America's toolbox is coming to Manhattan for the first time Friday with its first three-story store. The doorman is also a first. And the concierge. And the elevator. And the atrium. | nytimes View full entry
Renowned Indian architect Charles Correa has said housing designs from his home country offer the key to eco-friendly buildings of the future. "There's nothing like poverty to be the mother of invention." From the BBC View full entry
Alexander MacFarlane writes to the NYTimes about the problems with too much of a good thing (re: Glass & Secutiry) View full entry
An Interview with Michelle Kaufmann (Glidehouse) on ArchNewsNow and an opinion piece on the dwell home. Note to Paul: maybe we need a 'prefab' category ;) View full entry
Jørn Utzon , almost 40 years on, finally gets a shot at the interior of Sydney Opera House. This week sees the opening of the redesigned reception hall, western loggia, and its foyer, with a little help from his son. | independent View full entry
Jim Whitaker shares his privileged views of ground zero in a well designed interface. Be sure to check out the latest trailer.http://www.projectrebirth.org View full entry
The BBC takes a quick survey of 10 alternative housing models for those disillusioned by a harsh world homeownership market. View full entry
For those who haven't already noticed the gold link to the left, the Archinect School Blog project is now live. We have recruited representatives from a collection of architecture programs around the world to maintain blogs documenting their experiences and discoveries from each institution... View full entry
Where the Healing Touch Starts With the Hospital Design - NY Times coverage of heathcare/hospital design. View full entry
Paul Goldberger does a double-header on the architecture boutique suburb, Sagaponac. For this New Yorker feature, Goldberger provides a less-than-glowing review for the project as a whole, while praising the Hariri+Hariri house. Plus, he gives an online-only interview to Daniel Cappello where the... View full entry
Glass and transparency in a security-obsessed age. | nytimes View full entry
A cable-stayed bridge over the Ziegelgraben, is the landmark structure of the 2nd Strelasund crossing. It should be completed by 2007 (via Hebig.com ) // more> "The most significant structure is the cable-stayed bridge over the Ziegelgraben (length 580m, maximum span length 198m, clearance... View full entry
Kansai International , Osaka's manmade island airport designed by Renzo Piano , is nearly 1.2 trillion yen in debt. Critics say, "Kansai airport is really a symbol of Japan's bubble economy years of grandiose plans that simply ignored market realities." Airport begs question, 'what went right?' View full entry
Buying historical architectural gems, whether homes or skyscrapers, is the latest trend among those with an eye -- and the wallet -- for the fashionable, big purchase. LATimes View full entry
Hot on the heels of transparent concrete comes a see-through aluminum, technically an aluminum oxide. Beverly Tang phloggs about this (relatively? 2002? 2004?) new material, otherwise known as aluminate glasses. Field day. View full entry