Small slide show of the structural engineer Cecil Balmond and his London-based firm, Arup, which helps architects and artists execute their ideas. New Yorker View full entry

Sneak peek at the latest work at Commonwealth Espeis, featuring Joshua Davis for this round. View full entry

Morphosis leader Thom Mayne lectured at Princeton this past April 26, 2007--is now finally online. Listen as he waxes poetic on his trajectory through architecture and the transition of Morphosis from boutique design firm to global player. Related features: Transversing Michael Rotondi and Glen... View full entry

Great article this week (as usual) by Glancey on the great subdued "Modernist" from Switzerland. Zumthor! guardian View full entry

Zaha Hadid Blog isn't much of a blog really, but it is an allusion to the power of the web and the desire for mainstream museums and media to cultivate in new ways of engagement and access (as a "sneak preview") to the audience at large...with interviews with Patrik Schumacher and Woody Yao. Will... View full entry

The Father of the Skyscraper William Le Baron Jenney gets a fond reconsideration on the 100th anniversary of his death. Read all about it and see the pictures here:repeat View full entry

The "hippy" lord... How he feels about Tony Blair, John Prescott, the Olympics and what makes a great city. Long interview in El Pais, en español... | via View full entry

Wired : In his new book, Steven Holl: Architecture Spoken, the award-winning designer gives uncensored access to the design and building process of 24 of his projects. Here's a look at the architect's passion for using new materials, incorporating existing landscape into new construction and... View full entry

Tom Wiscombe of Emergent Architects has opened an Ebay auction for his latest project, "Dragonfly," which is on view at the SCI-Arc gallery through July 8th.eBay | Emergent Architects | SCI-Arc View full entry

What’s the most difficult and stressful task that a human being can perform? Brain surgery on the President of the United States maybe, or reentering the Earth’s atmosphere in a malfunctioning Space Shuttle? Or perhaps it would it be the task of designing a Frank Gehry building: a... View full entry

designboom interviews joep van lieshout, the freaky artists that makes bodyparts into architecture and other vessels for the coming apocalypse. View full entry

Gehry, Calatrava, Hadid and now Foster provide shelter for bottled fortunes in Spain. “The wineries look a little incongruous amid the old stone churches, clay-tile roofs and gentle valley slopes, but small towns welcome them as attractions for tourists and wine growers are willing to pay... View full entry

Rem Koolhaas and Peter Eisenman will duke it out, in a conversation moderated by Phyllis Lambert, at the Canadian Center for Architecture in Montreal, on June 8. More info inside... From the official press release: The Canadian Center for Architecture presents Urgency, a public conversation with... View full entry

For its 75th birthday, the Nova Scotia Association of Architects wants to start a conversation with the public. The Coast View full entry

There's a good little interview over at Worldchanging with Daniel Smith, A leader in experimental, sustainable design research and development, DSA Architects explores a range of energy-efficient, ecologically-focused building systems and natural materials, most prominently straw bale. View full entry