"Cities have always been global nodes where people, cultures and goods
intersect. More than any other of the Urban Age cities, Istanbul has
performed this function for several thousand years: a global ‘hinge’
city that connects civilisations and continents.
While it may not be growing at the dizzying pace of Mumbai or Shanghai,
nor suffering from the widening social inequality and violence of São Paulo,
Mexico City or Johannesburg, Istanbul faces many of the same challenges
confronted by all Urban Age cities including London, Berlin and New York:
economic stability, social cohesion and climate change." Urban Age Istanbul Newspaper (PDF)

Until we put the posters on Archinect in full-size/print-friendly format, enjoy the samples we've uploaded to the Archinect Facebook Fan page. If your school's poster isn't included it make sure to send it to us - archinect@gmail.com

Eric Owen Moss dispels the rumors and corrects the record: The school's lease is not up next year but in a decade, things are pretty chill with the landlord, and—most importantly—SCI-Arc would never leave downtown. The Architect's Newspaper | Previously

Jason Rodriguez, reportedly a former employee of architecture and engineering firm RS&H, opened fire today in his previous workplace. Last count is 2 dead and 6 injured. Orlando police are still searching for him. Google News

Update: He's been caught

Four towers are planned at over 60 stories along an extension of Madrid's main artery, La Castellana. Another 20 or so tall buildings planned to create a new office district. New transit station, bike routes, and water reuse also in the plan. Expected to be finisihed by 2023. En español here and here. | You can also peruse the PDF here.

New editorial in "the architect's website" claims there is no proof for global warming. (Can't say I didn't warn you...)

Amanda Baillieu states: "While there’s no argument that natural resources such as water need to be conserved and low-energy buildings make sense, the scientific evidence has now shifted enough to warrant a more questioning position on climate change."

However, on Twitter, she also stated: "Basically believing in man made climate change is a bit like hoping that fairies live at the bottom of the garden." << Really? Is this "a more questioning position"? Nevertheless, the fact remains, the scientific evidence hasn't shifted.

The University of Kentucky College of Design has posted a video of Wednesday's lecture by Robert Somol, director of the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture. Steven Ward, who attended the lecture, compared some of Somol's discussion with Bernard Colenbrander's recently posted critique of contemporary architecture criticism. It's a long video, so I recommend you bookmark it for some downtime this weekend. Once you get past the first few minutes of bad jokes it's a really great presentation. Watch

Two decades since the Berlin Wall came down, BBC Mundo looks at walls and barriers around the world which are still standing - or have been put up - since 1989. BBC News

Bernard Colenbrander discusses the price of architecture criticism. According the Colenbrander architectural criticism cannot exist without appropriate funding.

"Architecture criticism in the Netherlands died the moment Archis was privatized", Colenbrander argued. That was the year 2000. Archis became Volume and went 'beyond' architecture. Volume mostly doesn't discuss architecture as such, but everything surrounding architecture. "Currently there is no architecture criticism: not in the Netherlands, not elsewhere."

Eikongraphia reports...

"Stephen Massiah is in his first term studying architecture at St Edmund’s College. He took his A-levels at Bedford School, an independent school, and then did a degree in law. After working for a number of years for a corporate law firm in the City, he decided to have a career change and take a completely new direction." Cambridge Univ.

Toronto's Ryerson University has announced the appointment of Alsop to Distinguished Visiting Practitioner in Architecture. Press release after the jump...
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Mark your calendars for those of you in the following cities during the next week... Brooklyn, Los Angeles, New York, Syracuse, Barcelona, Aachen, Dubai, Seattle, Cambridge, Toronto, London, Amsterdam & Phoenix.

Thursday November 05 Friday November 06 Saturday November 07 Sunday November 08 Monday November 09 Tuesday November 10 Wednesday November 11

"'This memorial for the fallen haunts me'" Guardian