Cranbrook makes the list of 12 must-visit architectural wonders according to MSNBC/Budget Travel. (I concur.) More recently built destinations here, including the new MoMA. View full entry
Views and perspective on Mayor Bloomberg's 5 year plan to reduce homelessness in New York City. (The Brian Lehrer Show) View full entry
Sean Godsell is installing a new exhibit for the Melbourne Fringe Festival depicting the bus shelter as a refuge for the homeless and stirs some debate . For more details of his installation . View full entry
Cameron Sinclair, founder of Architecture for Humanity and Archinect editor, is interviewed by CBC Radio. Also listen to designers Bruce Mau speak about his Institute Without Boundaries project, and Steven Mannell, an architect, and the director of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning at... View full entry
Habitat for Humanity vies for affordable land in its home state of Georgia, where developer markets drive the costs up. (NPR) View full entry
Dubai's Terminal 3 wall collapsed during construction: During the preparation of a wall, a section of the reinforcement cage fell, trapping workers. Massive project scheduled to open in 2018. | cnn | img | View full entry
El Periodico offers different routes around Barcelona with detailed information on what you will find along the way. This is not a tourist guide but a collection of experiences by the author. Can't read Spanish? No problem . View full entry
Italian journal Parametro is publishing a critical look at the seminal Any magazine and Arch'it republishes an interview with founder/editor Cynthia C. Davidson. Also in this issue of Arch'it, Richard Ingersoll reviews the Venice Biennale for Architect's Newspaper View full entry
Some more link pillage from our astute friends in Japan and Argentina...DomusWeb (regstn reqd) displays brilliant work by Atelier Bow-Wow. Images of Tower Hamlet Idea Store, London by it-man David Adjaye. Europaconcorsi has a sleek interior by Andrea Tognon. And Architecture Week features the... View full entry
New Science Center's Architect Brings Passion For State To Work - CTNow; plus, a special report. Previously... View full entry
Multi-color telephony and electromagnetic waves interact in SkyEar. Materials: Helium, Balloons, Mobile Phones, LED's, Radio Waves. Calling a particular phone alters the "hertzian topography" in that region of the balloon cloud, affecting its glow. "You can enter into something like a... View full entry
Paul Andreu, a French architect who is the chief designer of dome-shaped National Grand Theatre in downtown Beijing, weighed in and gave his comments about the influence of foreign design in China. China Daily | Previously View full entry
A mountain designed by MVRDV with Arup, is going to be the new architecture commission of the Serpentine Gallery for the spring/summer 2005. The structure will cover the whole 1934 pavilion building and become an extension of the park. See "The Peak of Ambition" in the Telegraph. The grass... View full entry
Gabion visits the Venice Biennale and takes plenty of shots. Previous articles: Alan Riding; Jonathan Glancey; the Awards; Kurt Forster's headaches. View full entry
Average estimated power bill for energy-generating home: $0. From Portland Tribune. First spotted on Slashdot. View full entry