Border Wall Halted in Big Bend, Amman Design Week Returns, and Harvard GSD Student Critiques Class Barriers
A federal judge in El Paso has halted further construction of border barriers in the Big Bend area of Far West Texas, granting a preliminary injunction sought by the Center for Biological Diversity. The lawsuit argues that five segments of the wall, supported by contracts worth $7.5 billion, are unconstitutional and pose a risk to a historic church located in Ruidosa, Texas. This injunction prevents any ground-disturbing work until the legal matter is settled. In Arizona, a 150- to 250-year-old cottonwood tree was removed by Border Patrol for wall development. Additionally, the second Amman Design Week commenced on October 2, 2023, following a seven-year break. Chris Walton at Harvard voiced concerns over the increasing costs of architecture education, while Carnegie Mellon revealed plans for a new Miami campus, financed by a $3 billion donation from Ken Griffin.
Key facts
- A judge in El Paso blocked further border barrier construction in the Big Bend region, granting a preliminary injunction requested by the Center for Biological Diversity.
- The lawsuit argues that five wall segments, totaling $7.5 billion in government contracts, are unconstitutional and would damage a historic church in Ruidosa, Texas.
- The injunction prevents ground-disturbing activities until the case is resolved.
- The second Amman Design Week began on October 2 in Jordan after a seven-year hiatus; the first edition was in 2019.
- A panel on October 3 discussed 'How is Architectural Value Constructed' and the theme 'Accumulations,' moderated by Christele Harrouk.
- Harvard GSD student Chris Walton published the 106th open letter, addressing Dean Sarah Whiting about the escalating cost of architecture education.
- Carnegie Mellon University announced a new Miami campus funded by a $3 billion gift from Ken Griffin, with no architect named.
- Dung Ngo released the book Knife, Fork, Spoon; over 30 flatware sets from his collection will be auctioned at Wright later this month.
Entities
Artists
- Sarah Vasquez
- Chris Walton
- Sarah Whiting
- Christele Harrouk
- Laith Matarweh
- Ali Ismail Karimi
- Rana Beiruti
- Ziad Jamaleddine
- Bernard Rudofsky
- Ken Griffin
- Eliel Saarinen
- Dung Ngo
- Rafael de Cárdenas
- Johnston Marklee
- SO–IL
- Gio Ponti
- Michael Graves
- Tapio Wirkkala
- Arne Jacobsen
- Takenobu Igarashi
- Peter Zumthor
- Alexander Calder
- Mamdani
- Annie Barrett
- Daniel Pittman
- Paula Vilaplana de Miguel
- Kholisile Dhliwayo
- Amelyn Ng
- Gillian Waldo
- Breitman
- Charles Siegel
- Kyle Miller
- Thomas Kelley
- Barack Obama
- Höweler
- Yoon
Institutions
- No Big Bend Wall
- DHS
- AN
- Texas Tribune
- Big Bend Sentinel
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Border Patrol
- Harvard GSD
- Amman Design Week
- ArchDaily
- Civil Architecture
- L.E.FT Architecture
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Citadel
- Reed & Barton
- Denver Art Museum
- Wright
- LACMA
- Erewhon
- Hyperallergic
- Gander
- Graza
- Magic Spoon
- Banza
- Van Alen Institute
- Studio Loutsis
- NOT NOT
- aanda
- MoMA
- Friends Making Work
- PROPS SUPPLY
- Breitman & Breitman
- Planetizen
- @classicplanning
- @b0ysfirm
- Barack Obama Presidential Center
- Log
- Wizards of the Coast
- Hasbro
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Magic: The Gathering
- AV Club
- United Wizards of the Coast
- Communications Workers of America
Locations
- Big Bend
- Texas
- United States
- El Paso
- Ruidosa
- Arizona
- Jordan
- Amman
- Miami
- Wynwood
- Taunton
- Massachusetts
- Denver
- Colorado
- Los Angeles
- California
- New York City
- New York
- Brooklyn
- Le Plessis-Robinson
- France
- Chicago
- Illinois