A Once Eminent Firm Meets a Bitter End
The legacy firm of famed midcentury Modernist Minoru Yamasaki has closed its doors amid a sea of recriminations and debts.
Read full story
Filed under: Emerald City |
Design Museum by Ron Arad Opening in Israel
Filed under: Emerald City |
“Urban Umbrella” Could Soon Surround NYC Sites
Walking past New York City construction sites may soon be a much more pleasant visual experience.
Read full story
Filed under: Emerald City |
Minority Architects Mobilize to Help Haiti
The January 12 earthquake that struck Haiti has galvanized the architecture community to lend its support, but the disaster has particularly resonated among African-American practitioners, some of whom are of Haitian descent.
Read full story
Filed under: Emerald City |
Construction Spending Slump to Persist in 2010
Despite noting that “the long-awaited recovery seems to be under way,” the AIA’s newly released Consensus Construction Forecast offers little reason for optimism in 2010. It does, however, provide hope for 2011.
Read full story
Filed under: Emerald City |
How Can Architects Get Involved in Haiti Relief Effort?
Like many architects, George Gekas saw the destruction caused by a massive earthquake in Haiti and wondered how he could tap his talents to help.
Read full story
Filed under: Emerald City |
New Construction Starts in December Climb 5%; Annual Total for 2009 Drops 26% to $412 Billion
Filed under: Emerald City |
UN Releases Map Showing Damage in Haiti
A preliminary damage assessment map for major buildings and infrastructure in Port-au-Prince is now available from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNITAR/UNOSAT).
Read full story
Filed under: Emerald City |
In Haiti, Structural Engineers Begin to Survey Devastation
Damage from landslides is common in Haiti. In Port-au-Prince, there is widespread destruction of nonductile concrete structures.
Read full story
Filed under: Emerald City |
Who Will Lead Recovery Effort in Haiti?
The leaders of the U.S. earthquake response effort in Haiti say they expect it will be “several weeks” before the effort shifts from a first-response life- support mission to planning for recovery, but when it comes, that phase “will involve all the military and civilian subject-matter experts.”
Read full story
Filed under: Emerald City |