Joel Solkoff’s Column, Vol.II, Number 1

Crescent Hotel

If I were an architect eager to launch my career in the U.S., I would focus on three states: Texas, California, and Florida. Despite the incredibly exciting renewal taking place in New York City, the reality is that the wealth and power in the United States has shifted

Rebuilding The World Trade Center: Libeskind

Kimbell Art Museum, Piano Pavilion - Joel Solkoff’s Column, Vol.I, Number 3

Joel Solkoff – on disability issues relevant to architects. Daniel Libeskind, master architect to rebuild Ground Zero, watched the original World Trade Center being built in the 1960s. Libeskind’s father worked in the neighborhood.

Joel Solkoff’s Column, Vol.I, Number 2

Marlene Dietrich in 1931

Joel Solkoff – on disability issues relevant to architects

The new Renzo Piano Whitney overlooking the Hudson River, adjacent to a really fun public park, has brought to near completion, another magnificent new Piano. Within the Gallery is the original photograph Edward Steichen took of Marlene Dietrich in 1931. The Whitney will soon be launching a new Exhibition of Steichen’s work.

Quadrant 2 South – Crown Estate Regeneration

Quadrant 2 South London, Regent Street Regeneration, Building, Development News Quadrant 2 South, London Crown Estate Redevelopment Piccadilly – design by Barr Gazetas, Architects 28 Oct 2013 Quadrant 2 South London Quadrant 2 South Latest Regent Street regeneration project gets underway Lead Architect: Barr Gazetas Renewal of this large urban block is part of The … Read more

Architectural Levels: Building Presence

UC Davis Art Museum Sacramento - Architectural Levels

Firstly, congratulations to e-architect on the milestone of their 200th Newsletter, a tribute to their dedication and the spirit of the world architecture community: UC Davis Art Museum, California, USA, design by SO – IL architects

Architectural Personality: Architecture Soul

Paloma Nimes Music Venue - Architectural Personality

There are occasions where the process of accommodating human interaction with the senses through stages of creativity, experimentation, practise, production and perfection tend to dominate the order of spaces and articulation of massing in the final architectural solution

Arkadien Winnenden Buildings: Stuttgart

Arkadien Winnenden - Stuttgart

Arkadien Winnenden, A Landscape for Climate Adaptation: Blue-green landscapes transform an industrial wasteland into an outdoor neighbourhood in face of climate challenges.

Keynsham Town Centre: Regeneration, Library

The application contains proposals for 20,000 sqft of new retail and restaurant space, a new civic building with One Stop Shop and library, community meeting and performance space, Council office space, plus new streets and spaces.