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Inside: STREETSCAPE GALLERIES TOURIST PULSE an eye on New York Architecture a publication of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter 1735 N»w York Avt., vol. 57, no. 5, January 1995 WBihInBton, D.C. 20006 JAN 1 3 1995 ©Arnold Newman The only surviving architects in Arnold Newman's classic photograph of the architects of Lincoln Center—Philip Johnson and Max Abramovitz — were featured speakers in the Architectural League's ''Masters of Architecture" lecture series (see Profiles, page 6). Johnson designed the New York State Theater on the left; Abramovitz designed Philharmonic Hall on the right (his late partner, Wallace Harrison, was responsible for the Metropolitan Opera House in the middle). From left to right: (standing) Edward Matthews, Philip Johnson, Jo Meilziner, Wallace Harrison, Pietro Belluschi, (sunken) John D. Rockefeller 3rd, Eero Saarinen, Gordon Bunshaft, Max Abramovitz Inside: STREETSCAPE GALLERIES TOURIST PULSE Custom House Rem Koolhaas Aaron Betsky Madeline Indian Museum OMA at MoMA on Rotterdam Schwartzman 4 11 13 14 • OCULUS A OPEN OCULUS Volume 57, Number 5, Jonuary 1995 The American Institute of A Letter from informed about the architecture Editor: Jayne Mcrkcl Architects New York Chapter being designed, displayed, dis• Managing Editor: Gregory Wcssncr cussed, and published in New Copy Editor: Noel Millca is grateful to the following for the Editor: News Editor: Matthew Barhydt York, bur to interest the rest of the their sponsorship of Oculus: I remenilici, Pulse Editor: Kaiherine K. Chia world in what we all care about so Contributing Editor: Wendy Moonan when I first passionately. 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One new feature, readership is extensive. Contact the ('hapter Write soon. for more information. Architectural Tourist, has been appropriated from a similar one, The nation's Sincerely, "Architectural Traveler," that Any The views expressed in Oculus are not editor Cynthia Davidson initiated necessarily those of the Board of Directors most comprehensive at InlwulArchitect viXvin she was or staff of the AIA New York Chapter. With communications editor there. Our intention is not the exception of the moteriol oppearing under only to keep AIA members the title "Around the Chapter," this publication organization is produced by the Oculus editorial team. 2 AIA HEW YORK (HAPTEI OPEN OCULUS: NEWS NOTES Express, a Disney-esque fantasyland of Around Town: canned and boxed food notable for its CANstruction II pla)'fiilness. by Matthew Barhydt Had diere been an award for best irony, it would have gone to In a spirii of mock seriousness, awards 1 hornton- I'omasetti Engineers. At were presented on Novenilx^r 10 at almost eight feet tall, the replica of the the sea)nd annual CANstruction gigaiuic, twin Petromis l owers project competition to benefit Food for in Malaysia would have been more Survival, before an enthusiastic crowd impressive if one of the U)wers hadn't at the Decoration and Design been tilting towards the other. At least Building. Jurors included Kun it was only soup cans and cracker Andersen, editor-in-chief of Nno York Ixixes. magazine; Ix)iiis Oliver C]n)pp, etliror- in-chiel of Hoitse Beautijiil; Rosanne Haggerty, executive director of the Common (iround Community; Mel Around the Country: Hammock, president, Mel Hammock John Lautner & Company; Joseph B. Rose, chair• C^AN can CA]^, jurors'favorite, The Leaning Tower of Pizza. first honorable mention. Fox & Fotule man of the City Planning Polshek & Partners by Lester P. Korzilius, AIA Architects Commission; Edwin Schlossberg, of If architcxture were strictly the creation Edwin Sdilossberg, Inc.; and architea of spaces that uplift the human spirit, Roben A. M. Stern. From a field of John Lautner, FAIA, the California 24, die jurors gave avwds for "Best architect who died on Oaober 24 at Meal," "Stmcmral Ingenuity," "Best the age of 83, woiUd have had few Use of Labels," and the most coveted peers. In a career that spaimed 60 prize, "Jurors' Favorite." 'I"he nJes years, Lautner created a series of hoas- were simple: I-acli entrant was given a es with btith tremendous dynamism ten-by-ten-by-eight-foot space donat• and deep repose, in diis respea sur• ed by a showroom in the D&D passing even his mentor, Frank Lloyd Building; constmctions had to be Wright, for whom he worked from stnictumlly self-sup[X)rting; filled cans 1933 to 1939. He is perhaps best of any sizes with labels intact were to known for the Aran^ Residence in ' be the primary' building material, but Acapuico, Mexico, a project that accessory props were permitted; and embodies recurrent themes in his no adliesives other than Velcro or dou• work.
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