Streaming live, starting at 3:30pm PST. Discussion from 4 to 5:30. Streaming live, starting at 3:30pm PST. Discussion from 4 to 5:30. UPDATE: Live recording available below for permanent archive...Archinect Sessions kicks off in Silver Lake's Neutra VDL House with Debate #1: The Future of... View full entry

Issue #2 is ready for your submissions! Bracket 2 invites the submission of critical articles and unpublished design projects that investigate physical and virtual soft systems, as they pertain to infrastructure, ecologies, landscapes, environments, and networks. In an era of declared... View full entry

If you're one of the people that managed to reserve a spot for the first installment of Archinect Sessions: The Future of Urbanism this Saturday, we'll see you there. For the rest of you, you can watch the event as it live-streams here on Archinect at 4pm, Saturday September 11. If you're in New... View full entry

NPR discusses LEED.The University of Michigan leadership committed this summer to seek LEED certification for every new construction project of at least $10 million. The new Ross School of Business building is full of environmentally friendly technology. NPR discusses LEED. NPR View full entry

Announcing Archinect Sessions. The re-occurring sessions will take place at the Neutra VDL House in Silver Lake. Debate #1: will be on the The Future of Urbanism, and feature moderator Orhan Ayyuce, and guests Bryan Finoki (Subtopia) and Geoff Manaugh. Find out more hereNews Announcing Archinect... View full entry

For those of you in Los Angeles on September 11, mark your calendars and RSVP now to get a seat. Archinect Sessions kicks off in Silver Lake's Neutra VDL House with Debate #1: The Future of Urbanism, featuring moderator Orhan Ayyuce, and guests Bryan Finoki (Subtopia) and Geoff Manaugh (BLDGBLOG.)... View full entry

The current issue of NANO magazine (UK) examines the emergence of nanomaterials in architecture, with a particular focus on sustainable architecture. The current issue of NANO magazine (UK) examines the emergence of nanomaterials in architecture, with a particular focus on sustainable architecture. View full entry

If I had a dime for every time somebody has asked me if there's an iPhone app for finding local architecture, I would have a bunch of dimes. I'm glad to say there's finally an app I can point people to. If I had a dime for every time somebody has asked me if there's an iPhone app for finding local... View full entry

Edward Rothstein reviews the newly opened, Old Faithful Visitor Education Center by CTA Architects Engineers of Billings, Montana. He finds a Shrine So Carefully Planned That It Seems to Tame Old Faithful. Edward Rothstein reviews the newly opened, Old Faithful Visitor Education Center by CTA... View full entry

NewsArchinects newest Showcase features the Mellat Park Cineplex project in Tehran is located in the far southwest side of Mellat Park, by Fluid Motion Consulting Architects.Heather Ring report's in from the Venice Architecture Biennale with Venice Field Notes #1, Venice Fields Notes #2:, Venice... View full entry

For those of you lucky enough, this upcoming week is all about the Venice Biennale. Archinect's Heather Ring has just arrived on the scene and will be reporting live in a series of blog posts over the next few days. Stay tuned! For those of you not in Venice, here are some other events worth... View full entry

The City Council today approved 15 Penn Plaza, the Pelli Clarke Pelli-designed 1,200-foot tower...Image: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects via New York Times The battle for the soul of New York—or at least for its skyline—was over before it even really began. The City Council today... View full entry

Our newest Showcase features the House in Hamadera. All that stained plywood sure makes for a pretty house.News Our newest Showcase features the House in Hamadera. All that stained plywood sure makes for a pretty house. Does LEED lead to bad indoor air quality?Discussion ThreadsHolz per usual... View full entry

Thursday August 19 /.EventsDateModule Ready Set Go: Panel Discussion , Houston, TX Friday August 20 /.EventsDateModule Pecha-Kucha #25: “Alternative Transportation and the Open City” with Rail LA , Los Angeles, CA Gesture, Scrape, Combine, Calculate: Postwar Abstraction , St. Louis, MO... View full entry

It is Britain's first fully functioning recycled theatre – made of old nails, pallets and discarded doors. As the Jellyfish opens, Jonathan Glancey examines the rise of 'junkitecture'. It is Britain's first fully functioning recycled theatre – made of old nails, pallets and discarded... View full entry