Looking for work in the Seattle area? Callison has just posted a bunch of new openings in the Jobs section. View full entry
Design winners of Ecoshack's Green (sustainable, environmental, renewable) Tent...I think I'll stick with my Kelty. View full entry
Kateigaho International features four emerging Asian architects from New York, Tokyo, Seoul, and Beijing. View full entry
In traditional Japanese houses many windows and doors are designed not for views or access, but to encourage the circulation of air. Behind this fact is deeply rooted wisdom for coping with high heat and humidity. (Kateigaho) View full entry
An ESA-designed house that uses technology designed for space could become the basis of the new German Antarctic station, Neumayer-III. The new station has to meet stringent laws set up to protect the Antarctic environment, which is where the use of space technology comes in. From Space Daily View full entry
Slate's Christopher Hawthorne describes how Athens has initiated a stronger focus on quality Olympic architecture. Read. View full entry
$500K gift from Emily Rauh Pulitzer creates first Sam Fox Arts Center (Washinsgton University, St. Louis) endowment fund; new buildings on way by Fumihiko Maki (link). View full entry
In the frenetic wake of Tom Ridge's voice and the uber-protective color orange, anti-terrorist companies like B&B ARMR are racing to fill contracts for a host of security product services, some as deep as in Fallujah. In addition, our educational curriculums are conforming along with our... View full entry
In this essay, 'Building Society' by Penny Lewis, the criticism of iconclastic architecture is teased out in recent spats between architects about 'shape-making architecture' - weird and wonderful geometries made possible by overly complex engineering solutions, heavily loaded with symbolism and... View full entry
Melbourne-based Lab Architecture Studio develops winning design scheme for Beijing's central business district. (The Age) View full entry
A Dutch floating abortion clinic set sail for Portugal Monday despite an attempt by the Dutch government to restrict its activities and after visits to Ireland and Poland stoked controversy. (Reuters) View full entry
The Art of Giving In to a Giver- LATimes on Eli Broad and the Renzo Piano designs for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (link) View full entry
Architecture Radio is back online. View full entry
Mies' vaunted 1930 Tugendhat Villa in Brno, has suffered from neglect and decay and is now on the verge of falling apart. (NYT) View full entry
Simply creating a segregated "homeless" housing community further stigmatizes the residents; thus the housing should be decentralized into the existing urban fabric. The desire should not be to rupture the fabric, but to sew into the existing framework new and evocative pieces. Tia Blassingame... View full entry