The Oslo-based firm Snøhetta, are developing an elaborate gateway building for the new capital city of Ras Al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. anarchitecture View full entry
Archinect editor Marlin Watson produces another Non Sequitur interview with Scott Fifer; whose efforts have cultivated a versioning of a new orphanage model in Tanzania. GO View full entry
Ouroussoff on Xanadu appeared on this newsroll in the past week, reviewing the the so-called Abu Dhabi cultural district. I hadn't taken the time to read this N.O. article until it came in my Sunday paper. Normally I don't revisit these things... but did anyone catch what Nicolai actually said?... View full entry
With the art and design worlds trespassing on each others domain with increasing frequency, what happens when legendary designer Marc Newson meets up with legendary gallery owner Larry Gagosian? Anyone in the market for a $2.5 Million sofa? From the IHT. Gagosian View full entry
Hans Wegner , whose Danish Modern furniture — most famously his chairs — helped change the course of design history in the 1950s and ’60s by sanding modernism’s sharp edges and giving aesthetes a comfortable seat, died on Jan. 26 in Copenhagen. He was 92. NYT View full entry
Swiss Reinsurance Co. said Monday it agreed to sell its London headquarters, the Foster-designed 40-story glass skyscraper at 30 St. Mary Axe, to a German real-estate company for 600 million pounds (US$1.18 billion). (Apparently now we are calling this the "Erotic Gherkin" due to its provocative... View full entry
Los Angeles County Museum of Art has unveiled plans to build Jeff Koons' most insane project to date, 161-foot-tall crane with a circa 1940 era locomotive hanging from it. NYT View full entry
Architectural Review gives you a peep at the front edge: the 2006 winners in Emerging Architecture {Pedestrian bridge, Miró Rivera of Austin, Texas | Children's treatment centre, Sou Fujimoto Architects, Tokyo | Handmade school, Anna Heringer, Eike Roswag, Berlin }. And coming up this week... View full entry
Internationally prominent jurors discuss the projects chosen to receive awards... (Monday, 02/12/2007, 6:00–8:00pm) Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place (212) 683-0023www.aiany.org Internationally prominent jurors discuss the projects chosen to receive awards. Representatives from... View full entry
Today's educators require flexible spaces that can satisfy multiple functions and future demands and they are in need of spaces that enhance modern teaching as well as a student's personal development.... (January 15 - March 24, 2007) January 15 - March 24, 2007 School Buildings – The State... View full entry
Dr. Dickson Despommier of the Vertical Farm Project discusses agriculture for the 21st Century. WNYC listen View full entry
NY Architect and urban planner Jaquelin T. Robertson named the recipient of the Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture. Trendsetters take note: The prize is $100,000. | South Bend Tribune View full entry
A recent Indonesian ban on the sale of sand to Singapore catches the Asian nation's architects off guard due to a general de-prioritization of alternative materials research: a lesson in redundancy for architects worldwide. | Channel News Asia View full entry
Michael A. Richards sends us the following email requesting a petition for a 3.5 M.ARCH to D.ARCH Title Change... As of 2004, the NAAB (National Architecture Accreditation Board) has adopted a new degree entitled D.ARCH (Doctorate of Architecture). The degree requires a minimum of... View full entry
John Hill at Archidose finally completed his mission of documenting his New York wanderings of 30 buildings/places in 30 days! previous View full entry