Second edition of Volume is available as of yesterday (at least at the GSAP). Grab a copy tomorrow (wednesday) while checking out the first lecture of the year by Carme Pinos. Should be fun! View full entry
In the wake of Katrina, with need already mounting, thousands of homes are needed in the New Orleans region ASAP. Again, the dull mobile home comes to the rescue. Is there an architect or an urban designer involved? No way. | nytimes View full entry
The ArchVoices newsletter announces the launch of a new website to facilitate your own personal advocacy on specific issues directly to your state licensing board. View full entry
For one weekend only, some of London's most unusual, secretive and iconic buildings will open to the public. What should you rush to first? Steve Rose canvasses opinions from Britain's top architects. The Guardian View full entry
Architect Daniel Libeskind is scheduled to be in Padova, Italy today for the unveiling of a Sept. 11 memorial he designed. NKY | Italian Journoblogger Leon Bertoletti reports | previously (see comments) View full entry
The National Capital Planning Commission, in another striking reversal, voted 9 to 2 to approve the elegant glass canopy designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate Norman Foster to cover the courtyard of the historic Old Patent Office Building. Kathryn Gustafson was hired for courtyard... View full entry
Gehry's big imprint on the UK , (w/ model shots) an "exotic confection of billowing seaside apartment towers and multi-coloured pleasure dome." Also appears as Brighton's towering makeover (shorter version) in the Sunday Times. View full entry
Four years on, Dr. NO laments the inevitable loss of vision in favor of commerce at Ground Zero. But at this point are the big boys even listening to anyone anymore? And maybe we should just stick to the real memorials. a quick review ... lets just see how far (rather, full circle) we've come... View full entry
All Katrina-related news and disaster information is at archinect/emergency View full entry
Kisho Kurokawa's famous experiment in living and working in tiny pods (Nakagin Capsule Tower, Ginza) may be in danger of demo. Built in 1972, the demolition campaigners complain that Mr Kurokawa's units are too difficult to maintain. IndUK (gracias, manobox). View full entry
Dutch textile designer who works in felt. Has conjured over 600 felt recipes. She tends 150 sheep, and shears their coats for felt. Her felts are used as wall hangings in buildings by architects like Steven Holl, Rem Koolhaas and Ettore Sottsass. "Never Felt Before!" It opens to the public... View full entry
Creeping urbanization into the ye olde English countryside and the disappearance of traditional farming could cause this idyllic landscape to disappeared by 2035 or 2046, whatever comes first. Independent l BBC View full entry
Now that almost four years have passed, Antonelli's exhibition Safe: Design Takes On Risk is scheduled for an Oct. 16 opening. | nytimes View full entry
The prestigious British pie eating contest for best architectural project warms to a steamy pot pie intensity with critics putting dibs on whose the favorite.Times l Gabion l bet on your horse here or below View full entry
"It may have shaped the style of buildings from the White House to the Panthéon in Paris, but Italian architecture is now under threat from an "invasion of foreigners", according to a group of the country's leading designers. In an open letter to the Italian government, 35 of Italy's... View full entry