Dallas Cowboys' white, tent-like practice building has collapsed live! The tornado like winds and inadequate structure caused the disaster. Nobody died. watch! View full entry
After Chris Downey, of Piedmont, lost his sight, rather than change careers, he stayed with architecture. Now, with the help of a white cane and drawings that have raised figures, Downey plans buildings for the blind. -- SF Gate View full entry
Thank you to the the advertisers, sponsors and media partners who support Archinect! Georgia-Pacific GypsumUCLA Architecture and Urban Design JumpstartSCI-Arc Making & MeaningSituate An International Sculpture CompetitionLEAF AWARDS 2009ADC Young Guns 7ARCHIEXPO.COMMOEN Kitchen Collection... View full entry
Gensler announced the winners of its first-ever Gensler African-American Internship & Scholarship (GAAINS), a program that recognizes the top emerging talent amongst African-American college students enrolled in NAAB-accredited architecture programs. Bustler View full entry
This week you'll want to be in New York, Brooklyn, Oklahoma City, San Francisco, Melbourne, Pomona, Berkeley, Marfa, TX, Los Angeles, Sicily, Portland, or Newark. To get a full list of this upcoming week of events, take the jump...Thursday April 30 EMERGE 2009 Lecture Series: ALI RAHIM, Director... View full entry
SHoP, Walter Hood, and Bill Moggridge (Lifetime achievement) among this year's winners... link | bustler View full entry
Razia Iqbal examines the plans submitted for Nicholas Sarkozy's proposed redevelopment of Paris. She argues that: "For all the impact of so-called iconic buildings, where architects can truly contribute is in finding solutions to urban planning. In fact, it could be argued that they are morally... View full entry
Perrault was selected among six companies, finalists in the contest, all of them world architectural design leaders, including Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, and Massimiliano Fuksas. Two Bulgarian firms also participated in the final stages of the contest. Bustler View full entry
Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, Visual Acoustics explores the monumental career of 98-year-old architectural photographer, Julius Shulman. A new documentary film currently screening in select locations across N.America until June 22. View full entry
Danish architects BIG, together with Michel Rojkind Arquitectos, have won the competition for the New Tamayo Museum which is to be built right outside of Mexico City. Bustler View full entry
The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe announced today that the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo, Norway by Snøhetta is the winner of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009. Bustler View full entry
A credit crunch-defying ‘super yacht’ designed by Norman Foster has been launched at the Italian port of La Spezia. BD View full entry
A team from Prasetiya Mulya Business School in Indonesia has won the Global Social Venture Competition with their entry "EcoFaeBrick", high-quality, low-cost bricks made from abundant cow dung. Bustler View full entry
Mohammed Saleh is convinced: If he builds it, Lebanese expatriates will come. The Beirut-based developer envisions a 3.3-square-kilometer, artificial island shaped like a cedar tree as a major attraction off Lebanon's coast. AP View full entry
The Wall Street Journal asks four firms: William McDonough + Partners, Cook + Fox, Rios Clementi Hale Studios and Mouzon Design to draw up plans for the most energy-efficient houses they could imagine. They imagined quite a bit. Hat-tip to Treehugger My favorite if only for the vegitecture... View full entry
