"Warning: What you are about to see contains depictions of extreme violence." "Warning: What you are about to see contains depictions of extreme violence." Chris Mottalini captured what he calls “final portraits” of more than a dozen Paul Rudolph projects. AB See also... View full entry

Last week I visited the new Rolex Leaning Center at the campus of the EPFL in Lausanne and took some 200+ images. Last week I visited the new Rolex Leaning Center at the campus of the EPFL in Lausanne and took some 200+ images. Check them on my flickr page. View full entry

According to a press release from OMA, Ole Scheeren is striking out on his own. New projects in the works or will he walk away with some of OMA's largest like the New York office did?According to a press release from OMA, Ole Scheeren is striking out on his own. New projects in the works or will... View full entry

Dominican authorities approved plans for container cities for Haiti housing relief.News Dominican authorities approved plans for container cities for Haiti housing relief.Christopher Hawthorne and Nicolai Ouroussoff on the new design for London US embassy. In Dubai sharks are in danger. A post on... View full entry

The cellar, writes the French philosopher Gaston Bachelard, “is first and foremost the dark entity of the house, the one that partakes of subterranean forces. When we dream there, we are in harmony with the irrationality of the depths.” The cellar, writes the French philosopher Gaston... View full entry

Numerous disaster relief housing projects have been proposed to help in the aftermath of the Haiti Earthquake last month, and while many of them seem workable, none (as of yet) will actually be implemented. But a new shipping container project designed by Richard Moreta and his team may change all... View full entry

The Functionality is showing a new installation at W/--- Project Space in New York. Stay out of the snow and check it out!The Functionality is showing a new installation at W/--- Project Space in New York. Stay out of the snow and check it out! View full entry

For those of you who haven't noticed, we've launched some exciting new features recently: Last week we served up a well-penned synopsis of Yale's symposium "Architecture After Las Vegas" entitled Learning from “Learning-from” - On Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, and the Recent... View full entry

Watch out for approaching events in New Orleans, New York, San Diego, Cambridge, Burbank, Los Angeles, London & Monterrey Mexico... Watch out for approaching events in New Orleans, New York, San Diego, Cambridge, Burbank, Los Angeles, London & Monterrey Mexico...Thursday February... View full entry

So says Nicolai Ouroussoff in his review of the recently released winning design, by the Philadelphia firm KieranTimberlake, for the State Department’s new embassy in London. NYT Previously View full entry

Two graffiti crews descended on Renzo Piano's recent expansion to the Art Institute of Chicago. While some might consider street art an appropriate addition to the Modern Wing, the museum didn't think so, promptly erasing the spray paint. Two graffiti crews descended on Renzo Piano's recent... View full entry

Thomas Fisher, University of Minnesota's Dean of the College of Design on-Public Interest Design-How Haiti Could Change Design. Places Thomas Fisher, University of Minnesota's Dean of the College of Design on-Public Interest Design-How Haiti Could Change Design. Places View full entry

A sly dig at snobbish architects, an off-kilter murder mystery, a refreshing look at Scotland – there's a lot to like in BBC4's new drama. A sly dig at snobbish architects, an off-kilter murder mystery, a refreshing look at Scotland – there's a lot to like in BBC4's new drama. Guardian... View full entry

Craving some reading from the Old Grey Lady? Here you go: Nicolai Ourousoff on Michael Maltzan's newest project: a housing complex for the chronically homeless. Photosynth was so 2007: crowdsourcing 3-d models. A review of the "mostly feel-good show" Contemplating the Void: Take This Museum and... View full entry

The Boston Globe features an architect husband and wife who have both been laid off from their firms, and have started fresh with a new home-business. The Boston Globe features an architect husband and wife who have both been laid off from their firms, and have started fresh with a new... View full entry