The great Germaine Greer holds forth on the architecture of libraries. View full entry
In Compared to What? architect and educator Wes Janz takes us through the former industrial corridors of the American Midwest--GO. While on the other extreme, Archinect school blogger Quilian Riano gets a close-up with one of the dueling teams of the ArchDuel III--GO View full entry
"By looking at future possibilities for a pluralist, just, and sustainable city shared by Palestinians and Israelis, we hope to encourage new ways of thinking about the many difficult issues and hardships faced by Jerusalemites, regardless of their faith or ethnicity. Starting March 2nd, 2007 the... View full entry
...because buildings and reputations can fall apart.| ArchRecord via BusinessWeek View full entry
With 2-Year Wait List, St. Mary's Modular-Home Factory Doesn't Need to Advertise. Washington Post View full entry
The USGBC's Greenbuild conference was slated to take place in Los Angeles November 7-9. However, last week, the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau (LA, Inc.) notified the USGBC that "in order to meet the needs of the conference", the date would need to be changed a second time. Quote from... View full entry
The Rockefeller Foundation has announced the creation of a $200,000 award, called the Jane Jacobs Medal, to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to urban design, specifically in New York City. The medal will be given annually to two people: a lifetime contribution and... View full entry
Home-buyers of tomorrow could find themselves walking across floors made from manure. Researchers at Michigan State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture insist it's no cow pie in the sky dream. They say that fiber from processed and sterilized cow manure could take the place of... View full entry
"Researchers are to carry out the first detailed survey of the Great Wall of China to establish just how long the ancient barricade is, Xinhua reports. Along with checking its dimensions the four-year study, which starts in May, will map the wall's exact route." BBC. View full entry
"The Gulf Coast is littered with the carcasses of unused oil equipment. Now those structures are being repurposed to build the first offshore wind farm in the United States." - Wired. View full entry
Barcelona is celebrated as one of Europe's finest cultural treasures, but until recently we knew little about its heritage. Robert Hughes on how a group of architects - in particular Gaudí - created a uniquely Catalan city that combined the myths of a glorious past with progress and... View full entry
A team of world-leading neuroscientists has developed a powerful technique that allows them to look deep inside a person's brain and read their intentions before they act. guardian View full entry
Following the death of a policeman at a Serie A match between Catania and Palermo on 2 February, new regulations designed to combat hooliganism demand emergency redesign works to be completed before allowing spectators back in. BBC View full entry
If you can find a way to remove greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere to stop global warming, Richard Branson will pay YOU twenty-five million dollars. Reuters View full entry
"A tense calm is reported in the Old City of Jerusalem after clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians erupted at a contested holy site." The protests there are "against excavation work in the area... which protesters say threatens the foundations of the al-Aqsa mosque - Islam's third... View full entry