North Brother Island in the East River is visited by rare birds, the occasional park employee, and photographer Christopher Payne, whose work documents the Art Deco hospital, Neo-Gothic morgue, and other ruins there. The complex is a crumbling testament to an era with a greater sense of civic... View full entry
For it's 40th Anniversary NY Mag examines the "Architectural Canon" of NYC.link View full entry
W. M. Ferguson examines the rise of the back-yard shed as home office. The possibilities of the approach include cheap, green, prefab and high design, but low coast. NYT Key Magazine Excerpt below....Several factors have made the shed moment possible. First, with some economists predicting that... View full entry
SFI8 explores the interface of design and systemic social action. Schedule | Watch Live Today until 6PM EST View full entry
Besting FOA, MVRDV, Dominique Perrault, Ferrater and others, David Chipperfield wins masterplanning competition for a new arts quarter featuring congress center, technology center, hotel and an art museum, total of 120,000 sq.meters. According to Chipperfield, the plan takes inspiration from the... View full entry
Witold Rybczynski explores the painter's buildings, from his famous diner to his cottage on Cape Cod. Slate View full entry
The South African government has announced plans to abolish the South African Council for the Architectural Professions and usurp all its assets and powers. According to the recently released policy document on the proposed amendments of the statutory regulatory framework of the Built Environment... View full entry
The CAOH is an amazing resource project undertaken by the Art Institute of Chicago that has collected interviews with architects that have helped define and transform Chicago's architecture. More about the CAOH | Browse the interviews View full entry
Not for Mere Mortals. NYT View full entry
The Televisuality Symposium is forum for public dialogue between architecture and television scholars and designers, this symposium explores historical, contemporary, and potential collaborations between these two fields. The symposium will take place at The Warehouse under the Syracuse... View full entry
The Royal Mint has revealed its designs for the new face of the UK currency. Designed by 26 year old, Matthew Dent.Matthew Dent, 26, from North Wales, holds Brtain's new one pound coin at the Tower of London, Britain, 02 April 2008. Dent will have his work stamped on billions of coins for decades... View full entry
CNN has recently launched Principal Voices, a forum for discussion about tackling some of today's biggest global problems. Part of this series is Design for Good, which focuses on the architect's role in building a better environment. Some articles of note: Building the future, Big Thinker... View full entry
So why do they award the Pritzker Prize to just one person? -asks slate's architecture critic Witold Rybczynski.slate View full entry
Architect Norman Foster discusses his own work to show how computers can help architects design buildings that are green, beautiful and "basically pollution-free." TED View full entry
A new television series is aiming to find the nation's most desirable residence. One owner says,"The whole property takes inspiration from films and the places we have visited. There is a little maze inspired by a visit to Hampton Court, the water feature in the pool is inspired by the Bellagio... View full entry
