Mark Collins of Proxy published a post on _urb_ called Iteration City that discusses bottom up design processes, architecture as an informational medium, and slum 'upgrading' in relation to the work and research they are doing with Urban Think Tank Tank and Slum Lab in the ‘critical urban... View full entry
Cameron Sinclair, of AFH and Archinect, will be joined by Cameron Diaz tonight on the Sundance Channel at 10pm. More info View full entry
Google has partnered with LIFE Magazine to make publicly available the entire archive of historic photography. In high resolution no less! Check it out View full entry
Thursday November 20 /.EventsDateModule Current Work: Coop Himmelb(l)au, Wolf D. Prix; introduced and moderated by Thom Mayne , The Great Hall, The Cooper Union, 7 East 7th St. DESIGN DIALOGUES , Los Angeles, CA Urban Waterfronts 26: Countless Opportunities , Chicago, Illinois Seeing Greene &... View full entry
Hundreds of new big-box buildings are built each year—and hundreds are vacated. What happens to big-box buildings when a retailer abandons them? Slate View full entry
It's Geek Week in the school blogs: Krissy, at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is seeking to reach the Zen of Revit. Sharon, at Columbia GSAPP, likes computers but doesn't know if the feeling mutual. Gene, at New Jersey Institute of Technology, makes us drewl with some very sexy tech specs... View full entry
From this week on KCRW's Design and Architecture, "Barack Obama will be the first president to hail from a major metropolis in a long time. What does this mean for architecture and design? Plus, James Bond and his relationship with Modern architecture." Take the jump to listen... Get the Flash... View full entry
As of right now Woodbury University, University of Nebraska Lincoln and University of Tennessee, Knoxville appear to be leading in the polls for best lecture poster for Fall '08. You still have until Sunday to cast your vote. Here are the candidates. Pick your favorite and vote here! View full entry
From New Mexico to British Columbia, the West's signature pine forests are succumbing to a huge infestation of mountain pine beetles that are turning a blanket of green forest into a blanket of rust red. While such widespread loss has increased economic opportunities (lumber mainly) it has also... View full entry
Detroit blog Model D profiles homeboy Andrew Zago. View full entry
Students at Vancouver's Emily Carr University were given the task of designing 64 square-foot living spaces for homeless citizens that would have a price point of $1,500 each. Great idea, in theory, but proving to be a failure in reality. CTV View full entry
In the last recession, 40% of architects lost their jobs. Are they prepared for this one? And how will the crunch affect our once-booming cityscapes? "I didn't lose any work in the first recession I experienced," says Zaha Hadid, "because I didn't have any work. I was drawing with freezing cold... View full entry
NewsGehry goes home and almost looses the curves, except for that beautiful staircase.He wanted to be an architect!!!,They obviously didn't ask any architects.Is there anything architects can't solve? DiscussionsTactical or not?Inspired by news of the new Obama administrations' proposal for an... View full entry
Was modernism complicit with colonialism, and did the struggle for decolonisation also entail a targeting of imperial modernist architecture? Mark Crinson visits the exhibition "In the Desert of Modernity" to see if the charge will stick.Read in Mute Magazine and check out the Haus der Kulturen... View full entry
tiny provisional building in the Canton of Waud, Switzerland. Photo Gallery and small article in German. Architect's website> View full entry
