Why architects should care about the proposed California budget. Why architects should care about the proposed California budget. Earlier this month California Governor Jerry Brown proposed— among $12.5 billion in budget cuts— eliminating the state’s over 400 redevelopment... View full entry

Nam Henderson has penned a thoughtful op-ed comparing Renzo Piano's High Museum addition with Richard Meier's original. Nam Henderson has penned a thoughtful op-ed comparing Renzo Piano's High Museum addition with Richard Meier's original. In short, I have discovered I prefer the original, because... View full entry

Houston, New York, West Hollywood, San Francisco, Bhopal, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Toronto... Will you find yourself in any of these cities in the next week? If so, we have some recommendations for you... Houston, New York, West Hollywood, San Francisco, Bhopal, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Toronto... View full entry

GOOD DESIGN Award 2010 A long list of winners of the 2010 GOOD DESIGN Award was recently announced by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design together with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies... A Dramatic Detour by Active City Transformation The... 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... The biennial Solar Decathlon... View full entry

Frank Gehry, who is among the world’s most prominent and innovative architects, has been named the Judge Widney Professor of Architecture by USC President C. L. Max Nikias. Frank Gehry, who is among the world's most prominent and innovative architects, has been named the Judge Widney... View full entry

Applications are now open for 2011 entry to The Prince of Wales's Graduate Fellowship in Sustainable Architecture & Urbanism, a 2-year postgraduate programme located in London UK. The programme combines placements with formal academic education and commences in July 2011. Applications are now... View full entry

These firms are grateful for the commissions, and not only for the obvious reason — that the Chinese work has helped fill the void left by a listless American economy. More intriguing, the architects say, is that Chinese developers and even government agencies are proving to be better... View full entry

Matthew Lynch described the Industry Outlook for 2011. Meanwhile, Orhan Ayyüce re-visited the Episcopal Church of Pacific Palisades by Moore Ruble Yudell's.News Matthew Lynch described the Industry Outlook for 2011. Meanwhile, Orhan Ayyüce re-visited the Episcopal Church of Pacific... View full entry

Jack Dorsey, creator of Twitter, describes how he conceived of Twitter through a curiosity of how cities function. Jack Dorsey, creator of Twitter, describes how he conceived of Twitter through a curiosity of how cities function. View full entry

I just received the following email from Marilyn Jordan Taylor, Dean of PennDesign.Detlef Martins, from Archinect's feature:Design in the World: An Interview with Detlef Mertins I just received the following email from Marilyn Jordan Taylor, Dean of PennDesign. Dear Members of the PennDesign... View full entry

The first lecture posters of the new semester have just started coming in... which reminds us to get the Spring '11 lecture poster archive prepared. If your school already has a lecture poster together, send it to us! The first lecture posters of the new semester have just started coming in... View full entry

Slate's Witold Rybczynski posits an interesting, yet not new, argument. He discusses how the the extravagant architectural approach of the previous decade is resulting in more thoughtful, rational architecture.What will happen to the anti-rationalists in this new, responsible world? It's not easy... View full entry

Thursday January 13 /.EventsDateModule The Architecture of Failure , London, UK Rosalind Creasy: Edible Landscaping – The New American Garden , Los Angeles, CA photo l.a. XX + artLA projects , Santa Monica, CA Friday January 14 /.EventsDateModule Counterculture? , London University of... View full entry

Peter Eisenman's complex in Santiago de Compostela was commissioned during the boom, and has cost four times more than planned. Two of the six buildings – a library and a newspaper archive-opened this Tues Jan 11th. Peter Eisenman's complex in Santiago de Compostela was commissioned during... View full entry