Jan Kaplický, leading architect behind Future Systems, has passed away at the age of 71, hours after his wife gave birth to their daughter. ČeskéNoviny.cz View full entry
James, at New Jersey Institute of Technology, takes a trip down to Sarasota, FL to have an eye on Paul Rudolph's famed school. With graduation on the horizon, Emily, at University of Southern California, is moving fast and brags about SoCal's weather. Sort of. William, at University of... View full entry
With some top universities reporting anywhere between 15-30 percent losses to their endowment, many are being forced to reconsider building/expansion plans.ArchitecturalRecord View full entry
As we leaked in the discussion forum last week, we've launched a new website entitled SpaceInvading.SpaceInvading is a site we've launched that collects architecture and design from across the blogosphere. It's basically like an image-focused RSS feed compiling all the most interesting... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of the 2009 Honor Awards for Architecture. The nine honorees represent a range of buildings with widely varying budgets, scales, and contexts. According to an AIA press release, “these projects have a tremendous impact on the... View full entry
Office for Metropolitan Architecture has presented a masterplan for the North Sea. OMA states that wind energy generated at this sea can replace oil from the Gulf. Architectenweb (translated) View full entry
Greg Lynn talks about the mathematical roots of architecture -- and how calculus and digital tools allow modern designers to move beyond the traditional building forms.Watch and Related discussion View full entry
How does design respond to a bleak economic landscape? Philippe Starck, Sir Terence Conran and Kirstie Allsopp debate the future of their industries in these lean times. Guardian View full entry
Van Alen Institute invites applications from emerging practitioners and scholars in architecture, design, and other fields in the arts, humanities and sciences for the 2009-2010 New York Prize Fellowship. Fellowships support critical inquiry and experimental practices that explore, challenge and... View full entry
This might be of interest to Archinect readers. The Complex Terran Laboratory (CTlab) has just started issuing a weekly compendium of links to items on the web that deal with place, space, and conflict. It's still a bit rough around the edges, but a useful resource. Published every Monday. View full entry
News Hopefully, whichever firm they pick for this will produce a more thoughtful, sensitive and inspiring building than this one. Another option would be to just keep the old one.How many have you seen?Can we throw away the key?Architects, creators of format(s) not media. Continued after the... View full entry
...And what you can do about it, according to the Boston Globe.Just being in an urban environment, (scientists) have found, impairs our basic mental processes. View full entry
Curbed LA has the scoop. linkThe development of a new 586- foot tall, 43-story mixed use building comprised of a 35-story tower over an 8-level podium and two subterranean levels, for 273 residential units, 8,496 square feet of restaurant use, and a 9,566 square foot spa, with 379 total parking... View full entry
Thursday January 08 /.EventsDateModule Individual Grant Opportunities for Architects and Designers , The Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue A Few Zines: Dispatches from the Edge of Architectural Production , New York, NY Individual Grant Opportunities for Architects and Designers , The Urban... View full entry
Javier responds to David Gissen regarding his criticism of Archinect's 2009 predictions, based on David's belief that historians should not predict. View full entry
