Cesar Pelli on the Grinnell Recreation and Athletic Center



Cesar Pelli-University of Miami Commencment Speech

Cesar Pelli speaks to graduates after receiving an honorary degree from the University of Miami on May 11, 2007.

Norman Foster on Hearst Tower

Short Documentary on WTC towers

Via World Trade Center NY

World Trade Center Architects Norman Foster, Richard Rogers and Fumihiko Maki along with Silverstein Properites Executives discuss the design process for WTC Towers 2, 3 & 4. Designs for these towers were completed in the spring of 2008.

Fumihiko Maki on WTC tower 4

Fumihiko Maki talking about tower 4 of WTC.

Alvaro Siza-Cidade Velha Documentary

Via Channel Beta

Álvaro Siza Vieira, a famous visionary Portuguese architect, coordinates the rehabilitation of the monuments and architectonic heritage of Cidade Velha (Old Village) in Santiago, an island of Cape Vert. This project creates great expectations among the local population, who see it as a way of improving their quality of life, but there is conflict between two cultures with different ideas of modernity and progress. The film explores with humor the relationship between the people of Cidade Velha and the team. In his calm and timid manner, Siza deals with conflicts and questions by planning, deciding, imagining and drawing intensively.

Rem Koolhaas lecture 9/24/2010

Rem Koolhaas lecture at Columbia.

David Chipperfield on Understated Architecture

Chipperfield talking about his office building for the HafenCity in Hamburg. 

Chipperfield says, "It has to be a more normal building of the city. It's not meant to be a spectacular building, I'm nervous that there is a fashion of making every piece of architecture be a spectacle. In my opinion this is a little bit like eating too much rich food. You need some parts of your mean which are more normal."

 via lab3 mediendesign

Pantaenius House 2002-2005                          

Courtesy-davidchipperfield.co.uk