Dutch textile designer who works in felt. Has conjured over 600 felt recipes. She tends 150 sheep, and shears their coats for felt. Her felts are used as wall hangings in buildings by architects like Steven Holl, Rem Koolhaas and Ettore Sottsass. "Never Felt Before!" It opens to the public... View full entry
Creeping urbanization into the ye olde English countryside and the disappearance of traditional farming could cause this idyllic landscape to disappeared by 2035 or 2046, whatever comes first. Independent l BBC View full entry
Now that almost four years have passed, Antonelli's exhibition Safe: Design Takes On Risk is scheduled for an Oct. 16 opening. | nytimes View full entry
The prestigious British pie eating contest for best architectural project warms to a steamy pot pie intensity with critics putting dibs on whose the favorite.Times l Gabion l bet on your horse here or below View full entry
"It may have shaped the style of buildings from the White House to the Panthéon in Paris, but Italian architecture is now under threat from an "invasion of foreigners", according to a group of the country's leading designers. In an open letter to the Italian government, 35 of Italy's... View full entry
MVRDV converts two post-industrial Grain Silos on Copenhagen's waterfront into luxurious condominiums. ArchiNed l ArcSpace View full entry
As "work for idle hands" mentioned in the forum, a winner has been announced for the Flight 93 Memorial competition. Crescent of Embrace, the winning entry, was designed by Paul Murdoch Architects of Los Angeles, California with Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects of Charlottesville, Virginia... View full entry
The Times publishes their list of 100 biggest hitters in the british arts world either by their creative effort or power of patronage. The Architect Norman Foster tops the list, Tate's director is 2nd, Zaha is 86, one of only 15 women on the list. View full entry
The UK government asks which buildings should be saved at all costs if war or armageddon come-a-knockin'? View full entry
Fernando Távora, dean of Portuguese deans & the most important modernist architect in Portugal died at 82 on 3 September in Matosinhos, Oporto. The Founder of "Escola do Porto" was the teacher of Ãlvaro Siza Vieira and Eduardo Souto de Moura, he created a very... View full entry
Spotted in the London Tube today: Group intends to build Tatlin's Tower in full scale. "We are serious," they say. View full entry
Mies van der Rohe's masterpiece, S.R. Crown Hall at IIT, is reborn after a major restoration. read it here View full entry
ROME (Reuters) - The first modern building to be erected in Rome's ancient historic centre in decades will be unveiled this month despite repeated attempts to block the minimalist design by famed American architect Richard Meier. see/read more at RichardMeier.com | arcspace View full entry
Go to Archinect.com/emergency/ for different ways of helping or getting help in this time of crisis for the Gulf Coast. The page also serves as a bin for the latest news on the tragedy and relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Bloggers and institutions: help us get the word out to... View full entry
Where else? China. Shanghai, to be exact, is planning a big expansion with the construction of a new city the size of Manhattan on its doorstep. Read | Arup | via View full entry