The G&M also serves up some Asymptote... View full entry
The Globe & Mail interviews Dutch-born/NYC-based Winka Dubbeldam. ReadAt the Interior Design Show in Toronto next weekend, she plans to speak about how industrial design can influence and shape architecture processes. View full entry
Want to know what matters? Especially what matters to Bob Somol... see the new director of UIC in this recent YouTube set of clips from Otis College. Also, there is a short bite of Somol from last years projective landscape conference on Google Video. View full entry
Peter Cook and Thom Mayne will join Dean Qingyun Ma tonight at USC for a panel discussion on the state of architectural education... Seeley G. Mudd Auditorium SGM 123 East of Watt Hall, USC School of Architecture along Bloom Walk 02 19 2008 6PM USC School of Architecture University of Southern... View full entry
Czech-born British architect Jan Kaplicky, whose project for a new National Library building in Prague prompted a stormy debate last year, might become an external architecture adviser to the city of Brno, under a preliminary agreement he struck with Brno's Mayor on Monday. Prague Daily Monitor |... View full entry
A conversation with architects Qingyun Ma and Thom Mayne - Sunday February 17th, 2008 at 9pm on 89.3 KPCC FM, Zócalo Radio Mayne says, people believe that L.A.’s residents are comfortable living in a “fake old new world,” rather than “exploring what it means to be... View full entry
Architecture is being feminised. Amanda Levete of Future Systems discusses soft swoops, flowing loops, and why hard-edged modernism is so over - TimesOnline View full entry
Icon examines the work of this Russian whose work to date consists mainly of installations, pavilions and other emphemeral architecture. Would it be wrong to say his work is very Russian? He is rooted in a sense of history and bemoans the loss of the old Russia, especially it's urban fabric, due... View full entry
Frontline explores how not knowing how people live caused the failure of a model green village by William McDonough and the Chinese Govt. Frontline View full entry
Many complain about the rash of museums trying for the "Bilbao Effect" when they decide to renovate or expand. In this article James Russell of Bloomberg News encourages boards to stop selecting Renzo Piano. His buildings are graceful and showcase the art. However, if you add up all his projects... View full entry
Friday, Feb 1, 2008 @ Noon Farmlab Public Salon, Downtown LA. The program features Qingyun Ma, Dean of the USC School of Architecture. His presentation is titled, "Center & Span." More View full entry
Currently, AHF director and Archinect alumni Cameron Sinclair is selling his VIP Pass to this years TED Conference on Ebay to help continue his efforts for humanity. Happy bidding... View full entry
Volume magazine just released its 14th issue and archinect editor Bryan Finoki graces it with an article titled Subversive Border Suture. Pick it up today. Subtopia View full entry
A short update appears on CScout looking at the current movement of Yansong Ma/MAD which has just release their first book: MAD Dinner. related feature View full entry
"In these days when Vancouver relentlessly markets itself to global wealth, it's not Erickson's architecture but his signature that stands out like a Cheshire-cat smile." the tyee View full entry