Mercredi, 15 Décembre 2010 16:00
GE’s Paul Klein opens up about designing a kitchen for the Information Age
The future has changed, and definitely for the better this time. Forget the old future with its Buck Rogers pajamas, robots with flashing lights for eyes and ray guns that go ee-oop! ee-oop! The new future, as envisioned by General Electric’s Consumer and Industrial division, is decidedly low-impact: the style is tasteful minimalism, with sculptured metal handles and brushed steel surfaces that will allow America’s most venerable appliance maker to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with glam European brands.
As a mecca of young, creative minds, Art Center College of Design is a fulcrum of artistic innovation. Art and Living investigates the faces and the forces behind the Southern California institution
Situated on a tranquil, 175-acre campus in the wooded foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, Art Center College of Design might strike some as the ultimate ivory tower retreat of artists and academicians. But in fact, Art Center is a vibrant nexus of hands-on learning and real-world application.
The award-winning architect of the Bellagio and Horton Plaza examines inspiration, sustainable design, and the future of architecture.
Art and Living: What are your favorite architectural styles?
Jon Jerde: We’ve come to the end of traditional architectural styles evolving over hundreds of years into ever-refined movements and pieces. I look more to ideas than styles. For me, the most important architecture connects to people in a very real way. Two individuals who had a profound impact on the quality of space—and who have greatly influenced me—were Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Kahn.
Lundi, 19 Juillet 2010 09:10
Guangzhou Opera House, Innovation Tower & Galaxy SoHo
Throughout her early career as an architect, Zaha Hadid has established a daring design vocabulary that has further blossomed since her 2004 Pritzker Prize win. As the first woman architect recipient of architecture’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize, her particular talents have found a niche in China, which, along with Dubai, has become one of the new frontiers for architects, a laboratory for fresh design.
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