Go public. MAS Conetext is out with an issue on public space. " From the successful spaces designed to be enjoyed by the community to the tools citizens have to influence those areas, common or not. From new design methods that create extraordinary opportunities to decisions that challenge our... View full entry
"I don’t known where I find the time to play around with this, but my samba is just foolishness, a bit of fun, but nothing important," Niemeyer said in an interview published Saturday in the daily O Globo. — Latin American Herald Tribune
Oscar Neimeyer may have found the key to old age - positivity. To write a samba at the age of 102, while laying in a hospital bed titled "Tranquilo con la Vida" (Feeling Good about Life), is the sign of a special individual. The lyrics by Neimeyer will be performed by musicians Edu Krieger and... View full entry
The architect has some pretty incredible plans, including an underground tunnel system linking the two campuses (called it). In fact, the entire road transportation system will operate through a network of tunnels (tubes?) that will clear the surface areas for green. “The buildings which will house the engineers and R&D will also be multifunctional and will incorporate cutting-edge technology in materials and equipment as well as renewable energy resources,” according to the report. — 9to5mac.com
Norman Foster has been selected to design the new Apple campus on HP's old campus which Apple recently purchased for $300m. Good choice! View full entry
News Just a reminder, the deadline from Bracket 2 on Soft Systems is December 10th! To Submit, please visit http://www.brkt.org/.News Just a reminder, the deadline from Bracket 2 on Soft Systems is December 10th! To Submit, please visit http://www.brkt.org/. Ann Lok Lui a 5th year student at... View full entry
Just a reminder, the deadline from Bracket 2 on Soft Systems is December 10th! Just a reminder, the deadline from Bracket 2 on Soft Systems is December 10th! To Submit, please visit http://www.brkt.org/ Bracket 2 invites the submission of critical articles and unpublished design projects that... View full entry
Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) displays more than 150 photos from between 1910 and 1930, picturing the highlights of Dutch architecture.. There are some real beauties. Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) displays more than 150 photos from between 1910 and 1930, picturing the... View full entry
Louis Kahn's plans for "Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park" are now officially beginning construction, 37 years after the initial groundbreaking was canceled due to New York City's near bankruptcy. Take the jump to read the full story... ↑ Click image to enlarge Louis Kahn's plans for... View full entry
Thursday December 02 /.EventsDateModule Research by (urban) design. Breaking boundaries / founding grounds , Milan, Italy Design & Existential Risk: Mark Wigley in conversation with Jo , New York, NY Creation Juried Art Exhibition , Toronto, Canada Art Basel Miami Beach , Miami Beach, FL... View full entry
We're excited to announce the quickly approaching New York City and Los Angeles Book Launch events for Bracket [on farming]!Los Angeles: Friday, December 10, 7:00pm Southern California Institute of Architecture (Library) 960 East 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90013New York: Friday, December... View full entry
The dispute between Nader Tehrani and Monica Ponce de Leon stems from his 2003 decision to give her a 51 percent ownership share in Office dA. She says her majority status gave her the authority to lock him out of the South End building. The dispute between Nader Tehrani and Monica Ponce de Leon... View full entry
There are a couple events of note happening tonight in Los Angeles and Boston (well, Cambridge): As Orhan mentioned yesterday, LA Times architecture critic Chistopher Hawthorne will pose questions to the city's new planning director Michael LoGrande about his plans for LA. As Harvard's School... View full entry
Denise Scott Brown recently published an article, "Questions of Style" in Artforum. "In the 1960s,Robert Venturi and I played a game we called "I can like something worse than you can like." Creativity can't happen without fun, but our serious purpose was to open our eyes by assaulting them."... View full entry
Jason Bentley, of Santa Monica radio station KCRW, interviews Joseph Kosinsky, director of TRON: Legacy. Jason Bentley, of Santa Monica radio station KCRW, interviews Joseph Kosinsky, director of TRON: Legacy. Joseph Kosinsky, as you may not be aware, is a trained architect. We interviewed him... View full entry
If you haven't really followed the results of the Taiwan Conceptual Tower International Competition yet, worry not — we've put together the three winning designs, as well as some of the most outstanding entries for you on Bustler: First Prize: Floating Observatories by DSBA &... View full entry
Is this service for both men and women? FLW: At least I think so.Do these people come to you.FLW: They must. I have never gone to them.Is what you do related to law in any way?FLW: Unfortunately, yes.Is this service for both men and women?FLW: At least I think so.Do these people come to you.FLW... View full entry
