Photo of the Day: New York's SHoP Architects and Melbourne, Australia's Woods Bagot released renderings of a 968-foot-tall mixed-use tower for Cbus Property in Melbourne.
Tweet of the Day:
Which NYC development projects made me a cynic? Atlantic Yards and Manhattanville.
— Alexandra Lange (@LangeAlexandra)
September 15, 2014
11 More Stories for Tuesday:
Critic Mark Lamster explains why Dallas is the "Paradox City." [The Dallas Morning News]
The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is opening today after an $8 million renovation. [Koco]
Adolf Hitler's childhood home could be turned into a museum called "House of Responsibility." [The Huffington Post]
Michael O'Rourke of Ambler, Pa.–based Godshall Kane O'Rourke Architects designed a $24 million glass exhibition center for an aviation museum in Willow Grove, Pa. [CBS Philadelphia]
Chongqing, China, created a 100-ft. cellphone lane for pedestrians who text while walking. [The Guardian]
Since it began in 1992, Open House Worldwide has been drawing in architecture fans from all over the globe to visit rarely opened buildings and off-limit sites. [The Guardian]
This week, the Boston Society of Architects will host a two-day, public design competition to generate ideas for the potential redevelopment of the Beacon Park rail yard in the city's Allston neighborhood. [Boston Globe]
Product designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are awarded the London Design Medal. [The New York Times Style Magazine]
Minecraft maker Mojang sold to Microsoft for $2.5 billion [Wired]
Photos of SFMOMA's topping out ceremony. [San Francisco Business Times]
And photos of college dining halls that look like the one from Harry Potter. [Buzzfeed]
Step Up, Step Down:
Portland Art Museum chief curator Bruce Guenther will retire Oct. 20. [The Oregonian]
Lighting designer Rogier van der Heide has been appointed chief design and marketing officer for the Zumtobel Group and its three brands–Thorn, Tridonic, and Zumtobel. [Architectural Lighting]
ARCHITECT Awards: Enter Now!
The Annual Design Review is a juried competition of the best U.S. architecture completed in the past 12 months. Late entries will be accepted until Sept. 17.
The Progressive Architecture (P/A) Awards recognize unbuilt projects demonstrating overall design excellence and innovation. Entries are due Oct. 31.
Entries for the Decorative Concrete Project Awards 2015 are due by Sept. 30.
For more news and views, sign up for the ARCHITECT Newswire, the best daily newsletter on architecture and architects.
