Read about which metro systems double as the world's longest art galleries and in which cities you can see stunning underground palaces, museums, aquariums, an ancient chapel, or the world's first example of computer-generated architecture - or simply user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing... View full entry
Today La Biennale di Venezia announced, that Richard Rogers will be awarded the Golden Lion for Life Achievement Award. View full entry
As part of Architecture for Humanitys' ongoing efforts to help families rebuild tomorrow will see the launch of the Biloxi Model Home Program.see full post for more information and invite. The Model Home Program The Model Home program is a program sponsored by Architecture for Humanity. The goal... View full entry
HOK designed 1 billion dollar Yankee Stadium breaks ground. espn, previously View full entry
22-story hotel was presented by Alejandro Zaera Polo of FOA. Urbanity en español with images. View full entry
A house of "global significance" is caught up in a family drama.NY Times A FEW hours after Viktor Melnikov died of cancer at 91 on Feb. 5, his estranged younger daughter and nephew appeared on his doorstep with a retinue of lawyers and bodyguards to try to seize control of his house in the center... View full entry
Death to Caps Lock? Architect's everywhere are cringing at the possiblity of a campaign to off the CAPS LOCK key. Wired View full entry
Archinect member metamechanic has placed a call for entries for the best 100 word architectural manifesto. This should be interesting... View full entry
Archinect's Javier Arbona talks about modernism, education, research, pre-fab, and technology with Toshiko Mori in Entorno 03. Download the PDF (12mb) and flip to page 19. View full entry
It looks like Harvard is now offering a program tailored to architectural leaders...Executive Education at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) provides a dynamic environment for architects, design professionals, real estate leaders, government officials, policy makers, and... View full entry
AIA COD 2006 Ideas Competition Winners: "A House for an Ecologist." How can environmental innovation contribute directly to design excellence? To try to respond to this question the AIA challenged architects and students everywhere to propose a unique dwelling that combines integrity and... View full entry
The reconstruction of Iraq continues apace - which is to say slowly, if at all. NYT. View full entry
In 1989, critics slammed the glass pyramid new entrance as a ghoulish eyesore. Seventeen years on, the pyramid is again causing aggravation. Its underground atrium can no longer cope with a record 7.5m visitors a year and the museum has been forced to recall its American architect, Ieoh Ming Pei... View full entry
Kazys Varnelis, of AUDC and Varnelis.net, gives an interview about network geography, Wal-Mart, sprawl, RFID technology, LA vs. NY, Nicholas Negroponte and the Architecture Machine Group - as well as Varnelis's own impending move to Columbia University, where he will become the founding Director... View full entry
The MesseBasel, host of BaselWorld and ArtBasel, has passed another hurdle on their way to the expansion-project 2012, that features a bold renovation and new building by HERZOG & DE MEURON. The $ 280 Million project was greenlighted by the local government and preservation issues have been... View full entry