An update on the Melnikov legacy issue since the death of his son, Victor. Konstantin Melnikov is arguably the most important Russian avant-garde architect of the 1920s and 30s. | guardian | prev View full entry
"The design for a radical, new, 61-story skyscraper burst onto the Louisville scene Thursday, when Museum Plaza was unveiled to the public. But the story of the building began well before that. For the past five months, Courier-Journal staff writer Chris Poynter was granted access to the creative... View full entry
Geoff Manaugh is globally-warming Inhabitat! Latest blogorgylogical posting goes from visions to facts. Read | Previous View full entry
Everyone is a winner in the expansive Europan 8 competition. The yield from 75 different sites in 19 european countries is 61 winners, 82 runners-up, 60 honorable mentions. Europan 8 l previous View full entry
It can take 120 planes an hour, and they had to divert a river to build it. Is Richard Rogers' new airport terminal for Madrid just too big? Guardian View full entry
Gehry presented his design for a new Alzheimer's research center in Las Vegas on Saturday, unveiling an uneven stack of blocks anchoring a swooping trellis made of Gehry's signature contorted steel. Sorry, no image. But you can read about it here, and before. View full entry
Richard Rogers is celebrated for his many stunning buildings and his pioneering views on sustainable cities - not bad for a man who, as a child, was told he was lazy and stupid. At 72, and with two major new projects just opening, what has been his motto? Never take 'no' for an answer. Read this... View full entry
Getting ready for the big opening Sunday morning of MOMA's new exhibit on contemporary Spanish architecture, two more articles for your excitement: WashPost (w/ photos) | Guardian | prev View full entry
because they are cheaper, easier to apply and more environmentally friendly than substances currently in use, nanotechnology-based coatings could replace many of today's industrial paints and coatings. Wired View full entry
Work begins on bio-powerstation near Lockerbie | Rain gardens 'cut city pollution' | photography of in-between spaces | Los Angeles's Ambassador Hotel is gone, anyone want the pantry? | Thoughts on the Urban Long Tail | Satisfaction / Affluence / Luxury | Some images from yesterday's final review... View full entry
IS there any show more overdue than a major one about contemporary Spanish architecture? NY Times View full entry
PingMag had an exclusive look inside the brand new Omotesando Hills shopping complex, before it opens to the public! Flickr gallery View full entry
i can't verify elswhere, but i did read this news in Turkish newspaper Sabah that PLOT has designed a mosque to be build in Kopenhagen. In Turkish, with small picture of the model View full entry
Ken Smith gets the profile in the LAtimes, after his OC windom. LATimes: Next, he'll build a canyon | Via the Dirt View full entry
President Bush revealed in a speech today that a building in downtown Los Angeles was evidently the target of an Al Qaeda plot hatched in 2001. The building he named, "the Liberty Tower in Los Angeles,'' does not exist. Yahoo View full entry