Annie Leibovitz has been chronicling the ascent of the new New York Times Building. Here is the second of two slide shows. Vanity Fair View full entry
When: Saturday June 2nd, 4:40pm: A panel about Archinect school blogs with Quilian Riano, Aaron Plewke, and Enrique Ramirez, who will then be joined by Bryan Finoki, Jill Fehrenbacher, Geoff Manaugh, John Jourden, and Susan Surface for a conversation about Archinect. Where: the Storefront for Art... View full entry
With two-thirds of the world's population living in cities by 2050, the twenty-first century will be the urban epoch. How then will the city - the stage where numerous global forces play with and against each other - further develop? And who will bear responsability for its future? POWER stakes... View full entry
Wrapped in a luxurious skin of colorful cast-glass panels, the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision is the most gorgeous work to date by Willem Jan Neutelings and Michiel Riedijk. NYT View full entry
The New York Times reports today on the end of the Miami condo craze: a thinning market means some people are abandoning nearly $400,000 deposits so as not to dump a million dollars more on condos that may never earn back the investment... It's the American housing crash, Miami Edition™ |... View full entry
Needless to say, at this point, our boy Geoff is on a roll. With multiple events in LA, SF, and, as you know, coming up in NYC, where or what could be next? Well, in case you hadn't noticed, Geoff just landed his first book deal! Yes, indeed. About time, as far as I am concerned. Get ready... View full entry
Thom Mayne lectures at TED on YouTube. View full entry
While a few iconic Wright, Johnson and Mies van der Rohe residences may escape the wrecking ball, there is less hope for the works of lesser known architects. Most landmark associations are focused on saving 19th century buildings...Often moving the home isn't an option, either because the cost... View full entry
Nathan Glazer, professor emeritus of sociology and education at Harvard University talks about his new book Cause to a Style: Modernist Architecture's Encounter with the American City Lehrer Also, hear artist Frank Stella talk about his recent forays into more three dimensional work, as he... View full entry
"The Opus will appear to hover from the ground. Constructed of three separate towers the building will appear as a singular unified whole, with a distinctive void. The interiors of which will be clad with a fully engineered curved glass curtain wall to allow for eye-catching views into the void... View full entry
“Like other forms of globalism, architectural globalism is controversial. Some consider architectural globalism to be a sign of progress and connection to the world and its architectural events. Some consider it the architecture of magazines, which ignores the physical and even tramples... View full entry
DOCOMOMO-US, the organization devoted to the preservation of the architecture, design and sites of the modern movement, is currently hosting a day dedicated to the recognition of local modern architectural landmarks. On June 9, 2007 the Modern Movement Architecture Tour Day will offer tours... View full entry
Mason serves up a great new interview with Tokyo-based Atelier Bow-Wow. Very enjoyable read about their research and work in small leftover urban spaces and personal customization. GO View full entry
Australian architecture magazineUME has put their entire back catalogue online for free download in pdf format. View full entry
165 miles northwest of Mexico City, "San Miguel has a reputation as being one of the most expensive Mexican cities and a long-time attraction for U.S. expatriates." However, a group of ex-pats there called Casita Linda are building homes for the areas poorest. View full entry