Posted in Architecture, Culture, News Ink, tagged Architecture, Art, Eva Jiricna, Fashion, Frank Gehry, London's Somerset House, news, Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture, Prada, Rem Koolhass, Skin + Bones, Technology, Zaha Hadid on April 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The idea of designers and architects working together is nothing new, from the Tokyo store collaboration between Prada and Rem Koolhaas to Hussein Chalayan’s techno virtuosity in morphing dresses into chairs.
We all live in buildings and wear clothes. Traditionally, fashion and architecture have remained quite distinct. However, since 1980s the two disciplines have become closer [...]
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Posted in Architecture, Discussion, Historic Preservation, News Ink, Peoples' Places, tagged Architect, Architecture, Buildings, Business, Economy, Frank Gehry, Historic Preservation, Jon Jerde Partnership, Macerich Company, Mall, news, Old Buildings, Philip Johnson, Residence, Restoration, Reuse, Santa Monica, Santa Monica Place, Technology, Urban Design, Winton Guest House on February 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This week in news we find two of Frank Gehry’s projects declared obsolete- Winton Guest House in Minnesota, and Santa Monica Place mall in Santa Monica.
In early 2007, the University of California, Irvine, razed one of his buildings—a computer science center—to make way for a new engineering complex, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported at the [...]
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