Slovenian architecture firm Ofis just completed their competition-winning farewell chapel in Krasnja, near Ljubljana, Slovenia. Images and project info after the jump. Plan Roof Level Site Plan Sections Concept ModelInvited competition 2005 / Construction start 2008 / Completed 2009 Navigation... View full entry

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), in collaboration with Shenzhen-based architects Urbanus, has been awarded first prize in the design competition for a major new cultural center, transport hub, and public landmark in the heart of the city of Shenzhen, southern China.The Office for... View full entry

Civil Engineers at MIT have announced that they are developing a new type of concrete that is extremely resistant to deformation over time and is exponentially stronger and more durable than standard concrete.Civil Engineers at MIT have announced that they are developing a new type of concrete... View full entry

Dwell's Alissa Walker (also of Gelatobaby fame) talks to me, Frances Anderton, and Craig Nakano about interesting ways we've been pitched story ideas. The three of us will be discussing this topic in the Design and Media panel at Dwell on Design '09 next week in Los Angeles. Read the... View full entry

Buildings in Rio de Janeiro have become canvas for French artist JR and his "Women are Heroes" project. Right now JR is in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil because the context of favelas has encouraged him to meet women for whom crime, violent loss of loved ones and arbitrary repression are part of everyday... View full entry

The Bering Strait Project international ideas competition recently announced the winning concepts in the professional and student categories. The Bering Strait Project attempts to span the Bering Strait between Russia and the United States via a bridge or a tunnel which would create an overland... View full entry

The series of images with the title "Bildbauten" deals with the effect and the claim to credibility of images of architecture that appear to be photographs. It further questions the medium “photograph” as a documentary piece of evidence depicting reality. The series of images with the... View full entry

The Architects’ Journal selects its top ten Star Wars buildings.The Architects’ Journal selects its top ten Star Wars buildings. Which is your favorite? Mine is the Cloud City of Bespin View full entry

A furniture exhibition is opening this Saturday in LA displaying work by local architects "looking for work". With the pace of construction slowing drastically many architectural designers have turned their attention to smaller objects to satisfy the impulse to design as well as cope with the... View full entry

The newly re-opened High Line was covered extensively this last week. Including here, here, and here. The newly re-opened High Line was covered extensively this last week. Including here, here, and here. The economy continues to effect the profession even amongst the greats. While some get smaller... View full entry

The new art installation by Marco Brambilla for the Standard New York is out of this world. Literally. The three-plus minute video installation tracks ones movements from hell to heaven and back again as you--yep--ride the elevators. The new art installation by Marco Brambilla for the Standard New... View full entry

Mark, Columbia University school blogger, is looking for a permanent home for his team's concrete installation Amphorae. More information from Mark after the jump. Mark, Columbia University school blogger, is looking for a permanent home for his team's concrete installation Amphorae. More... View full entry

Daniel Libeskind, an architect who rarely shies away from the opportunity to make a bold statement, describes his latest project as "unprecedented around the world." Daniel Libeskind, an architect who rarely shies away from the opportunity to make a bold statement, describes his latest project as... View full entry

It sounds odd to say, but it’s nonetheless true: we punish people with architecture. The building is the method. We put criminals in a locked room, inside a locked structure, and we leave them there for a specified period of time. It sounds odd to say, but it’s nonetheless true: we... View full entry

Travis, at École Spéciale d'Architecture, just finished presenting for his final review and learned much about the French way of doing architecture studio. C'est fascinant. Erica, at Waterloo School of Architecture, follows her inner Spider-Woman and transfers a spatial construct... View full entry