James Carpenter , winner of a MacArthur genius award is featured in Wired. View full entry
Recent developments in the quest for energy efficiency. AP. Via View full entry
Archrecord features Trascending Type: Six Architects in the Vanguard of Contemporary Design: George Yu Architects, LewisTsurumakiLewis, Kolatan McDonald, Studio Gang, Predock Frane, and Reiser Umemoto. These are the six firms in the American exhibit at the Biennale. View full entry
Archinect editor Ludwig Abache went for a little site inspection to the Kolumba Diocesan Museum by Peter Zumthor. See his site 0lll for pics. Previously... View full entry
A snaking ‘S' shaped house on Sydney Harbour, a 25-year-old farmhouse that changed the future of residential design and a commercial building that challenges all the traditional ideas of what an office block should be and look like are among key... View full entry
The popular BW/AR Awards have been announced. Ten Projects that Illustrate How Good Design Achieves Business Objectives. View full entry
Michael Bierut thinks architecture crits make for good listening. Read. View full entry
California's Department of Corrections seeks public support to build a new $220 million death row unit to house over 1000 inmates that await execution or a successful appeal. (description) They allowed the press inside for only the 2nd time in 36 years. Reuters View full entry
Noticias Arquitectura have located an image gallery of Zaha Hadid's Phaeno Museum, Wolfsburg, construction site. 1 2 3 ; plan/model. Previously... View full entry
At least 17 people have died and up to 1,000 have been injured in a series of earthquakes and aftershocks which shook northern Japan for 12 hours. Developing story. (BBC) View full entry
The International Earthship Summit 2004 begins Oct. 29th to examine “earthships” and sustainable design. These structures are designed to recycle waste and use as little as possible of the Earth's resources when occupied. The walls are earth-filled tires with old, glass bottles... View full entry
Tulane University upgraded 1300 undergraduates' degrees from bachelor's of architecture to master's; nearly 400 graduates of Tulane's undergraduate architecture program returned to the school Friday afternoon to receive a crisp, new master's degree -- some of them decades after they had completed... View full entry
Santiago Calatrava will put his mark on Madrid with a huge 120m staff at Plaza de Castilla in Madrid ES. Made out of steel and bronze, it is his first work in Madrid. Read en español (w/image) | Vid | Via NA View full entry
NYTimes : With no fanfare, President Bush on Friday signed the most sweeping rewrite of corporate tax law in nearly two decades, showering $136 billion in new tax breaks on businesses (including architects), farmers and other groups. Previously... View full entry
A-matter goes around flashing archi-porn of building sites with play-by-play on the latest snafus and pitfalls. Among the many impressive images (page 12), Zaha Hadid's Phaeno in Wolfsburg. More from Phaeno: here and here. View full entry