After many long decades of legal battles, Los Angeles finally relinquished some of the water it sends south to thirsty Los Angeles for the Owens Valley itself... For the first time since 1913, the lower portion of the Owens River was flowing. So how did this happen? The DWP spent millions... View full entry
Mud slinging on the Upper East Side. Will Foster's design for a residential tower ever see the light of day? Full Story View full entry
This week editor Mason White instigates a special feature from Adrian Blackwell titled Ai Weiwei: Fragments, Voids, Sections and Rings. View full entry
The following is an (uncomfirmed) report that we just received regarding the boycott of RMJM's selection for the Gazprom City competition... Read Report | Previously 2 3 * This story will be appearing in this week's issue of BD Norman Foster and Rafael Vinoly walked off the jury that chose RMJM's... View full entry
For those of you who haven't yet noticed, Archinect's new editorial leadership has been recently taken over by John Jourden. John will be bearing the crown most recently donned by Javier Arbona, who has been keeping busy lately while working on his PhD at Berkeley. John's valuable contributions... View full entry
Faced with a decline in the number of overseas visitors and unpopular entry requirements, the U.S. government is turning to the Walt Disney Co. and other theme park operators to brighten the country's battered image. Reuters l related View full entry
United States Artists , a new nonprofit organization that makes grants directly to artists, made its first awards yesterday, distributing $2.7 million in unrestricted grants to artists working in fields ranging from architecture and design to the visual arts. NYT View full entry
The RIBA Trust are to bring Le Corbusier: The Art of Architecture to Liverpool for its UK premier as part of Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture in 2008 - to be exhibited in the Lutyens' crypt of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King [link]. The RIBA Trust will also be... View full entry
""He prefers the "red brick" of the Nafe Katter Theater and the Benton Museum addition to "phallic, fecal, Nazi or crucifix designs" that he free-associates with the Gehry building."" Have a good one. | update: read comment for copy of initial editorial that inspired this reaction View full entry
The Architectural League presents the 2007 Young Architects Forum: Proof... Young architects and designers are invited to submit work to the annual Young Architects Competition. Projects of all types, either theoretical or real and executed in any medium, are welcome. The jury will select work... View full entry
James N. Wood, a 65-year-old art historian and former president of the Art Institute of Chicago, will take over the presidency of the Getty Trust. LAT l NYT View full entry
German-born artist Tomma Abts has become the first woman painter to win the controversial Turner Prize in its 22-year history. BBC View full entry
The religious leaders of Ronchamp have an audacious plan to restore a sense of spirituality to the sacred site, risking the anger of Le Corbusier purists and prompting the awe of the European architecture world. Does Piano have what it takes to build a site sensitive nunnery? guardian l related... View full entry
"The granny flat is back – and not just for grannies," The New York Times reports. "From the pricey purlieus of East Hampton to the environmentally minded Northwest, towns in need of inexpensive housing are turning to garage apartments, mother-in-law units and cottages in the backyard." View full entry
Excellent discourse on political theorist Hannah Arendt in the year of the centennial of her birth. WNYC View full entry