Five homes in the "Street of Dreams" development in Woodinville, WA were burned down this morning. The ELF signature was left in a remaining sign that call the homes McMansions and reads, "Built green? Nope black!". CNN | Discuss View full entry
Stephen Bayley explains that concrete structures like Robin Hood Gardens can be beautiful, they just need maintenance.Guardian View full entry
The Chronicle of Higher Education asked its readers to sketch their own visions for the George W. Bush Library (Video). previous 1 | 2 View full entry
Join the fourth band of almost 7 minute merrymakers for Pecha Kucha in Chi-Town >>> 8 pm at Martyrs. Presenters: Matt Kessler, Amy Batchu, Janene Sobotka, Nicholas Cowan, Lynn Becker, Pam Parker, Michelle Litvin, Juan Angel Chavez, Andy Yang, Kate Hill, Tim Samuelson, Marilee Rutherford... View full entry
Designed for one of the biggest developers in the United Arab Emirates, Rem Koolhaas’s master plan for the proposed 1.5-billion-square-foot Waterfront City in Dubai would simulate the density of Manhattan on an artificial island just off the Persian Gulf. A mix of nondescript towers and... View full entry
Previous featured on a'nect, Jimenez Lai's architecture-as-comic-as-architecture will soon be on exhibit in LA. Catch the opening this saturday, 3/8/08. View full entry
lunes after last week’s post on the future of suburbia, barry lehrman sparks another interesting discussion, this time regarding disaster urbanism. on a different front, sarah hamilton’s baby is here!!! if you haven’t followed sarah’s great adventure, sneak a peek. great... View full entry
"Most young architects — particularly those in big cities — can only dream about working in a building of their own. And making that dream come true often involves finding a building no one else seems to want, in a less-than-desirable neighborhood. Which is exactly what happened to... View full entry
Rejuvenates the debate on environmental determinism -- torture and design at Abu Ghraib. View full entry
Artist Sumer Erek follows his Upside Down House with the Newspaper House. His latest project is a political statement about the number of free newspapers thrown away in cities each day. The house opens to the public on March 8 in London. Photos after the jump. View full entry
Thomas Krens, director of the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation, steps down. | nytimes View full entry
Architects have had a long and not terribly complex relationship with power. They like it. A bit of dictatorship always helps with the planning permission. It's a professional hazard these days that most of the world's money, ergo power, ergo egos, ergo construction business, is to be found in... View full entry
Speaking of libraries... Slate's Witold Rybczynski presents us with a slide-show essay on the architecture of old-school information storage. View full entry
According to Archinect member laru, Buckhead's board of directors voted unanimously to not sell the library to developers. Previously, Discussthe issue still has to go before the fulton county commission, which could over-rule the library board, but this is a HUGE first step in saving the... View full entry
The Gulf states have long been criticized for the lack of basic human rights given to the migrant workers who are the backbone of these countries recent economic prowess. Recently there have been growing signs of unrest including labor strikes. The BBC recently looked into the issue. They found... View full entry
