Gregory, at Ball State University, is proud to announce that his school is going geothermal. More green schools, please! Nick, at UC Berkeley, finds out that as long as the thesis is to be something loved or hated, it is probably a good thesis. Erin, at University of Washington, shows us another... View full entry

Maya Lin's “Storm King Wavefield” is a different kind of work. Neither fatalistic nor utopian, commemorative nor history-free, natural nor artificial, unstable nor fixed, it is a puzzle to ponder but also — first things last — a soul-soothing place of retreat. NYT View full entry

Ecotect Mitchell Joachim (Terreform 1) goes mano a mano with the man himself, the O'Reilly simulation, Stephen Colbert. 11:30PM EST. View full entry

Richard Neutra's Cyclorama at the Gettysburg National Military Park is slated for demolition. Has the park done enough to save it? read more View full entry

The place to be in the coming week? Try New York, Ljubljana, Seattle, Stockholm, Santa Monica, San Luis Obispo, The Netherlands, Pomona, San Diego, Philadelphia, Oakland, Brooklyn, or Los Angeles. To view the full list of this upcoming week's events, take the jump...Thursday May 07 New York... View full entry

"... you can confidently presume that we are leading the way in finding a model that maximizes revenues in return for our shareholders... The current days of the Internet will soon be over." - Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp, on a conference call addressing recent profit losses. View full entry

Take the jump to read the official announcement from the Dean... Dear AAP Community, I’m pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Dagmar Richter as the next chair of the Department of Architecture. Dagmar is an architect and teacher of the highest distinction. She brings strong... View full entry

In a timely celebration of disillusion, fiction, and enormous voids, the jury has announced this year's winners in a competition to design a "tall emblem structure to promote the new face of Dubai". Bustler View full entry

Charles Waldheim is the new Landscape Architecture Chair as the leadership shuffle continues. previous|1Charles Waldheim Appointed Professor of Landscape Architecture and Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointment of Charles Waldheim... View full entry

Residents of a Nottinghamshire housing estate have installed pink lights which show up teenagers’ spots in a bid to stop them gathering in the area. Dan Lockton | Via View full entry

Now, after two years of construction and renovation, the Charles Engelhard Court — that light-filled pavilion punctuated by the Greek Revival limestone facade of Martin E. Thompson’s Branch Bank of the United States — will reopen on May 19, along with its period rooms. NYT View full entry

Something wrong with the ordinary and mundane? Vancouver sounds nice, eh? A ghostly metaphor here and here. Processing sound. Kurt asks what colour would Denise Scott Brown be? Archinect discusses Green machines and rebuilt bikes. What do you use? View full entry

John, at Archidose, has recently delivered a couple of particularly interesting additions to his architectural elements series. Inflatable Buildings & Hairy Facades View full entry

Henry Miller’s Theater, the first newly built Broadway house in more than 20 years — and the first so-called green theater on the Great White Way — has completed major construction and is set to open in September. NYT View full entry

Mustafa, at Architectural Association, DRL, spends an inspiring week in the British woods with excellent vegetarian food, glass reinforced concrete, and a chicken. Min wook, Choi, at Inha University - D lab, joins us from Korea for the very first blog entry with some beautiful images from D lab's... View full entry