The conversation: Architecture – modernism v traditionalism

Is there an establishment bias against traditional architecture? Modernist Michael Taylor talks pastiche and passion with traditionalist Robert Adam

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Architecture or Revolution? Chicago, August 6 (tomorrow!)

Chicago is a city marked by waves of experimentation and a history of innovation, the genesis of architectural movements and the inspiration for such icons as Wright, Burnham, and van der Rohe. It is not just a city of historical landmarks in search of preservation, but a hub for daring thinkers looking to enter the discussion of today's built environment. This event is one foray into that conversation.

Date:
August 6th 2011
Talks begin at 3:00 pm
Reception to follow

Location:
Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W. 35th Street
Gallery 4E
Chicago, IL 60609

Related competition: How Cool is your Stool?

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Architecture or Revolution? Chicago, August 6 (tomorrow!)

Chicago is a city marked by waves of experimentation and a history of innovation, the genesis of architectural movements and the inspiration for such icons as Wright, Burnham, and van der Rohe. It is not just a city of historical landmarks in search of preservation, but a hub for daring thinkers looking to enter the discussion of today's built environment. This event is one foray into that conversation.

Date:
August 6th 2011
Talks begin at 3:00 pm
Reception to follow

Location:
Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W. 35th Street
Gallery 4E
Chicago, IL 60609

Related competition: How Cool is your Stool?

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Work Increasing for Landscape Architecture Firms, Survey Shows

Three in four landscape architecture firm leaders reported steady or improving billable hours and inquiries in the Q2 2011 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Business Quarterly survey. The national survey findings reflect continuing optimism for recovery in a key sector of the design and construction industry.

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Is Nostalgia Dead? Retro-Futurism, Architecture & Film

There is a certain quality about the 60s dream of the future that strikes a chord in everyone's heart. The melancholy and beauty of these dreamlike creations have survived not only in architecture, but also in fashion, product design and - most vividly so - in cinema. It is through cinema that the unique feel of this nostalgic breed of buildings could be experienced with the most powerful effect.

Tom Mallory, of our good friends over at OpenBuildings.com, refuses in an article on Huffpost to say 'goodbye' to retro-futurism and explains why it makes us feel so warm and fuzzy inside.

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