Foreign Office Architects wins its first US project after being chosen from an assortment of 30 different architecture firms to design the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland. Crains l ArtDaily l PD l NYT View full entry
It's hard to window shop without the windows. But in malls across the country, the floor-to-ceiling glass storefront ”” a tradition of transparency in retailing that dates back at least 100 years ”” is beginning to give way to elaborate walls that make it impossible to see... View full entry
Bob Burnquist has built the first permanent mega ramp on his farm in san diego- got the building permits by saying it is a greenhouse. So what would he grow in there??? NYtimes View full entry
Otra/Another is an annual architecture symposium celebrated in the border city of Tijuana, Mexico. This year the theme” Inhabiting the Border” deals with housing the city, planning and policy. An exhibition and a lecture series are held at the state run gallery for three... View full entry
The latest snippets of planned redevelopment for Coney... And the NY Aquarium next door might get a makeover from some cool players... NY Post | NY Daily News | Gothamist | Gothamist View full entry
The Whitney Museum of American Art, after fighting for more than a year to have an addition to its Madison Avenue building approved, has all but decided that moving its expansion to another site would make more sense, people involved in the process say.nyt, recently l future View full entry
Wow, I thought that all developers were profit driven whores with no taste or care about what they built. But the NYtimes reports that some developers actually live in their own buildings. Of course they get perks and price breaks that us mortals won't ever get. View full entry
Dwell has announced plans for Dwell on Design: Palm Springs to be held at the Hotel Zoso in Palm Springs December 1-3 2006, and is offering a a discount of $75 for Archinect readers...Exploring the past, present, and future of modern architecture and design FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...October... View full entry
Watch Front Design's sketches come to life. L+L | Past Archinect Feature View full entry
Blaine Brownell discusses research and materials in the latest AIA Associates Newsletter. so this is what my dues are going for, cool... View full entry
Architecture Magazine has been killed off by new owner Hanley Wood and will be replaced by Architect. The website seems to indicate a further decline. The PA Awards will remain alive, but will they ever be relevant again? View full entry
The two rising stars of the Richard Rogers Partnership, Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour, are set to have their names added to the practice title. AJ | BD (both need registration) you can read it in europaconcorsi View full entry
The University of Washington is hosting Part 1 of Critical Practice in a Globalizing World on Friday Oct 26 and Saturday Oct 27. Free to the public, participants include David Adjaye, Craig Dykers (Snohetta), Ole Scheeren...see www.crit-practice.org for details View full entry
Tomorrow the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, will be host to a massive symposium titled Thinking Outside the Box - Tapered, Tilted, Twisted Towers. Talks will be given by Patrik Schumacher, Ken Yeang, Daniel Libeskind, Yansong Ma, and many others... CTBUH View full entry
Frank Gehry has been named by US News and World Reports as one of America's Best Leaders. article View full entry