Speaking of libraries... Slate's Witold Rybczynski presents us with a slide-show essay on the architecture of old-school information storage. View full entry

According to Archinect member laru, Buckhead's board of directors voted unanimously to not sell the library to developers. Previously, Discussthe issue still has to go before the fulton county commission, which could over-rule the library board, but this is a HUGE first step in saving the... View full entry

The Gulf states have long been criticized for the lack of basic human rights given to the migrant workers who are the backbone of these countries recent economic prowess. Recently there have been growing signs of unrest including labor strikes. The BBC recently looked into the issue. They found... View full entry

After futile attempts to get the city to install crosswalks, Stump took matters into his own hands and painted one in at the corner of Dicks and North streets. Then he got arrested. View full entry

Bloomberg's James S. Russell praises NMDA's condo project in NYC's High Line development."...only HL23, one of the smallest of the current artsy crop, channels the inner beauty of the High Line and puts it in elegant vertical form."Images by Hayes Davidson"Denari compares his design to a plant... View full entry

The Guardian takes a look inside the new Terminal 3 in Beijing, designed by Lord Foster. See View full entry

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway has just opened. The seedbank is constructed 393 feet inside a sandstone mountain at Svalbard on Spitsbergen Island. The facility has a capacity to conserve 4.5 million seed samples. | guardian | previously in the news: 02/07, 06/06, 01/06 View full entry

To garner even a small measure of recognition, an architect must stand out from a whole sea of colleagues equally starved for attention. - Arrol Gellner for the SFGate View full entry

Steven Holl Architects (SHA) has recently been commissioned by CapitaLand China, to realize, a large mixed-use complex in Chengdu, China. Scheduled to open in late 2010, this “giant chunk of a metropolis” houses a hybrid complex of generous public spaces flanked by five towers with... View full entry

AP catches up with David Iseri and E. Sean Bailey of Konyk, the winners of the DL IV, to discuss New York, LA, office work, details of the big event, and more... Read! View full entry

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is planting test beds of oysters in Jamaica Bay. The plan is to use them to help increase water quality. Explains Mr. McLaughlin, an ecologist in charge of the city’s effort. “You can only improve water quality so much with hard... View full entry

Tel Aviv has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since July 2003. The Israeli city on the seafront includes a unique ensemble of over 4.000 modernist era houses. Az W | via Arkitera View full entry

New episode up now! Marlin visits Ponti and Libeskind's Denver Art Museum... Which did he like better?Watch View full entry

Sam Nazarian, aka Sammy Boy, described by IMDB as "multi-hyphenate film producer, real estate financier, hotelier restaurateur, and CEO of Element Films", has been elected to SCI-Arc's board of directors. Some of Nazarian's claims to fame include Sunset Strip nightclubs Area, Hyde, and Privilige... View full entry

Its red, sapphire and purple stained-glass panels have greeted millions of air travelers arriving at and departing New York since 1960. Now, the panels are the ones on the move. American Airlines last week quietly began dismantling the 900-pane window facade at an old John F. Kennedy... View full entry