The NYT examines the work of Mr. Oudolf a garden designer who belives the real test of a well-composed garden is not how nicely it blooms but how beautifully it decomposes. The article includes quotes from noted landscape architects James Corner who hired Mr Oudolf to design the HighLine... View full entry
New images reveal temporary seating stapled onto each side of Zaha Hadid’s landmark 2012 venue. Building.co.uk | previously 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 View full entry
The series will present a look at high concept buildings from around the world, going inside some of the most innovative and extraordinary houses ever conceived. The show will air Wednesday 13th February on Discovery Real Time. ultimatehouse.tv View full entry
LIVE COVERAGE BEGINS Live coverage provided by Aaron Plewke View full entry
The inevitable rise in sea level that comes with climate change is going to make it increasingly difficult to control flooding in low-lying Holland. But instead of cursing their fate, architects are designing a new Holland that will float on water, and the Dutch government seems willing to try... View full entry
Archinect member Apurimac puts forth his recommended PC laptop configurations for three different types of students. This will surely spark some debate, but it seems like a pretty good overview in general. Read View full entry
Tomorrow night, Tuesday 1/29, New York City... exact location TBA via SMS. Archinector's Susan Surface, Quilian Riano, Aaron Plewke, and Jacob Reidel will be in attendance, providing live coverage, so stay tuned to Archinect to watch the madness. ARCH DL IV - tickets still available. View full entry
Want to post your school's lecture series? Archinect member "THuh" has started a thread in the forum for just that purpose. Represented thus far: UC Berkeley; University of Washington; Harvard GSD; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; California College of the Arts; UIC SoA; UMich; Ball... View full entry
Do you think you're green? You're not green. Are you spec'ing free-range, sustainably harvested straw? Are you drinking toilet water? Are you repurposing former runways to create microclimates via adiabatic cooling? Are you sexualizing green? Are you delivering the big O? (not necessarily green... View full entry
A special week-long series on the controversial oil sands project begins today. Exclusive aerial photography provided by Edward Burtynsky. — G & MPhotographs by Edward Burtynsky View full entry
Robert Ivy, editor-in-chief of Architecture Record magazine, talks about problems with recent contemporary architecture, from mold at Frank Gehry's Stata Center at M.I.T. to shattering glass windows at the New York Times building. NPR View full entry
A joint venture group formed by Altarea-Cogedim and FOA has been selected by Grand Toulouse to deliver the redevelopment of the former Montaudran Aerodrome in Toulouse, as the future centre to the Aerospace Valley, a project aimed to consolidate the centre of the European Aerospace Industry in... View full entry
Today's "green" architects could learn from modernism's example--idealism and gadgets are fine, but beauty draws buyers. GM View full entry
Marie Lupe Cooley of Jacksonville, FL "saw a help-wanted ad in the newspaper for a position that looked suspiciously like her current job...So, police say, she went to the architectural office where she works late Sunday night and erased 7 years' worth of drawings and blueprints, estimated to be... View full entry
Icon Magazine, much to my surprise, has changed web site locations from www.icon-magazine.co.uk to www.iconeye.com Perhaps then they sold their old address to this monstrosity. Anyway, something I missed on Icon while I was away was this discussion between architect Peter Eisenman and filmmaker... View full entry