Embassy News: Ennead Architects will design the new American embassy in Ankara, Turkey. [Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO)] Skidmore, Owings & Merrill will design one in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [OBO] And, ICYMI, Michael Wise reports on the recent criticisms of the State Department’s embassy design program. [ARCHITECT]
ICYMI: Samsung bought the startup SmartThings for $200 million. [ARCHITECT]
Tweet of the Day: San Francisco Chronicle critic John King visits the new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
The view from concourse of the new home of the “San Francisco” 49ers. And yes, those quotes are meant ironically. pic.twitter.com/UokdOj7drf
— John King (@JohnKingSFChron) August 18, 2014
Infographic of the Day: The Office for Metropolitan Architecture breaks down the workload of European architects. [Fast Company’s Co.Design]
Map of the Day: Which states had the highest rates of homes bought with cash. [CityLab]
Five More Stories for Tuesday:
Urban explorers take to Instagram. [New York]
The Art Deco Chicago Motor Club Building will turn into a hotel. [Chicago Tribune]
Scottish architecture professor Andy MacMillan died Saturday at 85. [BBC]
Construction begins on the Children’s Museum of Santa Barbara, designed by the late architect Barry Berkus whose plans were later completed by AB Architects. [Santa Barbara Independent]
Google is now adding recorded sound to its Street View. [The Huffington Post]
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