In case you missed the debut Archinect Sessions at Silver Lake's Neutra VDL House watch a recording of Debate #1: The Future of Urbanism, featuring moderator Orhan Ayyuce, and guests Bryan Finoki (Subtopia) and Geoff Manaugh (BLDGBLOG.)
News
In case you missed the debut Archinect Sessions at Silver Lake's Neutra VDL House watch a recording of Debate #1: The Future of Urbanism, featuring moderator Orhan Ayyuce, and guests Bryan Finoki (Subtopia) and Geoff Manaugh (BLDGBLOG.)

Also, don't miss Aaron Plewke's feature The Extraordinary vs. the Everyday Catastrophe: a discussion on Katrina, ongoing systemic failures, and the role for design and design education in addressing catastrophes of everyday life.

Plus, Heather Ring added two more entries to her collection of 2010 Venice Biennale Field Notes with Venice #12: Preservation and Venice #13: Places to congregate.

The Santa Monica firm of Pugh+Scarpa has announced that founders Larry Scarpa and Gwynne Pugh will move in different directions after 22 years of business.

Find out how to Eat Like an Artistic Vagabond in Berlin at the Pale Blue Door.

Discussion Threads
Paul Petrunia lets slip a word about the long-discussed Archinect 3.0 BTW: we are getting a new shipment of shirts soon. The t-shirt shop, along with the rest of the website, has been getting less attention lately as we've been preparing the new version of Archinect, 3.0 which is scheduled to launch in around a month.

Anyone going to Greenbuild 2010?

School Blogs
Samuel at University of Tennessee graduated this may with my b.arch from the University of Tennessee and was hired by the College of Architecture and Design (at UTKnoxville) to continue work on a design/build effort funded by the EPA, to design and construct a sustainable home in Norris, Tennessee.

Stephanie at Kunstacademiets Arkitektskole is working on an urban project focused on lighting/furniture in public spaces this semester, called 'Furnishing the Townscape'.

Candace at University of Illinois at Chicago is back and she writes As of this year, I've made a pact with myself to not sit around and drone on about architecture and the properties it contains. But, it is difficult to make this effort when the people I'm spending most of my time around only talk about studio, their architecture jobs (past and present), and don't understand why I'm so resistant to the constant chatter of our work.

Mike from UBC shares his Summer Research in Marrakech.

John Tubles at Cal Poly Pomona / Kyushu University wonders How do you summarize a year in a blog…