A reminder that Architecture Week 2006 starts tonight. More info at the AIA NY. View full entry
A decade of dredging and artificial island-making will have removed almost all of the sand (1.9 billion sq.m) from the territorial waters of Dubai by the time Dubai Waterfront completes in 2011. ITP and Constructed leisure-land. View full entry
The 2006 Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award has been presented to the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. CA l press release (PDF) View full entry
Danish Architecture firm C. F. Møller has won a competition to design a 180m high skyscraper in Malmö. They could have done a quicky and use David's facade designer tool. View full entry
University of Chicago has revealed its intent to up its ante in its arts department by erecting a 100 million dollar creative and performing arts center. The University has created a short-list including Daniel Libeskind, Hans Hollein, Fumihiko Maki, Thom Mayne, and Tod Williams and Billie Tsien... View full entry
Los Angeles designer Julie Hart renovates an iconic Craig Ellwood/Jerry Lomax modest beach house in Malibu. It has been snapshooted and reviewed by yours truly. My Beautiful Day in Malibu Julie Hart is my American Friend. She is cool, talented and I love being her friend. She also happened to... View full entry
Qingyun Ma has been announced as the new dean of the USC School of Architecture. More | From the Jobs archive, 10/05 On behalf of President Sample, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Qingyun Ma as dean of the USC School of Architecture and holder of the Della and Harry MacDonald Dean's... View full entry
Replacement firm Grimshaw Architects is moving forward with the Queens Museum of Art. The museum will be unveiled on Saturday at the museum during Openhousenewyork Weekend, the annual architecture and design event. NYT l previous View full entry
Suddenly the McMansions are going very goth with the proliforation of 'hidden' rooms. Is this just a tax fraud waiting to happen, or is there a lifestyle driving this trend. The NYtimes uncovers the story and tells you where to source hardware for your very own secret passage. View full entry
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron have received the 2007 RIBA Royal Gold Medal RIBA l IHT l 24 l ArchRecord l Guardian View full entry
October 14th and the presentation of the Stirling Prize is just around the corner. Here is a refreshed look at the projects up for the honor. Bloomberg l Radio 4 l Liver l RIBA l post your favorite below. View full entry
Desperate New Orleans-area officials touted Chinese-made homes and building supplies on Tuesday as a way to speed up the slow recovery of their storm-stricken city. Reuters View full entry
For those of you who haven't yet noticed, we published a great new feature yesterday, in the form of an interview between Archinect's Heather Ring and D.I.R.T. Studio's Julie Bargmann. Read View full entry
The Center for Virtual Architecture at the University at Buffalo, the Institute for Distributed Creativity, and The Architectural League of New York present...ARCHITECTURE AND SITUATED TECHNOLOGIES October 19-21, 2006 @ The Urban Center & Eyebeam New York... View full entry
The NYC Masons are giving tours of their main temple - all to recruit new members. Wow, a chance to learn their secret handshake and to become part of the power behind the american throne. Ready for Masionic Rituals anybody? NYtimes View full entry