Other nations launch architecture competitions and unveil their designs with much fanfare in what has become a kind of Olympics of architecture and art. Not you, Mr. Canada. You farm out the commission for the Canadian Pavilion at World Expo 2010 in Shanghai to a circus corporation. Oh, Canada... View full entry

Haiti is hit by a magnitude 7 earthquake. Learn more here and help Architecture for Humanity respond. Also Archinect discussed different ways to shelter the people left homeless from the crisis.News Haiti is hit by a magnitude 7 earthquake. Learn more here and help Architecture for Humanity... View full entry

"Award-winning architect Frank Gehry announced yesterday that he was withdrawing from the Museum of Tolerance project in Jerusalem. The museum, being built by the Simon Wiesenthal Foundation, has drawn controversy because it is being put up on the grounds of an old Muslim cemetery in the Mamilla... View full entry

The AIA has selected Hanley Wood to take over the decennial "journal contract." This means by this time next year, it won't be McGraw-Hill's Architectural Record in you mail box—assuming you're a registered architect, of course—but perhaps Architect instead. The Architect's Newspaper... View full entry

Lots of events to check out in the following week for those of you in New York, Boston, Vienna, Houston, Santa Monica, Warszawa, Ann Arbor, Los Angeles, Frankfurt, Hannover, Chicago, Cologne & London... Thursday January 14 Doctruck at Studio-X: “Land and Noise, Space and Silence&rdquo... View full entry

A conference for planners, designers, activists, policymakers and citizens dedicated to a just future for all human settlements. See you in SF! A conference for planners, designers, activists, policymakers and citizens dedicated to a just future for all human settlements. See you in SF! Submit... View full entry

We just received this urgent call for support from Architecture for Humanity: AFH is responding to the earthquake in Haiti, which has caused major damage with a loss of life estimated to be in the thousands. We are raising funds to support efforts in the rebuilding of affected areas. Together with... View full entry

Douglas Murphy and Oliver Elser in their look back over 2009 mention; Douglas Murphy and Oliver Elser in their look back over 2009 mention; unemployment, the tallest building in the world, the London Olympics, new galleries in Metz and Rome, the Shanghai World Expo and contrasting spa designs... View full entry

AOL's "Housing Watch" blog tells its readers that architects are on sale. Get'em while they last. AOL's "Housing Watch" blog tells its readers that architects are on sale. Get'em while they last. ReadOur architect friends say competition is fierce and discount-seeking clients are already going for... View full entry

Storefront for Art and Architecture announced today that Joseph Grima is stepping down after three years as director of one of the most innovative cultural organizations based in NYC. Grima will be pursuing a new project in Europe and will remain director emeritus until his replacement has been... View full entry

News The Rockefeller Foundation announces that Cooper-Hewitt is getting $600,000 to continue 'Design for the Other 90%'. The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum also named Bill Moggridge as its new director.News The Rockefeller Foundation announces that Cooper-Hewitt is getting $600,000 to... View full entry

Tel Aviv - Jaffa, a new documentary celebrating Tel-Aviv's 100th anniversary, has a great opening title sequence by Liron Damir. Damir references the topic of the film by reconstructing the city with a scale model. Tel Aviv - Jaffa, an new documentary celebrating Tel-Aviv's 100th anniversary, has... View full entry

Musée Louvre-LENS Breaks Ground in Northern France Co-designed by New York-based Imrey Culbert, Tokyo-based Sanaa, and Paris-based Mosbach Paysagistes, the new branch of the Louvre will span 300,000 square feet of new construction, devoting over 75,000 square feet of galleries and visitable... View full entry

Paul Goldberger, author and architecture critic for The New Yorker...Paul Goldberger, author and architecture critic for The New Yorker... watch View full entry

Are you so desperate for some real world architecture experience that you would pay for a job? Archinect member rverk.ini is considering it, while other members put in their 2 cents in the forum. Are you so desperate for some real world architecture experience that you would pay for a job?... View full entry