Dan Graham Revealed
Girl's Make-up Room, 1998-2000 (Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Zurich London)
“Architecture,” Dan Graham claims, “is my favorite hobby,” and his work has long been a source of inspiration and ideas for architects from Herzog and de Meuron to SANAA. The most comprehensive American exhibition of his art went on view today at the Whitney Museum, through October 11.
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Korean Rainbow
Thanks to our friends at Curbed LA, we learn that LACMA has wrapped its Ahmanson Building in a rainbow of fabrics for its upcoming show, “Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from South Korea (June 28-Sept. 20).
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Oil price revival sparks talk of recovery in UAE
Market watchers predict less flamboyant future for country as business recovers slowly
Nicholas Thompson, chief executive of architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, was unflinchingly bullish when asked how business was in the UAE last week.
Despite the £1.2m loss the company posted in 2008, in part thanks to the region’s economic malaise, he’s convinced the UAE is finally seeing an upturn.
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Verry ‘paid St Albans FC wages’
Failed contractor that lent £2.6m to group firms was also helping with football club’s running costs
It is understood that Verry Construction part-funded the wage bill for St Albans City football club before it went under last month.
The news comes as it emerged this week that William Verry Holdings, its parent company, had also gone into administration.
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Telford Homes buys contractor to boost cash flow
East London housebuilder Telford Homes has bought contractor Clifford Contracting from Puma Venture Capital for £6.3m
The deal will be funded by £5.7m of loan notes and the remainder will be in shares.
In a statement, the company said the addition of a contracting business would allow it to fund stalled developments and unsold properties at more attractive terms than bank financing.
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Croudace reveals £21m loss
South-east housebuilder Croudace Homes fell £21.5m into the red in 2008 after land writedowns of £18.7m
The pre-tax loss compares with a profit of £32.6m in 2007; turnover was down 27% from £98m to £71.6m.
Private sales totalled 231 (2007: 318) at an average selling price of £250,200 (£280,000). It completed 123 housing association units compared with 76 in 2007 at an average selling price of £112,200 (£115,000).
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Make relies on cash pile to cushion 72% drop in profit
Make Architects has said its strong cash position will help it survive through 2009 despite a 72% drop in profit from £1.27m to £351,000 last year
The practice, founded by former Foster + Partners director Ken Shuttleworth in 2004, has been hit by stalled projects, the forced closure of its Edinburgh office and a wave of redundancies.
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There’ll always be Dalston
Plans to build 207 homes in Dalston, east London, have been given the go-ahead by Hackney council
The development, designed by JCMT Architects, is being promoted by London & Quadrant housing association, and includes plans for a health centre, a cafe, shops and 5,400m2 of employment workspace. Round 140 of the homes will be for private sale, with construction slated to begin in September this year.
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New home registration hits highest level since July 2008
The number of planned new homes has hit its highest level for nearly a year, new figures show
Over 4,500 private new homes were registered with warranty provider the National House-Building Council (NHBC) in May 2009, the highest level since July 2008 when they reached 5,305.
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Norwich bags £7.5m from HCA
The government’s housing agency will plough £7.5m into new homes in Norwich as part of a deal with the city’s council
The Homes and Communities Agency will put the money into sites it will jointly develop with the local authority.
The schemes, which should produce 1,300 new unexpensive and private homes, could make a surplus of £60-80m over 12 years which will be reinvested in other regeneration schemes in the city.
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Regeneration fund deadline may block bigger schemes
London mayor adviser warns 2011 completion date will rule out complex projects from Kickstart cash
The prime minister’s £400m scheme to restart stalled regeneration projects is being seriously endangered by government deadlines imposed on the scheme, a key adviser to London mayor Boris Johnson has said.
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The Case for Export: New Design Victoria Publication
California Vehicle Design: Local Style, Global Influence
Because automobiles are often as much of an emotional buy as they’re a practical one, the success of the product can be directly related to its curb appeal.
The Red Dot Design Yearbook 2009/2010
The “living” volume features awarded products that make our lives more beautiful, more comfortable and more stylish, while the “doing” volume features products that are ideally suited to an active lifestyle: exciting innovations in fields such as entertainment and communication, sport and transport, life science and crafts.
Xin: Icograda World Design Congress Beijing 2009
From 24-30 October 2009, some 100 speakers and thousands of delegates from around the globe will gather in a cross-disciplinary Congress, with communication as its central theme, offering five days of exchange and dialogue within the international design community.
Request for Submissions: The Good Design Book
there’s an open call for submissions that engage and addresses critical causes.
This can include paid or pro bono work for non-profits, political causes, social justice, the arts, education as well as self-initiated projects that support the greater good.
Lord Rogers’ pay jumps by a third to £2.5m
Architect involved in public spat with Prince Charles has a record year in 2008
The pay of architect Lord Rogers jumped by 38% from £1.8m to £2.5m last year.
The news emerged after Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners posted it results for the year to 30 June 2008 at Companies House.
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