News Archinect's newest Working out of the Box feature profiles Kim Knollenberg, an architect turned organic farmer.News Archinect's newest Working out of the Box feature profiles Kim Knollenberg, an architect turned organic farmer. Barry Lehrman makes a pun. Orhan provides a BIP to assist with... View full entry

We're excited to be the media sponsor for Van Alen's Design Speed Dating event happening on Feb 12th at Van Alen’s ever-endearing VanAlentine's Day open house brunch. To get involved make sure to submit your 5MB portfolio by February 7, 2011 to vai@vanalen.org. Find out more at VanAlen.org... View full entry

Designers & Books, an interesting new web project by Pentragram - Designers & Books is devoted to publishing lists of books that esteemed members of the design community identify as personally important, meaningful, and formative—books that have shaped their values, their worldview... View full entry

Archinectors have begun sharing their predictions for this year's Pritzker Prize. Some popular picks include TWBTA, Steven Holl, and Charles Correa. Put in your 2¢ hereArchinectors have begun sharing their predictions for this year's Pritzker Prize. Some popular picks include TWBTA, Steven... View full entry

UAE awarded the design of its opulent parliament building to a relatively small Los Angeles firm, Ehrlich Architects. The firm won the competition by outperforming Foster, Hadid and Fuksas. Bustler View full entry

Nicolai Ouroussoff reviews Steven Holl's design for the new Hunters Point community library. He concludes that Holl is more interested in fostering community/civic engagement than purely visual wows. Nicolai Ouroussoff reviews Steven Holl's design for the new Hunters Point community library. He... View full entry

News BIG + realities:united + AKT + Topotek 1 & Man Made Land have been selected to design the new Waste-to-Energy Plant that doubles as a ski slope for Copenhagen’s citizens and its visitors by 2016.News BIG + realities:united + AKT + Topotek 1 & Man Made Land have been selected to... View full entry

We've got a bunch of great event recommendations this week. Some highlights involving friends of Archinect include: Manifesto 02 - Infrastructural Opportunism , New York, NY MADE UP: Design’s Fictions , Pasadena, CA Take the jump to see the full list... We've got a bunch of great event... View full entry

For me, best part of architectural journalism is to compliment architects when they produce beautiful work. Here we go! Frank O. Gehry + West 8 in Miami. For me, best part of architectural journalism is to compliment architects when they produce beautiful work. Here we go! Frank O. Gehry + West... View full entry

The LA Times' architecture critic, Christopher Hawthorne, has announced his yearlong project... The LA Times' architecture critic, Christopher Hawthorne, has announced his yearlong project...I'll be reading through 25 of the most significant books on Southern California architecture and urbanism... View full entry

Bryan Finoki writes on psychospatial relationship of food and incarceration. Yes you guessed it, the politics of prison food. Bryan Finoki writes on psychospatial relationship of food and incarceration. Yes you guessed it, the politics of prison food. good View full entry

The biennial Solar Decathlon Competition, put on by the US Department of Energy, has received a major blow this year by getting denied the use of the National Mall for presenting the homes. Help support sustainable innovation in architecture by signing the petition...News The biennial Solar... View full entry

Los Angeles Times features master architect Ray Kappe's house in 360 pan. I will quote my impression of it from an old Archinect feature; "Kappe houses are interesting in that they visually take you to places without you physically moving an inch. His spaces don't stop. You can look but you won't... View full entry

Mr. Alsop is a famously convivial figure whose well-upholstered frame suggests that restaurants and sofas loom larger on his recreational agenda than rollerblading and tae kwon do. - Wall Street Journal View full entry

Anthony, at Columbia University GSAPP, blesses us with a sweet, sweet collection of animations done by 1st Semester AD&R GSAPP students. Pick your favorite or be square. Chris, at Bartlett, shares an inspiring favela-painting project by Jeroen and Dre (not the Dr.) of the Firmeza Foundation... View full entry