For those of you who haven't yet noticed, Archinect's new editorial leadership has been recently taken over by John Jourden. John will be bearing the crown most recently donned by Javier Arbona, who has been keeping busy lately while working on his PhD at Berkeley. John's valuable contributions... View full entry
Faced with a decline in the number of overseas visitors and unpopular entry requirements, the U.S. government is turning to the Walt Disney Co. and other theme park operators to brighten the country's battered image. Reuters l related View full entry
United States Artists , a new nonprofit organization that makes grants directly to artists, made its first awards yesterday, distributing $2.7 million in unrestricted grants to artists working in fields ranging from architecture and design to the visual arts. NYT View full entry
The RIBA Trust are to bring Le Corbusier: The Art of Architecture to Liverpool for its UK premier as part of Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture in 2008 - to be exhibited in the Lutyens' crypt of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King [link]. The RIBA Trust will also be... View full entry
""He prefers the "red brick" of the Nafe Katter Theater and the Benton Museum addition to "phallic, fecal, Nazi or crucifix designs" that he free-associates with the Gehry building."" Have a good one. | update: read comment for copy of initial editorial that inspired this reaction View full entry
The Architectural League presents the 2007 Young Architects Forum: Proof... Young architects and designers are invited to submit work to the annual Young Architects Competition. Projects of all types, either theoretical or real and executed in any medium, are welcome. The jury will select work... View full entry
James N. Wood, a 65-year-old art historian and former president of the Art Institute of Chicago, will take over the presidency of the Getty Trust. LAT l NYT View full entry
German-born artist Tomma Abts has become the first woman painter to win the controversial Turner Prize in its 22-year history. BBC View full entry
The religious leaders of Ronchamp have an audacious plan to restore a sense of spirituality to the sacred site, risking the anger of Le Corbusier purists and prompting the awe of the European architecture world. Does Piano have what it takes to build a site sensitive nunnery? guardian l related... View full entry
"The granny flat is back – and not just for grannies," The New York Times reports. "From the pricey purlieus of East Hampton to the environmentally minded Northwest, towns in need of inexpensive housing are turning to garage apartments, mother-in-law units and cottages in the backyard." View full entry
Excellent discourse on political theorist Hannah Arendt in the year of the centennial of her birth. WNYC View full entry
Quillian (Harvard GSD) has instigated an interesting discussion on "space, place, architecture, and the virtual".33 comments and counting... View full entry
In the corporate imagination of General Motors, Hummer could be transformed from the SUV that environmentalists love to hate to an algae-infused, oxygen-exuding buggy that would open up like a flower. GM's sketch for the "Hummer O2" was named the winner on Thursday, Nov. 30, of a design contest... View full entry
Archinect serves up more tasty features from opposite ends of the earth with this weeks feature Destination: Desert America Void considering a recent debate at Columbia. And on the flip-side to Asia where last weeks feature UpStarts: MAD office continues our ongoing series on young practices... View full entry
British war photographer Simon Norfolk will be speaking in LA tomorrow at 4pm, in the Brown Auditorium @ LACMA. If you're anywhere near LA, check it out. Norfolk was recently interviewed – discussing Joseph Conrad, urban ruins, European Romanticism, survival tips for war zones, and military... View full entry