Here are a few events for those of you in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Burbank, São Paulo & Houston... Here are a few events for those of you in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Burbank, São Paulo & Houston...Thursday April 01 SUPERFRONT at Studio-X , New York, NY... View full entry
The LA Times' Christopher Hawthorne reviews the exhibition "Las Vegas Studio: Images From the Archives of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown" currently on display in LA at MOCA PDC. Related Archinect feature: Learning from "Learning-from" - On Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, and the... View full entry
Shake & Rattle... Shake & Rattle... "The buildings themselves were largely undamaged, or suffered only moderate damage. But many of the interior architectural features — suspended ceilings, expensive finishes, interior partitions, heating and ventilating equipment, air-conditioning... View full entry
Jean Nouvel, unveiled his design for the National Museum of Qatar. Plus, he was picked to design the 10th Serpentine pavilion.News Jean Nouvel, unveiled his design for the National Museum of Qatar. Plus, he was picked to design the 10th Serpentine pavilion.I particularly liked this "aerial view"... View full entry
A picture journal of five parts. Via, Natsios Young Architects. "Best Document Freaks: John Young and Deborah Natsios", in Best of NYC 2006, The Village Voice (curious stuff and research..) A picture journal of five parts. Cryptome / via Natsios Young Architects. "Best Document Freaks: John Young... View full entry
Playwright Oren Safdie, son of architect Moshe Safdie, will be debuting his latest play "The Bilbao Effect" at the Center for Architecture on May 16th.In Mr. Safdie's play THE BILBAO EFFECT -- the second play of a planned trilogy focusing on contemporary architecture -- Erhardt Shlaminger is a... View full entry
The Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers and the National Slum Dwellers Federation, two nonprofits focused on housing rights, brought Stockholm-based architects Filipe Balestra and Sara Göransson to Pune last year to work on the designs for upgraded shanty homes. Construction... View full entry
What out for upcoming events in Los Angeles, New York, Burbank, Greensboro, Washington, Wilmington & London. What out for upcoming events in Los Angeles, New York, Burbank, Greensboro, Washington, Wilmington & London...Thursday March 25 SUPERFRONT LA presents UNPLANNED: Research and... View full entry
For those of you in LA here's an event worth checking out tonight in Hollywood, hosted by our friends at Woodbury University. Download poster in PDF format (600k) For those of you in LA here's an event worth checking out tonight in Hollywood, hosted by our friends at Woodbury University. Drawing... View full entry
A Florida architect is claiming that two Brownsville, TX architects have stolen his McMansion design. A Florida architect is claiming that two Brownsville, TX architects have stolen his McMansion design. Read View full entry
Just a quick reminder... the ArchMart has a some new listings offering studio space for lease, housing, and goods for sale. Just a quick reminder... the ArchMart has a some new listings offering studio space for lease, housing, and goods for sale. View full entry
The recent earthquakes and tsunamis sparked a slew of research into designing disaster-proof infrastructure. The latest tech to boost scientists’ understanding how these disasters work is a wave-generating machine that mimics the activity of real tsunamis. Researchers hope that by... View full entry
Renata Hejduk, daughter of John Hejduk, and Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, has sent us news of a petition that has been created in an attempt to stop the highly controversial "refurbishment" of the Kreuzberg housing block in Berlin (previously in the news). Click here to read and... View full entry
In a rare occasion, architect, furniture designer and educator Coy Howard will be having an exhibition at Harbor College in Los Angeles to show a selection of thirty images of his three speculative architectural projects and a collection of furniture designs opening this Saturday March 27. There... View full entry
Speaking of Jean Nouvel, his design for the National Museum of Qatar is scheduled to be unveiled tomorrow (Tuesday March 23) at MoMA New York. Speaking of Jean Nouvel, his design for the National Museum of Qatar is scheduled to be unveiled tomorrow (Tuesday March 23) at MoMA New York.Inspired by... View full entry