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
Although filmed in 2002 the talk was just recently posted. View full entry
From OMA and now to SANAA the stararchitect sideshow continues to draw the crowds for the Big Show--this time in Seattle with SANAA: Beyond Borders. But who has the best acrostic name? View full entry
The World Architects Masters 2008 (WAM Open) will mark the running of the first ever international winter sport competition to grace the architecture scene. Architects and interior designers from all over the world are invited to show their prowess on the ski slope in the disciplines of dual... View full entry
Telegraph.co.uk unveils the final installment in its list of the Britons who are making the biggest impact over the pond in the United States. Norman Foster comes in at #9. Telegraph View full entry
There is a very real controversy among architects about whether they can manage to create the space; India Mahdavi, is one, with no doubt, we may call her the story maker of the so called space! "Mahdavi centres her work on pure imagination. The spaces she conceives are elegant, fluid and always... View full entry
Artkrush inteviews Kengo Kuma in this month's "issue". He explains how traditional Japanese architecture influences his contemporary approach. "In contrast with the technological architecture of the 20th century, traditional Japanese architecture is ecological and Shinto-oriented, and its methods... View full entry
If women are underrepresented in the architecture profession in 2008, a century ago they were hardly represented at all. Which makes Marion Mahony, the first woman to obtain an architecture license in Illinois, seem all the more remarkable. NYT View full entry
