Does fatality follow function? For Halloween, Archinect Senior Editor Bryan Boyer brings us the morbid (and haunted) tale of architects' historic deaths. death does come, of this we are sure ... View full entry
Typing most of the day, handwriting doesn't really come into play. But when it's time for that personal handwritten note, Dwell blogger Laure Joliet wishes she knew how to write like an architect... View full entry
Our friend Geoff Manaugh, of BLDGBLOG, will be hosting a discussion titled "Offshoring Audacity" on Saturday 11/8 in Chicago. The panel will consist of Joseph Grima, Jeffrey Inaba, and Sam Jacob. It will take place at the Chicago History Museum, as part of this year's Chicago Humanities Festival... View full entry
Australian buildings pushing new boundaries – including a ‘testosterone-charged’ creative learning center in Queensland, an iconic public building in China, and a ‘determinedly avant-garde’ house in the Victorian countryside – are among major winners at this... View full entry
Thursday October 30 /.EventsDateModule Tokyo Designer’s Week 2008 , Tokyo, Japan - Marquee in Jingu Gaien - mae (Aoyama area Tokyo) A Landmark Returns: Bohemian National Hall , New York, NY Le Corbusier and Britain: Adrian Forty, Irena Murray, Alan Powers , Liverpool, UK - John Foster... View full entry
Dubbed "the mother of all airports" by architect Sir Norman Foster, Tempelhof dominates a huge stretch of land the size of New York's Central Park just south of the city center. Reuters View full entry
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Construction on MIT's W1 residence hall will be paused as a precautionary measure amid general economic uncertainty. MIT News View full entry
Japanese clothing line Uniqlo will be giving out samples of its new Heat Tech innerwear in Times Square next month using a "giant human vending machine." NYmag View full entry
An American firm has just sealed a contract with Australia's three largest cities, building a network of charging stations and battery swap locations. FastCompany View full entry
A renovation of the University of Toronto reading room has revealed architectural details hidden for almost a century. Diamond and Schmitt Architects discovered carved wooden trusses, rafters and a dramatic glass skylight while renewing the heritage wing of the Gerstein Science Information... View full entry
Stop worrying about the economy, employment and the elections by spending some time with our new features:Student Works: Putting Utopia Back To Work Bryan Boyer engages Behrang Behin in a discussion about his thesis project Stack City. Stack City won the James Templeton Kelley Prize for best... View full entry
Manhattan's most notable architects—men who have left powerful impressions on the city's skyline and legacy—are ready to pass the torch to their protégés. Introducing the next generation of structural superstars. NY Post View full entry
How we could save money, time, and the environment by making homes easy to remodel. Boston.com View full entry
Over the past year, many offices in the profession have seen their projects shrink. Institutions are moving away from the all-at-once construction of a single new building. They are instead asking architects for ideas about phased, long-term master-planning - with an emphasis on step-by-step... View full entry
