A quote-unquote "West Coast Woman" wanted to build a "feminine" house "with curves," so her architect said, "Buy a junked 747 and cut it apart. Turn the wings into a roof, the nose into a meditation temple. Use the remaining scrap to build six more buildings, including a barn for rare animals."... View full entry
This year's Seattle AIA gives it's Honor Award to the Shuchart Residence by Suyama Peterson Deguchi. See this project and the Awards of Merits and Commmendations here View full entry
A ballot initiative in Livermore, CA, may permit a developer to build "the country's largest completely solar community, with 2,450 new homes equipped to harvest the sun's energy." Yahoo. View full entry
Can you imagine a new house formed almost entirely from a rigorous study of daylight? J. Glancey reports on a London house by young architect Gianni Botsford. read in the guardian View full entry
"Structural problems" with France's urban policies, wed with "long-term neglect of the country's impoverished suburbs," is being blamed for the gradually intensifying, and now international, riots. BBC; Guardian; New York Times; earlier. View full entry
Architect E. Stewart Williams, whose numerous works including a home for Frank Sinatra helped define the Desert Modern style, has died. He was 95. l MN l Guardian l LATimes l View full entry
According to our stats many of you already monitor the School Blogs daily, but for those of you who don't I highly encourage you check out the fascinating diversity of postings from our international team of students. Take, for example, yesterday's post by Wendy at Rice University - Make your own... View full entry
The Prada in the desert is robbed and vandalized with the words "Dum Dum" and "Dumb" inscribed on the interior. l HP l Previous l View full entry
Welmoed Laanstra converted five port-potties in Washington into "sound cabins" as a more affordable place for people to reflect on sound than museums. The project plays on the accessibility of art, and how to bring art to unsuspecting places. Check out the website here for more details. But... View full entry
After more than 14 years in the department of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art, the chief curator Terence Riley announced yesterday in an e-mail message to the staff and trustees that he would resign effective March 15. l NYT1 l NYT2 l View full entry
Centre Pompidou and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation announce a joint proposal for the development of a new museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong (WKCD). l Press Release l via Art Forum l previous l View full entry
The Department of Architecture at the Art Institute of Chicago initiated a major study in 2003 to see how architecture and design firms run in the digital realm. View full entry
"Thirty-nine years after the first concrete was poured into the first trench for the first telephone vault for the first trade center, carpenters built a 168-foot-long wooden trough in a gentle S curve through the south tower footprint at ground zero. From this sinuous sprout, Santiago... View full entry
This summer's highly controversial ruling by the Supreme Court that so-called eminent domain laws could be used to seize your property for the sake of private development by others has now been overturned by the House of Representatives. Private property, they say, "is a pillar of American... View full entry
Archined outlines the new retrospectives on Team 10 happening in print, online, and NAi exhibition. View full entry