writes Christopher Knight, LAT art critic, about the startling new addition to the Denver Art Museum by Daniel Libeskind. He adds, "Nearby, beneath one severely pitched museum wall, a monumental painted metal sculpture of a dustpan and broom, "Big Sweep," by the Pop art duo of Claes Oldenburg and... View full entry
Sci-Arc grad and Japanese architecture genius Hitoshi Abe has been named chair of the architecture and urban design department at UCLA. LAT View full entry
Architecture Magazine whose thin issues were discussed previously--will be folded into another magazine venture called simply Architect. Progressive to Architecture to Architect? ArchNewsNow l MW l previous discussion View full entry
The iconic Capitol Records Building has been sold to New York-based developer Argent Ventures for $50 million after months of speculation. So will it become condos and continue the replacement of working hollywood with 'upscale' living? LAtimes View full entry
German architect and engineer Frei Otto has won the 18th annual Praemium Imperiale prize for architecture. The prize will be presented in Tokyo next month on October 18th. ArchMag View full entry
designboom presents an ongoing photo report of the architecture Biennale in Venice. Check back periodically for updates. designboom | previously 1 | 2 | 3 | ... View full entry
Thailand's airport authority says the new building by Murphy Jahn boasts the world's largest single terminal building, at 563,000sm, as well as the tallest control tower. | bbsee View full entry
Eric sends us a link to his website which is documenting the construction of his new Neil Denari-designed home addition. very cool... View full entry
Alan Fletcher, who helped revive postwar British design and typography through his vibrant corporate identity work and book designs and who was a co-founder of Pentagram, London's first major international design consultancy, died on Sept. 21 at his daughter's home in East Sussex, England. He was... View full entry
The 2006 Venice Architecture Biennale looks at how cities shape our lives. CBC.ca View full entry
The Ara Pacis Museum looks like a repeat of every building that Richard Meier has ever built, though it is on th banks of the tiber river. In its relationship to the glories of the city around it, the building is as clueless as its Fascist predecessors... as reviewed by our favorite NYtimes... View full entry
A Collection of Amazon Wishlists at Concept Trucking: including Keller Easterling, Ann Hamilton, Damien Hirst, trekkie Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind, DJ Spooky, Bernard Tshumi, Bill Viola and so many, many more ... View full entry
Cities across America are gambling on architecture to revitalize aging downtowns, including Minneapolis, Denver and, yes, Toledo. NY Times View full entry
In an interview with China Daily reporter Lei Lei, Li Xinggang, the chief architect of China's part of the National Stadium, the "Bird's Nest", discussed his experiences while working on the design of the venue. People's Daily Online View full entry
From Docomomo email: "For the past several months, DOCOMOMO US has hosted an international online debate about the controversial renovation of the Woodberry Poetry Room at Harvard University, designed in 1949 by Alvar Aalto, and one of the few extant U.S. interiors by the great Finnish modernist... View full entry