In the 1950s few people had the grit and character to withstand the brunt of the House UnAmerican Activities Committee. Frank Wilkinson (pdf) a Los Angeles housing official who championed the development of public housing in Mexican-American neighborhood of Chavez Ravine, was one man whose... View full entry
"Against the Wall, a new book on Israel's security wall, is an attempt to focus on the architecture and planning behind the Palestinian-Israeli dispute. But what eminent New York architect and critic Michael Sorkin's compilation of essays shows above all else is that it is impossible to write... View full entry
Like a half-submerged Stonehenge, the broken concrete vaults and Alhambra-like spans of Louisiana's I-10 bridge were a symbol of Katrina's destruction. But now: the bridge is back. NYT. View full entry
Launched today, Architecture 2030 is part of an ongoing effort, initiated by architect Edward Mazria, to provide information and innovative solutions in the fields of architecture and planning, in an effort to address and reverse the destructive trend toward global climate change... The website... View full entry
So-called "drop-off windows" for unwanted babies are being architecturally upgraded in Italy. This is architecture as a means for reducing "incidents of babies dumped in trash bins, open fields and public bathrooms." Wired. View full entry
Perfect stormproofing, a home flight-deck... it's architecture for tech-obsessed super-geeks: Wired. View full entry
David Adjaye and his Nobel Peace Centre are inspected by the Guardian. previously View full entry
Plugging houses into the earth... and saving on your heating bill: NYT. View full entry
"A privately funded organisation, the New 7 Wonders Foundation, has put forward a shortlist of 21 landmarks from across the globe. They include Rome's Colosseum, Jordan's ancient city of Petra, Britain's Stonehenge and the Great Wall of China." And you can help decide what they pick: BBC. (How... View full entry
The Million Dollar Homepage, a "piece of internet history," hits the mark. Previously View full entry
The Globe and Mail's Lisa Rochon celebrates three notable Canadian projects from 2005. Read National Ballet School, by Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architect Canadian War Museum, by Moriyama & Teshima with Griffiths Rankin Cook Grande Bibliothèque du Québec, by... View full entry
let's just say it has been a busy year. _2005 Review _2006 Preview _Hurricane Katrina Reconstruction Projects _Tsunami Reconstruction: One Year Later FYI: three weeks left to participate in the housing manual for Pakistan initiative. Plus make a change in 2006 and take an AFH Design Fellowship... View full entry
David Byrne muses on Corbu. View full entry
This is a newspaper article that my boss brought back from her hometown in Texas that describes what is quite possibly the most inept construction project in history. Take a quick read, it's quite entertaining and unbelievable. I'm glad this isn't one of my projects. Link View full entry
Beating out finalists CHIEN Architects & Associates (Taiwan), ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS ( U.K ), Claus en Kaan Architecten ( Netherland ), and Shuhei Endo (Japan). More 1st, Toyo Ito & Associates 2nd, Zaha Hadid Architects 3rd, Claus en Kaan Architecten Honorable Mention, CHIEN Architects... View full entry