"Since the 1998 election of President Hugo Chavez, there has been a major shift in national politics in Venezuela, and Venezuelan society is undergoing a process of reconstruction made by the people. Building on Henri Lefebvre's The Production of Space and his seminal concept that every society... View full entry
The results are in for the competition to design a new Jewish museum in Warsaw. A design by Finnish architects Rainer Mahlamaeki and Ilmari Lahdelma was chosen over an international field of some very stiff competetition. [BBC | cnn | prev] View full entry
A revised plan for the Freedom Tower will be unveiled addressing security concerns.NYTimes | Newsday View full entry
Philippe Starck's design firm, Yoo Ltd, is designing a new condo tower called House for the Victory Development, north of downtown Dallas | DMN View full entry
Daily Star article tells the story of a politically charged site in downtown Beirut. View full entry
The wealthy Arab city Dubai has become a "paradise" for western architects... read. View full entry
anArchitecture reports that: Ateliers Jean Nouvel wins the competition for the former corporate headquarter site (Praterstrasse) of Uniqa insurance against Murphy Jahn Architects, Paul Katzberger, Gustav Peichl and Richard Rogers Partnership. View full entry
Busan Metropolitan City in South Korea has announced the launch of new architectural competition CiCSi 2005 for revitalizing its international event venue 'Gwangbok Street.' Project Description This competition is organized by the Gwangbok Street Revitalization Committee , hosted by Jung-gu... View full entry
Xefirotarch/H. Diaz installation @ PS 1: Thanks to Steve for the linkage in the forum and to Ovalle for pics in the Gallery. Stay tuned for updates. I'll be hitting PS1 next weekend and will hopefully remember my camera for the warm up. Steve's comment pasted in:Pictures + Text (and... View full entry
Wright board loosens tight control of legacy; Action seen as key to help Taliesin properties (Ap). Plus, Banker hands Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation largest donation ever. View full entry
New codes and regulations call for drastic changes to tall building design, however, industry and professionals say hey relax guys... NYT View full entry
A German company, Conergy, is pushing to market their solar-powered air conditioning technology. From the Sydney Morning Herald View full entry
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Big Bird and National Public Radio won a reprieve Thursday as the House restored $100 million that had been proposed as a budget cut for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. read | prev View full entry
The Supreme Court has made what could be a ruling with major architectural implications. Local governments have been given the OK to use Eminent Domain to seize homeowners' land for private projects as they see fit. | CNNKELO et al. v. CITY OF NEW LONDON et al. View full entry
Egypt unveiled a design by Irish firm Heneghan.Peng Architects for a new museum along the Nile river about a mile away from the pyramids, as part of a $500 million Grand Museum of Egypt project. Hoping to boost tourism to the area by 3 million people a year, the modern tomb will be home to King... View full entry