Thanks to jafidler In my fair city, it is the best of times and the worst of times. while in fact, the whole world might be hurting a little bit on the heels of a GM bankruptcy. If all else fails, we here in the Motor City, at least may be able to fall back on our agrarian roots. Continued after... View full entry
Can this architect's "14x" plan simultaneously slash CO2, create millions of jobs, and save local government?MotherJones covers Ed Mazria. View full entry
The AIA have selected the 20 recipients of the 2009 Small Project Awards. This award program emphasizes the excellence of small-project design and strives to raise public awareness of the value and design excellence that architects bring to projects, no matter the limits of size and scope. Bustler View full entry
A mutiny is forming among the members of the UK's Landscape Institute, who are backing a vote of no confidence against senior managers, claiming financial mismanagement as the organization hits bankrupcy. Check out The Landscape Destitute, "a blog on a sorry history of mismanagement... View full entry
Underscoring the city’s stature as a global center for innovation and excellence in architectural design, 29 project teams are being honored today at the 39th annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards. Bustler View full entry
Over the next few years, city officials say, they will demolish at least 85 percent of the Old city. In its place will rise a new Old City, a mix of midrise apartments, plazas, alleys widened into avenues and reproductions of ancient Islamic architecture to preserve the Uighur culture. NYT Image... View full entry
Archinect's own Orhan Ayyüce will be presenting his Constellations of LA research at Cal Poly Pomona tomorrow night. Geoff Manaugh is co-coordinating Thrilling Wonder Stories at the AA in London tomorrow. It's a good week to be in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, India, Pomona, London... View full entry
Skateistan has been made the 1st recipient of the GameChangers funding to build an indoor skate park in Kabul, Afghanistan. The park is designed by Australian based Convic Design and began construction this week. When completed it will be largest indoor sports facility in Afghanistan. Additional... View full entry
A new architecture prize, the Ordos Prize, has just been announced - the first architecture prize to emerge from Asia, and China’s first international prize for architectural achievement. The prize is intended to honor a young, emerging architect displaying “intellectual rigor and... View full entry
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Are high ceilings a sign of wretched architectural excess or just good taste? Witold Rybczynski for Slate View full entry
The LA Times' Christopher Hawthorne reports that Michelle Kaufmann Designs is one of the most recent victims of the troubled economy. Michelle Kaufmann attracted a lot of attention with her line of prefab homes including the Glidehouse. Read more about how the boom and bust made it impossible for... View full entry
The NYT'S Green Inc. blog discusses the differences between preservationists and environmentalists. Read View full entry
Cameron: What'd I do? Ferris: You killed the car. | First modernist house I ever loved? 370 Beech St House, Highland Park IL, as seen on Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Via View full entry
The list includes architectural figures such as Thom Mayne (#15), Lord Norman Foster (#38), Neri Oxman (#43 + covergirl), and Zaha Hadid (#68). Click here to view the entire list. View full entry
