American Architecture The Archives
Friday 22 March, 2013
Five Firms Shortlisted to Rehabilitate U.S. Embassies Worldwide
Wednesday 09 January, 2013
Ada Louise Huxtable 1921-2013
News: the American architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable, who won the first Pulitzer Prize for criticism, has died aged 91.
Wednesday 21 November, 2012
Steven Holl: ‘Scale’ Lecture
Taking place at Cooper Union in New York, the Steven Holl: ‘Scale’ lecture focuses on the firm’s current work in exploring new ways of integrating an organizing idea with the programmatic and functional essence of a building, “always using the unique character of a program and a site as the starting point for an architectural [...]
Tuesday 23 October, 2012
Höweler + Yoon Architecture wins Audi Urban Future Award 2012
News: American studio Hí¶weler + Yoon Architecture has won the Audi Urban Future Award 2012 with a concept to combine individual and public transport in the region between Boston and Washington nicknamed BosWash (+ slideshow).
Monday 03 September, 2012
Michael Graves: In Defense of Drawing
In his Op-Ed for The New York Times, called “Architecture and the Lost Art of Drawing,” American architecture legend Michael Graves laments the loss of drawing in our computer-dependent age. While Graves realizes the usefulness of computer technology to present a final product, he maintains that the act of sketching (particularly those first, fleeting “referential sketches”) is vital to the [...]
Thursday 30 August, 2012
6th Annual National Tour Day
Courtesy of Docomomo US Docomomo US welcomes all to their 6th annual Tour Day, which has become one of the largest national events devoted to the appreciation of American architecture, which will be taking place October 6 and continue throughout the week. Featuring architectural tours of buildings and interiors of the Modern Movement, the event [...]
Thursday 30 August, 2012
6th Annual National Tour Day
Courtesy of Docomomo US Docomomo US welcomes all to their 6th annual Tour Day, which has become one of the largest national events devoted to the appreciation of American architecture, which will be taking place October 6 and continue throughout the week. Featuring architectural tours of buildings and interiors of the Modern Movement, the event [...]