AP - How could the flood of interests be contained in a single, coherent design (WTC)? How could the countless financial, political and moral claims on the site be sorted out? Not so well, viewers may conclude from "Sacred Ground," airing Sept. 7 at 9 p.m. EDT on PBS (check local listings). Press... View full entry
ARCOweb - Take a look at some contemporary graphics in Latin America via an overview of May 04's Bienal Letras Latinas and some of the work in the 7º Bienal Design Gráfico, Sao Paolo (via NA) View full entry
E. Fay Jones, student of FLW and architect of Thorncrown Chapel, has passed away. From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thorncrown Chapel View full entry
Perhaps taking their cue from Brad Pitt, other celebrities try a hand at being designers. (BBC l Scotsman) View full entry
Arcadia is not a pretty place. Neither is your mind. - Who else? Herbert Muschamp View full entry
Do protests in Central Park run counter to the Olmsted vision? Did the 60s reinvent the space of the park? Should it stay that way? What does Jon Stewart think? Is 'Keep Off the Grass' Elitist? The big test is today, when protest marchers will defy the ban on the Lawn. Related: Police arrest... View full entry
Ada Louise Huxtable reviews the Tall Buildings exhibit for the Wall Street Journal and says: "The tall building is a gigantic instrument of market economics, but it still aspires to the sublime." View full entry
At The Lowry in Salford, a vision of architectural fantasy . A show of imagined buildings, structures and schemes, Fantasy Architecture (on until September 19) offers a taste of how the world might look today had the politics, economics, technical possibilities and tastes of our predecessors been... View full entry
Sorry I'm missing this . Last year Berlin poured tons of sand into faux beach bars along the banks of the River Spree, this summer Susanne Lorenz anchored a “swimming ship” out of an old river cargo container with ultimately a better view- the Badeschiff . View full entry
Wired features a look at dream homes in Baghdad through the lens of an online real estate agent - Abbassi. View full entry
Looking for work in the Seattle area? Callison has just posted a bunch of new openings in the Jobs section. View full entry
Design winners of Ecoshack's Green (sustainable, environmental, renewable) Tent...I think I'll stick with my Kelty. View full entry
Kateigaho International features four emerging Asian architects from New York, Tokyo, Seoul, and Beijing. View full entry
In traditional Japanese houses many windows and doors are designed not for views or access, but to encourage the circulation of air. Behind this fact is deeply rooted wisdom for coping with high heat and humidity. (Kateigaho) View full entry
An ESA-designed house that uses technology designed for space could become the basis of the new German Antarctic station, Neumayer-III. The new station has to meet stringent laws set up to protect the Antarctic environment, which is where the use of space technology comes in. From Space Daily View full entry