Richard Rogers is celebrated for his many stunning buildings and his pioneering views on sustainable cities - not bad for a man who, as a child, was told he was lazy and stupid. At 72, and with two major new projects just opening, what has been his motto? Never take 'no' for an answer. Read this... View full entry
Getting ready for the big opening Sunday morning of MOMA's new exhibit on contemporary Spanish architecture, two more articles for your excitement: WashPost (w/ photos) | Guardian | prev View full entry
because they are cheaper, easier to apply and more environmentally friendly than substances currently in use, nanotechnology-based coatings could replace many of today's industrial paints and coatings. Wired View full entry
Work begins on bio-powerstation near Lockerbie | Rain gardens 'cut city pollution' | photography of in-between spaces | Los Angeles's Ambassador Hotel is gone, anyone want the pantry? | Thoughts on the Urban Long Tail | Satisfaction / Affluence / Luxury | Some images from yesterday's final review... View full entry
IS there any show more overdue than a major one about contemporary Spanish architecture? NY Times View full entry
PingMag had an exclusive look inside the brand new Omotesando Hills shopping complex, before it opens to the public! Flickr gallery View full entry
i can't verify elswhere, but i did read this news in Turkish newspaper Sabah that PLOT has designed a mosque to be build in Kopenhagen. In Turkish, with small picture of the model View full entry
Ken Smith gets the profile in the LAtimes, after his OC windom. LATimes: Next, he'll build a canyon | Via the Dirt View full entry
President Bush revealed in a speech today that a building in downtown Los Angeles was evidently the target of an Al Qaeda plot hatched in 2001. The building he named, "the Liberty Tower in Los Angeles,'' does not exist. Yahoo View full entry
From Korea to Bangkok to Middle Kingdom America (aka Kentucky) the "©opyrighted" diagrams of Koolhaas the Great © reappear til they're instituted in built form. OMA's "new" 61 story hybrid skyscaper for Louisville's skyline. Courier View full entry
How would you like to make $999,999 a year designing Vons grocery stores ? Ha? They are looking, and I am not kidding. apply now View full entry
Speaking of Moscow, the private house built by architect Konstantin Melnikov in 1927 is threatened by a battle over ownership. It appears that lawyers arrived to seize the house only hours after the death of Melnikov�s son last Sunday. Unfortunately for... View full entry
"Moscow is seeing a rash of cool industrial conversions that draw inspiration from projects like London's Tate Modern", writes the Guardian. "The idea is to transform the shells of dilapidated industrial buildings that are dotted across the capital into galleries, arts centres and design... View full entry
"Design Your Ride is the multi-annual Monson and Kasei Snowboard design contest, created by designers and voted on by designers." Co-sponsored by Archinect. View full entry
Intriguing London news: T he director of the Design Museum, Alice Rawsthorn left her job. The Design Museum is also planning to leave, not London but its Butler's Wharf riverside location.(via things)Ferguson (RIBA past president) steps up to support Norman Foster after the tabloid like report... View full entry