Morning News Roundup: May 4, 2015

Architecture news and views from around the nation and beyond.

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ICYMI: ARCHITECT toured the new Whitney Museum of American Art, riots overshadowed the opening of the Milan Expo, Elizabeth Dickinson wonders how Baltimore’s architecture will respond after the recent protests, and a new book showcases Sony’s timeless design.

Quote of the Day:

“What will Zumthor’s plan do for the museum’s art and its audience? An art museum presents our histories in visual form; is LACMA making room for enough stories?”—Tyler Green. [Los Angeles Times]


Tweet of the Day:


Number of the Day:

$30,683,372.50—The price of a 5,475-square-foot condo on the 53rd floor of One57. [The New York Times]

Instagram of the Day:

#mechanic #OMA #remkoolhaas

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Six More Stories for Monday:

Rumor has it that the University of Chicago will host the Obama Presidential Library and Museum. Neither President Obama nor the Obama Foundation have confirmed it. [Forbes]

Car Talk drives and reviews Buckminster Fuller’s lesser-known Dymaxion Car. [Car Talk]

Philadelphia architect Duncan Wray Buell died at 87. [The Philadelphia Inquirer]

Critic Mark Lamster reviews the Whitney Museum of American Art. [The Dallas Morning News] Read more reviews of the new building on ARCHITECT.

Experts surveying the earthquake damage in Nepal are also finding signs of more sophisticated construction techniques. [The New York Times]

The Fondazione Prada by Rem Koolhaas, Hon. FAIA, opens on May 9. [The New York Times Style Magazine]

Step Up, Step Down:

Jenna McKnight joins Dezeen as its new U.S. editor. [Instagram]

Awards: Enter Now!

The 2015 World Architecture Festival Awards is accepting entries through May 22.

The Portland chapter of the AIA is accepting entries for Stitch II, a competition challenging students and emerging designers to propose ideas for re-purposing space under a bridge on Interstate 405. Proposals are due June 1.

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