“What is good design?” may not be one of life’s great existential questions, but it ranks high among those that plague modern times. “What is good design?” may not be one of life’s great existential questions, but it ranks high among those that plague modern... View full entry

We’ll have to wait to find out exactly what the end of the Age of Excess means for architecture in New York. Yes, the glut of high-concept luxury towers was wearisome. We’ll have to wait to find out exactly what the end of the Age of Excess means for architecture in New York. Yes, the... View full entry

The developer of Atlantic Yards, Bruce C. Ratner scrapped Mr. Gehry’s plans for the Barclays Center arena primarily for economic reasons. The $4 billion project has been hobbled by lawsuits, a recession and its own ambitious goal to build 6,400 apartments, 40 percent of which would be... View full entry

If you're like many architects out there right now... work is slow and connections are more important than ever. No better time to get out and network! Here are some suggestions this week for those of you in Santa Monica, Philadelphia, Barcelona, New York, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, San Francisco... View full entry

Not to worry. The era of marine communities springing up with Toll Brothers-like efficiency is years away. NYT Not to worry. The era of marine communities springing up with Toll Brothers-like efficiency is years away. NYT ECO-HOUSEBOAT The Waterpod, a 30-by-100-foot barge, will be a home for five... View full entry

As architecture firms struggle through the recession many are diversifying their service offerings. LA-based Marmol Radziner has made a smart move in it's new Marmol Radziner Shops venture, offering custom wood and metal services to homeowners, architects, designers, and contractors. Click here... View full entry

Australian architect Andrew Maynard, previously profiled UpStart and ShowCase, and one of my personal favorite residential architects, has shared with us a recently completed house in Anglesea, VIC, Australia. SpaceInvading View full entry

Florida architect Sergio Santos is riding out the recession in his new $150/month, 77 sq/ft closet-turned-apartment. Santos invested $64 to convert the closet into an apartment using found materials. WDSU | Photos (thanks ovalle) View full entry

Inside a pier somewhere in Malmö, Nils-Petter Löfstedt and Erik Vestman created a room. Perhaps you have walked on it. Surely you would never have guessed that underneath the stone and concrete there is a livingroom with white walls and parquet floor. View full entry

On 7 July, a memorial to the 52 people who died in London in the 7/7 suicide bombings of 2005 will be unveiled in Hyde Park. It has been designed by Kevin Carmody (34) and Andrew Groarke (38) whose architectural practice, carmodygroarke, is barely four years old. Guardian View full entry

Anges Poirier takes a first look inside the impressive Venice home of billionaire François Pinault's contemporary art collection. Guardian View full entry

Tracing the parallel histories of the American megachurch and the corporate-organizational complex. Triple Canopy View full entry

Edwin Heathcote samples a cocktail of the fun and the functional at an exhibition of designs aimed at lightening or enhancing the everyday experience of London’s streets. FT.com View full entry

Bruce Sterling quips "Posh Spice and Generative Architecture, together at last". Image and more at BeyondtheBeyond View full entry

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) announced on May 19 that it was laying off Brooke Hodge, its curator of architecture and design, and cancelling its long-awaited Morphosis exhibition, among other moves to help balance its budget. ArchPaper View full entry