For all you Lautner fans, mark your calendars. LA's Hammer Museum will be presenting Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner from July 13 - October 12, 2008. More information follows...THE HAMMER MUSEUM PRESENTS THE FIRST MAJOR EXHIBITION ON VISIONARY MODERNIST ARCHITECT JOHN... View full entry
For those of you who don't get the Archinect Weekly newsletters or check our main menu every day... You fell in love with him as a school blogger, then you got to know another side of him as an Archinect team member... now we would like to introduce you to Marlin Watson, filmmaker and globe... View full entry
I have just returned from Miami where I spent a few days as a voyeur in the annual design orgy. The event has rendered me much too tired to provide a full report, so I offer you this photo gallery instead, with the occasional caption for good measure. Feel free to email me with questions about... View full entry
My Chinese is a little rusty... but based on the last 5 minutes spent here, it appears to be an interactive, pixelated axonometric representation of Hong Kong where you can learn or share info on buildings around the city, get driving directions, mass transit info, save your browsing history... View full entry
The Hollywood talent agencies are famous for their hyper-competitiveness. So why are three of them using the same corporate architect? Our critic goes inside and finds the post-Ovitz generation struggling to break with the past. Christopher Hawthorne, LA Times View full entry
The 1A class at SCI-Arc recently completed an installation for the main entrance using laminar flow. Professors: Andy ku, Jenny Wu, Marcos Sanchez. Opening today at 3:30pm (December 10), open to the public. The installation is quite stunning actually, as seen in the Image Gallery. View full entry
Stephen Bayley reviews the first comprehensive exhibition in England of this genius Frenchman's work. Bayley writes that, "Prouvé felt you could not call yourself a designer unless you knew how to make the things you drew. The look of something was dictated by the logic of its materials... View full entry
In the New York Times Sunday Magazine. Make sure to check out this nicely animated video about the ideas developed in 2007 that can change the way cities are powered and interacted with. VIDEO View full entry
This week Archinect celebrates the Festival of Lights with a gift for each of the 8 days.Day One.... What a brilliant way to kick off a holiday season.....launched in the features this week, The Pink Project gives us the opportunity to talk about architecture and help people in New Orleans... View full entry
Four wave farm proposals have received permission to test potential. The fourth, also in Oregon like the others, is galvanizing issues surrounding the effect on the fishing industry and environment. | nytimes View full entry
Long before there was Blog/Post/Link, there were radical (and little) architectural magazines and student pamphlets of the 60s and 70s that reflected a time of architectural innovation. Sam Jacob of F.A.T. reviews the Clip/Stamp/Fold show, now in London, with a nostalgia for a time we never knew... View full entry
The Vatican revealed on Thursday the discovery of a design sketch featuring a portion of St. Peter's Basilica its experts believe to have been drawn by master artist Michelangelo. CBC.ca View full entry
"Modernism's having a great ride" says Architect editor and ponders of going middle of the road between modernism and traditionalism. I, OA, concur, "do not underestimate Mr. Stern." This might blown into a larger debate in coming years. I add, "when it comes to architecture, 30 year itch in... View full entry
Montana- A state lawmaker from Bozeman who's been ordered to stop practicing architecture. John Sinrud (R) said, "It's a political hit because I caused the governor some problems."billingsgazette View full entry
Prestigious architecture helps to promote a corporate image but also has less tangible benefits for employees to do with status and pride in their workplace. FT.com View full entry