TED wishes are being unveiled in Monterey, CA. Most have been presented, including AFH's wish for an "open-source design" database that will allow architects, funders, NGOs and others to share housing solutions globally. | prnews | tedblog View full entry
"Founded in 1894 as a place where American architects could "form a correct taste," the fellows of the American Academy in Rome enjoy food, wine, culture, conversation and ... karaoke (?) chronicle On a Roman Hilltop, Meals That Nourish the Imagination By FRANCIS X. ROCCA Rome "Depending on what... View full entry
Invited international housing competition..."for a creative and environmentally friendly low-rise multifamily housing project. The competition objective was to develop a new model for low-density residential community living that would be unique and identifiable to the new town of Pan-Gyo... View full entry
Hugh Pearman highlights a recent publishing frenzy: ...in 2004, this was still a relatively undocumented phenomenon...from South Africa to Chile, California to Spain. Gabion / discuss View full entry
Today's issue of CS Monitor has an awesome spread on Cameron Sinclair and his "unorthodox methods" of organizing and running Architecture for Humanity, now in its seventh year of addressing global humanitarian crisis. Nice pic, dude! View full entry
Booming Moscow's architect Nodar Kancheli's roofs keep collapsing and leaving many dead. Before and now. View full entry
Architecture and the political are more unitied than ever. The destruction of the Golden Mosque at the Askariya Shrine in Samarra have kick up more than just cartoon angst. NYT l WashPost l TimesOn View full entry
What's the difference between memorial architouring and making a pilgrimage? NYFA View full entry
Artkrush released their architecture and design issue today, with a focus on blogs: including, yes, Archinect, but also Kazys Varnelis, The Center for Land Use Interpretation, Core 77, Archidose, fabprehab, Progressive Reactionary, BLDGBLOG, MoCo Loco, resarch, designboom, etc. etc.; and a... View full entry
Hotel Puerta America has a room for all your moods. AL l related l dose part 1 l dose part 2 View full entry
One of the hottest travel trends of the moment is hautel couture. The world's leading style gurus have started to team fashion labels with fancy lobbies and have opened a catwalk's worth of designer hotels. TimesOn View full entry
The great Chicago architect Louis Sullivan lived a roller-coaster of a life, ascending to the heights of his profession with soaring skyscrapers and ideas, then plummeting to a hellish existence that found him penniless and without work when he died. This year, which marks the 150th anniversary... View full entry
Domus Web placed a number of selected entries on its web page of the controversial call for ideas for the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea. entries | And makin us proud is John Jourden (see entry RE-Juche: A Dystopian Reversal) among some good company. *domus requires registration View full entry
Architectural League of NY announces Emerging Voices 2006: nARCHITECTS, Estudio Cruz, Studio Gang, Lead Pencil Studio, dECOi, George Yu, Bercy Chen, Escher GuneWardena. | lecture series View full entry
The High Court of Justice is slated to hand down its decision in the coming days on whether the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) may continue building its planned Center for Human Dignity, Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem complex following public protests and two petitions by Israeli... View full entry