FOUR decades after she fought to save Washington Square Park and wrote "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," a seminal book that has reshaped urban planning to this day, Jane Jacobs sits on her weather-beaten front porch here, contemplating the untended meadow that is her front yard and... View full entry
a digest of outside features:ArchiNed: Greenwich Street Project/Winka DubbeldamA-matter: Maliehof hostel/BARArcspace: Maritime Youth House/PLOTEuropaconcorsi: Eisenmania's Il giardino dei passi perduti.Archidose: Toneelschuur/Mecanoo View full entry
Architects who fancy a challenge have been asked to put their ingenuity to the test against some of the harshest conditions on the planet. (frm BBC) View full entry
With Paul Andreu's "Eggshell" - the National Grand Theatre, still under construction in downtown Beijing, the National Stadium, dubbed the "Bird's Nest," designed by top Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, broke ground some 15 kilometres north of the "Eggshell" site...From the... View full entry
first time that an Irish Architects' design for an Irish Project has been selected for the International exhibition and it's the only the second time that an Irish architect has been selected for the International exhibition. link View full entry
Jonathan Glancey, (Guardian UK) Our cities are being overrun by Jack-the-lad architecture, with the blessing of the media and politicians. link This is Architecture Week, a time to consider the wealth and wonder of our built world. In Britain today, our wealth is pumped into and expressed by an... View full entry
The National Park Service has decided that L.A. Architect Richard Neutra's Landmark Cyclorama Center--which has stood at the Gettysburg Battlefield for more than 40 Years--now detracts from history. The shrine-like battlefield visited by nearly 2 million tourists a year, is perhaps Richard... View full entry
The new headquarters for Gas Natural in Barcelona by Miralles Tagliabue is in its most interesting and complicated construction phase. Today begins the construction of the transversal building, an enormous cantilever (see construction photos) which will support five stories of office space once... View full entry
Boston.com on the photography of Ezra Stoller - Read View full entry
The Ramona, one of West Hollywood's classic 1920s courtyard apartments, is threatened with demolition. From the LA Times View full entry
"Herbert's enduring existence is one of the great urban legends. It's one of the great mysteries of New York, along with why you never see baby pigeons." The rise and fall of Muschamp, from the NY Observer View full entry
NYTimes : Last year, when Houston finally got a rail line, the culture clash became physical. Since testing began in November, the silvery electric-powered train, which slides north and south along the street on a 7.5-mile route, has collided with more than 40 cars. View full entry
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In the past two years, an unusual number of objects have plummeted to the streets of Rio from great heights, injuring pedestrians, damaging property and stopping traffic. From the Houston Chronicle View full entry
Archrecord : The Hariri & Hariri-designed residence at Coco Brown's Sagaponac development is finished and on the market for 3 mil. [via] In one of the country’s most fashionable vacation spots - the Hamptons - developer Harry Coco Brown has completed the first house of his... View full entry