Word: architects
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...stars: the Hayden Planetarium, centerpiece of the $210 million Rose Center for Earth and Space. The 87-foot aluminum sphere that is the Hayden's core seemed to float inside a 10-story glass-walled cube, which is the Hayden's outer shell. "A cosmic cathedral," was how architect James Polshek proudly described his creation. A planetarium is, of course, only a transmitter of outer space to those of us on terra firma. By contrast, the new space station, a U.S.-led international effort that has already cost some $60 billion, is to be a constant outpost in the heavens...
...ROSE CENTER FOR EARTH AND SPACE The new planetarium addition to New York City's Museum of Natural History is a 21st century update of an 18th century dream. Architect James Stewart Polshek's simple design, a metal sphere set in a mostly glass cube, is a homage to the unbuilt ball that Etienne-Louis Boullee conceived in 1784 as a memorial to Sir Isaac Newton. It tells of the grandeur of the universe itself, speaking in the language of both classic modernism and very high tech...
...OOSTEN PAVILION As the clouds pass over Amsterdam, colors shimmer and shift subtly on the surface of architect Steven Holl's magnificent yet playful cube. This riverside structure, built for a Dutch corporation, looks less as if it was made from glass and perforated metal than from the surrounding water and light...
...TEMPORARY DUNESCAPE OUTDOOR SUMMER PAVILION Architect firm SHoP's temporary "urban beach" in Queens, N.Y., became an inviting summer sensation. Made from 6,000 2-in. by 2-in. boards that rolled, twisted and slid about, it offered wet and dry places for visitors to bask, wade and escape the sun. It was an architectural drawing come to life...
...hope to get someone who is good at theaters, but also a 'meat and potatoes' architect, who knows how to make this building safe," Illingworth said...