Friday Snippets 2.26.10
A Las Vegas mansion, inspired by Versailles, created with a glue gun, inexpensive
materials and a cake decorating kit. [NY Times]
Building buildings and playing games. [NY Times]
The 2010 Whitney Biennial, reviewed. [New York Magazine]
A laser technique used to remove tattoos is being used to clean and restore
artworks. [redOrbit]
An obscure Chinese painter, virtually unknown in the West, has become the world's
third best-selling artist. [Telegraph]
Jeanne Gang's Aqua named skyscraper of the year. [Chicago Tribune]
Speaking of ground breaking skyscrapers, remember The Spire, the screw-like tower
that was supposed to stand tall on Chicago's lakefront? Now the bank is suing the developer for unpaid credit card balances. [Crain's]
Moving from their old headquarters in Grosvenor Square to the south bank of the Thames,
the new U.S. Embassy building bears an awful resemblance to the old. [NY Times]
Amtrak looks to design teams to dream up ways to revitalize Chicago's Union Station -
again. [Chicago Tribune]
That's all for this week folks, see you Monday.
Posted by designslinger at 2/26/2010 1:15 AM 
Categories: Slinger SLinks
Tags: Chicago Spire Jeanne Gang Whitney Biennial art architecture
Categories: Slinger SLinks
Tags: Chicago Spire Jeanne Gang Whitney Biennial art architecture
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