Rex Jameson bikes and swims regularly, and plays tennis and skis when time allows. But the 5-foot-11, 180-pound software engineer is lucky if he presses 200 pounds — that is, until he steps into an "exoskeleton" of aluminum and electronics that multiplies his strength and endurance as many... View full entry
Ada Louise Huxtable ponders the question via Gehry's Serpentine Pavillion and Jørn Utzon's Sydney Opera House. She writes, "yes, it is art, and there is no great architecture without it." WSJ | on Serpentine View full entry
Young Architects Boston Group, a collaborative of Boston-based firms each 6 years young or less, has installed a prototype green wall in preparation for Boston's AIA national convention this week. Go View full entry
The last day of the Gravity Free conference has been a busy one for Archinect correspondent Emily Kemper. Follow her detailed updates on speakers Karim Rashid, Tom Hennes, Arturo Vittori, Philip Tiongson, and Karin Fong; live card-stacking by world champion Bryan Berg; and lots of photos. Have a... View full entry
Peter Eisenman set out his thoughts on architecture at RIAS 2008 Architecture in a media culture Students have become passive Computers make design standards poorer Today’s buildings lack meaning or reference We are in a period of late style To be an architect is a social act BDonline Point... View full entry
Japanese architects are schooled in working with small spaces. The manipulation of light and space makes the Penguin House in Tokyo seem much larger. Video » NatGeo View full entry
Richard Sennett examines (similar to John Ruskin and William Morris before him) the role of craft in the past and present and draws out the distinct ethics within “doing something well for its own sake” in his new book The Craftsman. time4time View full entry
Following yesterday's breaking news, and the recent update from MADianito, Roemer, from TU Delft's faculty, sends us his updates and photographs (view them in the gallery)...The faculty of Architecture of the technical University of Delft in the Netherlands with more than 3000 students has burned... View full entry
When the British architect Norman Foster first presented his proposal to erect a 30-story glass tower atop the existing building, many neighborhood residents were outraged. “A glass dagger plunged into the heart of the Upper East Side,” one said. The project’s developer sent Mr... View full entry
A Grand Theft Auto IV: Liberty City fan with a lot of spare time has put together a Flickr photo set of comparison shots of Liberty City sights with their real world [NYC] counterparts. via Curbed View full entry
Felix Burrichter is a New York-based architect - born in Germany - and also the founder / editor of PIN-UP. | nyblogtimes View full entry
If you aren't already following Emily's great live coverage of the Gravity Free interdisciplinary design conference in Chicago, I recommend you find some time to do so. Save yourself the $1,800 registration fee and follow her along as she keeps us updated on presentations from figures such as... View full entry
The King is dead, Long Live the King Robert Rauschenberg, the irrepressibly prolific American artist who time and again reshaped art in the 20th century, died Monday night. He was 82... Mr. Rauschenberg’s work gave new meaning to sculpture. “Canyon,” for instance, consisted of a... View full entry
Adrian Holovaty's Everyblock is a harbinger of emerging urban informatics. The project is important to journalists, urban theorists and "wired" citizens. Serial Consign recently weighed in on the project with commentary and a list of links to related discussions and projects. View full entry
Registration deadlines approaching... Toftegårds Plads Syd København , May 14 IDEAS SPRING / Hotel Milano - COMPETITION , May 15 Sham Spiritual Oasis Competition , May 15 New Arts Center/Theatre Building in Sundsvall , May 15 Ample Sample 2008 Competition , May 16 2008 AIA New... View full entry
