Lots of people are puzzled about how Joel Kotkins can get away without "doing the math." | Watching Cities Grow, Part 1: Sacramento,California,USA | Will the High Line work? | Pianissimo. | History Remix by DJ Spooky | LANDed Butterflies | Portland Arch on Architect Websites | The High Cost of... View full entry
Enrique Norten/TEN arquitectos won the commission for a Guggenheim branch in Mexico. A jury that counted on Frank Gehry, among many, selected Norten's tower scheme out of a trio that also included Jean Nouvel and Asymptote. Money has not been raised yet for the construction. (El Informador) |... View full entry
The National Capital Planning Commission yesterday rejected the design for an immense glass canopy covering the courtyard of the historic Old Patent Office Building, home to two Smithsonian Institution museums. Read View full entry
Arch Moscow, the city's largest annual architecture fair, celebrates its 10th anniversary with lectures and master-classes by international starchitects. Daniel Libeskind will give a lecture titled "The Everyday Life of Great Building Sites." Oh? read View full entry
There is one article by Glancey about the Allianz Arena (Previously 1 | 2 ) and another article on the Pre-war italian influence over the architecture of Asmara the capital of Eritrea. View full entry
The final decision will be taken next december but you can start making up your own mind now: Darren Almond, Gillian Carnegie, Jim Lambie & Simon Starling. the guardian 1 | 2 View full entry
This time is about Wales' need or not of a signature monument. On one side is Jencks and on the other Sudjic. BBC. View full entry
John King, the architecture and urban design critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, journeys east to describe many examples of contemporary California Architecture and explain why California's reputation for cutting-edge design is deserved or not. A Boston Society of Architects/AIA public... View full entry
Architecture Week is about to kick start the English summer. It runs from June 17-26. Launch party at Traf Sq, June 11, 13:00. | INFO View full entry
Mirko Zardini appointed as new director of the Canadian Centre for Architecture. "Mirko Zardini is an architect whose research, writings, and design projects engage the transformations of contemporary architecture and its relationship with the city and landscape. Editor of Casabella magazine from... View full entry
The Art Institute of Chicago on Tuesday will unveil the final design for its soon-to-be-built new wing, including a superlong footbridge that would shoot like a glistening knife over the park's south end and deposit thousands of parkgoers on the building's rooftop. trib | sun times | RPBW View full entry
Benedetta Tagliabue and her deceased husband Enric Miralles, designer of the Scottish parliament, were honored at the Scottish Design Awards. In a vindication of sorts, Holyrood won "best publicly funded building in Scotland" (sure to stir things up) and also scooped the industry's biggest... View full entry
Freedom Tower (UPDATED) >> Former NY Port Authority and MTA chairmen pen an opinion on the WTC redevelopment (they report that the latest blow to the tower is the PA's refusal to lease space in the tower for 2000 employees). DailyNews. Plus, Frank Rich: Ground Zero Is So Over. Third but not... View full entry
After breaking ground September 15, 2004, DS+R's ICA Boston has made some headway, especially on the steelwork. Check out construction pic slideshow. View full entry
The ArchVoices 2005 Essay Competition honorees have been announced (read). Hannah Teicher of the UBC in Vancouver took 1st Place and Melissa Woehr took 2nd. Three other honorable mentions were given (Sevra Davis, Crystal Bowman and Kisha Patterson). View full entry