The Santa Monica library is now letting the public check out real people if a book isn't exciting enough. LATOn Saturday, the Santa Monica Public Library's Living Library Project will feature "a Mormon, an animal rights activist, a police detective, a fat activist, a feminist, a married Jewish... View full entry

Only nine months later and almost forgotten abroad, famed olympic stadium serves as a $7 domestic tourist attraction. bbc + recently View full entry

The Collection of Michael Jacksonwill be auctioned from the 22nd-25th of this month, but the show can be previewed, starting today, in Beverly Hills. UCLA blogger Scott reports, and will hopefully be following up with more from his studio visit to the Jackson Collection.UPDATE: Michael Jackson... View full entry

Vladimir Belogolovsky talks with Kengo Kuma. Among other things Kuma discusses his desire to create "weak" buildings. ArchNewsNow View full entry

Archiprix International 2009 recently announced the winners of the world’s best architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture graduation projects. Bustler View full entry

Christopher Hawthorne on Zumthor being awarded the Pritzker Prize: [T]he Pritzker jury's decision to honor him this year represents an endorsement of architecture's most timeless, as opposed to timely, qualities. It is a boost for the idea that architecture is fundamentally an aesthetic rather... View full entry

Well, to be more precise, Miguel Rosales, designer of Boston's Zakim Bridge, has contributed $15k of his own money to keep the lights lit on the bridge for 3 months. Boston.com View full entry

News First, the elephant in the room. Pretty pics here Symmetry between Orhan and I. Don't be a render " monkey"? Continued after jump...Discussions As 765 said, is this really news? Yeah, Organic! Never seen it. Also I discovered "The Concept of Ma", while reading Recombinant Urbanism.Late to... View full entry

Wired magazine summarizes the evolution of the office layout, from the beginning of the 20th century to present. Wired | Via View full entry

I uploaded some images I took over the course of the last two years of three of his projects:Kunsthaus BregenzBruder Klaus chapelKolumba Mostly high quality interior and exterior shots. Enjoy. View full entry

He is not a celebrity architect - not one of the names that show up on short lists for museums and concert hall projects or known outside of architecture circles. He hasn’t designed many buildings; the one he’s best known for is a thermal spa in an Alpine commune. And he has toiled in... View full entry

First is was tainted pet food, then is was tainted baby formula now it's tainted drywall. Are we now going to have to spec non-Chinese gyp? View full entry

Kirk, at Architectural Association, is proud to announce a new member to the family of graduate programs at his school, AA Design + Make, and is very glad that he has entered into the role of an editor. Evan, at Knowlton School of Architecture, is stoked about KSA's criticism conference "A Matter... View full entry

Young Architect gives you 12 reasons why you should avoid rendering in your office at all costs. View full entry

Fox TV is planning a new reality show where real-life employees compete to keep their jobs, while selecting the next person to be fired. The Apprentice meets The Office meets Idiocracy? The Hollywood Reporter View full entry