Photo of the Day:
ICYMI: General Electric is pairing crowdsourced design with micro-scale production to develop its next generation of appliances. [ARCHITECT] ADP and Moody's Analytics report that the U.S. economy added 179,000 private-sector jobs last month. [ARCHITECT]
Tweet of the Day:
In 1979 I called Duane Park "one of those happy accidents in a city that cannot be planned." It's still just as nice. pic.twitter.com/wj7muSvFib
— Paul Goldberger (@paulgoldberger)
June 3, 2014
Number of the Day: $774 million—The owners of Chicago's Willis Tower want to modify the terms of its loan with creditors due to a potential default on the building's $774 million in debt. [The Wall Street Journal]
6 More Stories for Wednesday:
Three Gothic Revival–style buildings on Northwestern University's campus could soon become part of a historic district. [Chicago Tribune]
A bill is headed to the California State Senate that offers a 25 percent tax credit for most renovations of registered historic buildings and a 30 percent tax credit for buildings meeting certain criteria. [Times of San Diego]
GIFs of city sprawl. [Next City]
And more GIFs. Architect Axel de Stampa's created dancing versions of stationary buildings. [Fast Co.Design]
Algen Williams of Kansas City, Mo.–based Populous anticipates the firm's Colorado State University stadium to meet LEED Gold standards, becoming one of about a dozen stadiums around the country to achieve LEED certification. [The Coloradoan]
Renzo Piano Building Workshop is going to work on a retail complex in San Ramon, Calif. [San Francisco Chronicle]
Step Up, Step Down:
Bend, Ore.–based Pinnacle Architecture added Timothy Clem, AIA, as a project manager.
Carolina Miranda is joining the Los Angeles Times to cover culture. [Los Angeles Times] Hyperallergic interviewed her about the new gig. [Hyperallergic]
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