Construction of world's tallest tower, the Burj Dubai, to begin. The Burj Dubai tower designed by SOM will stand 800 metres tall - just 5 metres shy of half a mile - once completed in 2008. That will be nearly 300 metres taller than the tallest floored building in the world today, the Taipei... View full entry
According to Arch Record, the Dallas City Council has “approved a policy prohibiting the placement of prefabricated housing on properties sold by the city of Dallas for deed-restricted affordable housing.” Read”¦ View full entry
Almost 60 million more housing units will be needed by 2030, concludes a Brookings Institution report. | brookings | usatoday By Haya El Nasser, USA TODAY Residential and commercial development in the next quarter-century will eclipse anything seen in previous generations as the nation moves to... View full entry
NYTimes comes out with its popular Year in Ideas Issue. Of interest: Wal-mart Sovereignty | Concrete you can see Through | Micropolis | Self-Storage | Wandering Museum View full entry
The "Bilbao effect," for many observers, has gone from doctrine to voodoo economics, given the lack of any long-term measure of its success. Meanwhile, for others, Guggenheim has become synonymous with 'joke.' It's always a race to see which Guggenheim franchise idea gets shot down faster... View full entry
Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa l SANAA l has won an international design competition for the new learning center at EPFL University in Lausanne (link includes proposals from the less fortunate firms: OMA, H&dM, Nouvel, DS+R & others). via Dezain View full entry
The Millennium Dome, London's 1 billion- pound ($1.9 billion) landmark built for an exhibition in 2000, will be used as a homeless shelter during the holiday period. View full entry
+1+ Foster's Sage Gateshead is set to open 17 December. | andante(pics) | prev. +2+ more on the gimongous Millau Viaduct @ dt. +3+ Lisboa split over Foster 360ft tower | telegraph View full entry
Pics of (re)Opening night at La Scala Opera House in Milan. The renovation by Mario Botta has gotten mixed reactions, but that is not so bad considering the way opera-goers treat singers at La Scala. Via View full entry
The Planning Report gathers some words of advice from civic leaders and developers for Christopher Hawthorn (previously) via View full entry
The Louvre has revealed that it is in negotiations to open an offshoot in the US. The French museum is looking to establish an outpost in the new wing at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, once building (by Renzo Piano) is completed in late 2006. Guardian | description at RPBW View full entry
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The third edition of this classic title has just been released from Wiley. Precedents in Architecture explores the work of some of the greatest modern architects through "analytic diagrams, formative ideas, and partis". Some of the studied architects include Aalto, Ando, Asplund, Breuer, Fehn... View full entry
Scotland's architects, designers and planners must "raise their game" if they are to match the country's national heritage, the chair of the new national architecture body said yesterday. - Guardian View full entry
Landmark's design offers light, may have saved lives. (ChiTrib) View full entry