From Friday's edition of the New York Times:Auction of Modernist Landmark Raises Concerns The Kaufman House owners "are finalizing their divorce, and plan to auction the Kaufmann House at Christie’s in New York in May. The building, with a presale estimate of $15 million to $25 million... View full entry
The potential freedom for individuals (or artists) supposedly provided by new developments in digitally driven, automated production is to some extent illusory—or, at the very least, temporary. Perhaps we think that the factory has arrived on our own doorsteps, providing us with infinite... View full entry
Stephen Bayley's (of the Guardian) guide to the architecture of Paris.. He suggests that Paris, although full of beautiful classical buildings, boulevards and parks, is lacking when it comes to good modern architecture... What about more recent or just less famous modern Parisian architecture..??... View full entry
Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel's Art Director, is launching a new art exhibition space designed to roam the globe from '08-'10, in a structure designed by Zaha Hadid. NYT View full entry
The west has a long legacy of abandoned settlements scattered across the landscape. The LAtimes takes a tour through this historic places and reminds us all what Phoenix or Vegas might become if the drought worsens and they run out of water as mega disasters portends. But the reporter missed some... View full entry
Nicolai reviews the new Tschumi Parthenon museum.... Does Tschumi have a lesson to teach the current crop of star-architects about context and sensitivity.. "But in mastering his ego, Mr. Tschumi pulled off an impressive accomplishment: a building that is both an enlightening meditation on the... View full entry
Such serendipity: Hey 19. It’s a long and arduous path accomplishing anything in the discipline of architecture. The controversial design: The scattered and ongoing drama of Future Systems/Jan Kaplicky’s Prague Library project is admirably gathered by editor AP . Are the Czech... View full entry
"Counting the tops of the two domes - Morrison Planetarium and the living rain forest - the roof sports a total of seven soil hills, mimicking the seven hills of San Francisco. This serendipitously also echoes the seven hills of Rome - capital of the home country of the man who designed the new... View full entry
An artist has been sentenced to probation for setting up a secret apartment inside a shopping mall's parking garage as part of a project on mall life. abc / pics View full entry
Following in the footsteps of the past--back when architects were part of the glitterati--OMA's Ole Scheeren (formerly part of the infamous media darling dynamic duo, along with JPR) is dating Hong Kong actor Maggie Cheung. Would Hugo Häring be proud? or Brad Pitt? Beijinger l ChinaGate l NE View full entry
Canadian artist, Sylvia Grace Borda, spent over a year addressing this very question. The website serves as a community archive where anybody can virtually visit and learn more about East Kilbride, its neighborhoods, and modernist buildings as envisioned by the original New Town planners. View full entry
Bovis refuses to build Hadid’s Foundation HQ | London’s Dutch capitulation | Simon Conder's phoenix rising | Milton Court loses battle to survive | Do planners have a role in solving the obesity crisis? View full entry
Location: Louisville, KY Architect: REXLinkPhotos View full entry
Archined features a review of a slightly engaging exhibition at deSingel in Antwerp titled The Wrong House, or perhaps another possible (re)titled as Everything You Wanted to Know About Architecture, but Were Afraid to Ask Hitchcock. View full entry
Renzo Piano's latest building endeavor brings him to the shores of the superliner Pacific Dawn, a 2050-passenger cruise ship. SMH View full entry