Architecture

Calatrava’s “Chicago Spire”: North America’s Tallest Skyscraper?

Andy Towle April 23, 2007

With an endorsement from the Chicago City Planning Commission last week, Santiago Calatrava's 2,000 ft. "Chicago Spire" has come one step closer to … [Read more...] about Calatrava’s “Chicago Spire”: North America’s Tallest Skyscraper?

Andy Towle April 6, 2007

I blogged about Frank Gehry's headquarters for Barry Diller's InterActive Corp. while the building was going up. Now it's completed. Someone with a … [Read more...] about Getting Interactive with Frank Gehry and Barry Diller’s IAC

Andy Towle February 1, 2007

For a cool $2.5 million you can inhabit the apartment once owned by architect Philip Johnson: "Mr. Johnson, one of America's most celebrated (gay) … [Read more...] about Philip Johnson’s New York Apartment for Sale

Andy Towle January 2, 2007

Via The Cup of Joe comes this great piece from today's Wall Street Journal about Tim England and Rob Kent, a couple together for nearly 20 years, who … [Read more...] about Gerald Ford’s Childhood Home: Restored with Gay Pride

Andy Towle December 26, 2006

If you thought that the oil lamp building in Guzhen, China was weird, a real estate developer in Dubai (where they plan some of the most strangely … [Read more...] about Dubai Real Estate Developer Plans Ipod Building

Andy Towle December 22, 2006

Lynne Cheney doesn't understand the "fuss" over Mary's out-of-wedlock lesbian love child: "Well, I think that it's just very lucky for me that I enjoy … [Read more...] about News: SF Skyscrapers, Lynne Cheney, Eric Dane, Nemesis

Andy Towle December 18, 2006

Scheduled for completion by the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a gigantic tower shaped like an oil lamp will soon be the centerpiece of China's "lighting … [Read more...] about Guzhen, China Dreams of Jeannie

Andy Towle December 15, 2006

This morning I headed down to 11 Spring Street, a building that has long been known as a canvas for street artists. In 2003, the building was bought … [Read more...] about Wooster on Spring – a Street Art Time Capsule

Andy Towle November 30, 2006

With prices for street art prankster Banksy through the roof, many of his actual "street paintings" have become targets for thieves eager to cash in. … [Read more...] about Banksy and Warhol: They’re a Steal

Andy Towle November 30, 2006

South Africa's Civil Union Act signed into law by Deputy President. Unusual erection to rise on La Defense in Paris featuring a rooftop wind … [Read more...] about News: Gay Rabbis, Wii, Jim Webb, Paris Architecture, South Africa