Currently 2,257ft (688m), its eventual height remains a secret in order to confuse any rival constructors. 'Only a handful of senior designers know the final idea,' says project director Greg Sang, adding that Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum, is also in on the plot. 'But I can say that... View full entry
The shortlist for RIBA's special awards, which will be awarded alongside the Stirling Prize, has been revealed. BD View full entry
We're proud to announce the first in a series of features profiling trained architects who have pursued alternative career paths. Through these features we will try to show the breadth of career options we have as architects and architecture students. The series counters the common misconception... View full entry
Google has unleashed it's latest project - a new web browser called Chrome. Google says, "Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier." Wired shares some screenshots. View full entry
It's starting to feel very collegiate here at Archinect. This semester we've got over 50 new School Blogs set up, representing students at schools across the globe. We've also got a blog authored by Archinect favorite David Cuthbert (aka architechnophilia) from the studio instructors perspective... View full entry
Competition registration deadlines approaching... September 01 /.EventsDateModule Spatial Native Language ArchiDesign Award 2008 2A International Architectural Students and Young Architects Competition: Du(b)ailities: Supra_globa September 05 /.EventsDateModule Social Habitat and Development... View full entry
News"huuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrllllllllllllll""You couldn't buy one section of that curtain wall for 36 mil today...""He is 'focused on quality'." School BlogsThe Service City, Urban Design, and the "outerbelt""Lessons in how human activity, climate, available resources and meaning and delight... View full entry
Pilar Viladas visits a sweet little wooden farmhouse with a peaked metal roof and a diminutive concrete lean-to on Vashon Island. It was designed by Roy McMakin the artist-designer based in Seattle, who is famous for tweaking archetypes of domesticity.NYT View full entry
The NYT today discusses the new Qantas Airbus A380 scheduled to set sail next month with an innovative interior environment designed by Marc Newson. Geoff, at BLDGBLOG, runs with it, posing some interesting theoretical questions regarding the relationships between airplane design and architecture. View full entry
The WSJ discusses the hardships faced by wealthy glass-drenched NYC condos owners. Archinect member Apurimac brings up the question of why glare and heat gain is still a problem considering the "double-curtain walls, double glazing, friting, tinting, films, and the myriad of other systems... View full entry
Dyson releases a hand dryer that finally works. The Dyson Airblade is appropriate for any public restroom facility. Its impressive design speaks to the function of drying one's hands only, and not drying one's clothing or any irrelevant artifact so this machine boasts energy and cost savings as... View full entry
Nicolai Ouroussoff visits the Yale School of Art and Architecture by Paul Rudolph which was recently restored and updated by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates.NYT While he finds the effects of the careful restoration stunning and believes it will force a major reappraisal of Modernist history and... View full entry
Thursday August 28 /.EventsDateModule One Land and Platform Paradise , Ein Hawd, Israel Manuf®actured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects , Portland, OR - Museum of Contemporary Craft Friday August 29 /.EventsDateModule LA Forum Party featuring Oyler Wu Collaborative’s... View full entry
The 1941 Maxwell house by Richard Neutra, is being moved in pieces from West LA to Angelino Heights, near downtown Los Angeles. Photographer Brian Thomas Jones documented the move. LAT article + Photos View full entry
Mies van der Rohe's bronze curtain walled masterpiece Seagram Building cost $36million to build. "Many architects have tried to duplicate it, but no building can compare to it." WSJ View full entry
