Buying historical architectural gems, whether homes or skyscrapers, is the latest trend among those with an eye -- and the wallet -- for the fashionable, big purchase. LATimes View full entry
Hot on the heels of transparent concrete comes a see-through aluminum, technically an aluminum oxide. Beverly Tang phloggs about this (relatively? 2002? 2004?) new material, otherwise known as aluminate glasses. Field day. View full entry
To compliment our Venice Binnale preview, read about MPreis; this supermarket chain has been rewarded for its development vision by being chosen as Austria's principal representative at the Venice Architecture Biennale. (via) View full entry
The feds continue to stylize security now by rebuilding dozens of the 167 border stations around the nation, trying to enhance the aesthetic and symbolic nature of those blatant militant posts "as more than just places to search trunks and stamp passports." Related articles on Archinect ( 1 | 2 ) View full entry
This time it is Time mags time to do prefab: Star architects are adding style and substance to prefab homes as manufacturers try to boost their share in a sizzling market View full entry
AP - How could the flood of interests be contained in a single, coherent design (WTC)? How could the countless financial, political and moral claims on the site be sorted out? Not so well, viewers may conclude from "Sacred Ground," airing Sept. 7 at 9 p.m. EDT on PBS (check local listings). Press... View full entry
ARCOweb - Take a look at some contemporary graphics in Latin America via an overview of May 04's Bienal Letras Latinas and some of the work in the 7º Bienal Design Gráfico, Sao Paolo (via NA) View full entry
E. Fay Jones, student of FLW and architect of Thorncrown Chapel, has passed away. From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thorncrown Chapel View full entry
Perhaps taking their cue from Brad Pitt, other celebrities try a hand at being designers. (BBC l Scotsman) View full entry
Arcadia is not a pretty place. Neither is your mind. - Who else? Herbert Muschamp View full entry
Do protests in Central Park run counter to the Olmsted vision? Did the 60s reinvent the space of the park? Should it stay that way? What does Jon Stewart think? Is 'Keep Off the Grass' Elitist? The big test is today, when protest marchers will defy the ban on the Lawn. Related: Police arrest... View full entry
Ada Louise Huxtable reviews the Tall Buildings exhibit for the Wall Street Journal and says: "The tall building is a gigantic instrument of market economics, but it still aspires to the sublime." View full entry
At The Lowry in Salford, a vision of architectural fantasy . A show of imagined buildings, structures and schemes, Fantasy Architecture (on until September 19) offers a taste of how the world might look today had the politics, economics, technical possibilities and tastes of our predecessors been... View full entry
Sorry I'm missing this . Last year Berlin poured tons of sand into faux beach bars along the banks of the River Spree, this summer Susanne Lorenz anchored a “swimming ship” out of an old river cargo container with ultimately a better view- the Badeschiff . View full entry
Wired features a look at dream homes in Baghdad through the lens of an online real estate agent - Abbassi. View full entry