Heike Hanada, a female architect from Germany, has been announced the winner of the 6,000+ submission international competition to design and expansion to Gunnar Asplund's Stockholm City Library. More info and images at Bustler View full entry
Ten months before the official kickoff of the Summer Olympics, China has already prepared the stage for the world's top sporting event. Twenty new sports facilities have been built and 11 others renovated. The message from Beijing is clear: Nothing about the 2008 Olympics has been left to chance... View full entry
Architects are now having to incorporate anti-terror elements into their designs. bbc radio View full entry
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the overhaul of the Paul Rudolph building.Mr. Stern said the Rudolph structure was “the Bilbao of its day,” pictured on the cover of every important design publication and visited by architects from around the world. View full entry
Hot on the heels of his projects in Soho and Chelsea, Jean Nouvel will once again attempt to transform the New York skyline with a proposed 75 story tower in midtown, which will include a luxury hotel, condos, and interestingly, a 40,000 sq. ft. addition to the Moma, only a few years after it's... View full entry
Innovations in methods and ingredients have made possible lightweight bridges, color-changing buildings, and furniture created from this efficient material. Business Week View full entry
John Maeda weighs in on the MIT-Gehry lawsuit over the Stata Center. Read | Discuss | Previously View full entry
Re:Construction channels the energy of Downtown New York’s rebuilding process by recasting construction sites as ‘canvases’ for innovative public art and architecture. View full entry
A dizzying controversy will grip the French capital this week as its mayor tries to convince recalcitrant Parisians of the beauty of high-rise buildings. Guardian Unlimited Arts View full entry
The Slate's Witold Rybczynski gives us an interesting historical overview of trends in firm naming. Read View full entry
The NY Times updates us on the completed Alan Residence (previously featured on Archinect), designed by Neil Denari (previously featured on Archinect). View full entry
From the architect behind the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, a 16-foot-long piano may become a showstopper at the Royal Ontario Museum. globe & mail View full entry
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall. The memorial, designed by Maya Lin, is the subject of Today's Pictures @ Slate. previously View full entry
For three days, the Georgia Tech antenna in Paris organizes a series of lectures and events centered on the relations between technology and architecture. that includes a lecture by François Roche, an exhibition of the work of the Dutch firm Nox and a whole bunch of great lecturers from... View full entry
NY Mag examines the extra's that developers are touting to get people excited about their newest projects.. Round explains that “it’s a really good way for people like me”—indie artists not pushed by the labels—“to reach out.” The same is true for visual... View full entry