Sunday, October 19:

• The Portland Building: Architect Michael Graves fiercely defends his controversial creation against demolition: According to The Oregonian's piece, the architect does not think any of the problems are by his design, but rather its application under budgetary and civic constraints.

Thursday, October 16:

• Unesco threatens to put Venice on its Heritage at Risk list: Responding to corruption and mismanagement of environmental risks by the Venetian government, UNESCO may have to declare Venice a "Heritage at Risk".

Wednesday, October 15:

• Honolulu Law Criminalizes Homelessness: It is now a misdemeanor in the popular tourist destination of Waikiki to "sit or lie on sidewalks", punishable by up to 30 days in jail or a maximum $1,000 fine.

Tuesday, October 14:

• Maya Lin wins the 21st Annual $300K Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize: At $300,000 USD, the prize is one of the US's largest, afforded to artists working to affect social change.
• Petrified Forest buildings named national treasure: The midcentury modern structure for Flagstaff, Arizona's petrified national forest was designed by Richard Neutra and Robert Alexander.

Monday, October 13:

• The Sleuk Rith Institute: Zaha Hadid's soft hymn to Cambodia's fallen: The museum cum research institute will house a graduate school and document archives related to the Khmer Rouge's 1970s genocide.
• Reporting from Toronto: Li Xiaodong wins inaugural Moriyama RAIC International Prize for the Liyuan Library: The prize's extremely open brief is aimed at inspiring architects to do great work (it's that simple). We discuss the prize on episode 2 of Archinect Sessions, feat. an interview with Terri Peters who reported on the prize.