A renovation of the University of Toronto reading room has revealed architectural details hidden for almost a century. Diamond and Schmitt Architects discovered carved wooden trusses, rafters and a dramatic glass skylight while renewing the heritage wing of the Gerstein Science Information... View full entry
Stop worrying about the economy, employment and the elections by spending some time with our new features:Student Works: Putting Utopia Back To Work Bryan Boyer engages Behrang Behin in a discussion about his thesis project Stack City. Stack City won the James Templeton Kelley Prize for best... View full entry
Manhattan's most notable architects—men who have left powerful impressions on the city's skyline and legacy—are ready to pass the torch to their protégés. Introducing the next generation of structural superstars. NY Post View full entry
How we could save money, time, and the environment by making homes easy to remodel. Boston.com View full entry
Over the past year, many offices in the profession have seen their projects shrink. Institutions are moving away from the all-at-once construction of a single new building. They are instead asking architects for ideas about phased, long-term master-planning - with an emphasis on step-by-step... View full entry
The National Park Service is considering a design competition to revitalize the grounds at this city's famed Gateway Arch. AP | NPS View full entry
Thursday October 23 /.EventsDateModule [architecture] in the age of [digital] reproduction , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, School of Architecture, Temple Buell Hall University of Virginia Dean’s Forum Lecture: Peter Wirtz , Charlottesville, Virginia Dialogue with Design Legends... View full entry
Archaeologists in Greece have found the remains of a Stone Age homestead left intact for about 6,000 years. It is rectangular, 624 sq. ft., and supported by wood posts (what's new?) AFP/Yahoo View full entry
If your future is based on the majority of content on CNN (or any other news network these days), the prediction looks grim. But the future seems a little less apocalyptic in CNN's recently launched series Just Imagine: 2020. Some stories of note: the future of airport design (including Foster's... View full entry
How do John McCain and Barack Obama compare on urban policy and what will it mean for New York and other large cities? Gotham Gazette View full entry
Norman Foster, the eminent British architect who has made something of a specialty out of inserting contemporary designs into historic buildings, has been selected for a major renovation of the New York Public Library’s landmark 1911 main building, on Fifth Avenue between 40th and 42nd... View full entry
The Sakirin Mosque is the first mosque in Turkey to be designed by women. And it looks very beautiful. NPR: read and listen. View full entry
You're at a party. Someone asks what you do. You tell them you're an architect. Has anyone here NOT gotten one of these responses? | Freakonomics View full entry
Lacoste, the original croc, has commissioned Zaha Hadid to design a new shoe.Hadid started by digitizing the Lacoste crocodile logo and then used this as a basis to explore a series of surfaces with repeated patterns... The result: a more stylish, intellectually-justified interpretation of the... View full entry
Jonathan Glancey explores the relationship between poetry and architecture and wonders if contemporary architecture could be learn how to have a poetic vision?Read and Discuss View full entry
