Pecha Kucha Night Denver: Volume 17

In the inbox today:

American Folk Art Museum doomed

Such a terribly tragic, unsustainable waste of an amazing piece of Architecture.  MoMA should be ashamed of themselves.

New York Times: MoMA to Raze Ex-American Folk Art Museum

Check out BUILD LLC's open letter reaction.

Sign the petition to save the building here.

Our visit to this building in 2007 was one we will never forget:

Go here for the Architects' reaction to the decision to raze a building that is only 12 years old.

See more photos and design description on the TWBT website.

Update: Huffington Post blog has a new article here.

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peter zumthor: Buildings and Projects 1986-2013

save your pennies architecture fans--because a massive, multi-volume 800-page opus delving into the working details of peter zumthor's buildings will arrive this autumn:

Due out September 15th, 2013
Edited by Thomas Durisch
Currently available for pre-order [$200 on Amazon.com]

Allied Works Lecture: The Limiting Field

Join the University of Colorado Boulder's Environmental Design Program on Tuesday, April 9, at 5:47 p.m. for The Limiting Field, a lecture by Brad Cloepfil, AIA, of Allied Works Architecture, Inc.

Brad Cloep fil, AIA, founding principal of Allied Works Architecture, will discuss recent projects in the U.S. and abroad, as well as the ideas and principles that form the basis of the rm's work. As architect of the Cly fford Still Museum, Cloepfi l will focus on how these were realized in the museum's design and construction, and will discuss the challenges, opportunities and lessons of creating a single-artist museum in Denver's Civic Center.

The lecture will be held on the CU Boulder Campus in the Environmental Design Building, ENVD 134 (1060 18th Street, Boulder, CO 80302). Download the event flyer for more information.

Special thanks to Saunders Construction, AIAS CU Boulder, and AIA Colorado North.

Special thanks to scott for the heads up!