Carmody Groarke makes the grade in the UK to take the 2007 YAYA. BD l previous l related feature View full entry
Progressive Reactionary has unearthed a wonderful archive of Paul Rudolph drawings on flickr. At least these can't be knocked down...or can they? View full entry
From Frieze The London-based architecture practice de Rijke Marsh Morgan (dRMM) consciously avoids the strictures that come with having a signature style by choosing not to have one...It’s a position that allows the practice the freedom to find its limitations elsewhere: in the very... View full entry
Earlier this month UN Studio received the Jencks Award (chaired by Charles Jencks) for the practice who has made the greatest architectural contribution to both theory and practice. AZO View full entry
Howard Finster designed and built a complex of buildings consisting of a home, church and garden pavilions, in Penneville GA. Since his death the buildings have fallen into disrepair, but some are now being renovated.... Via NYT View full entry
ArchRecord sits down with Tom Kundig, FAIA to learn about his design philosophy. Kundig describes some of his recent award-winning projects, ponders the elemental human needs that housing must satisfy and chats about what it’s like to design for different parts of the world. View full entry
Juan Navarro Baldeweg has been fired from construction site by goverment. Link View full entry
The first BD Young Architect of the Year recently won a £30 million building, while one of the 1999 winners now mostly designs fabrics. A decade on, Ellis Woodman looks at how the various victors have fared. more View full entry
What I strive for in architecture is an openness, a transparency, a concern with light and space, a relationship between what's manmade and what's natural--I try to have the architecture not just be something in that place, but something that expands that place. Bloomberg l previous View full entry
The Times Online goes through the role call for the candidates to BD's Young Architect of the Year Awards. YAYA candidatesCarmody GroarkeWHAT_ArchitectureDesign Research Unit WalesGraeme Massie ArchitectsRiches Hawley Mikhail Architects View full entry
Antoni Gaudí was a fervent Catholic whose fantastical buildings burst with colour, freedom and hedonism - is he the greatest urban architect of modern times? Guardian View full entry
Imagine an era without makeover shows on television, or glossy magazines to peruse at home. When architecture was something the ordinary person didn't dabble in, and a house was simply four walls and a roof to keep the rain out. BBC View full entry
With David Chipperfield’s architectural portfolio revered in Germany and Spain, it is hard to believe the British establishment is not ready to appreciate his skill. FT.com View full entry
Ray Kappe & Shigeru Ban will be in conversation tonight at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, @ 7pm. More info Co-presented with WIRED Ray Kappe, much awarded and published Architect / Educator founded SCI-ARC in 1972, and is renowned for his residential architecture, characterized as the... View full entry
Recent Treehugger post discusses the pros and also cons of the concept.... One con - "Of course, the inevitable curve ball hurled at architects is if (read: when) people themselves design and build their “dream houses” using programs like Google’s free 3D modeler SketchUp in... View full entry