Video of Ananya Roy on Budget Crisis at UC Berkeley... In this vid, distinguished professor of planning and cities Ananya Roy breaks down the budget crisis at Berkeley. Keep an ear open for the proposed $6,000 fee increase for students in the College of Environmental Design, as Prof. Roy discusses. View full entry
Report in the Art Newspaper.Harry Gugger, the partner with the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron who managed the conversion of the Bankside Power Station into Tate Modern, will leave the company at the end of 2009 to set up an independent practice. link | via View full entry
Studio Gang Architects has earned a PETA Proggy award for using bird-deflecting elements in the 823 ft-Aqua Tower residential building and hotel that’s currently under construction in Chicago. Studio Gang Architects has earned a PETA Proggy award for using bird-deflecting elements in the... View full entry
Andrew Hosken visited the makeshift asylum seeker camp near Calais - known as "the jungle", as French authorities prepare to close it down. Andrew Hosken visited the makeshift asylum seeker camp near Calais - known as "the jungle", as French authorities prepare to close it down. BBC News View full entry
Just in case you didn't see this yet, Wallpaper interviewed our BGH Paul PetruniaNews Just in case you didn't see this yet, Wallpaper interviewed our BGH Paul Petrunia Orhan call it like he sees it re: fear factor detailing. We find out from our reporter on the scene that architectural jelly... View full entry
Preparing for eminent nuclear fallout with Russia, the US government spent hundreds of millions of dollars building extensive underground missile bases during the 1950s and early 60s. Farmers' fields became clandestine landscape for weapons capable of waging war on the other side of the world. By... View full entry
The combination was obvious. A wobbly, deflating house; a blobby wall; and of course, fluorescent jelly. The self-proclaimed jellymonger duo of Bompas and Parr provided the accompaniment to the artist talks by Andrew Kudless and Alex Schweder at SFMoMA last night, in their US debut. Did they steal... View full entry
Bored? Still unemployed and need to network more? We've got some events lined up for those of you in New York, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Boston, Korea, Berlin, Hamburg, London, Toronto & Miami... Bored? Still unemployed and need to network more? We've got some events lined up for those of you in... View full entry
In Lower Manhattan an art park sprouts (for now) where new buildings were to grow. NYT Learn more at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's website In Lower Manhattan an art park sprouts (for now) where new buildings were to grow. NYT Learn more at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's website View full entry
Lessons in Bamboo. You've heard all the amazing stuff about bamboo as a sustainable, light-weight, and strong material, right? (here, here, here, and here). Vo Trong Nghia, at only 33 years old, can already give a master class. Some of his latest work is featured along with an acerbic, though... View full entry
Dubai's mega-project The World - a series of man-made islands in the shape of the major landmasses on the planet - is officially canceled. Dubai's mega-project The World - a series of man-made islands in the shape of the major landmasses on the planet - is officially canceled, reports... View full entry
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels rockets through photo/video-mingled stories of his eco-flashy designs. Danish architect Bjarke Ingels rockets through photo/video-mingled stories of his eco-flashy designs. TED Talks View full entry
Our very own Archinect chief Paul Petrunia has been interviewed by Wallpaper Magazine. Paul will also be curating a week of content at Wallpaper starting October 1, so we're calling architects and designers to send us their best work to be considered! Our very own Archinect chief Paul Petrunia has... View full entry
check out Trevor Patt's photos inside and out.. View full entry
Anonymous blogger criticizes SCI Arc thesis projects, the school itself, and its director. Are the troops looking for a 'new object of desire' or is this an academic flamewar? Your refutation or support posts here please. Anonymous blogger criticizes SCI Arc thesis projects, the school itself, and... View full entry