From urban legend to hazing ritual, steam tunnels are the stuff that keeps campuses warm. The LAtimes explores recent security measures and student access into the netherworld below campuses around the country. Previous subterranean paeans: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & also on bldgblog. View full entry
London's Heathrow Airport is the subject of a long and somewhat anthropological feature in the Guardian today. Visit climate-change protest camps at the entrance to the airport; walk through new terminal construction zones on the "former site of a sewage works"; and feel sorry for the nearby... View full entry
An exploration of the importance of competitions to the architectural profession. "Some architects have come to view competitions as exploitative and even demeaning, a way for clients to troll for ideas without committing to a specific architect and compensating him or her appropriately."NYT +... View full entry
“If you were a son of mine, I wouldn’t want you to be an architect,” the septuagenarian told this reporter, “because it’s a tough way to be in the world. Look, my son who graduated from law school three years ago makes more than I do after 40 years of working.&rdquo... View full entry
International Festival , a group based in Sweden, seeks to blur the distinction between performance and architecture. +Full Report I had a chance to do a one question interview with Tor Lindstrand, known to the Archinect community as the leader of LOL Architects, about the project. QR: What is... View full entry
Ai Wei Wei, artist and collaborator with H&dM on the 2008 Olympic "Bird's Nest" project, is expressing his frustration at China for their "promotion and propaganda" tactics. In addition to protesting the Olympics he is also aiming criticism at artists such as Steven Spielberg. Youtube |... View full entry
"Space-age cubes, rooftop pods, giant caravan cities and garden sheds you can practically live in..." It's a short history of portable architecture over at The Guardian. View full entry
Yesterday a 7.9 quake and series of large after shocks hit Peru. The BBC is reporting at least 300 dead and a couple of small towns near the epicenter have been hit badly. CNN | BBC | USGS maps. View full entry
"'A pool should be more than a pool these days,' Ms. Sassaman said. 'If you’re going to build one you should really try to set a mood and create some drama. It’s important that the pool is in a league of its own.'" New domestic pools @ The New York Times. View full entry
Arkitera Forum participants post the first pictures of FOA's new shopping mall in Umraniye, Istanbul. photo by ömer yilmaz View full entry
The 400 square-mile sprawling city, the world's largest known preindustrial settlement, caused deforestation, over population, topsoil erosion, and could have contributed to the population's sudden disappearance. National Geographic | BBC | FOX news | Related View full entry
Markus Miessen provides some excellent meditation on Eyal Weizman's new book Hollow Land: The book is a discussion rather than a singular statement, it constitutes the beginning of an open-ended dialogue, the setting of a forum: a theory saturated with things. What one is confronted with is not... View full entry
For those of you who check Archinect via RSS, we have a new feature online. The Architecture Job Application is the first installment in a new series of features to help architecture employers connect with architecture talent. Get better prepared for your next application with advise from... View full entry
Congress is considering a non-architect for the nation’s most visible architecture post, the Architect of the Capitol, and that’s riling the AIA. ArchRecord | discuss View full entry
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 14, 2007 -- Across the U.S., architects are putting their skills and talents to work for the public good, according to a recent survey of 150 firms by nonprofit Public Architecture. "There has never been a survey focused specifically on pro bono service by... View full entry