Yury Avvakumov became a leading figure in Russian architecture by building communities rather than buildings. In the mid-1980s, he collected drawings and designs from his peers' studios and curated exhibitions abroad. Will he now get his own chance at building? TMT View full entry

Kohn Shnier Architects , designers of the Umbra World Headquartes in Toronto, mold a pink plastic bonanza for Umbra's first retail store in the heart of Toronto's "Design Culture Corridor." |Daily Commercial News Canada View full entry

The great Finnish architect Alvar Aalto made warm, wonderful buildings that were inspired by the spirit of his homeland. So why do the results have such universal appeal? Guardian View full entry

50 years after Mies designed "his mature postwar buildings," Sean Keller writes in this month's ArtForum, "a wave of renovations is forcing us to reconsider what exactly he and his contemporaries found architecture to be and how to handle their discoveries." ArtForum. View full entry

An up close feature on architect, jazz musician, and sound installationist Christopher Janney, as the release of the first book about him was recently published. By Sideshow Media, check out "Architecture of the Air: The Sound and Light Environments of Christopher Janney." (previously). View full entry

Stanley Tigerman gets to pump more out of his slight efforts to advance capitalism's giving side with a nice interview with the nicest magazine around. Isn't that nice? ArchRecord View full entry

Neutelings and Michiel Riedijk create provocative architecture with a strangely expressive quality - buildings that occasionally teeter on the brink of kitsch. The exhibition 'Fifteen Buildings by Neutelings Riedijk Architects' is the third in a series of NAI travelling exhibitions highlighting... View full entry

ID interviews Ned Cramer (sitting in a window seat) the leader of the new rebranded and refashioned architecture magazine called simply Architect. View full entry

Lord [Norman] Foster, one of the most respected names in architecture, is considering selling his practice for up to £500m. the independent | the guardian View full entry

"Stand back and look at the building. It is a machine - a shiny, glaring, stainless steel ribbon box with a green-tinted glass base and an American flag popping out. The building could be dropped anywhere, like a 70-foot-high industrial dishwasher with rounded corners" , says Glen Small about the... View full entry

Communism, tallness and career paths: A brief interview with Daniel Libeskind after recently unveiling the design for a residential project in Singapore. | Europaconcorsi.com View full entry

Virtual Tours. You need to register for DOMUS, if you already aren't a member. Post-Occupancy View full entry

"As he entered the Italian restaurant in Washington, D.C., Thom Mayne sharpened his attack plan in his mind. The bad boy of American architecture was about to meet his new nemesis for the first time, and he wanted to set the tone early. His opponent that day in 2001 was U.S. District Judge... View full entry

Q&A with Shigeru Ban in the Wall Street Journal | WSJonline View full entry

After living with the care and thought that went into the details of Breuer’s houses, Takiura said, “If (every night) you go to sleep looking at the best, at something you love, and every morning you wake up to the best — 10 years later, your life’s totally different... View full entry