The NYtimes discusses the war for talent with venture capitalists, the McArthur Foundation, big pharma, A&R folks, and.... Gensler... AT Gensler, the architectural firm, getting the right people is less about wowing audiences and more about understanding the firm’s future needs. Right... View full entry
Jargon, etc. reviews Swiss architect Philippe Rahm's latest lecture at the Architecture Forum in Zurich, "Meteorological Architecture." Expect hot flashes, undress, and subversion of Hegelian logic. Read it at jargon, etc. View full entry
YRM has been confirmed as the first architect to be commissioned to design one of Britain's new generation of nuclear power stations. "This is an opportunity to re-define industrial architecture," said YRM director Iain Macdonald. Building Design | related but much scarier View full entry
It was that blistering 40 degrees plus European summer of 2003 when - since we were on holiday in Alsace - I bundled a puzzled family into the car and headed off through the Vosges mountains of eastern France to look at a small church on a hill in a semi-industrial landscape. I had wanted to see... View full entry
In an interview with Jargon Etc., the four partners of Philadelphia based design-build firm Onion Flats share detailed thoughts on their hometown, sustainability, the economy, and other interesting topics. Read the full transcript of the conversation here. View full entry
When Bruce Ratner hired Frank Gehry in 2004 to design a wrinkled-looking 76-story residential skyscraper in Manhattan near the Brooklyn Bridge, the market for eye-popping luxury condominiums was booming, and the world-class architect’s multimillion-dollar fees probably seemed relatively... View full entry
To critics he carries the blame for every urban problem from sink estates to gridlock; to admirers Le Corbusier was a unique architectural visionary. TimesOnline View full entry
The work of German architect J. Mayer H., as previously featured on Archinect, is now on display at SFMOMA in a new exhibition entitled Patterns of Speculation: J MAYER H.. View full entry
John Peterson and John Cary of Public Architecture, a nonprofit which mobilizes architects and designers to address larger social issues through design, were jointly honored as 2009 Designers of the Year by Contract magazine. Congrats guys! Bustler View full entry
"Building a house is like giving birth to a baby. The client is the mother, and I am the father." - Paul László, 6 February 1900 – 27 March 1993. elseplace View full entry
The Arts award in this inaugural edition of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards has gone to the U.S. architect Steven Holl. Bustler View full entry
Ryue Nishizawa (of SANAA) discussing various topics with comedians Bakusho Mondai...? Jean Snow (no clips as of yet) View full entry
"Architecture," says Siza, as if in explanation, "should never be an arrogant transformation of landscape or space. My wish has long been that the buildings I design have somehow always been there. I want them to be necessary, never forced." — The Guardian
Jonathan Glancey speaks with the Portuguese master prior to his trip to England to receive the 2009 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture.Read the rest View full entry
Deyan Sudjic and Steve Rose pen separate obituaries in honor of Jan Kaplický. previously Jan Kaplický, architect, born 18 April 1937; died 14 January 2009 View full entry
He recently won the London bus design competition. He's designed yachts. Isn't it only appropriate that the architect/pilot is now designing jets? The WSJ discusses his work with NetJets' new fleet of Falcon 7X jets. View full entry