PARIS - A French architect claimed Friday to have uncovered the mystery about how Egypt's Great Pyramid of Khufu was built — with use of a spiral ramp to hoist huge stone blocks into place. AP/yahoo View full entry
Owen Hatherley , our man in south east london has presented a nice collect of images on Architectural Drawings of the 1960s at The Measures Taken View full entry
Last month in Harpers (Feb 2007) there were two great articles on authenticity and art. The first one by by Jonathan Lethem titled The Ecstasy of Influence considers the whole idea of plagiarism through an argument which is a plagiarism itself. In the other, titled On the Rights of Molotov Man... View full entry
Richard Rogers has been chosen as the 2007 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize.Richard Rogers of the UK Becomes the 2007 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Los Angeles, CA—Richard Rogers, whose firm Richard Rogers Partnership is headquartered in London, has been chosen as the... View full entry
I heard through the email grapevine that The Namesake is pretty good..."about a second generation Indian guy in the US. Thing is, he's an architect." Word is that some scenes were filmed at Diller Scofidio and Renfro; bits of dialog include "...the Blur building is my favorite..." (according to... View full entry
Not wanting to be left behind by Saudi Arabia and Dubai, the country of Bahrain has been approving some eye-popping new developments in the realm of green architecture, such as the Bahrain World Trade Center in the city of Manama - which features three giant wind turbines suturing together two... View full entry
After a great turnout @ Ball State the 2007 AFH spring lecture tour continues as AFH Iowa and AFH Minnesota join forces with Pliny Fisk III and others to present the Big E symposium in Des Moines (12 pm @ the public library) and Ames today (7-9pm @ the college of design, Iowa State). The event is... View full entry
From the Bowery to the Bay Area, museums are expanding up and out in a frenzy of new construction and renovation. nytimes View full entry
Ole Bouman, editor-in-chief of Volume and incoming director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, talks to BLDGBLOG about clients, China, Rem, asking why, public space in a conflict zone, and the architectural "politics of the spectacular." And he's interesting! Check it out. View full entry
You already knew that, right? The long anticipated USGBC PVC report has concluded that PVC is one of the worst commonly used building materials from an environmental and health perspective. Thanks to inhabitat.com for providing a great synopsis.Jorge of posted on inhabit.com:PVC = Guilty As... View full entry
The Yale School of Architecture will host a student-led symposium, "The Market of Effects," exploring the cultural, aesthetic and ethical ramifications of a consumer-driven architecture... Second-year students in the Master of Environmental Design (M.E.D.) program at Yale have invited graduate... View full entry
At the end of the week (March 30-31) the Slought Foundation and U Penn host an amazing event in Philadelphia titled Evasions of Power. The two day symposium seeks to reveal an array of understanding about the consequences and implications of "spatial practice" today, with presentations by... View full entry
Wu Ping, a 49 yr old resident of Chongqing, China, refuses to give in to impending development. NYTimes | Previously View full entry
They have been trained in sustainable ecosystems mind-set, blending scientific understanding with concerns like economics and social justice. Starting out at a nonprofit, then getting a master’s degree and ending up at a business. nyt View full entry
A Czech workers’ utopia is becoming an architectural Mecca. nytm View full entry