June 2013 Table of Contents

Harry Weese’s D.C. Metro stations are in danger of insensitive renovation. If changes really are necessary, don’t these modern landmarks deserve the best? Read more

A Muncipal Arts Society design competition, and a potential new restricted lease for Madison Square Garden, has New Yorkers cautiously optimistic about the possibility of overhauling Penn Station. Read more

A new chapter for education. Read more

London, Columbus, Houston, Sacramento Read more

Architects in Denver had seen the future, and built it. Read more

As design competitions continue to thrive, Denver architects make their mark. Read more

What does success mean? Read more

Patrik Schumacher and devotees of parametric design have embraced its capacity for futuristic formmaking. But its real potential—to improve building performance—remains unrealized. Read more

Studio H:T refuses to be typecast. Its principals, Christopher Herr and Brad Tomecek, have rejected formulaic projects in favor of ones that respond to individual site and client needs. Read more

Abuzz with students using interactive technologies in brightly colored interiors, Snøhetta’s aluminum-and-glass addition to North Carolina State University is anything but quiet. Read more

With this new housing showcase in Seoul, South Korea, Nader Tehrani of Boston-based NADAAA discovered that when you can’t control the translation from design to construction, you design for what you can make foolproof. Read more

Emerging firms 137Kilo Architects and Beza Projekt create an open-plan office—the likes of which Warsaw has never seen. Read more

Newbern, Ala. / Rural Studio Read more

EHDD reimagines a pair of historic piers for San Francisco’s most hands-on museum and the city’s next generation of science geeks. Read more

China’s ghost cities have long raised fears about whether the country’s inflated real estate market is a massive bubble with global economic consequences. Is a crash finally imminent? Read more

An architect-drummer and acoustician-trumpeter update a 1960s concert hall with a versatile acoustical shell. Read more

Forget clipboards and cameras. With the right apps, you can have everything you need at your fingertips. With guidance from industry professionals, we canvassed app stores for the latest and greatest. Read more

Both biomimicry and biodesign use nature as a guide for creativity—and require designers to relinquish control. Read more

Simple design decisions are not so simple when buildings face perpetual isolation, wind, and sub-zero temperatures. Read more

Studies indicate that patients recover faster in healthcare environments with access to natural light and views. Four designers have found products that promote patient comfort without stressing project budgets. Read more

The Warm Mineral Springs Motel near Venice, Fla., captures the optimistic and fantastic quality of Victor Lundy’s early work. Read more

Harvey B. Gantt, FAIA, principal, Gantt Huberman Architects Read more

New York / Handel Architects, New York Read more

New Haven, Conn. / KieranTimberlake, Philadelphia Read more

Ithaca, N.Y. / OMA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; KHA Architects, Houston Read more

Torrance, Calif. / RA-DA, West Hollywood, Calif. Read more

Beacon, N.Y. / Architecture Research Office (ARO), New York Read more

Jessica Sheridan, G. Martin Moeller Jr., and Patrick Thomas Weber are honored. Read more

DiscoverDesign.org, Palm Springs Modern Committee, and DC Preservation League are celebrated. Read more

Washington, D.C. / Shalom Baranes Associates, Washington, D.C.; HOK, Washington, D.C. Read more

Baton Rouge, La. / Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, New Orleans Read more

New York / Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Northbrook, Ill. Read more

The 15 winners of this year's Young Architects Awards. Read more

The astonishing architecture of the 25 Year Award-Winning Menil Collection is a monument to Dominique and John de Menil, two of the great design patrons of the 20th century. Read more

San Francisco / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, San Francisco Read more

Seattle / LMN Architects, Seattle Read more

Iselin, N.J. / Kohn Pedersen Fox, New York Read more

Tod Williams and Billie Tsien have built their Architecture Firm Award-winning practice not on a signature style, but on signature values. Read more

Philadelphia / Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, New York Read more

Copenhagen / Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Copenhagen and New York Read more

Goshen, Ky. / De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop, Louisville, Ky. Read more

Walla Walla, Wash. / Olson Kundig Architects, Seattle Read more

Gold Medal Winner Thom Mayne has made the transition from enfant terrible to elder statesman without losing his grip on surreality. Read more

Springdale, Ark. / Marlon Blackwell Architect, Fayetteville, Ark. Read more

Little Rock, Ark. / University of Arkansas Community Design Center, Fayetteville, Ark. Read more

McAllen, Texas / Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Minneapolis Read more

Chicago / VJAA, Minneapolis Read more

John D. Anderson, FAIA, Anderson Mason Dale Architects Read more

Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, San Francisco Read more

Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Region / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago Read more

Vancouver, B.C. / LMN Architects, Seattle; Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership, Vancouver; DA Architects + Planners, Vancouver Read more

Collegeville, Minn. / VJAA, Minneapolis Read more

Michael Pyatok, FAIA, principal and founder, Pyatok Architects, and Ginnie Cooper, chief librarian and executive director, District of Columbia Public Library Read more

Kansas City, Mo. / BNIM, Kansas City, Mo. Read more

Clemson, S.C. / Thomas Phifer and Partners, New York Read more

Seattle / Olson Kundig Architects, Seattle Read more

Robert Greenstreet, Intl. Assoc. AIA, dean, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee (UWM) Read more

Vancouver, B.C. / LMN Architects, Seattle; Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership, Vancouver; DA Architects + Planners, Vancouver Read more

Des Moines, Iowa / BNIM, Des Moines, Iowa Read more