Reserve your bricks now! Just imagine, if enough of you act now you can spend the rest of eternity immortalized with all your favorite Archinectors. There's a competition to build the world's largest structure, "The Great Pyramid" - 10 times larger than the great one in Egypt. The architecture of... View full entry
Canadian Architect magazine has published an article by Peter Yeadon, titled "Nanotechnology: Small but Mighty," which surveys the emergence of nanotechnology in architecture. The article also speculates on the future of fabrication: molecular manufacturing through nanofactories. View full entry
BusinessWeek and Architectural Record released their list of the ten winners of the BW/AR architectural awards. Intended to celebrate more than just a pretty façade, the competition rewards design that demostrably contributes to business successlink View full entry
Earlier today Make it Right, an organization founded by Brad Pitt and consisting of Graft, William McDonough + Partners, Cherokee Gives Back Foundation, and advisors from the Jolie-Pitt foundation, unveiled The Pink Project. The Pink Project is a huge installation of 150 disassembled... View full entry
The winners of the RIBA President's Medals Student Awards 2007 in association with Atkins were announced in a ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) last Thursday. These prestigious awards promote excellence in the study of architecture, rewarding talent and encouraging... View full entry
It is the latest gang to explode in the concrete canyons of South London, bringing not knives, nor drugs, nor guns � but plants. guerrillagardening.org | Wikipedia | Treehugger | Times | BBC | NPR (Audio) | GG in Toronto | previously on Archinect View full entry
Moral of the story; treat the young CAD monkeys with respect. newsvine View full entry
More Christmas Cookie models, with recipes (In German), plans, sections and elevations | Sueddeutsche Zeitung Magazin.Previously View full entry
Inquiring minds want to know... Discuss View full entry
Artist Jorge Pardo designed "A redwood structure that snakes around central gardens on a hill above downtown Los Angeles, the house began as a work of art, designed by Mr. Pardo and “exhibited” for five weeks in 1998 by the Museum of Contemporary Art here, complete with docents. Then... View full entry
Might I suggest these topics for perusal over toast and coffee on this chilly Sunday morning....In the features:The Architecture Talent Search: Hints & Suggestions from Job Seekers is the second installment in a series designed to 'chinect architecture employers with talent.....how about some... View full entry
"One of the most intriguing facets of Dionisio Gonzalez's photographic constructions is that they immediately question the viewer's knowledge of what a "slum" actually looks like and what are the political forces that shape slums. To that end, he asks us if "slum" is even an appropriate term at... View full entry
thanks to Curbed LA for spotting this piece of architectural history for sale at an almost affordable price in santa monica. 302 MESA RD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 Santa Monica Preservation opportunity: The Leon Barsha Residence, 1938, by architect Richard Neutra. Saved from destruction by an early... View full entry
Wired talks to Skidmore, Owings and Merrill's head structural engineer. Read | Feature: The Buttressed Core | Gallery: The Supertall Era View full entry
The Miami Art Museum is exhibiting H&M's multiple design ideas/versions to the public in its newest exhibition. The hope being that this transparency will help to draw the public into the museum "community". Mr. Herzog told the reporter that the design is influenced by the unique tropical... View full entry