"Tate Modern has been a victim of its own extraordinary success," writes Jonathan Glancey. The £165m extension, a hulking glass ziggurat, will offer 10 new galleries, six cafes and bars, two shops, a range of teaching rooms. "Tate Modern 2 will be realised not just on a cinematic... View full entry
Chronographic was dedicated in Detroit this morning, to celebrate the city's 305th birthday. Chronographic is a public time keeping machine (read: clock) designed and fabricated by o2 Creative Solutions. Located in the front window of the historic Himelhoch Building, the hands of Detroit's newest... View full entry
"Curvaceous and undulating" with "bold, sensual spaces." Why do today's architecture reviews read like porn? nerve | recently ... View full entry
The new show at the Stedelijk Museum with above title, is the first time this theme has been illuminated so widely from the perspective of architecture and design. Stedelijk Museum, photos View full entry
This heatwave inspires the revival of the lido -- revisiting over 300 open-air public pools, early 20th-century swimming architecture in Britain. Guardian | + another good one via this thread. View full entry
File under uber-megaproject. Jerde Partnership's Kanyon is a total interiorscape in Istanbul that straddles two continents. | coolhunt View full entry
The LA Forum for Architecture and Urban Design is pleased to announce the return of the weekly LA Area Architecture Events calendar. Thanks to support from a City of LA Deptartment of Cultural Affairs grant and the programming wizardy of Sean Dockray, the new calendar is now managed by an online... View full entry
Artist Sarah Oppenheimer on the "gradual obsolescence of physical models in the practice of architectural development and its effect on the temporal sequence of contemporary design." NYFA | Artist projects: Folding Patterns | Folding Enterprises View full entry
Impressive body art on Archinect member sofya, who is so gung-ho about architecture that she is also naming her puppy 'Moshe Safdog.' View full entry
I'm a month late on this one, but better now than never. Apparently, in June, the AIA censored Raphael Sperry's presentation on prison design and ethics in architecture at a conference in L.A., claiming his slide show went beyond an “educational” presentation into the realm of... View full entry
Global Green USA and Brad Pitt announce the six finalists in their Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans. Vote for your favorite at Global Green's competition site. The results of the public vote will be announced at the end of August in conjunction with the one year anniversary of... View full entry
The LA Times profiles the LA Forum for Architecture and Urban Design. View full entry
"... the rise of these cities is changing their relationship with the countries they are in." BBC | Discussion View full entry
With the market booming and fresh talent in high demand, bosses are taking the lead and targeting the student shows. Zoë Blackler goes on a scout at the AA. BD Online View full entry
Fears are growing over the future of one of the world's largest and most significant architectural archives after the collapse of a proposed £900,000 deal between Rem Koolhaas's practice OMA and the NAI. BD Online View full entry