the cyborgs are coming! | The Long Emergency: a Long Review | Sexy Beef | Grafting Shock and Awe on San Francisco w/ GPS | Greg Allen on Bullshit...and Death in the Getty View full entry
"Soviet architecture of the 20th century began with utopias and ended with kitsch. Soon the best of it may be gone altogether. " Ourousoff sounds off on preserving Moscow's modernism in this article with Audio Slideshow. "Yet the pace of destruction seems to reflect a society that has somehow... View full entry
Michael Kimmelman, chief art critic for The New York Times, looks back over the career of a master. Oscar's gradual influence on today's greats, his communist spirit, that inimitable eye for the feminine , and a daily life which has not changed much over decades of Brazillian history, has made... View full entry
An illuminating collection of work and early Frank Gehry influences at the Weisman Art Museum. "West! Frank Gehry and the Artists of Venice Beach, 1962-1978:" this show could well be titled "Frank's Friends," because it features paintings, sculpture and inventive constructions by 16 of his West... View full entry
A hundred years ago a city was built in the desert outside Cairo. Enormous, luxurious buildings of whimsical architectural style were erected in the middle of uninhabited sands. A tram line was extended out to this middle of nowhere to connect the utopian settlement with its... View full entry
A residential infill project, a new car dealership and several elementary schools all picked up design awards from the American Institute of Architects/New Mexico at its annual design awards banquet at the Albuquerque Petroleum Club on May 6. The Antoine Predock Architect firm also received an... View full entry
William Alsop and Arup will be collaborating on an unusual new project (building/ferris wheel) titled the "Shanghai Kiss". The project has been compared to the Eiffel Tower in a recent press release. More from China.org.cn View full entry
Lang Ho breaks down the latest in the material revolution, including Beylerian, Mori, Brownell, Reigi. | archpaper | related feature View full entry
The UN and Unesco leader Francesco Bandarin are proposing tough new laws that would regulate where and how tall buildings could be built in and around historic world heritage sites, hoping to curb modern architecture's insensitivity to precious contexts around the world. bd online | ArtDaily View full entry
Julia Christensen takes her big box reuse research cross-country. Thinking Inside the Big Box. NYT View full entry
The U.S. spent roughly $20 million turning a sandstone palace into a state of the art military defense station, now the Iraqi National Assembly wants it back and the U.S. military is struggling to hang on. In Afghanistan, military action there has resulted in a huge building boom that is only... View full entry
Cool Hunting reviews ITP's Spring Show | NikeID Store interiors | Worlds most interesting mayors | collective subconscious | Nintendo builds huge wifi network updated... a few more that just turned up...Fire Station One, Portland | Berlin Story by Nancy Levinson View full entry
Critics of the National Trust for Historic Preservation say it supported the demolition of St. Louis's 108-year old Century Building in order to save the city's Old Post Office Building. The Century, located across the street, was torn down to make room for a parking garage in February... View full entry
The SF Gate's Arrol Gellner attempts to explain the complexities of architecture to the non-architect. Read View full entry
The IHT discusses the upcoming realization of Le Corbusier's design for Saint-Pierre de Firminy after decades on the drawing board. Read View full entry