Architizer News
Friday Brew
August 20, 2010
Winners of the Sukkah City competition have been announced! We cannot wait to see the sukkah designs from Brooklynites Matter Practice, SO-IL, THEVERYMANY and others. (Wonder if anyone incorporated a camel into the design?) And stay tuned for more news on Sukkah City, plus an Architizer-sponsored building party. [via Core77]
Diller Scofidio + Renfro was awarded a “Breakthrough Award” in LA this week. The award show, nebulous in nature, is a “unique red carpet event celebrating a diverse range of extraordinary talent in multiple fields” The spokesperson claims “We’ve noticed that architects are starting to be known by name again.” Well three cheers for that! [via A/N Blog]
The Arup-designed Druk White Lotus School in India was damaged in last week’s flood and mudslide combo in the remote Ladakh region of the Himalayas. Repairs are estimated at $130K; go to the school’s website to donate. [via Metropolis P.O.V.]
Foster + Partners designed the masterplan for a new waterfront district in Hong Kong, including seventeen new cultural venues. [via Foster + Partners]
Postmodernism: it’s baaaaaack. Check out these pictures of John Becker’s thesis project at Columbia University’s GSAPP, conceived under the watchful eye of Geoff Manaugh of BLDGBLOG. [via Architect]
Images courtesy of John Becker via Architect magazine.
Image at top: Dale Suttle, So Sugita, and Ginna Nguyen for Sukkah City.









