MORE BRUTALISM!
Last month I wrote about an exhibit in Washington D.C. that ” … examines the history of brutalist architecture in Washington, DC, offering provocative solutions for (saving) some of the city’s least-understood buildings.”
This month I offer an opportunity to learn more about Paul Rudolph; one of the architects that is closely linked with Brutalism in architecture. The famous New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is opening a major retrospective of his work on September 30, 2024.
Unfortunately, you WILL have to visit New York City!
https://www.archpaper.com/2024/08/major-retrospective-paul-rudolph-the-met-september/
https://www.docomomo-us.org/register/boston-government-center
MORE HOUSING!
Last month i wrote about prison to housing. This month it is offices to housing.
Post pandemic there has been a decrease in the need for office space in downtowns; and many people have been advocating for converting these buildings into housing. There are many factors that make this transition less straight forward than one would expect. The Bloomberg article details some of these obstacles.
New York City’s famous Flatiron building; with its small floor plates and plentiful window, may be one of the few office buildings that IS a good fit.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-27/to-speed-office-conversions-to-housing-biden-unlocks-funding-resources?itm_source=record&itm_campaign=The_Downtown_Dilemma&itm_content=Converting_Offices_to_Housing-1
https://www.archpaper.com/2024/08/more-details-convert-flatiron-residential-use/
MORE TREES!
Many years ago, during an office lakeside picnic, an architect co-worker spoke of moving from under the shade of a tree to the blazing summer sun as “going outside”!
AN UNPLANNED EXTRA
This showed up on my youtube feed this morning. i wasn’t planning a WTC memorial of any sort, but this video has interesting information about the recovered steel that made up the buildings.
