...No punch line, yet. Is this about David Childs and the (possibly) ironically-titled tower, if Mr. Thomas Shine wins? Yes it is. Yale Daily | Previously: Thomas sues, Childs rebutts View full entry
Major earthquake hits off the coast of sumatra. More tsunami tide surges are expected for the Indian Ocean. l NYT l News24 l npr l more l View full entry
Expansion of the Gran Via M2 exhibition centre: The new project includes over 21,000 square metres of space dedicated to bars and restaurants, a wide range of cuisine provided by 52 establishments and catering services. Fira Barcelona (w/ vid) [via NA] View full entry
Archiprix 2005: World's Best Graduation Projects gears up for April in Glasgow with a massive listing of projects from Design Schools globally. Worth a flip-thru (+ great site navigation). (via) View full entry
GSA held a ceremony today announcing design Awards in Public Design. (Scogin was the chair.) Strangely GSA omits names of the architects behind the projects, but Yahoo news doesnt. | GSAnews | yahoonews View full entry
"Living Memorial" is the winning entry by Janette Kim and Chloe Town for the AIDS Memorial Competition that will create a centerpiece for the National AIDS Memorial Grove: a seven-acre garden in Golden Gate Park that is the only federally recognized AIDS memorial in the United States. SF Gate |... View full entry
Seattle caps a $1.45 billion investment in cultural facilities over a 15 year period with the construction of the "$86 million (Art Museum) expansion to the 1991 building that kicked off this frenzy." Architect: Brad Cloepfil/Allied Works. Read View full entry
These images - exclusive to the Wooster site and provided by Banksy - are of Banksy installing four pieces in New York's most prestigious museums - The Brooklyn Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, and the Museum of Natural History... Dressed as a British pensioner... View full entry
“The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) will launch its flagship Manifesto for Architecture on 22 March 2005 at Portcullis House, encouraging political parties to realise that there are votes in good architectural policies and that demanding good design equals better public... View full entry
Kenzo Tange , the architect from Japan who sprung on to the scene with a masterplan for rebuilding Hiroshima at the end of WWII, and who would go on to take the Pritzker in '87, has died of heart failure at age 91. | Reuters View full entry
boxtank : w i l d c a r d s examines a resonant set of commercial organizations that are exporting "real estate products" like superstores, entertainment centers and superhubs all around the world. | worldchanging: A Newly Electric Green (via Protein: Vertical Vegetation) | Yahoo buys Flickr |... View full entry
Metropolis weighs in on Bush's proposed HUD cuts and talks to Bryan Bell of Design Corps, Paul Hilgers and Krager Robertson Design Build in Austin, on how we desperately need to preserve the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to help support academic Design/Build programs and designing... View full entry
The prize winner is now confirmed: Thom Mayne is the 2005 laureate. After a few recent years finally earning and pushing to construction a number of ambitious public commissions, Mr. Mayne has been awarded what is commonly recognized as architecture's highest honor. Although Monday March 21st is... View full entry
As the Thai government now banishes thousands of Burmese refugees to outside camps barring them from urban areas, in Columbia a constant stream of refugees are pouring back into the cities, victims of rural violence and “deplazamiento gota a gota”. Meanwhile, the Israeli... View full entry
Andrew Yang touts Rotterdam's design-centric lifestyle and profiles the NAI's No. 250, an exhibit on Herzog & de Meuron, and the Geuze curated Rotterdam Biennale: Flood (opens 5/26). | nytimes View full entry