12 Favorite Projects of 2012

For this last post of 2012, here are my dozen favorite projects from the 60 that were featured on my weekly and daily pages in the last 12 months, listed in chronological order.

Pier 15 in New York City by SHoP Architects:


Childcare Center in Maria Enzersdorf, Austria, by MAGK and illiz architektur:


La Lira in Ripoll, Spain, by RCR Arquitectes:


Coverage of Archaeological Ruins of the Abbey of St. Maurice in St. Maurice, Switzerland, by Savioz Fabrizze Architectes:


Alésia Archaelogical Museum in Alise-Sainte-Reine, France, by Bernard Tschumi Architects:


Viewing Tower in Reusel, the Netherlands, by Ateliereen architecten:


Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center in Brooklyn, New York, by WEISS/MANFREDI:


Via Verde in the Bronx, New York, by Dattner Architects and Grimshaw:


Arts and Creative Platform in Guimarães, Portugal, by Pitágoras Arquitectos:


Butaro Hospital in Butaro, Rwanda, by MASS Design Group:


Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library in Washington, D.C., by Adjaye Associates:


Poetry Foundation in Chicago, Illinois, by John Ronan Architects:

12 Favorite Books of 2012

Here are a dozen of my favorite books from the 71 that I reviewed in 2012 on my weekly and daily pages, listed in chronological order. Note, these books weren't necessarily released in 2012; for my list of Notable Books that were released in 2012, with some overlap below, see my list at Designers and Books.

Most Popular Posts of 2012

Here are the dozen most popular posts on this blog in 2012, based on traffic counts. The next two posts this year (the last of the year) will list my favorite projects and books featured on my daily and weekly pages this year.

1 66 Most Popular, 2012, June 5


2 Yayoi Kusama at Louis Vuitton, July 24


3 425 Park Avenue, October 18


4 Lynette Jackson's iPhone Art, April 25


5 Charles Renfro, J.Crew-Wearing Architect, January 18


6 Today's archidose #559, February 14


7 Koolhaas in Conversation, March 12


8 Today's archidose #628, October 19


9 Book Review: 100 Ideas that Changed Architecture, January 29


10 Today's archidose #615, September 3


11 2012 Holiday Gift Books, November 23

12 OMA + MAI, May 13

Happy Holidays

Some year-end posts will happen in the next couple weeks, but that will be about it as I spend time with family during the holidays. Happy Holidays to everybody, and see you in 2013!

Wednesday, Wednesday

A Weekly Dose of Architecture Updates:

This week's dose features the Universidade Agostinho Neto in Luanda, Angola, by Perkins + Will:


The featured past dose is the Perspectives Charter School in Chicago, Illinois, by Perkins + Will:


This week's book review is O-14: Projection and Reception by Reiser + Umemoto, edited by Brett Steele:
   
(R): The featured past book review is Highrise of Homes by SITE.

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**NOTE: The next weekly dose will be 2013.01.07—Season's Greetings and Happy New Year!**

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World-Architects.com U.S. Building of the Week:

COTA Grand Plaza in Austin, Texas, by Miró Rivera Architects:

Houses at Sagaponac, 11 Years Later

Next week there will be much more on this topic in an article I wrote for Houzz, but here are some photos and information I put together from a recent drive out to the Hamptons, seeing the Houses at Sagaponac development. When first announced in 2001 by developer Harry "Coco" Brown and architect Richard Meier, the plan included 32 modern houses on 70 acres on the east end of Long Island. Eleven years later—seven years after the death of Coco Brown and four years after the economic crisis—only eight houses have been completed; those are featured below. That will probably be the limit, as while the project is moving forward, it's doing so in a very different form.