Olympic Hubris
Aug 07, 08 | 11:14 am
Albert Speer's son helped design the architecture of the Beijing games. But the similarities with Berlin 1936 don't end there. Guardian | related
Government Sanctioned: Baghdad Street Art
Aug 07, 08 | 11:11 am
Murals have begun to appear on the security wall in the Shia district of Sadr City, Baghdad, as part of a multi-national $100,000 project to improve the area. Guardian
Dutch town tests 'air-purifying' concrete
Aug 07, 08 | 9:41 am
A road in the small Dutch town of Hengelo is to be paved with air-purifying concrete in a trial that could lead to a breakthrough in the fight against rising pollution, scientists said Wednesday. Physorg
A house or a communal love affair?
Aug 07, 08 | 9:27 am
For nearly half a century Henry Wood, a Boston architect has kept Clingstone — a faded, shingled and, yes, very rough 103-year-old mansion set on a rock in Narragansett Bay standing, through his own hard labor and that of others. He and a crew of family and friends who share his passion for the place’s “deep bohemian funk,” have dedicated their time and skills (plumbing and wiring experience are always particularly welcome) to keeping the place from slipping into the water forever.
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Who's the Jackass?
Aug 07, 08 | 9:07 am
Archinect member dml955i points out a neighbor dispute in Seattle. Apparently the neighbor of the Morrell Residence by E.Cobb Architects is not too happy with the design, so he posted a big sign calling out the "Jackass" of a neighbor who is wrecking his lake view.
Athos Bulcão (July 2, 1918 – July 31, 2008)
Aug 07, 08 | 4:56 am
Brazilian artist/designer Athos Bulcao passed away at the age of 90 this past Thursday at the Sarah Kubitschek Hospital in Brasilia, Brazil. Bulcão was best know for the architecturally-integrated interventions he produced in federal buildings of Brasilia, which were planned by Lucio Costas and designed by Oscar Niemeyer...
German City Wonders How Green Is Too Green
Aug 07, 08 | 4:43 am
A German town’s decision to require solar-heating panels has thrown it into a vehement debate over the boundaries of ecological good citizenship. NYT
Docent work, if you can get it
Aug 06, 08 | 6:18 pm
The Chicago Tribune explains what it takes to get a job as a volunteer docent for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, "one of the most respected volunteer programs in the world". Read
Glass facade of OMA's CCTV completes in time for Olympics
Aug 06, 08 | 4:26 pm
The glass facade of OMA's CCTV headquarters in Beijing has been completed – just in time for the opening of the Olympic Games. BD
SCI-Arc Exhibition: IwamotoScott Architecture
Aug 06, 08 | 9:09 am
SCI-Arc Gallery presents Voussoir Cloud, a site-specific installation by San Francisco based architecture and design practice IwamotoScott in collaboration with Buro Happold.
Opening reception: Friday, August 8, 7-9pm. Bustler Events
substance over surface?
Aug 06, 08 | 7:00 am
Robert Adam's design for Grafton Hall, which was recently approved by Chester City Council, will be built instead of Ushida Findlay's ultra-Modernist, competition-winning "starfish" scheme from 2001. Opening a debate about the meaning of "innovation".
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Mecanoo Wins Library of Birmingham Competition
Aug 05, 08 | 3:38 pm
Announced today, Dutch Mecanoo architecten, led by Francine Houben, have been selected to design the new £193 million Library of Birmingham. The new Library will be developed on a prime site on Centenary Square, and is scheduled to open in 2013 and promises to be the largest library in Europe. Bustler
An Olympic Stadium to Remember
Aug 05, 08 | 6:46 am
Given the astounding expectations piled upon the National Stadium, I’m surprised it hasn’t collapsed under the strain. More than 90,000 spectators will stream through its gates on Friday for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games; billions are expected to watch the fireworks on television. At the center of it all is this dazzling stadium, which is said to embody everything from China’s muscle-flexing nationalism to a newfound cultural sophistication. NYT | Slideshow | Interactive Graphic | prev. 1|2|3
Because Not Enough Has Been Said About China and its Olympic Games,
Aug 05, 08 | 6:44 am
Studio 360 explores Beijing's new architecture.

The People's Republic of Houston?

Thieves hit Habitat for Humanity project in LA
Aug 04, 08 | 5:29 pm
The theft of thousands of dollars worth of construction equipment is halting a Habitat for Humanity project to house 62 low-income families in the San Fernando Valley. MercuryNews
Hadid designs Singapore’s largest ever housing scheme
Aug 04, 08 | 4:10 pm
Zaha Hadid Architects has designed Singapore’s largest ever residential development. The seven 36-storey residential towers and 12 villas will be built on a 78,000sq m site at Farrer Road, a prominent site within the city. BD
China’s Olympic Crossroads: Bird’s Nest Designer Ai Weiwei on Beijing’s ‘Pretend Smile’
Aug 04, 08 | 9:55 am
Ai Weiwei, Artistic Consultant for design, collaborated with the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in designing the Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest). The NYT Blogs interviews
Did we mention there were even more winners?
Aug 04, 08 | 9:54 am
Recent competition and award winners on Bustler:

Kasian Projects Win City of Calgary Awards
Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd. were honored with the the City of Calgary Awards.

10th Annual Vincent Scully Prize Awarded to Robert A.M. Stern
The National Building Museum chose Robert A.M. Stern as laureate of the Vincent Scully Prize.

Two Winners Selected for Australian Café Di Stasio Competition
Both, Davide Marchetti and SPF15+ emerged as winners of the Café Di Stasio competition.

Korean American Architect Kyu Sung Woo Named 2008 Ho-Am Laureate in the Arts
Kyu Sung Woo has been named winner of the 2008 Ho-Am Prize in the Arts.

Gold and Silver in Steel Olympics for University of Nottingham
Students from the University of Nottingham have won top prizes in the Corus Student Architecture Competition.

Congratulations!
CNN cover story
Aug 04, 08 | 8:06 am
Just Imagine...what life will be like in 2020?
Home sweet... jellyfish!
Architects share their vision of what homes of the future will look like.
Fancy living in a home shaped like a mushroom or an edible tree house?
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TAGallery 021: City of Nodes
Aug 04, 08 | 7:50 am
TAGallery 021: City of Nodes is an online exhibit of new media projects that explore urban mapping. The collection of work from 2002-2008 examines the role of the archive, the body, surveillance and locative media in contemporary urban space. related blog post at Serial Consign
"We Buy Culture"
Aug 02, 08 | 5:53 pm
Reformist sheikhs have spent the past decade using their wealth to snap up financial institutions and retail and leisure brands in an effort to transform the city-states they rule from one-camel towns into global business and tourism hubs. Now they want to use it to acquire something that is impossible to price and may, in fact, be impossible to buy at all: culture.

Abu Dhabi wants to partner with western art brands in Saadiyat island. “By bringing in partners, we can be quick; we can buy knowledge, expertise.” Design critics complain about the new 'cultural buildings, “architectural megalomania”. Frank Gehry calls it, "a cabinet of horrors”. Times Online
World Architecture Festival Awards Shortlist
Aug 01, 08 | 12:49 pm
224 buildings from 43 countries have made it on to the first ever World Architecture Festival Awards shortlist.
See Bustler for images.
Featured Jobs Today: in NY & DC
Aug 01, 08 | 11:00 am
Samoo Architecture PC seeking Senior Project Architect in New York, NY
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Ken blasts Boris for ditching 100 Public Spaces programme
Aug 01, 08 | 10:56 am
Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone has launched a stinging attack on his successor Boris Johnson, accusing him of cost cutting and “hypocrisy” following BD’s revelation that he has axed the 100 Public Spaces programme. BD | prev.
China's Rising Power in Africa
Aug 01, 08 | 10:10 am
China's role in Africa is becoming increasingly important and controversial. But as its profile has grown on the continent, so have concerns about Beijing's hands-off policy on internal affairs and human rights' issues, from Sudan to Zimbabwe. NPR investigates China's pivotal new role on the continent in this five-part series. Read + Listen
The King of Central Park West
Aug 01, 08 | 6:43 am
The highest-priced new apartment building in the history of New York isn’t a sleek, one-of-a-kind glass tower. It’s architect Robert A. M. Stern’s 15 Central Park West, an ingenious homage to the classic Candela-designed apartment buildings on Park and Fifth Avenues. From the marble-columned lobby to the wine cellar and pool, the author examines the art, as well as the limits, of Stern’s grand nostalgia. By Paul Goldberger for Vanity Fair
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