Lincoln Center unveils new plans for a beautifully designed addition to the Vivian Beaumont Theater by Hugh Hardy. His addition is a new black box theater that is to be built on the roof of the Beaumont Theater with a terrace overlooking Lincoln Center. The new theater will feature the work of emerging playwrights, directors and designers, and will be aimed at new audiences, with every ticket priced at $20.
Another containter book is coming out soon. Container Atlas: A Practical Guide to Container Architecture will be released from Gestalten in March. Looking forward to picking one up! (via Curated Mag)
Here is an organization I read about that I wanted to bring to your attention. Pecha Kucha which started as a social gathering for young architects in Tokyo, is now a world wide gathering of architects that has a different event in every major city in the world. This year, they are working with Architecture for Humanity to focus on new ideas and efforts for reconstruction in Haiti. Have a look at their website, very interesting.
Beautiful home by Andrés Remy Architects built in a suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Go to the posting on The Contemporist for a full description
Here is the latest from Jean Nouvel by way of Design Boom. Not his more interesting but still pretty cool.
Have a visit to the Citizen Architecture website and check out their trailer. This is a very interesting film about those who teach the kind of architecture that can help people as opposed to architecture designed to be symbols of power and wealth. I will put up the trailer as soon as they youtube it! In the meanwhile take a look at their site.
Beautiful house in Philadelphia by Qb Design by way of Arch Daily. Check out the pics here.
I recently came upon this site and wanted to share. For those who know me, you already know that I spent a year in Tokyo a while back so it may not be a surprise that anything that combines design and Japan is something I’m going to be a fan of. In this case though, what I particularly like is how its curated. Don’t be surprised to see me reference the site a couple of times in the near future…in the meantime check it out for yourself: Snow Magazine.
Yesterday, Banksy’s Exit Through the Gift Shop premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Check out the great feedback!
By way of Arrested Motion
Check out this city built entirely out of shipping containers outside of Mexico City. In the addition to housing he city consists of restaurants, bars, shops, art galleries, and an open public area with ping pong tables. There are similar projects in London and a development going up in New York on Lafayette Street.
For more: FP: Pic of the Day: Shipping Container City
Also have a look at the Container City website with some interesting projects.
