The Rockefeller Foundation announces that Cooper-Hewitt is getting $600,000 to continue 'Design for the Other 90%'. The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum also named Bill Moggridge as its new director.
News
The Rockefeller Foundation announces that Cooper-Hewitt is getting $600,000 to continue 'Design for the Other 90%'. The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum also named Bill Moggridge as its new director.

A bunch of young architects in Boston are singing the beauty of a generation of concrete buildings.

The Independent notes that "The beauty of the new Salvation Army Citadel in Chelmsford lies in its striking simplicity – and in its sense of place."

The EPA releases a new interactive map that lays out the locations of facilities across the US that have violated environmental laws, been caught by the EPA, and subjected to enforcement actions.

Discussion Threads
The news that Acclaimed DAAP building leaks; University of Cincinnati sues contractors, generated some great comments and a surprisingly thoughtful discussion.

Are you looking for resources on community design organizations in LA. What about a 3D model of LA?
Over on the Google Maps Tour Guide Central thread Barry Lehrman shares a "literal" map of parks and gardens in NYC for his upcoming tour with his 2nd year MLA studio in April.

Archinecters debate the usefulness of insidearch.org.
But I like using Times New Roman.

School Blogs
Fondue and Fond of You makes a good point regarding the relationship between Zaha, "digital zaha", Patrik Schumacher and the DRL.

And from the Archinect image gallery....


Errata
Via Bruce Sterling check out the organization Friends of the Pleistocene which is
a research and communication design organization...dedicated to exploring the conjuncture between landscape and contemporary human activity at sites shaped by the geologic epoch of the Pleistocene read more.