In his 2006 Cal Poly Lecture, architect and filmmaker Bill Ferehawk critiqued the development of prefab housing solution and combed the subject via psychological, technological, economical and socio-political conditions. This is the uncut version of his memorable lecture exclusively for elseplace. View full entry

Several months ago, we ran a quorum here about urbanization, pegged to the fact that more than half of the world�s population now lives in cities. Given the economic changes of the past several months, particularly those in the housing market and in energy prices, it seemed... View full entry

Bin Laden brother unveils £100bn plan for world's longest bridgeIt sounds like a joke. The brother of the world's most famous terrorist wants to build the world's longest suspension bridge, linking two continents across the world's most dangerous waters. As if that's not enough, he... View full entry

Kansas City architect David Manica has been given the job of re-purposing the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium after the games are finished. Kansas City Star View full entry

Paul McCarthy's Complex Shit, a house-sized sculpture of dog feces, is on the loose in Berne after getting blown away by a strong gust. CBC View full entry

A Christian Science church near the White House filed suit against the city on Thursday, accusing it of trammeling religious freedom by declaring the church a historic landmark and refusing to allow church leaders to tear it down. NYT | prev. View full entry

Retailers are typically obsessed with what to put under their roofs, not on them. Yet the nation�s biggest store chains are coming to see their immense, flat roofs as an untapped resource. NYT | Graphic View full entry

Thanks to LB for the great post this week. Her picks after the jump.East facade: As a beginning: Sarah Hamilton gets some excellent in-depth advice regarding the seriousness of a first freelance design project on which she is embarking. All interns considering a jump start to to your professional... View full entry

Fred Bernstein examines some of the recent and upcoming work of the firm Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture, which has made a specialty of designing “supertall” buildings, many of them in the UAE. Although the firm tries to incorporate as many "green" features as possible... View full entry

On 17 September 2008, the winner of the first "BSI Swiss Architectural Award" will be announced by the architect Mario Botta, Chairman of the award's Jury. Thirty candidates from 15 countries are in the running for this first edition of the award. Bustler, for details and images View full entry

When I helped conceive Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium, I wanted it to represent freedom, not autocracy: China must change. Guardian | Weiwei interviewed on Archinect View full entry

Thursday August 07 /.EventsDateModule 2008 APEC Architect Project Central Council , Vancouver, BC - Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University Friday August 08 /.EventsDateModule Sydney Design 08 , Sydney, Australia - Powerhouse Museum LaN-On-Site: BARCELONA SUMMER WORK/SHOP... View full entry

A road in the small Dutch town of Hengelo is to be paved with air-purifying concrete in a trial that could lead to a breakthrough in the fight against rising pollution, scientists said Wednesday. Physorg View full entry

For nearly half a century Henry Wood, a Boston architect has kept Clingstone — a faded, shingled and, yes, very rough 103-year-old mansion set on a rock in Narragansett Bay standing, through his own hard labor and that of others. He and a crew of family and friends who share his passion for... View full entry

Archinect member dml955i points out a neighbor dispute in Seattle. Apparently the neighbor of the Morrell Residence by E.Cobb Architects is not too happy with the design, so he posted a big sign calling out the "Jackass" of a neighbor who is wrecking his lake view. View full entry