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The most visually arresting of Cruz and Ortiz’s work are their designs of Olympic and soccer stadiums. The Madrid Community Sports Stadium, as viewed from the M-40 highway, positively erupts from the ground. A dramatic arc of stadium seating soars out of the grassy meadow, made...
Praising or condemning this work is a little foolhardy, because the presentation, in serving its function as a lesson to architectural students, focuses on Cruz and Ortiz’s process. An appreciation for the full weight and human implications of their work can only come from a visit to...
Though Abraham hates the illusionistic flourishes of postmodernism, the Forum's thunderbolt profile can't help suggesting an Alpine fir tree or maybe the mountain slopes he knew in his youth as a champion skier. Even he compares the building to a guillotine blade--not a bad image for a...
"We've taken the ancient wisdom of the original design and incorporated modern technology and fabrics," says Alan Bair, president of Pacific Yurts, a leading manufacturer of prefab yurts. Bair built his first yurt 25 years ago after spotting one in the pages of National Geographic. Over time he improved...
Out of this exhibit’s ordered mess, Bergstein and Johnson meld because they are both “excessive imagists,” said Bergstein. “We love the body, cartoony images and horror.” To that, Johnson adds an attentive eye to detail...