Our own Ali Jeevanjee has some LA Times coverage of his recently completely Venice, CA residential compound project - Modern in style, bohemian in spirit | Slideshow View full entry
A South Korean business man is building a luxury home shaped/inspired by the shape of a toiletThe two-storey concrete-and-glass creation houses two bedrooms, two guest rooms, and, naturally, three luxury loos, each replete with sensor-activated lids and bladder-relaxing music. Sim has named the... View full entry
Building Design's new series of audio slideshows. In slideshow #1 writer Ian Martin and photographer Adam Turtle visit Morecambe's promenade. Download >> View full entry
A gaggle of German interests are moving a 750 fifty year-old church to a new location. All to the roe of the 59 residences of Heuersdorf who lost a battle against a the mining company to save the church and their village. The company Mibrag plans to tunnel through the churches foundations and... View full entry
A NY MAG profile of Santiago Calatrava the master of sculptural architecture... Choice quotes, "We’re a long way from having exhausted the possibilities of the skyscraper!” he says."NYMag View full entry
One of those perfumes you buy for the bottle. Sniff sniff. View full entry
A growing number of architects and designers are exploring humanitarian design for people displaced by a natural disaster or other emergency. This gallery shows some of the most promising quick-fix shelters, from inflatable concrete tents to houses made from recycled wood pallets. Slideshow essay... View full entry
In the heat of ongoing Malibu fires, Mike Davis' now classic essay originally published in LA Weekly, once more comes to mind. radicalurbantheory / update Related; 1 / 2 View full entry
in the news 1. you can always count on geoff for good stuff. his paean to l.a. was beautiful. 2. we knew it was coming: the first time i saw a 3d printer, i knew that building-sized printers were on the way. nam henderson found coverage of this idea in treehugger, where they raise the frightening... View full entry
Alice Rawsthorn : "When the historians of the future look back on our time, the buildings they'll remember will be the ones that express the way we live today by reflecting the speed and complexity of the world around us [...]. Few contemporary architects have achieved that as adroitly as Zaha... View full entry
Not just unethical, these questions are actually illegal to ask a candidate... 1: Where were you born? 2: What is your native language? 3: Are you married? 4: Do you have children? 5: Do you plan to get pregnant? 6: How old are you? 7: Do you observe Yom Kippur? 8: Do you have a disability or... View full entry
Yale Perspecta announces the release of its 39th edition through MIT Press. This edition investigates the transformation of capital cities in the era of globalization. View full entry
Aalto's Artek furniture company is pushing the green front by studying and amplifying the processes created by their founder several decades back. NYT Magazine View full entry
Last night Los Angeles architecture scene and some dear guests from overseas gathered in Hammer Museum in Westwood to say, "Happy Birthday Ray Kappe."A personal note to Ray Kappe ~~~ Happy birthday Ray. It was great to see you on stage last night at the Hammer Museum joined by Shigeru... View full entry
Is Foster’s plan for Clarence Hotel a threat to Dublin? | A bridge to the Games and the post-2012 future | The cost of setting up a practice | Gehry Technologies rewrites the rules of modelling | Urban Splash set to save Modernist icon | Dutch lead Olympic legacy shortlist View full entry