In an interview with Bloomberg's Farah Nayeri David Chipperfield states that in the economy we're now facing "wow" projects will likely become scarce."It's an architecture of excess, a consequence of there being too much money around,'' says the British architect. "At a time when people are... View full entry

@ the GSD live webcast | Ordos 100 UPDATE: Link above no longer works. ORDOS conversation archived in GSD Webcasts (WATCH) View full entry

Israeli Supreme Court ruled that the construction can resume at a disputed site for The Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem. Frank O. Gehry designed the museum with 200 million USD coming from California. Backed by Gov. Schwarzenegger, the museum is a sister project for the Los Angeles-based Simon... View full entry

In the last few years, architecture programs have started offering more courses that address current problems. I’m referring specifically to sustainability classes and social housing studios. This may be partly because of a general move in education to accommodate a growing market and... View full entry

Plans to build the triangular tower, tallest building in Ireland — with new recording studios for Irish supergroup U2 on top — have been suspended because of Ireland's property slump and slide into recession. AP View full entry

Does fatality follow function? For Halloween, Archinect Senior Editor Bryan Boyer brings us the morbid (and haunted) tale of architects' historic deaths. death does come, of this we are sure ... View full entry

Typing most of the day, handwriting doesn't really come into play. But when it's time for that personal handwritten note, Dwell blogger Laure Joliet wishes she knew how to write like an architect... View full entry

Our friend Geoff Manaugh, of BLDGBLOG, will be hosting a discussion titled "Offshoring Audacity" on Saturday 11/8 in Chicago. The panel will consist of Joseph Grima, Jeffrey Inaba, and Sam Jacob. It will take place at the Chicago History Museum, as part of this year's Chicago Humanities Festival... View full entry

Australian buildings pushing new boundaries – including a ‘testosterone-charged’ creative learning center in Queensland, an iconic public building in China, and a ‘determinedly avant-garde’ house in the Victorian countryside – are among major winners at this... View full entry

Thursday October 30 /.EventsDateModule Tokyo Designer’s Week 2008 , Tokyo, Japan - Marquee in Jingu Gaien - mae (Aoyama area Tokyo) A Landmark Returns: Bohemian National Hall , New York, NY Le Corbusier and Britain: Adrian Forty, Irena Murray, Alan Powers , Liverpool, UK - John Foster... View full entry

Dubbed "the mother of all airports" by architect Sir Norman Foster, Tempelhof dominates a huge stretch of land the size of New York's Central Park just south of the city center. Reuters View full entry

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Construction on MIT's W1 residence hall will be paused as a precautionary measure amid general economic uncertainty. MIT News View full entry

Japanese clothing line Uniqlo will be giving out samples of its new Heat Tech innerwear in Times Square next month using a "giant human vending machine." NYmag View full entry

An American firm has just sealed a contract with Australia's three largest cities, building a network of charging stations and battery swap locations. FastCompany View full entry