Calm down, no one is going to build a wal-mart here, (...yet). Via the boxtank View full entry
construction photos of the Morphosis San Francisco Federal Courts building (link). Also, Villa Savoye, lost in the Michigan burbs. | and recently... View full entry
Ludwig Abache brings you new pics of the Serpentine Pavil under construction in UK. Prev View full entry
Architectural Record attemps to jump into the Chinese market with a Chinese language edition. View full entry
The Museum in Bern, dedicated to honour the artist Paul Klee will open next week (june 20th). Take a sneak preview of the building and the construction process in the Renzo Piano Building Workshop website >>. Also visit paulkleezentrum.ch >> View full entry
Tadao Ando won the prestigious 2005 gold medal of the Paris based International Union of Architects and starts the Phoenix Park Resort project on Jeju Island. View full entry
Now going into its third year, the Moshe Safdie Fellowship will focus on intermodal transportation. reconsidering the airport and the urban interface terminal. Info inside Moshe Safdie and Associates, Inc. Architects and Planners Research Fellowshipintermodal transportation reconsidering the... View full entry
An art installation made out of 100 cast iron life size figures, moulded from the sculptor's own body, is now occupying a beach strip of 3 Km and extending 1Km into the water of the Merseyside coast, UK. After 2006 it will move to NY. (the guardian 1 | 2) View full entry
The winners of this year's 2005 ArchVoices Essay Competition read their essays aloud for your listening pleasure. Members of the competition planning committee also discuss and analyze the winning submissions. Listen on Architecture-Radio View full entry
The Art Institute of Chicago appointed Joseph Rosa as the John H. Bryan Curator of Architecture and Design at the Art Institute's newly christened Department of Architecture and Design. Rosa will leave his similar post at SFMoMA. Read; more... View full entry
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum announced the initial winners and finalists of the sixth annual National Design Awards, honoring the most outstanding contributions from the design world in 2005, including the winners of Lifetime Achievement, Corporate Achievement, Design... View full entry
UK firms tag workers to improve efficiency | City of Sound on Shanghai maelstrom | 'MVRDV, eat your heart out' | House carved to appear made of books | Marin Again | Sale House by Johnston Marklee | Mt. Angel Abbey Library View full entry
...and then there were seven: Abalos & Herreros | Miralles/Tagliabue | Richard Haag and Associates | Hargreaves Associate | Olin Partnership | Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey | Ken Smith with Ten-Arquitectos, Mary Miss Studio, and Mia Lehrer. | prev | see inside for details... View full entry
Today, in San Francisco, the winners were selected for the Hayes Valley neighborhood design competition, sponsored by SF Prize and the city. View all entires here and here. Competition WinnersFirst Awards:Amit C. Price Patel , Dorchester, MA(#9) $10,000 AwardEnvelope A+D , Oakland, CA(#133)... View full entry
Architecture: Grand Designs Live proved one thing: that the British idea of what a house should be is a disaster, says Germaine Greer.From the Guardian. View full entry