Louise Armitstead has penned a piece for the Telegraph describing Dubai's optimism (denial?) regarding the current state of the global economy, as they push ahead with continued development. What I found most interesting, however, was the introduction describing Babu Sassi, an Indian man... View full entry
BusinessWeek profiles Jun Aoki whose SIA Aoyama office building recently won one of JIDPO's annual 15 Good Design Gold prizes. Read View full entry
Venice has suffered its worst flooding in 22 years, leaving some parts of the historic Italian city neck-deep in water, reports said Monday. CNN View full entry
News An airport with a bridge. Really? All in the family. One of the greats. Anyone able to find any footage on Youtube? besides thisone Continued after the jump...DiscussionsRemember it is anonymous!A thread topic, reborn.Image Gallery View full entry
Since a fire on Dec. 18, 2001, one part of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine after another has been closed for cleaning, refurbishing and restoration. Now, from the bronze doors on the west front to the stained-glass windows in the easternmost chapel, the cathedral seems to have shed... View full entry
Danish architect Jørn Utzon, designer of the Sydney Opera House, has died at the age of 90 from a heart attack. AP View full entry
Should councils have power to judge on design quality? Yes, this is a long awaited breakthrough, says [some politician guy], but [some architect guy] is appalled. BD View full entry
Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid have been lined up to take on one of the most high-profile projects on earth – the redevelopment of Mecca. AJ View full entry
Wired claims the New Oslo Opera House Is Really a Stealth Skate Park and talks to architects at Zaha Hadid and Foreign Office Architects about how skaters feedback can be a part of their design process. View full entry
The storefront of the Calvin Klein Collection on NYC's Madison Avenue is now displaying a dollhouse designed by REX... Architect Joshua Prince-Ramus and his firm, REX Architecture PC, together with Magnusson Klemencic Assoc. and Situ Studio, created the “Madison Avenue (Doll) House,&rdquo... View full entry
A six-month examination of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission's operations by The New York Times reveals an overtaxed agency that has taken years to act on some proposed designations, even as soaring development pressures put historic buildings at risk. Its decision-making is... View full entry
AIA confirms that the economy is a mess. "The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) recorded its ninth straight monthly decline in October... [the drop was] the steepest decline in its history." Also, they really like black on black charts and graphs. View full entry
Eric Holm has an amusing post about his attempt to have a conversation about the Biennale with a visiting tourist.Metropolis POV View full entry
Public Spirit: Philip Johnson's Lost Town The town of Hirshhorn, designed by Philip Johnson in 1955, was never realized. Check out the feature for a digital recreation of Hirshhorn by Sticky Pictures.ShowCase: Superficial Superglow: OPENINGS An interactive storefront installation for LACE gallery... View full entry
The plan, which could cost $5 billion to $6 billion, focuses on rebuilding the Tom Bradley International Terminal. LA Times View full entry
