This is a reminder that the 54th International Design Conference in Aspen, LA satellite event, will be taking place tonight at the M&A Gallery in Silverlake at 7:30 PM. This event is co-sponsored by Archinect and will be worth checking out. Speakers include:Benjamin H. Bratton, SCI_Arc, UCLA... View full entry
Instead of the conducting the current conflict we could build 1,785,947 additional housing units. View full entry
Architect Arrol Gellner reviews Lloyd Kahn's new book: "Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter," which continues his classic book series on the history of shelter. View full entry
new web issue of icon magazine tries to size up the 'new' Herzog and DeMeuron ("what might be described as a wilfully eccentric phase in its work") | A-matter visits the Duchi shoe shop, an improvisational experiment in reuse. | New York's Javits Center includes 22-acre Green Roof View full entry
Follow-up on some stories that have been generating a little buzz:Forum Barcelona-NYTimes/"Barcelona Tries Cultural Forum to Encourage Urban Renewal" (H&dM & the Forum's Siege)CarClass-Financial Times/"Gehry helps shape the car of the future" (previously...)My Architect-Nathaniel Kahn... View full entry
What do the most expensive homes for sale in the Midwest look like?Forbes.com shows how much old money your new money can buy. View full entry
A new survey finds a prevalent willingness among UK home-buyers to pay more for greener housing, and that buyers are critical of the usual lack of performative information about their houses (from the Guardian) View full entry
An interesting read on the state of the bamboo industry in the Philippines , where only a few architects have tapped its true potential. View full entry
Seattle resident Mike La Fon contributes a new View on the new Rem Koolhaas-designed Seattle Public Library. View full entry
Well, the digital age has not yet killed the library, and this one has three million titles, as well as something that cannot be reproduced in bytes. The NYTimes examines the impressive, Moderne-style, wedge-shaped structure which took more than three decades to complete. View full entry
Beijing is booming and Bay Area companies and higher-educational institutions are playing a pivotal role in its transformation in such areas as architecture, software, wireless telecommunications and venture capital. (from SFGate) View full entry
Explore twelve, one-of-a-kind creations designed and built by some of Minnesota's finest architects, landscape architects, and builders at this exhibit up in the trees. View full entry
Mark Wigley has been named the new Dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. Thanks to Art in the discussions. View full entry
Architectural World-2004 , a four-day exhibition focussing on architecture, building materials, interiors and allied products, organised by the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) , began at the Dr. Alexander Mar Thoma Auditorium in Thiruvalla today. View full entry
Before leaving Boston for PR, Javier will be entertaining friends and fans... signing autographs and such. Info here View full entry