We're excited to announce the dates for the remaining dates in the North American Bracket book launch party tour! If you're in Toronto tomorrow night, Wednesday, November 17th, make sure to join us... We're excited to announce the remaining dates in the North American Bracket book launch party... View full entry
Today is one of Moslem World's holiest holidays. Eid is marked by end of Hajj and many procedures around Kaaba. Relatively few people in the West know about it other than associating it with terrorist acts and wars. I thought it would be good occasion to expose this most centralized and powerful... View full entry
New York's famous City Hall subway station, one of the most gorgeous gems in the world of mass transit, has been closed for decades. Now it can be viewed again by in-the-know riders of the 6 train. New York's famous City Hall subway station, one of the most gorgeous gems in the world of mass... View full entry
A 5-story residential building in East Delhi, India, has collapsed with at least 65 dead as a result. The cause of the collapse is attributed to weakened foundations from recent monsoons in the region. The owner of the building, who is unable to be found, is being charged with culpable homicide. A... View full entry
Few professions have been hit harder in this economy than architects. In Seattle alone, thousands of them are out of work. "I know everything there is to know about building a building from a garage in your backyard to a high-rise in downtown Seattle," says Gary Barber, a practicing architect for... View full entry
Lovers of the "minimal detail " discussion thread and related SpaceInvading post, here's some more crack for you: German practice jonek + dressler architekten's thoughtful renovation of an 80-year old multi-family house in Bielefeld, Germany.News Lovers of the "minimal detail " discussion thread... View full entry
NOT LICENCED ARCHITECT. NOT LICENCED ARCHITECT. Photos: Orhan Ayyuce © Added: The 1977 Sci-Arc lecture by Raphael Soriano. View full entry
A construction crew in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha has completed a 15-story hotel in just six days. A construction crew in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha has completed a 15-story hotel in just six days. Yahoo View full entry
For those of you in the Toronto area next week, make sure to come visit us at the Toronto Bracket 1 launch party on Wednesday, November 17, 6pm, at the Larry Wayne Richards Gallery, 230 College St. For those of you not in Toronto, we're planning on at least two more launch parties, in New York and... View full entry
Harvard GSD School Blogger, Lian, is live-blogging the discussion tonight between Bjarke Ingels and Preston Scott Cohen. Go Harvard GSD School Blogger, Lian, is live-blogging the discussion tonight between Bjarke Ingels and Preston Scott Cohen. Go View full entry
Bringing urban intellectualizing back to the streets. Does it work? I'm not convinced, but I have to respect this Finnish rapper's sprechstimme attempt.NOW made a new track for NEWLY DRAWN. It's a lecture about the history of urbanism and systematic change. Bringing urban intellectualizing back to... View full entry
Last week Andres Duany suggested that there was a disciplinary coup underway at GSD. The venerable Urban Design program was to be/had been eliminated or replaced replaced by Landscape Urbanism. Alex Krieger of the GSD has now responded. Krieger writes that perhaps Duany is really bothered by more... View full entry
New York-based studio Leong Leong (their stunning 3.1 Phillip Lim Seoul Flagship Store was an Archinect ShowCase feature some months ago) have shared with us their latest, rather experimental, take on store design: the Siki Im + Leong Leong concept store in NYC. This project is the final... View full entry
Lovers of the "minimal detail" discussion thread and related SpaceInvading post — here's some more crack for you: German practice jonek + dressler architekten's thoughtful renovation of an 80-year old multi-family house in Bielefeld, Germany. The architects aimed to preserve the main visual... View full entry
At more than 100ft tall, it will tower imperiously over the Polish town of Swiebodzin. But a giant statue of Jesus currently under construction has divided Polish Catholics and led to charges of megalomania against the Catholic church. At more than 100ft tall, it will tower imperiously over the... View full entry
