The shortlist of 19 nominees for the 2010 cycle of Aga Khan Award for Architecture was announced today by the Master Jury. The nominees, which range from a textile factory in Turkey to a school built on a bridge in China, are located in Albania, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, China, India, Indonesia... View full entry
Übertect interviews himself...News Übertect interviews himself... Two pieces of good news for architects, here and here.Find out what Michael Graves's has been up to. Pedestrians paint a tree with their feet. Christopher Hawthorne reviews Gehry's Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for... View full entry
“It appears that the design and construction industry may be nearing an actual recovery phase. The economic landscape is improving." -Kermit Baker, AIA chief economist and originator of the Architecture Billings Index. “It appears that the design and construction industry may be... View full entry
Thus writes Nicolai Ouroussoff regarding the recent reconstructive surgery to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, by Diller Scofidio & Renfro. Thus writes Nicolai Ouroussoff regarding the recent reconstructive surgery to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, by Diller Scofidio &... View full entry
This week we have some event recs for those of you in Boston, New York, Seattle, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, London & Barcelona. This week we have some event recs for those of you in Boston, New York, Seattle, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, London & Barcelona...Thursday May 20 Harleston Parker... View full entry
In NYC plans to develop an old, crumbling Burlington Coat Factory on Park Place into a community center and mosque have raised concern among some of the relatives of those killed in the 9/11 attacks. Yet, not all of the families of survivors are opposed, some are supportive as they want to... View full entry
"What is a little mess when it is so very necessary? I am the ultimate critic. The architecture world has lost its mind. It needs therapy. I am here to help."Click here to view enlarged comic View full entry
Justin McGuirk reviews the AA's OMA Book Machine show, which explores how Rem Koolhaas re-engineered the architecture book. Justin McGuirk reviews the AA's OMA Book Machine show, which explores how Rem Koolhaas re-engineered the architecture book. In the Guardian McGuirk's conclusion?For Koolhaas... View full entry
Rem Koolhaas has developed a "daring" plan to run Europe on a grid of shared renewable energy.News Rem Koolhaas has developed a "daring" plan to run Europe on a grid of shared renewable energy. Frank Gehry argues that climate change and sustainable design are ultimately “political&rdquo... View full entry
Somehow I forgot to mention this in the news. Last week Archinect Harvard GSD school blogger Lian Chang represented Archinect on a private tour of Richard Meier's Model Museum in New York, led by Meier himself. Click here to read her report View full entry
It's Thursday, so it's time to give you all a heads up on some upcoming events to watch out for. This week we have suggestions for those of you in New York, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Washington & Boston... It's Thursday, so it's time to give you all a heads up on some upcoming events to watch out... View full entry
An American architecture professor, Ginger Krieg Dosier, 32, Assistant Professor of Architecture at American University of Sharjah (AUS) in Abu Dhabi, has won this year’s prestigious Metropolis Next Generation Design Prize for “Biomanufactured Brick.” An American architecture... View full entry
Eva Franch, Catalan architect, researcher, teacher and founder of OOAA [office of architectural affairs], has been selected to replace Joseph Grima to direct New York's Storefront for Art and Architecture.Eva Franch, Catalan architect, researcher, teacher and founder of OOAA [office of... View full entry
Frank Gehry, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect responsible for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Dancing House in Prague, has slammed the LEED certification, saying it is awarded for ‘bogus stuff’ and that climate change and sustainable design are “political&rdquo... View full entry
Selected Architecture Firm Will Collaborate with SFMOMA to Triple the Size of the Galleries, Transform the Visitor Experience, and Create an Unparalleled Cultural Resource on the West Coast; Expansion Will House Fisher Collection of Contemporary Art - Bustler View full entry
