A new architecture prize, the Ordos Prize, has just been announced - the first architecture prize to emerge from Asia, and China’s first international prize for architectural achievement. The prize is intended to honor a young, emerging architect displaying “intellectual rigor and... View full entry
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Are high ceilings a sign of wretched architectural excess or just good taste? Witold Rybczynski for Slate View full entry
The LA Times' Christopher Hawthorne reports that Michelle Kaufmann Designs is one of the most recent victims of the troubled economy. Michelle Kaufmann attracted a lot of attention with her line of prefab homes including the Glidehouse. Read more about how the boom and bust made it impossible for... View full entry
The NYT'S Green Inc. blog discusses the differences between preservationists and environmentalists. Read View full entry
Cameron: What'd I do? Ferris: You killed the car. | First modernist house I ever loved? 370 Beech St House, Highland Park IL, as seen on Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Via View full entry
The list includes architectural figures such as Thom Mayne (#15), Lord Norman Foster (#38), Neri Oxman (#43 + covergirl), and Zaha Hadid (#68). Click here to view the entire list. View full entry
Something different coming soon. Better than nothing? I am not so sure. What is this thread lacking? Robots are now posting to the school blogs. Now he is also a Prince. Image after the jump... View full entry
The Heavener Football Complex has received LEED platinum certification. It is the first building in Florida and the first athletic facility in the nation to achieve platinum status. UFL News View full entry
It appears that the controversial OMA project will indeed be built. Cornell | Via Discussions Previously on Archinect: Another Koolhaas project under threat?Cornell Architecture Students Fragmented by Studio RelocationLincoln Center BeginsStudents Praise Milstein Design Koolhaas unveils Milstein... View full entry
NCARB just provided a pandora's box of alternate way to earn training units- wow! So life as an intern architect just went technicolor...Community Service Work Setting FF (Performing professional or community service when it isn't applicable to any other work setting) Training Category D... View full entry
While many students have already graduated, Erin, at University of Washington, is in the middle of thesis crunch right now and shares some quick impressions with us. Whoa, fluorescent bike wheels! Ever wondered what a graduation day at University of Southern California looks like? Emily has... View full entry
Apparently there has been a bug in ArchMart's submission form for the last few weeks. We just fixed it, so if you've experienced troubles submitting a listing, please try again. ArchMart: Architecture's trading post View full entry
This week's list of events includes inspiration, education, and debauchery in the following locations: New York, Washington DC, Montréal, Los Angeles, Stuttgart, Belgrade, Louisville, London, San Diego, Dallas, & Boston. Take the jump to view the full listing of this week's... View full entry
In a downturn economy, it seems that buildings will be designed as stumps. Would it be a glitch? No, that's the past. Glitch is now the norm. Curbed: New Renderings of WTC Towers 2 & 3, Minus 138 Stories | NYPost View full entry