Architects
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Zaha Hadid: 1950–2016
Wangjin Soho. Beijing, China. Jerry Yin ® Zaha Hadid Architects In Pictures: Zaha Hadid’s award-winning designs
The death of famed architect Zaha Hadid rocked the architecture industry last week. Like many people around the world, I was deeply sadden to hear about the untimely passing of a woman who Dared to Dream. Dared to Be Bold. Dared to Be an original.
The Pritzker Family and the Pritzker Architecture Prize organization quickly shared their thoughts on Dame Hadid with us, and here we are, sharing them with you now. Dame Hadid was the 2004 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate, recognized for her extraordinary talent and prodigious artistic outpouring. She also served on the Pritzker Architecture Prize jury in 2012. Eventhough she is no longer with us, her legacy and vision will continue to shine, and inspire a multitude of man and woman across the globe.
Wangjin Soho. Beijing, China. Virgile Simon Bertrand ® Zaha Hadid Architects 
Messner moutain Museum Corones ® Zaha Hadid Architects. Photo inexhibit.com 
The Circle at Zurich Airport. Render ® Zaha Hadid Architects 
The Circle at Zurich Airport. Render ® Zaha Hadid Architects 
The Circle at Zurich Airport. Render ® Zaha Hadid Architects 
Z-Chair – Design ® Zaha Hadid Architects. Ruy Teixera Courtesy of Sawaya & Maroni “Zaha represented the highest aspirations of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. She combined her vision and intellect with a force of personality that left no room for complacency. She made a real difference.” Tom Pritzker, Chairman of the Hyatt Foundation
Venice Architecture Biennale – Common Ground ® Zaha Hadid Architects. Photo credit Sergio Pironne 
Venice Architecture Biennale – Common Ground ® Zaha Hadid Architects. Photo credit Iwan Baan 
Venice Architecture Biennale – Common Ground ® Zaha Hadid Architects. Photo credit Iwan Baan 
Tokyo, Japan Exhibition ® Zaha Hadid Architects. Photography by NISHIKAWA Masao 
Tokyo, Japan Exhibition ® Zaha Hadid Architects. Photography by NISHIKAWA Masao “The world of culture has lost a standard-bearer for the art of architecture. Zaha Hadid fought prejudice all her life with great success. And this, in addition to her genius as an architect, will secure her legacy for all time.” The Chair of the Jury of the Pritzker Architecture Prize Jury, Lord Peter Palumbo
1000 Museum. Miami, USA – Render ® Zaha Hadid Architects 
520 West 28th Street, New York, NY – Render Hayes Davidson ® Zaha Hadid Architects 
520 West 28th Street, New York, NY – Render Hayes Davidson ® Zaha Hadid Architects 
520 West 28th Street, New York, NY – Render Hayes Davidson ® Zaha Hadid Architects 
Sleuk Rith Institute – Architecture ® Zaha Hadid Architects 
Sleuk Rith Institute – Architecture ® Zaha Hadid Architects 
Sleuk Rith Institute – Architecture ® Zaha Hadid Architects 
Dame Zaha Hadid All images courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects.
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One-On-One with Legendary Architect Frank Gehry
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One-On-One with Legendary Architect Frank Gehry
Yesterday evening was a very special one. I was back at my old school, Parsons School of Design, after all these years, to attend my very first At The Parsons Table. And guess who was at that table? One of the most inventive and pioneering architects working today, Frank Gehry. Mr. Gehry has designed buildings that have become world-renowned attractions. His work includes The Disney Concert Hall, home of the Los Angeles philharmonic, 8 Spruce Street in New York City, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Louis Vuitton Foundation building in Paris. Recently, Gehry agreed to design the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington D.C. and to undertake the redesign of the Los Angeles River.
In this intimate, one-on-one conversation, Goldberger, Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic (who served as the architecture critic for The New Yorker, where he wrote the magazine’s celebrated “Sky Line” column. He began his career at The New York Times, where, in 1984, he earned the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism. He is formerly dean of the Parsons School of Design) and Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture at Parsons, engaged Gehry on his life and work.
Frank Gehry At the Parsons Table, John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center, November 12, 2015. Photo credit: J Grassi Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry, Goldberger‘s recently published full-length biography on Gehry, was available for purchase in the lobby of the University Center during, and after the event.
Frank Gehry At the Parsons Table with Paul Goldberger John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center NY, NY. November 12, 2015. Phto Credit: J Grassi
At the Parsons Table is an ongoing series of conversational interviews with cultural luminaries hosted by Goldberger. These conversations provide exclusive insights into the creative process and innovative thinking of artists, designers, and industry leaders. At the Parsons Table guests have included such icons as Ralph Lauren, Mickey Drexler, Robert Wong, Frank Gehry, Chuck Close, Bruce Mau, and Donna Karan.
Livestreaming of the Frank Gehry At the Parsons Table with Paul Goldberger : http://livestream.com/TheNewSchool/Frank-Gehry-at-the-Parsons-Table
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Zaha Hadid: 1950–2016
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I want to live in a Bauhaus home!
Contemporary Bauhaus Residence on the Carmel by Pitsou Kedem Architectsphoto via YatzerThank goodness the Bauhaus movement survived down to our modern world of industry, with its teachings methods that stressed the need for rational, and practical approach to design. The Bauhaus aim as we know it, was created to bring together all the arts under primacy of architecture. And so today, when I go through a number of shelter magazines, books, and online design websites that highlight this much beloved design principal in the 21st century, all I can say is: Thank you Walter Gropius!
Contemporary Bauhaus Residence on the Carmel by Pitsou Kedem Architectsphotos via Yatzer
BauBike by Michael Ubbesen JakobsenPhoto via www.yatzer.com
Bauhaus, Dessau, Germanyphoto via Emdelight
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“Steven tends to design a majority of the impact pieces in his projects; so he has been commissioningcustom lighting from us for some time now. We have always felt he was incredibly talented. In particular, we feel Steven truly understands the importance and impact of lighting within a design,especially through the use of scale.”Dave Dawson+2.jpg?resize=494%2C640)
“The fixtures have a clean aesthetic while also being timeworn in a way thatcan be used over and over in different ways to fit the spirit of the space.”Steven GambrelInterior Designer and ArchitectSHINING STARNew York-based interior Designer, Steven Gambrel has partnered with The Urban Electric Co., and from the looks of things, it’s a very good match. The entire collection which include an assortment of ceiling and wall designs is now available online.The well respected lighting company has always been known to take great pride in the level of design and attention to detail required for each fixture in their collection; and the renowned architect and designer, Steven Gambrel, is the sort of man they needed for their latest project. The mid-century and American industrial influence in this line is elegant and modern – perfect for that hotel, and residential project you’ve been working on.
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Photos courtesy The Urban Electric Co.What I particular liked about this impressive collection is the individual designs, the scale, and of course, the attention to detail, and selected finishes that Steven uses. Light diffusion also played a key role in the design – tubular bulbs, etched rings and mirror detail allow perfect light emission without having to see the immediate source. All the ten pieces from the collection are both functional and practical. -
2012 Biennale des Antiquaires Officially Announced
Biennale des Antiquaires, Paris 2012A global group of esteemed guests both from the US and France, gathered at the French Consulate last week to celebrate the official announcement of the Biennale des Antiquaires which is set to take place on September 14th through the 23rd.
Pictured: Juan Carlos, Dominique Levy, and Peter Marino
Fashion Designer and Renaissance Man, Karl Lagerfeld will be the Scenographer this year. Peter Marino, who attended the event with Juan Carlos, will share double billing with another world renowned designer, Jacques Grange, by creating some of the most remarkable and noteworthy booths one will ever find at a furniture fair. Over 100,000 visitors are expected to attend the fair. This year show will also be held at the landmark Grand Palais – Le salon d’honneur which has been closed since 1940. All this is nice to hear, but you may ask yourself why is the Biennale des Antiquaires different, and worth spending time in Paris in the fall?
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Christian Deydier, Corice Arman, Xavier Samson
Scott Buccheit, Emma Snowdon Jones, Gillian Hearst Simonds
Vyna St Phard, Laura Rothfuss
Milly de Cabrol, Sabine Bourgey
Jonathan Farkas, Somers Farkas
Chip Kidd, Yvonne Bendinger Rothschild
Lauren Remington Platt
Karl Lagerfeld Designed USB DriveImages courtesy Billy Farrell Agency
The genesis of the fair dates back to the 8th arrondissement on the Avenue Winston Churchill. The Biennale des Antiquaires will expand within the Grand Palais for the first time this fall, and this will re-open the famed Salon d’Honneur wing after years of renovations. Since 1962, the Syndicat National des Antiquaires has hosted the Biennale des Antiquaires, which will welcome the foremost art and antiquities exhibitors. An unprecedented 150 exhibitors are eager to show their works for this grand occasion. From what I gathered, the expanded venue means more first-time exhibitors will be welcomed in the new wing. However, 80% of the booths will represent Parisian galleries, many of whom boast an impressive roster of American clients. The luminous Marlborough Gallery will return to the show, as they did two years ago. Be prepared to be dazzled by fine jewelry houses such as Wallace Chan, Chaumet, Bulgari and Boucheron. Let’s not forget Piaget, Chanel, Van Cleef & Arpels, Harry Winston, Cartier and Christian Dior. Paris is an international style capital, and this September will surely see an influx of collectors, dealers, curators, designers and art connoisseurs to the city of lights, fashion, unparalleled gastronomy, and of course, art and design. With all that said, see you at Biennale for the fair. But then again, who needs an excuse to visit Paris! -
From Bauhaus to Our House
For me, the Bauhaus Movement has long been a fascinating, as well as a revolutionary one. Image what was going through most people’s minds when they first came across this minimalist aesthetic after being accustomed to a variety of ornate architecture and furniture designs. It must have been quite a shock! I wrote this article, nearly 10 years ago when I attended Parsons, and occasionally found myself referring back to it, either for design ideas or simply just because…
Oskar Schlemmer. Bauhaus Stairway. 1932. Oil on canvas
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Philip Johnson.
© 2009 Estate of Oskar Schlemmer, Munich/Germany“The greater the chaos in the outside world, the more people seek clarity, peace and order at home.” These words were uttered by Wolfgang von Wersin in connection with the fact that after the First World War, German designers found themselves excluded on political grounds from the progress in the decorative and applied arts in Europe, and there were no longer wealthy clients abound wanting to have their villas built and furnished in luxury. In 1919, an attempt to rectify these new challenges fell in the direction of a man by the name of Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus Movement.
Bauhaus Master House
Marcel Breuer Tubular’s Stell Chair, 1926Backtracking a bit, one could see how this stunning innovation took further roots. Weimar, Germany was once a prominent literary city but fell out of grace in the 19th Century due to a virtual insignificance, and the beginning of cultural renaissance, and was brought forth by the design of the Nietzsche Archive in 1903 by the architect and designer, Henry van de Velde. Van de Velve had made his name in his native Belgium in the 1890s. He had spent some time in Paris, where the art dealer, Samuel Bing sought unsuccessfully to promote his talents in his gallery La maison de L’Art Nouveau, which also showed the work of other prominent designers of that time, and then moved to Berlin in 1900.
Walter Gropius’ house in MassachusettsIn 1902, a Count Kessler, one of the most influential patrons of the Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) invited van de Velde to Weimar as principal of the Grand Duchy of Saxony’s new School of Applied Arts. He intended for this little regional capital to follow the Darmstadt model and become a center of progressive German art. Van de Velde indeed brought a breath of fresh air into the little town stultified by conservative historicism. He began by setting up craft workshops, assisting them financially with the proceeds from his many private commissions; and by placing his furniture orders with local artisans, such as the Scheidemantel firm, he helped them to achieve an undreamed-of prosperity. It was van de Velde who, in 1915, suggested that Walter Gropius should establish a school providing artistic guidance for industry, trade and craft.This institution eventually materialized as the Bauhaus, which was to be responsible for one of the most important chapters in the international history of design in the 20th Century. At the Bauhaus institution, Mr. Gropius’ students were none others than the greatest painters, graphic designers and architects of his day. The institution also contained a carpenter’s workshop, a metal workshop, a pottery, and facilities for paining on glass, mural painting, weaving, printing, wood and stone sculpting. The Bauhaus institute flourished under such great artists, but it also generated a radical set of ideas. What exactly were those ideas?Well, the school aimed at dictating function alone and encouraged its students to work cooperatively and combine all of their skills. There was no justification for decorative features, unless they were traditionally associated with a particular material or their application facilitated the production process and therefore fitted a practical purpose. At the Bauhaus, Marcel Breuer and Mies van der Rohe produced some of the canons of modern furniture design – most notable in Breuer’s tubular steel chair, which became an icon of 20th Century design.In was Walter Gropius himself who said, “The Bauhaus believes the machine to be our modern medium of design and seeks to come to terms with it.” When one look at the interior of a Bauhaus building, one would see that an emphasis was placed on factory-produced designs that were simple, functional, and industrial. The egalitarian philosophy espoused by the school embraced clean designs in basic materials, and this philosophy permeated all types of design, from furniture to textiles to applied art.Alas, not all were in favor of these new ideas. Stark white washed walls were perceived by some as “operating theater”; and some people at the time felt that they were entitled to art as well, and preferred the styles of the past.Recommended Reading: Bauhaus 1919-1933 by Magdalena DrosteBauhaus by Jeannine FielderDesign and Form: The Basic course at the Bauhaus by Johannes IttenNOTE: Please notify us directly, if you believe that certain images on this post are alleged to infringe upon the copyrights of others, according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Thank you.
