Jeff Turrentine for the Washington Post writes about the promises of prefab and profiles some leaders who are answering the skeptics' criticism. View full entry
Xefirotarch has officially been granted 1st prize in this year's PS1 MOMA Young Architect's Program. His winning proposal will be built in June and ready for the opening on the 24th. View full entry
OMA's Wyly theater in Dallas (ver.2) unveiled Monday. The new version is more compact and has an aluminum curtain-like skin. | dallasnews (bmn) | pics | prev View full entry
London-based Grimshaw Architects has been selected to design the expansion after Eric Owen Moss' initial design was rejected in February. Queens Chronicle View full entry
The MTA in NYC is set to approve the new $720 million KPF-designed stadium development over its former railyards. | nytimes | prev View full entry
miz rep: The memory of Olympia & York looms large | crbd: Bruce & Frank's Downtown Tower Wants You! | L+L: Pierre Thibault, architecte | del.icio.us: Andy Goldsworthy in Morning Edition View full entry
now has a brand-spankin' new train station by Grimshaw and the Age newspaper is giving the standing O. The station is part of the Docklands recovery. Via View full entry
The “Bird's Nest," jointly designed by Herzog and De Meuron and China Architecture Design Institute, has finally broken ground in Beijing. View full entry
FutureGen is an initiative to build the world's first integrated sequestration and hydrogen production research power plant. The $1 billion dollar project is intended to create the world's first zero-emissions fossil fuel plant. When operational, the prototype will be the cleanest fossil fuel... View full entry
Not really news, but just wanted to point out that the Jobs section on archinect is really taking off. Looking for summer work? Or looking to change your career path? | look here View full entry
The Architect's Newspaper examines the use of LED's and other lighting technologies. View full entry
H&M wraps the Flatiron! (via) | Alex Krieger gets eggs on face from Jane Jacobs | Duany on the radio View full entry
The scotsman takes a glance at Shulman's career and ouvre on the occasion of the Getty Research Institute acquiring his entire catalog. View full entry
...No punch line, yet. Is this about David Childs and the (possibly) ironically-titled tower, if Mr. Thomas Shine wins? Yes it is. Yale Daily | Previously: Thomas sues, Childs rebutts View full entry
Major earthquake hits off the coast of sumatra. More tsunami tide surges are expected for the Indian Ocean. l NYT l News24 l npr l more l View full entry