All Christopher Downey ever wanted to be was an architect -- and his blindness hasn't changed that. 'There is this great palette of textures.' All Christopher Downey ever wanted to be was an architect -- and his blindness hasn't changed that. 'There is this great palette of textures.' la times View full entry

Mr. White, an architect himself, was a native New Yorker. He was born on June 12, 1926, and raised on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, then spent much of his adult life in Brooklyn Heights. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1949 and a... View full entry

Jim Venturi, son of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, documents the re-location of the Lieb House for the film Saving Lieb House. Jim Venturi, son of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, documents the re-location of the Lieb House (previously in the news) for the film Saving Lieb... View full entry

Note to readers of John Seabrook's New Yorker profile of Iraqi female starchitect Zaha Hadid this week: The opening scene, full of potato chips and chicken falling from Hadid's mouth as he interviewed her lunching at the Mercer is no accident. It's advanced criticism. Note to readers of John... View full entry

In this audio slide show from the New Yorker, John Seabrook discusses Hadid’s concept for the building, the features of its grand atrium, and the significance of MAXXI for Hadid, who visited Rome as a 10-year-old girl.In this audio slide show from the New Yorker, John Seabrook discusses... View full entry

End of the marriage = end of the firm. BD Online Previously ShowCased: John Lewis Department Store and Cineplex by FOA End of the marriage = end of the firm. BD Online Previously ShowCased: John Lewis Department Store and Cineplex by FOA View full entry

An architectural theorist who has inspired smart-growth advocates, counterculture DIY-ers, and computer programmers. Slate An architectural theorist who has inspired smart-growth advocates, counterculture DIY-ers, and computer programmers. Slate View full entry

describe your style like a good friend of yours would describe it. I always try to do something which is open and free (perhaps involving nature). There are those architects who are realistic architects or those utopian architects. we are part of the first, we try to plan something which is quiet... View full entry

Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have created a new method for making electrochromic windows. The design is based on two thin film electrodes that are spray-printed, which is a cheaper alternative to conventional systems.Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory... View full entry

"Sustainability is like teenage sex. Everybody says they're doing it, very few people actually are doing it. Those that are doing it are doing it badly." "Sustainability is like teenage sex. Everybody says they're doing it, very few people actually are doing it. Those that are doing it are doing... View full entry

The City Journal's Theodore Dalrymple says "Le Corbusier was to architecture what Pol Pot was to social reform." The City Journal's Theodore Dalrymple says "Le Corbusier was to architecture what Pol Pot was to social reform." View full entry

Zaha Hadid is meeting the Pope this week - apparently he wants to revitalise religious art and architecture - and it will be one of the stranger celebrity encounters. Zaha Hadid is meeting the Pope this week - apparently he wants to revitalise religious art and architecture - and it will be one of... View full entry

The New Yorker's Paul Goldberger discusses Jean Nouvel's façade designs. The New Yorker's Paul Goldberger discusses Jean Nouvel's façade designs. When you catch your first glimpse of 100 Eleventh Avenue, a new apartment tower in Chelsea designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel... View full entry

nice piece on zumthor from the new republic nice piece on zumthor from the new republic View full entry

Slowly but surely, David Chipperfield has come to be seen as one of the world's most important architects. Born in London, where he is still based, Mr. Chipperfield, now 55 years, remains true to the language of classical architecture. Slowly but surely, David Chipperfield has come to be seen as... View full entry