Continuing the tradition started by Orhan, here are this week's Editor's picks: -The community celebrates Archinect's 10th birthday - and WE get the gift! -Architecture: Content v/[and/or] Form -A great discussion on the role of the American Woman in architectural practice and culture... View full entry
“His drawings invariably began indecisively, circling through vague ideograms in a roundabout way. For his plans to take on definite and finite form—more definitive than a platitude like “Light is the giver of all presences”—a respondent was evidently required... View full entry
“…the modern vs. historic architectural debate is as close to every real New Orleanian's heart as the question of whether the rice should be served atop or beneath the gumbo. And these days, with the wrecking ball swinging freely and plans for a plethora of high-profile structures... View full entry
“Newkirk had been living close to the land on the property already, in a wood-frame tent, but it burned down. Not long after, he came across the 1973 classic eco-architecture book Handmade Houses: A Guide to the Woodbutcher’s Art, which celebrated small, handcrafted houses constructed... View full entry
Lepik comes to MoMA without a specific agenda, but he is admittedly interested in the urgency of sustainable design and in architects practicing outside of the celebrity spotlight. Architectural Record View full entry
In terms of pure creative energy, few periods of the 20th century can match the architectural ferment that began with the dizzying upheavals of Russia’s 1917 revolution and ended in 1932, crushed under Stalin’s heel. NYT | IHT | NY Sun View full entry
EXPRESS: Do you feel yourself becoming more REX and less Rem?Washington Post: Express View full entry
German architect Rolf Disch's house looks like an upside-down Apollo spacecraft and serves as a testing ground for ideas dreamed up by the 63-year-old solar architect. The home slowly turns with the sun to charge a billboard-sized solar panel on the roof, and the waterless toilet emits an... View full entry
MVRDV selected as architects for Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam with design resembling a piece of furniture commonly found in Ikea stores. News and images found here. View full entry
The worth your while Where blog just posted a brief Q&A with author Witold Rybczynski about Rybczynski's latest book, Last Harvest: go check it out. View full entry
“Though branding has and will play an important role in the business of architecture, architects put the field at risk when they position themselves at the disposal of marketing trends. The consumerism that comes with branding may reveal itself in the form of short-term dollar signs for... View full entry
“The current owners, Anthony and Elizabeth Rakis, had no idea they had bought one of four remaining George Nelson houses three years ago until they discovered original blueprints and other documents inside a secret compartment in the big bookcase in the living room. And that bookcase had... View full entry
The first three podcast interviews with this year's Young Architects Forum winners from the Architectural League are now online. Watch interviews with ludens, Mexico City; UNI, Cambridge; and Productora, Mexico City. Go View full entry
The Cornfield: New Ideas for a Sustainable Urban Park represents Farmlab’s most recent investigation into creative sustainable urban land use. The plan for a 31.5-acre park provides a do-able alternative to high budget proposals that a recent competetion produced. Read/download proposal... View full entry
the website for mayor ken's architecture division has gone live, with some interesting uk names involved including rogers, martha schwartz, farshid moussavi (FOA) and peter st john (caruso st john architects). here's hoping this is a positive step in generating a higher level of discussion and... View full entry