The Dallas Morning News:Accompanied by popping corks, dessert sushi and chocolate-covered kumquat lollipops, the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts unveiled its two eye-popping centerpieces Tuesday night: an opera house resembling a gigantic red egg and a theater that looks like an upside-down... View full entry
Till the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. I guess there aren't many interesting architectural monuments for this one folks. View full entry
A look at the changing architectural character of Shanghai from one side of the Bund to the other. (frm China Daily) View full entry
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is among the five winners of this year's Praemium Imperiale, one of the richest prizes in the arts world. From ABC View full entry
STEP Inside Design has just released their May/June issue with their list of the top 10 design portals on the web. Archinect was ranked #2. View full entry
A growing number of Seattle Public Library photos have been uploaded by our members - take a look You can also discuss this project here View full entry
National Trust Releases 11 Most Endangered List . Forget about the Patagonian ToothFish! My favorite is the entire State of Vermont. View full entry
Frank Gehry, Laurie Olin and Cooper Robertson & Partners to create a long-range planning framework for the development of a new 200-acre campus in Allston across the river from the Harvard Cambridge campus. View full entry
For communities that reject the generic Wal-Mart Supercenter, the company is experimenting with contextualism, as in an Art Deco design for Los Angeles. More from Metropolis Mag View full entry
Bauhaus got busy in Tel Aviv during the 1930's. I wonder if Sharon was involved as he was educated in Dessau? View full entry
The New Digital Practice: Exploring the Work of KOL/MAC Studio' View full entry
The LA Forum's 2004 "On the Map" lecture series starts this Thursday night. Featuring architects speaking in settings of their design, this year's series includes architects/projects by Neil Denari, Wes Jones, Lorcan O'Herihly, Roger Sherman, Barbara Bestor and others. The series begins at the... View full entry
The verdict from the WSJ:U.S. diplomatic architecture is increasingly dull (includes an image of the old embassy in Baghdad) View full entry
FEMA has released their final analysis of the World Trade Center disaster. No graphics, but it does detail the design history; the attack; ultimate structural failure; and forensic (structure) analysis. You can download the pdf here. View full entry
Smart building design can help fight crime and create estrange communities and work places. View full entry