TweetEcho: October 26-November 8, 2009

For those of you who don't subscribe to our Twitter feed, here are the items we tweeted in the last week or so:

1. Added seven new Vancouver, BC wallpapers:http://www.glasssteelandsto...http://bit.ly/1ww1YP9:35 AM Nov 6th from Facebook
2. Added seven new Vancouver, BC wallpapers to the free computer desktop wallpaper section: http://j.mp/3p8Qs99:34 AM Nov 6th from bit.ly
3. http://bit.ly/14AkP9 http://bit.ly/1jdXSG8:18 AM Nov 6th from Facebook
4. Slice of Life: The Outdoor Store http://j.mp/3aoZmg8:16 AM Nov 6th from bit.ly
5. Building Spotlight: One PPG Place http://j.mp/4BUY5v8:03 AM Nov 6th from bit.ly
6. http://bit.ly/2YNJH1 http://bit.ly/itlSO8:03 AM Nov 6th from Facebook
7. http://bit.ly/13OcaM http://bit.ly/tTF7N7:43 AM Nov 6th from Facebook
8. Linked Hybrid Building Named Best Building of 2009http://j.mp/1kmrpf7:42 AM Nov 6th from bit.ly
9. http://bit.ly/eAzJy http://bit.ly/1nZDFg6:59 AM Nov 6th from Facebook
10. Animation: Seattle's Next Big Earthquake http://j.mp/1MdEZu6:57 AM Nov 6th from bit.ly
11. http://bit.ly/6v0ar http://bit.ly/1hHaza6:52 AM Nov 6th from Facebook
12. SOM Vision Will Expand Downtown Beijinghttp://j.mp/2w6LAR6:51 AM Nov 6th from bit.ly
13. http://bit.ly/2z1TW7 http://bit.ly/4jwgph6:28 AM Nov 6th from Facebook
14. A Taste of Chicago in Tokyo http://j.mp/3HlEcl6:27 AM Nov 6th from bit.ly
15. I posted 64 photos on Facebook in the album "Vancouver, British Columbia" http://bit.ly/1a1TXZ7:08 PM Nov 5th from Facebook
16. Added 64 new photos of Vancouver, British Columbia to the Global Architecture photo pool on Flickr: http://j.mp/YZCBu6:58 PM Nov 5th from bit.ly
17. A list of the 20 tallest skyscrapers that are on hold because of the economy: http://j.mp/2R1gLO3:11 PM Nov 5th from bit.ly
18. The Chicago Tribune reviews one of the city's newest skyscrapers, Aqua: http://j.mp/tmmuR1:43 PM Nov 4th from bit.ly
19. New 2010 London Architecture calendars are now available:http://j.mp/3Ezybm2:19 PM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
20. New 2010 Atlanta architecture calendars are now available:http://j.mp/26ihmO2:06 PM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
21. New 2010 Asian architecture calendars are now available:http://j.mp/O0Zak1:57 PM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
22. 2010 Minneapolis-St. Paul architecture calendars are now available: http://j.mp/2Y97yR1:46 PM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
23. 2010 Chinese architecture calendars are now available:http://j.mp/2QN2It1:34 PM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
24. 2010 Chicago Architecture calendars are now available:http://j.mp/1bH8oN1:23 PM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
25. 2010 New York Architecture calendars: http://j.mp/4qzaQ31:12 PM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
26. Now available: 2010 Los Angeles architecture calendars:http://j.mp/WJOUJ12:49 PM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
27. New: 2010 Tokyo Architecture calendars: http://j.mp/4za0YQ12:27 PM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
28. Added The Granville Street Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/1NynDm11:20 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
29. Added Granville Square : 200 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/1WtJgZ11:19 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
30. Added Granville Island Hotel : 1253 Johnston Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/4iV9QR11:19 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
31. Added Granville Island Brewery : 1441 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/4kXFCP11:19 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
32. Added The Granville : 570 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/3CIt7U11:19 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
33. Added Grant Thornton Place : 333 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/4jMDlY11:18 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
34. Added The Grace Residences : 1280 Richards Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/2ZSBwa11:18 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
35. Added The Governors Tower : 388 Drake Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/4n8Lt611:18 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
36. Added The Good Earth Building : 595 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/2bBmBS11:17 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
37. Added The Georgian Towers : 1450 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/3AXoLW11:16 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
38. Added The Georgian Court Hotel : 733 Beatty Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/10897J11:12 AM Nov 3rd from bit.ly
39. Added The Flagship : 8 Smithe Mews, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/1Pbdl34:23 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
40. Added The Flatiron Building : 1277 Melville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/3zlzYR4:22 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
41. Added The Foundry : 1833 Crowe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/bnJag4:22 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
42. Added The Four Seasons Hotel : 791 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/28bRxJ4:22 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
43. Added The FutureShop Building : 796 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/1YSosq4:22 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
44. Added The George : 1420 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/dIxCZ4:22 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
45. Added 1281 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia toGlass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/3R3c9w4:21 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
46. Added First Baptist Church : 969 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/3A9hL11:57 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
47. Added Firenze 2 : 688 Abbott Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/1CJphp1:56 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
48. Added Firenze 1 : 58 Keefer Place, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/4yw69r1:56 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
49. Added the Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery : 1241 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC to Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/3h9nVy1:56 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
50. Added the Vancouver Federal Office Tower : 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/1rjWKT12:51 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
51. Added the False Creek Yacht Club : 1661 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/11JOps12:51 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
52. Added the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel : 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/qXeY512:24 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
53. Added the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel : 299 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/3Osa6d12:24 PM Nov 2nd from bit.ly
54. The latest Freedom Tower (1 World Trade Center) construction photos: http://j.mp/2OFbGm7:00 AM Oct 30th from bit.ly
55. Don't believe Emporis or Wikipedia. These are the real stats for the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver: http://j.mp/T28TV2:41 PM Oct 29th from bit.ly
56. Added The Executive Hotel Vintage Park : 1379 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia :: Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/3uqIr42:37 PM Oct 29th from bit.ly
57. Added Espana 2 : 188 Keefer Place, Vancouver, British Columbia :: Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/4pcFp72:36 PM Oct 29th from bit.ly
58. Added Espana 1 : 689 Abbott Street, Vancouver, British Columbia :: Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/2t9kar2:36 PM Oct 29th from bit.ly
59. Added The Erickson : 1500 Homer Mews, Vancouver, British Columbia to: Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/1QFSa02:36 PM Oct 29th from bit.ly
60. Added The Empire Landmark Hotel : 1400 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stonehttp://j.mp/2jysDY1:13 PM Oct 29th from bit.ly
61. Added Emily Carr University of Art and Design : 1399 Johnston Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/1xF8n12:57 PM Oct 29th from bit.ly
62. Added Emerald West : 717 Jervis Street, Vancouver, British Columbia to Glass Steel and Stone http://j.mp/2J7aYo12:56 PM Oct 29th from bit.ly
63. Added The Electra (Formerly the BC Hydro Building) : 989 Nelson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia:http://j.mp/3a63Pk4:29 PM Oct 28th from bit.ly
64. Added The Edgewater Casino : 750 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia : http://j.mp/1FzMMv3:48 PM Oct 28th from bit.ly
65. Added East Asiatic House : 1201 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia: http://j.mp/4EpCmw2:57 PM Oct 28th from bit.ly
66. Artists plan to encase vacant Detroit home in ice:http://j.mp/4of74411:32 AM Oct 27th from bit.ly
67. Added nine more Vancouver wallpapers to the free computer desktop wallpaper section: http://j.mp/3p8Qs94:02 PM Oct 26th from bit.ly
68. We've just posted seven hundred -- yes, 700 -- computer desktop wallpapers to our web site for you to download free:http://j.mp/3p8Qs92:56 PM Oct 26th from bit.ly
69. We've launched a companion blog for the web site. The Global Architecture Blog is now online: http://j.mp/3mF9rp1:00 PM Oct 26th from bit.ly
70. I posted 105 photos on Facebook in the album "Vancouver, British Columbia" http://bit.ly/1a1TXZ8:00 AM Oct 26th from Facebook
71. 105 new photos of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada have been added to the Global Architecture photo pool on Flickr:http://j.mp/YZCBu10:24 PM Oct 25th from bit.ly

Bathrooms Are Job One

Last week the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field were sold by the Tribune Company to the Ricketts family for $845 million.  What does that have to do with an urban development blog?

New owner, Tom Ricketts had the quote of the week when he told Crain's Chicago Business that his number one priority for the historic stadium is renovating the bathrooms.  He put it,  “As a fan or owner, you’re just not proud of that part of the experience.”

Slice of Life: The Outdoor Store

The majority of people who read this blog are in the colder portions of the northern hemisphere.  That's why this picture may be surprising to them.  It turns out that in warmer cities, sometimes food stores are outside.  And not just fresh fruit shops -- entire convenience stores are often set up on sidewalks, like this  one in Singapore.  At least this one's in a tent.  I've seen full retail stores set up with nothing overhead at all.  And not fly-by-night mom-and-pop operations.  Real, branded chain stores like the 7-Eleven above.  It make sense when you think about it.  When you're just a few degrees off the equator it makes more sense to only refrigerate what needs to be refrigerated, and leave the rest exposed.

Building Spotlight: Four Times Square

The Conde Nast Building (4 Times Square, New York, New York) is more than just a shiny new skyscraper in midtown Manhattan.  It is an important communications platform for the entire region.  When the twin towers of the World Trade Center were destroyed on September 11, 2001 the main transmission facility for the New York region's television and radio stations was destroyed.  While some broadcasters had backup facilities on the nearby Empire State Building (350 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York), those signals were often weaker than the primary transmissions.

Enter, The Conde Nast Building, also known as Four Times Square.

The building has since been outfitted with both primary and backup transmitters for some of the area's broadcasters since space on the Empire State Building was very dear.  Plans to erect a master antenna across the river in New Jersey are on-again off-again, and many don't think they will ever come together.  Until then, Four Times Square and the Empire State Building will be the source of most broadcasts in the New York - New Jersey - Connecticut Tri-State Area.

More New York City buildings.

John Wesley Powell Federal Building, Reston, Virginia

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill has added a new building to its web site:

The John Wesley Powell Federal building in Reston, Virginia was completed in 1974 for the U.S.G.S.

More information here.

Leamouth Peninsula Building N

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill has added a new building to its web site:

Leamouth Peninsula Building N is a three-story office building in London built in 2008 with a vertical garden.

More information here.

Building Spotlight: One PPG Place

One of the great triumphs of this industrial city on the edge of America's heartland is the One PPG Place building (1 PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).  It looks like a glass castle rising into the sky.  Appropriately enough, it was built for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass company.  It would be a real shame if a glass company built anything other than a spectacular crystalline structure.

More Pittsburgh buildings here.

SOM's Latest Looks Familiar

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has posted a new project on its web site.

SOM's latest is the China World Trade Center in Beijing.  It's a nice building, but looks disturbingly similar to another "World Trade Center" that's still in our memories.

More about the building here: http://www.som.com/content.cfm/china_world_trade_center