Some unauthorized images of the Kunsthaus extension in Zurich by David Chipperfield Architects have "leaked" and were published today. See them here | previous postMore images and plans are expected to be published in December. View full entry
Architecture and politics have a long and sordid relationship. It has been said that all architecture is political. Typically architecture serves a subservient role in this relationship by merely representing the politics of the building’s patron—what Deyan Sudjic has described as the... View full entry
The underground nuclear missile bases and silos are still out there in Kansas. Many of them are now empty – but not for long. Studio 360’s Eric Molinsky visits a peace activist who is turning decommissioned nuclear missile bases and silos into family homes. Studio 360 (Audio) |... View full entry
For those of you who went to SCI-Arc, you will surely remember academic counselor Bill Simonian. Bill was one of the original members of the group that left Cal Poly Pamona in '72 to start the Southern California Institute of Architecture. Last year he retired from his position of 34 years, but... View full entry
In my recent visit to Dallas Center for the Performing Arts under construction, by the way of KRob, I saw Wyly Theatre by REX/OMA. I photographed REX/OMA's beautifully executed models of the project and the building in progress, ready for its tube like variegated aluminum extrusion screen, in... View full entry
Today I'm attending a conference sponsored by the Penn Institute for Urban Research. I'll be posting updates throughout the day (or for as long as my battery lasts). Here's a little background on the conference: This ground-breaking symposium has been organized to address the role of urban design... View full entry
Candace, at University of Illinois at Chicago, witnessed history this week as she was live in Chicago's Grant Park to watch the first black man accept the role of President of the United States of America. Nick, at UC Berkeley, drops part 2 of his Berkeley Guide and shows off some freshly... View full entry
Frank Gehry and the 160 professionals of the world-renowned architectural firm Gehry Partners, LLP will relocate to the coastal California community in early 2009, occupying 75,000 square feet in a campus being developed by NSB Associates, announced Lawrence N. Field,Chairman and CEO of NSB... View full entry
Thursday November 06 /.EventsDateModule A Panel on Architectural Publishing , The Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue My Paradise: A Hundred Years of Finnish Architects’ Summer Homes , San Francisco, CA Friday November 07 /.EventsDateModule UVa School of Architecture Dean’s Forum... View full entry
From the makers of Rem Tracuer comes Great Game, an introduction to MIT Architecture's faculty for the MIT Open House tomorrow, Thursday, November 6, 2008. View full entry
Britain's TimesOnline lists the countries with the best modern architecture, based on Phaidon's Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture. Gold goes to Japan; Silver to Switzerland; and Bronze goes to the Netherlands View full entry
At last, they have a decent website, consequent with the publicity they get. Pritzker Prize View full entry
Stani Michiels has won a competition to design the Netherlands' commemorative 5 euro coin dedicated to dutch architecture. He explains the interesting process (made completely with open source software) and shows the results here. View full entry
Use more copper! A recent study (funded by the copper industry) found that copper fittings help to rapidly kill deadly superbugs such as MRSA and C difficile. Telegraph View full entry
Kazys Varnelis says 'it's over.' It's not just the latest bubble, Bilbao spectacle economy, but the "post-critical" theory that went along with it. Chipperfield echoes the sentiment here as well. (With a nod to Palin, those were the years of "Build, baby, build!"). Read | related feature View full entry
