Will Alsop will give a talk on January 10 at the Braithwaite Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon to discuss the future development of Croydon town centre... The talk will be webcast at www.croydon.gov.uk The talk will illustrate the architect’s personal approach to design as well as... View full entry

El Pais newspaper asks three hit-list architects from Spain (Zaera, Ábalos and Lleó) what the best of 06 was... And they all have one answer: SANAA, SANAA and SANAA. Aside from that, Ábalos mentions some less-popularized buildings, like the Adolfo Ibáñez... View full entry

Joe Valerio named Chicago Tribune's 2006 Architect of the Year on December 31, 2006, and his firm, Valerio Dewalt Train Associates (VDTA), recently received two of AIA Chicago's Top Design Excellence Awards, 2006: a Distinguished Building Award Honor Award and an Interior Architecture Honor Award... View full entry

Our friends at Graft will be having their first exclusive gallery exhibition in Berlin, to open on January 20 at the Aedas gallery. Speaking of Graft, they have lots of new new job opportunities available. View full entry

With his new Scottish Ballet building, Malcolm Fraser has emerged as a major architect. Telegraph View full entry

Frank's Home, a new play by Richard Nelson starring Peter Weller, captures Frank Lloyd Wright at the point between despair and resurrection. Read about it here. View full entry

Inhabitat has just published an interview of Leo Marmol regarding sustainability and prefab architecture. Watch the video here > View full entry

Architects in Japan will have to pass stricter requirements in the wake of last year's architectural malpractice scandal. TJT View full entry

The last wonder-twin and OMA partner Ole Scheeren has a concise interview with the people over at FMCS. View full entry

Shelly Jackson [AUTHOR] talks with Vito Acconci [POET / ARTIST / ARCHITECT] in the latest issue of The Believer. It's highly recommended you “READ THIS WORD THEN READ THIS WORD READ THIS WORD NEXT READ THIS WORD NOW” ... View full entry

Inhabitat has just published a video interview with Office of Mobile Design founder Jennifer Siegal, an architect who is best known for her prefab home designs in southern california.Watch the interview here > View full entry

Metropolis Magazine just added an interview with Renzo Piano to their online edition. Says Metropolis, "Piano has become the go-to architect for American cultural institutions—the default choice when more 'adventurous' designers flame out, bust the budget, or spook timid museum boards." |... View full entry

Peter Blake , an architect, critic and former editor of Architectural Forum who was known for his lively critiques of Modernism and his friendships with artists, died yesterday at a hospice near his home in Branford, Conn. He was 86. NYT View full entry

Beyond the added benefit of making your hands smell like perfume, pick up a copy of December's W Magazine for a great feature story on Zaha Hadid and her office| W View full entry

Can't afford to buy mdler's copy of Zumthor Works, well instead you can get close to Zumthor through last month's issue of ICON... View full entry