Conference:The Architecture of Sustainability "...May 4-7, co-sponsored by the AIA Committee on Design (CoD) and Committee on the Environment (COTE), promises to open new forms of dialogue between design excellence and environmental innovation, and marks an unprecedented collaboration between the... View full entry
After a real-estate boom, what happens to the rent? One story from New York. View full entry
Frm Worldchanging: Green spaces can go a long way towards renewing cities. So, too, can housing developments and neighborhoods that facilitate community interaction. Bring these things together, and you have the makings of a vibrant urban community. Add bioremediation to the mix, and you have... View full entry
Sara Hart joins Princeton Architectural Press as Senior Technical Editor. Kevin Lippert, Publisher of Princeton Architectural Press, said: "In addition to editing her own line of titles, Ms. Hart will also take charge of our developing line of products aimed at the explosive materials market... View full entry
DAVIS, Calif., Feb. 23 ”” They are unlikely revolutionaries. Bearing walkers and canes, a veritable Merck Manual of ailments among them, the 12 old friends ”” average age 80 ”” looked as though they should have been sitting down to a game of Scrabble, not... View full entry
Pasadena Goes Modern - Morphosis, OMA, Gehry and DalyGenik design in the land of Greene&Greene; but the historic tradition is still strong - Historic Bungalows Rise from Ruin; and mixed-use projects are emerging across the San Gabriel Valley - Skyline takes Shape. View full entry
News item title is taken from Enrique Ramirez's posting that rounds up the Philip Johnson and the Constancy of Change symposium held last week at Yale (along with other events at MoMA), and some of the students' own reflexions afterwards. Read | Offsite....Check out Philip Johnson's Empire, the... View full entry
Hurricane Katrina left a devastated New Orleans in its wake. But a new architectural exhibit has come up with some ideas for the Big Easy's new look. Who's behind the project? The Dutch of course. spiegel online, also see IS-land View full entry
Ireland is emerging as the design center of Europe. Featuring: O'Donnell & Tuomey, de Paor, Grafton, Heneghan Peng, Niall McLaughlin, and (of course) Eileen Gray. | azcentral View full entry
TED wishes are being unveiled in Monterey, CA. Most have been presented, including AFH's wish for an "open-source design" database that will allow architects, funders, NGOs and others to share housing solutions globally. | prnews | tedblog View full entry
"Founded in 1894 as a place where American architects could "form a correct taste," the fellows of the American Academy in Rome enjoy food, wine, culture, conversation and ... karaoke (?) chronicle On a Roman Hilltop, Meals That Nourish the Imagination By FRANCIS X. ROCCA Rome "Depending on what... View full entry
Invited international housing competition..."for a creative and environmentally friendly low-rise multifamily housing project. The competition objective was to develop a new model for low-density residential community living that would be unique and identifiable to the new town of Pan-Gyo... View full entry
Hugh Pearman highlights a recent publishing frenzy: ...in 2004, this was still a relatively undocumented phenomenon...from South Africa to Chile, California to Spain. Gabion / discuss View full entry
Today's issue of CS Monitor has an awesome spread on Cameron Sinclair and his "unorthodox methods" of organizing and running Architecture for Humanity, now in its seventh year of addressing global humanitarian crisis. Nice pic, dude! View full entry
Booming Moscow's architect Nodar Kancheli's roofs keep collapsing and leaving many dead. Before and now. View full entry