Pics from last night's architects duel in NYC. Curbed (is this a compliment?): Further Evidence Architects are the New Rock Stars + more. Who won?... A Diller, Scofidio + Renfro team member reports that Smith-Miller+Hawkinson's Jason Carlow beat Matthew Johnson of DS+R. Our source tells us that... View full entry
A new boutique hotel will open soon in Madrid. The facade was recently unveiled, according to this report (in spanish). Each floor is designed by a different architect, including Jean Nouvel, Javier Mariscal y Fernando Salas... (Updated. Open item for info and comments) ...Arata Isozaki, Richard... View full entry
Nicolai Ouroussoff reviews the Hudson Yards, NYC, plans. | Hugh Pearman: Michael Hopkins and the Wellcome Trust headquarters. View full entry
Zaha in the News once again: The Guangzhou Opera House, one of the biggest cultural projects in this southern city, began construction yesterday. The opera house, which will cover an area of 46,000 square metres, is expected to go into operation at the end of 2007. Read View full entry
Our friends at ArchVoices have redesigned their online presence. Looks great overall, and the "save page as PDF" ability is a brilliant addition. View full entry
Noonish rounds: Michael Wesely Photographie at Space and Culture | Weekly Dose features SHoP's Porter House Condo's | New Urbanism embraces Miami Modern? | Brookings Think Tank scrutinizes the economics of convention centers. View full entry
With a building where transparency is the theme and where almost half the space is dedicated to public interaction, the salvation army's UK HQ building has now opened just around the corner from St.Paul's cathedral. (Glancey) View full entry
NYSun takes you to a panel discussion for the Art Dealers Association of America with Daniel Libeskind, Paul Goldberger, Glenn Lowry and Victoria Newhouse on the art of building museums. Also in today's issue, should architects compete with artists for attention? (rgstns: bugmenot) View full entry
A neigborly feud turns ugly and a poor Paul Rudolph building is caught in the crossfire. NYTimes View full entry
In what is quickly shaping up to be Zaha's (post-Pritzker) bling year, Hadid bags the New Concert / Casino Hall in Basel. See finalists here (via dezain) | more View full entry
New York continues speculations on future homes of the Nets, Jets, and Yanks. | nytimes | graphic View full entry
A few interesting sightings in the Planetizen headlines: The Alleged 'Death Of Environmentalism' | Microsoft's Campus Growth Plans | Dublin's High-Density Future (OK... so Redmond & Dublin to blow up, and now...) Brooklyn Beckons Builders. Plus more...Global Warming, Global DimmingChanging... View full entry
D. Dietsch writes on the Open exhibition at NBM with critcism of Washington's preference of fear over democracy in public space. | wtimes View full entry
The new Danish Opera House opens today. To mark the event, architect Henning Larsen publicly bitched out the client-donor, an ego maniacal, wealthy shipping magnate who imposed his aesthetic ideas on the design. The following article raises many more troubling questions about changes in Denmark... View full entry
Nancy Levinson (Pixel Points) reports on increased interest in "giving a damn," as Cameron Sinclair likes to put it. Read View full entry