Thomas Phifer and Partners has won the City Lights Design Competition for a new street light in New York City. Second place was taken by SOM and third place was Atelier Imrey Culbert, respectively. View full entry
Everyone is pickled by Foster's new London tower. Not to be outdone, Manchester enlists Ian Simpson's glass revoution for this 219-unit trophy. | rends | construction View full entry
Corb's 1952 'Unite de Camping' is repainted and ready for campers. Rumored to be designed in an hour, the chalet is made up of primary colored pine board. Book here. (via) pics:1|2|3 |more View full entry
Houses of the Future displays six prefab houses at the Sydney Opera House forecourt as part of an exhibit to enagage public interest, and expose them to new construction advancements that are beginning to make homes more affordable and efficient. Read a review here. View full entry
Looong delays for the Museo del Prado extension by Rafael Moneo. 1 year is the recent estimate according to elmundo.es. View a graphic. Model (NA) explanation of the project View full entry
Developer Larry A. Silverstein and the Port Authority of NY are at odds over funding for Ground Zero reconstruction, which could lead to more lawsuits if a deal isn't reached soon. (WSJ) View full entry
Oscar Niemeyer and Bruce Nauman among the 2004 laureates in Japan's Praemium Imperiale. View full entry
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 - After the most sophisticated building analysis in United States history, federal investigators have arrived at the clearest picture yet of the sequence of events that led to the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, largely ruling out a design flaw in the buildings as a... View full entry
Rick Joy and Polshek Partnership win architecture design award, amongst ones in other categories, including William McDonough (enviro) and Yves Béhar (product). The Awards are organized by the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt. AP. Previously... View full entry
Architect's Newspaper examines the role of collaboration in the current sea of urban design proposals. From the East River to large stadium complexes, new models are emerging in design and in practice. AN View full entry
Jude Njoku, Property & Environment Editor, recently interviewed Arc Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja, the President of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), on the state of Nigerian architecture and his plans for the country's built environment. View full entry
Caracas-A fire has destroyed the upper portion of one of the tallest buildings (56 stories) in the Venezuelan capital. More than 100 firefighters supported by 200 soldiers battled the fire. Two military helicopters also joined the fight by ferrying water to the building. The flame was put out... View full entry
The gold and silver medals go to Kling and Erdy McHenry Architecture for bold modernist designs. Read View full entry
Architect Simon Conder's rubber clad beach cottage takes the Stephen Lawrence Prize sponsored by the Marco Goldschmied Foundation that rewards the best building built on a budget of less than £350,000. BBC | Related reading. View full entry
The favourite, officially called 30 St Mary Axe, took the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize on a unanimous vote by judges. BBC | Foster & Partners | RIBA Press Release The prize honours the building making the greatest contribution to British architecture in the past... View full entry