Interesting article about the 3D modeling and construction process for Libeskind's new Denver art museum: ENR. View full entry
May brings an issue of frieze devoted to art and architecture. "Deyan Sudijc considers the way in which a number of celebrated architects from Rem Koolhaas to Herzog & de Meuron have worked with repressive regimes and what this says about the relationship between architectural innovation... View full entry
“In the largest ever laboratory earthquake simulation the house will be shaken from its foundations and the ensuing mayhem will be captured by 250 sensors and dozens of cameras installed inside the house.” Check out the webcam shots. (via New Scientist) + [Prev: Bringing the... View full entry
Richard Sweeney has a fascinating flickr gallery of his paper sculpture. "...created solely with paper by means of scoring and folding." Amazing. View full entry
Rather than merely overhaul medical procedures, the hospital decided to try a different approach. St. Joseph's then-chief, John Reiling, was already leading a $55 million effort to build a new facility. His idea: cram the new building with innovative design to help staffers do their jobs more... View full entry
Lately, I have eagerly awaited the release of Tate OE's recent symposium Utopias and Avant-Gardes to grace the web waves. I guess I'll have to continue to await this arrival, however, we can all enjoy it now at this location instead l related View full entry
Los Angeles County Museum of Art. LACMA extension's design development documents exhibition by Renzo Piano and his workshop, is a telling story of their approach, methods, and skills for this well contested project and museum venue. His westward expansion of the County Museum, which will arguably... View full entry
Flickr member SilkCut posted photos from an April trip to Moscow. Catch up on all the faves of the 20s and 30s. Flickr View full entry
Sadly, there is one group of people that the delights of Dubai's plush hotels are always destined to disappoint. In the Fairmont, for instance, where do you get the chance to sleep without air-conditioning on a stone floor? 7days View full entry
Sick of living in cramped conditions, many Japanese are ditching centuries-old traditions and unique materials to redesign their homes in what some critics decry as a bland international style.Khaleej Times View full entry
In London this summer, the AA will erect a pavilion designed by a 2nd year student with support from the rest of his unit. Read >bdonline. Is nice to see that for the Projects Review the school will build a shelter rather than rent a commercial marquee. View full entry
Spencer Tunick , famous for what is arguably a nudity-mob gimmick he performs over and over again, photographed 1200 naked people inside the San Sebastian concert hall (by Rafael Moneo.) Pics in 20Min | el correo | Via NAblog View full entry
A group of devotees in Halberstadt, Germany has constructed an interpretation of John Cage's As Slow as Possible, by stretching the performance to 639 years. | nytimes | related: 1 + 2 ------------------------------------------------ May 5, 2006 An Organ Recital for the Very, Very Patient By... View full entry
Follow the lead of the Richard Rogers Partnership and record a tour of your favourite part of London. Edit it and send it to the arts council and they'll make it available on the ArchitectureWeek website. Please email [email protected] for more information. View full entry
Eyal Weizman has been selected as the winner of the 2006-07 James Stirling Memorial Lectures on the City Competition for his proposal Destruction by Design: Military Strategy as Urban Planning. | cndarch View full entry