief-the-smoffice?ft=1&f=1142 Contest results are in for the world's smallest office.

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]]> Post Recession, Architects Return To The Drawing Board While some jobs are coming back in this economy, the market for many architects remains tough. There were nearly 220,000 people working in the field in 2008. Today, more than 25 percent of those jobs are gone. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:23:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/06/11/190561748/post-recession-architects-return-to-the-drawing-board?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/2013/06/11/190561748/post-recession-architects-return-to-the-drawing-board?ft=1&f=1142 While some jobs are coming back in this economy, the market for many architects remains tough. There were nearly 220,000 people working in the field in 2008. Today, more than 25 percent of those jobs are gone.

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]]> Plans For Smithsonian Museum 'Bubble' May Have Burst The Hirshhorn contemporary art museum had proposed an ambitious plan for a giant, inflatable addition. But the Board of Trustees couldn't agree on whether to continue fundraising to build the bubble, so the museum's director — the project's biggest supporter — will resign. Tue, 28 May 2013 03:39:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/28/186837037/plans-for-smithsonian-museum-bubble-may-have-burst?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/28/186837037/plans-for-smithsonian-museum-bubble-may-have-burst?ft=1&f=1142 The Hirshhorn contemporary art museum had proposed an ambitious plan for a giant, inflatable addition. But the Board of Trustees couldn't agree on whether to continue fundraising to build the bubble, so the museum's director — the project's biggest supporter — will resign.

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]]> For Second Time, Moore Family Loses Home To A Tornado The tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., Monday destroyed some 12,000 homes, according to Oklahoma City Police. And for one family, it was the second house they've lost to a tornado in the past 14 years. Rena and Paul Phillips say that the recent loss won't make them move. Thu, 23 May 2013 16:53:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/23/186321041/for-second-time-moore-family-loses-home-to-a-tornado?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/23/186321041/for-second-time-moore-family-loses-home-to-a-tornado?ft=1&f=1142 The tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., Monday destroyed some 12,000 homes, according to Oklahoma City Police. And for one family, it was the second house they've lost to a tornado in the past 14 years. Rena and Paul Phillips say that the recent loss won't make them move.

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]]> How One Family Built America's Public Palaces The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., has a new exhibit about the soaring tile vaults built by a famous father-son team. The Guastavinos came to this country from Spain in the late 1800s, and left their mark on some of America's most important public spaces. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:24:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/29/179255482/how-one-family-built-americas-public-palaces?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/29/179255482/how-one-family-built-americas-public-palaces?ft=1&f=1142 The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., has a new exhibit about the soaring tile vaults built by a famous father-son team. The Guastavinos came to this country from Spain in the late 1800s, and left their mark on some of America's most important public spaces.

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]]> Presidential Libraries Inspire Design Of George W. Bush Center On Thursday, the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. David Greene talks to former first lady Laura Bush about the library and life after the White House. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/25/178954980/other-presidential-libraries-inspire-design-of-george-w-bush-center?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/25/178954980/other-presidential-libraries-inspire-design-of-george-w-bush-center?ft=1&f=1142 On Thursday, the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. David Greene talks to former first lady Laura Bush about the library and life after the White House.

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]]> Trees On Top Of Skyscrapers? Yes! Yes, Say I. No! No, Says Tim Two residential towers, dense with trees, will have their official opening later this year in downtown Milan. Blogger and critic Tim De Chant thinks it's high-time we stop planting trees on skyscrapers. Krulwich disagrees. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:25:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/04/18/177765076/trees-on-top-of-skyscrapers-yes-yes-say-i-no-no-says-tim?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/04/18/177765076/trees-on-top-of-skyscrapers-yes-yes-say-i-no-no-says-tim?ft=1&f=1142 Two residential towers, dense with trees, will have their official opening later this year in downtown Milan. Blogger and critic Tim De Chant thinks it's high-time we stop planting trees on skyscrapers. Krulwich disagrees.

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]]> Trying To Preserve What's Left Of Manhattan's Little Syria Preservationists are trying to protect the last vestiges of New York's Little Syria. They're seeking historic landmark status for a few buildings in Lower Manhattan. That's all that's left of what was once a thriving neighborhood, and arguably the center of Arab-American life. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 02:21:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/08/176536828/trying-to-preserve-whats-left-of-manhattans-little-syria?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/08/176536828/trying-to-preserve-whats-left-of-manhattans-little-syria?ft=1&f=1142 Preservationists are trying to protect the last vestiges of New York's Little Syria. They're seeking historic landmark status for a few buildings in Lower Manhattan. That's all that's left of what was once a thriving neighborhood, and arguably the center of Arab-American life.

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]]> FBI Building May Soon Be 'Put Out Of Its Misery' With D.C. real estate booming, it's no surprise that the government is thinking about unloading a building seen by many as an eyesore. The J. Edgar Hoover Building, headquarters of the FBI, sits on a valuable spot along Pennsylvania Avenue, not far from the Capitol and the White House. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:04:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/05/176360153/fbi-building-may-soon-be-put-out-of-its-misery?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/2013/04/05/176360153/fbi-building-may-soon-be-put-out-of-its-misery?ft=1&f=1142 With D.C. real estate booming, it's no surprise that the government is thinking about unloading a building seen by many as an eyesore. The J. Edgar Hoover Building, headquarters of the FBI, sits on a valuable spot along Pennsylvania Avenue, not far from the Capitol and the White House.

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]]> Self-Taught Architect Behind Brooklyn's 'Broken Angel' Faces Eviction Over the past three decades, artist and sculptor Arthur Wood has turned his four-story home into a towering cathedral built out of salvaged junk. But after a fire in 2006, the New York City Department of Buildings determined that the Clinton Hill landmark was no longer a safe place to live. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:36:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/29/175621576/self-taught-architect-behind-brooklyns-broken-angel-faces-eviction?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/29/175621576/self-taught-architect-behind-brooklyns-broken-angel-faces-eviction?ft=1&f=1142 Over the past three decades, artist and sculptor Arthur Wood has turned his four-story home into a towering cathedral built out of salvaged junk. But after a fire in 2006, the New York City Department of Buildings determined that the Clinton Hill landmark was no longer a safe place to live.

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]]> Versailles Gets Spiffed-Up On Its Day Off Nearly 7 million people visit the Chateau at Versailles a year. But one day a week, it's closed. That's a spa day of sorts, when conservation work and cleaning takes place at the Grande Dame of France royal residences. The hardwood floors alone require nearly 1,000 gallons of wax a year. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:04:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/29/175295984/versailles-gets-spiffed-up-on-its-day-off?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/29/175295984/versailles-gets-spiffed-up-on-its-day-off?ft=1&f=1142 Nearly 7 million people visit the Chateau at Versailles a year. But one day a week, it's closed. That's a spa day of sorts, when conservation work and cleaning takes place at the Grande Dame of France royal residences. The hardwood floors alone require nearly 1,000 gallons of wax a year.

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]]> 2013 Pritzker Winner Toyo Ito Finds Inspiration In Air, Wind And Water "People who live in cities have become more isolated than ever," says the 71-year-old architect based in Tokyo. "I would like to use architecture to create bonds between people." Ito has designed stadiums, libraries, parks, theaters, homes and more in his four-decade career. Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/17/174128806/2013-pritzker-winner-toyo-ito-finds-inspiration-in-air-wind-and-water?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/2013/03/17/174128806/2013-pritzker-winner-toyo-ito-finds-inspiration-in-air-wind-and-water?ft=1&f=1142 "People who live in cities have become more isolated than ever," says the 71-year-old architect based in Tokyo. "I would like to use architecture to create bonds between people." Ito has designed stadiums, libraries, parks, theaters, homes and more in his four-decade career.

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]]> Artist Prepares To Light Up San Francisco's Bay Bridge Like Never Before The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge "is the Rodney Dangerfield of bridges," as our friends at KQED say. While the Golden Gate gets respect and tourists, the Bay Bridge simply does its job. But the humble span will shine Tuesday, thanks to 25,000 LEDs. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:08:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/04/173460513/artist-prepares-to-light-up-san-franciscos-bay-bridge-like-never-before?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/04/173460513/artist-prepares-to-light-up-san-franciscos-bay-bridge-like-never-before?ft=1&f=1142 The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge "is the Rodney Dangerfield of bridges," as our friends at KQED say. While the Golden Gate gets respect and tourists, the Bay Bridge simply does its job. But the humble span will shine Tuesday, thanks to 25,000 LEDs.

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]]> The Photographer Who Made Architects Famous If you know what Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater looks like, you might have Ezra Stoller to thank. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:41:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/03/01/173140765/the-photographer-who-made-architects-famous?ft=1&f=1142 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/03/01/173140765/the-photographer-who-made-architects-famous?ft=1&f=1142 If you know what Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater looks like, you might have Ezra Stoller to thank.

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