Now, that is a waiting room!! Transportation is political. AMO does OMA and examines the afterlife of production. A readers reaction. Public/Private the reality. Three alliterative record stores so far. Any more? View full entry
This year, the Finnish government will merge three top universities in three diverse fields: Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki School of Economics, and the University of Arts and Design in Helsinki. At first called Innovation University—sparking some debate about its relationship... View full entry
Maintenance costs trumped calls for preservation in the Third Church of Christ’s 18-year battle for demolition rights over its 16th Street building near the White House. Read | Previously on Archinect: 1|2 / Discuss View full entry
Miguel Robles-Durán in conversation with Hector Torres Casado, Venezuela's Vice-Minister of Housing. They speak about social identity and the production of spatial 'difference' in indigenous Venezuelan communities. Instead of providing generic solutions for statistical needs, Venezuelan... View full entry
A minor building by modernist architect Mies van der Rohe is under threat in Chicago. It's what he might have wanted. "Less is more" was Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's trademark phrase, but the minimalist modern master probably wouldn't appreciate the irony. If Chicago developers get their way, there... View full entry
Evan Douglis has just been announced the new Dean of the School of Architecture at Rennselear Polytechnic Institute. Douglis will be leaving his undergraduate chair position at Pratt. Take the jump to read the official announcement. I am pleased to announce the appointment of Evan Douglis as... View full entry
The world has finally fallen for the fiery, Iraqi-born architect, and nothing can stop her, she says. TimesOnline View full entry
Brad Pitt's Pink Project, featured on Archinect back in 2007, has just announced that eight new firms have been invited to design homes in New Orleans. The new firms include Gehry Partners; William McDonough + Partners; Atelier Hitoshi Abe; Kappe Architects/Planners; Elemental, Bild Design... View full entry
This weekend "The Piazza at Schmidt's" (aka the backyard of my apartment building) officially opens tomorrow in Philadelphia's Northern Liberties neighborhood. This may just be the best new (privately owned) public space to be built in the US in many years. The piazza and its surrounding... View full entry
Galois’s group theory allowed mathematicians to articulate the theory of symmetry. TimesOnline View full entry
NPR : "Until recently, Utah bartenders could not serve alcoholic drinks to patrons over the bar counter. Instead, bartenders and patrons were separated by a partition called the "Zion Curtain," a reference to the Mormon Church." As restrictive as it was. sounds like an interesting design project... View full entry
Fuel up your jet... this upcoming week is packed with events in New York, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Ljubljana, Philadelphia, Tampa, Brooklyn, Pomona, Las Vegas, Zürich, San Francisco, Sofia (Bulgaria), & Singapore. To view the full list of this upcoming week's events, take the... View full entry
Kim Tanzer, a professor of architecture whose teaching and research encompass three key areas – the relationship between the human body and the built environment; environmental design and sustainability; and African-American neighborhoods and their role in social equity – will become... View full entry
The glass-panel-blanketed Asymptote-designed Yas Hotel / Formula 1 raceway circuit in Abu Dhabi is nearing completion. Check Bustler for details and photos. View full entry
Most of us are used to smelly, vandalised shelters filled with cigarette butts and empty beer cans – but then there are these bus stops from around the world ... Guardian Slideshow View full entry
