Found in the discussions emanate brings the audio webcast of 2oo4 Summer Evening Series: No Solutions, No Compromise. Click here for audio file. Hernan's lecture somewhat covers some of issues and questions been raised in this discussion. Thanks to virtual-architect. View full entry
ON a brilliant afternoon last May, a constellation of political and artistic luminaries from Israel and America gathered on the lumpy asphalt of a parking lot in a dreary corner of this ancient, contested capital. There stood the former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the architect Frank Gehry... View full entry
The connection between design and devotion is under study by a group of clerics, neuroscientists and architects who are trying to understand how the mind reacts to the sensations of entering a house of worship. The result, they hope, will be better-designed worship spaces. (via) View full entry
In a giant lab in Mexico, Sergio Alcocer is shaking buildings beyond breaking point, in a bid to find the recipe for affordable housing that stands up to frequent earthquakes. View full entry
Frank Gehry acknowledges he doesn't think much of many modern sports arenas and stadiums. (via) View full entry
This is a reminder that the 54th International Design Conference in Aspen, LA satellite event, will be taking place tonight at the M&A Gallery in Silverlake at 7:30 PM. This event is co-sponsored by Archinect and will be worth checking out. Speakers include:Benjamin H. Bratton, SCI_Arc, UCLA... View full entry
Instead of the conducting the current conflict we could build 1,785,947 additional housing units. View full entry
Architect Arrol Gellner reviews Lloyd Kahn's new book: "Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter," which continues his classic book series on the history of shelter. View full entry
new web issue of icon magazine tries to size up the 'new' Herzog and DeMeuron ("what might be described as a wilfully eccentric phase in its work") | A-matter visits the Duchi shoe shop, an improvisational experiment in reuse. | New York's Javits Center includes 22-acre Green Roof View full entry
Follow-up on some stories that have been generating a little buzz:Forum Barcelona-NYTimes/"Barcelona Tries Cultural Forum to Encourage Urban Renewal" (H&dM & the Forum's Siege)CarClass-Financial Times/"Gehry helps shape the car of the future" (previously...)My Architect-Nathaniel Kahn... View full entry
What do the most expensive homes for sale in the Midwest look like?Forbes.com shows how much old money your new money can buy. View full entry
A new survey finds a prevalent willingness among UK home-buyers to pay more for greener housing, and that buyers are critical of the usual lack of performative information about their houses (from the Guardian) View full entry
An interesting read on the state of the bamboo industry in the Philippines , where only a few architects have tapped its true potential. View full entry
Seattle resident Mike La Fon contributes a new View on the new Rem Koolhaas-designed Seattle Public Library. View full entry
Well, the digital age has not yet killed the library, and this one has three million titles, as well as something that cannot be reproduced in bytes. The NYTimes examines the impressive, Moderne-style, wedge-shaped structure which took more than three decades to complete. View full entry