News Is this further proof of the death of the Icon? The desire to preserve Modernism vs Modernism as an ongoing project ReadA precursor to a Pritzker win? Think they still have the full $1.2 billion to complete the rest of the project? So no Pro Bono? A somewhat differing opinion? Continued... View full entry
Recent evidence suggests there are two emerging directions, apparently opposite, in progressive domestic architecture. The first is the Passive House, a generic term for modest, densely built, perfectly insulated, low-energy, slightly grim eco-bunkers. And in completely glorious contrast there is... View full entry
My good friends Ali and Poonam of LOC Architects are profiled in this weekend's LA Times for the recent renovation of their Los Angeles Chinatown live/work space. I was able to follow their progress converting a run-down two-bedroom apartment into a beautiful modern courtyard home. Article... View full entry
In less than six months after its glorious opening, the olympic stadium will anchor a shopping mall. With only one event planned for 2009, maintenance of the 250,000-square-meter National Stadium cost 60 million yuan a year, making it hard to make profit. shanghaidaily View full entry
Preservationists say they are fighting to protect Brasilia's signature skyline designed by legendary architect Oscar Niemeyer — from Oscar Niemeyer himself. The 101-year-old architect envisions building a "Plaza of Sovereignty," including a low-lying, curved building and a soaring... View full entry
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Consider putting together your submission for [bracket], Archinect's foray into print publishing, in collaboration with InfraNet Lab. Theme for this inaugural issue is farming; deadline is Monday; esteemed jury will be convening in Toronto shortly... View full entry
Every year the Today programme invites people in the public eye, from artists and musicians to business men and royalty, to guest edit the programme in the week after Christmas. The fifth and final programme was edited by architect Zaha Hadid. BBC audio > View full entry
With giddiness and glee, musicians tested the acoustics of the newly renovated Alice Tully Hall on Tuesday, less than a month before it reopens after a $159 million, 22-month upgrade, a major milestone in Lincoln Center’s $1.2 billion remaking.NYT View full entry
Thursday January 29 /.EventsDateModule Paul Villinski: “Emergency Response Studio” , Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, Texas Peter Macapia : Swarm : Gallery opening , New York, NY Films and Conversations with the Architects: Daniel Libeskind , Center for Architecture |... View full entry
Susan Surface shares some of her (really beautiful) photographs from the recent Toyo Ito lecture and Rudolph Symposium at Yale, where she is currently school blogging. Take a look View full entry
As reported by the Globe & Mail, "The Esso on Berlioz Street was designed by world-famous architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1968, one year before he died. It was one of the final projects for the pioneering modernist designer of modern skyscrapers such as the TD Centre in Toronto and New... View full entry
"President-elect Obama, we’re informed, intends to create an Office of Urban Policy. Obama is a lawyer, and I’m sure he’s thinking more about social issues than about architecture or urban design. But at this writing (in early December), nobody knows who will occupy the new... View full entry
The architects Hilary Sample and Michael Meredith (MOS) have won the annual competition to transform the courtyard at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City, Queens. Their project, titled “afterparty,” is a mix of what could be described as cones, domes, smokestacks... View full entry
Our friends at Graft have shared their 0 Energy hOUSE with us. Images at SpaceInvading, text after the jump...0 Energy hOUSE Program: 0 Energy hOUSE Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Size: 16,000 sq. ft Concept We have applied an integrated strategy of developing a zero-energy house that... View full entry
For recent architecture school graduates trying to make it in the professional world, life can be difficult. With construction slowing, money running out, and entry level hires dwindling, the options seem limited. However, the severe and nearly unprecedented nature of the lows to which this... View full entry
