Dirk Hebel and Jorg Stollmann give the final lecture of the Inventioneering Architecture series. The lecture showcases their application of the structure of a sprinkler head to the design of the Diller & Scofidio BLUR Building at the base of Lake Neuchatel in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland... View full entry
A scenic stretch of highway along Norway's northwest coast has been named the country's "Structure of the Century." The award was presented by Crown Prince Haakon during a building industry conference in Lillestrøm. Read | yes, side-effect of a link posted in "boys and girls and... View full entry
The nation's largest maker of luxury homes, Toll Brothers, said yesterday that soaring home prices appeared to have ended. It was the latest sign that many real estate markets are slowing.NYT View full entry
"In a once grungy industrial tract along the Eastern Harbour is a transformed decrepit neighborhood," John Lee reports from Amsterdam, "a futuristic mirror image of the old city" with the "clean lines and clever design flourishes of an IKEA utopia." The docklands area known as Oostelijk... View full entry
The Dwell Home is for sale, with bids starting at $550,000. Official press release follows...WORLD FAMOUS MODERN HOME OFFERED FOR SALE OPEN HOUSE NOVEMBER 17 – NOVEMBER 20 Raleigh, NC – November 8 -- The most celebrated modern prefab home in America is now... View full entry
A quote-unquote "West Coast Woman" wanted to build a "feminine" house "with curves," so her architect said, "Buy a junked 747 and cut it apart. Turn the wings into a roof, the nose into a meditation temple. Use the remaining scrap to build six more buildings, including a barn for rare animals."... View full entry
This year's Seattle AIA gives it's Honor Award to the Shuchart Residence by Suyama Peterson Deguchi. See this project and the Awards of Merits and Commmendations here View full entry
A ballot initiative in Livermore, CA, may permit a developer to build "the country's largest completely solar community, with 2,450 new homes equipped to harvest the sun's energy." Yahoo. View full entry
Can you imagine a new house formed almost entirely from a rigorous study of daylight? J. Glancey reports on a London house by young architect Gianni Botsford. read in the guardian View full entry
"Structural problems" with France's urban policies, wed with "long-term neglect of the country's impoverished suburbs," is being blamed for the gradually intensifying, and now international, riots. BBC; Guardian; New York Times; earlier. View full entry
Architect E. Stewart Williams, whose numerous works including a home for Frank Sinatra helped define the Desert Modern style, has died. He was 95. l MN l Guardian l LATimes l View full entry
According to our stats many of you already monitor the School Blogs daily, but for those of you who don't I highly encourage you check out the fascinating diversity of postings from our international team of students. Take, for example, yesterday's post by Wendy at Rice University - Make your own... View full entry
The Prada in the desert is robbed and vandalized with the words "Dum Dum" and "Dumb" inscribed on the interior. l HP l Previous l View full entry
Welmoed Laanstra converted five port-potties in Washington into "sound cabins" as a more affordable place for people to reflect on sound than museums. The project plays on the accessibility of art, and how to bring art to unsuspecting places. Check out the website here for more details. But... View full entry
After more than 14 years in the department of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art, the chief curator Terence Riley announced yesterday in an e-mail message to the staff and trustees that he would resign effective March 15. l NYT1 l NYT2 l View full entry