“David Adjaye: Making Public Buildings,” an exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem, is the kind of measured, well-meaning endeavor that provokes reflection but yields few profound insights. NYT View full entry

Hernan Diaz Alonso's latest flash site is finally up and running. Albeit a somewhat quirky interface, the drawings and renderings remain an amazing signature of the house. Be sure to put aside at least 10 minutes of your precious time as there are more than 150 renderings plus another 100 or so... View full entry

Two buildings by David Chipperfield have made it on to this year’s Stirling Prize shortlist. The Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach am Neckar, Germany, and the America's Cup Building in Valencia, Spain, are both in the running. Building Design | previously 1 | 2 View full entry

designboom asks Jean Nouvel about his taste in music and the evolution of his architecture, among other things. I listen to the music my girlfriend prefers... View full entry

Video on the Nelson-Atkins Museum Video on the contemporary architecture in Beijing View full entry

Jonathan Glancey takes a long and appreciative look at the structural work of engineer Cecil Balmond: The Guardian. View full entry

For the first time in its history, the American Institute of Architects bestowed one of its top national awards, the Firm Award, to a female-owned partnership, Leers Weinzapfel Associates. The Boston firm, was founded in 1982 by Andrea Leers and Jane Weinzapfel. Washington Post View full entry

CNN spoke to Ken Yeang, an architect and ecologist, and the principle of the UK practice of Llweleyn Davis Yeang about his work to combine high rise architecture and environmental awareness. CNN View full entry

Benjamin Ball's and Gaston Nogues's (Ball-Nogues) site-specific installation Rip Curl Canyon, commissioned by Rice Gallery in 2006, was honored with a Citation at the 2007 American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles (AIALA), Design Awards Gala on June 21. Known to be one of the most competitive... View full entry

Tonight architect Mike Friedlander is to receive a special award from the city’s Art Commission “for the quality of design that he consistently brings to the Department of Sanitation’s capital projects.” NYT View full entry

Lauded and pilloried (well, by one client), the U.K. sensation heads to our shores. Topics covered touch on past forum discussions about race and architecture, starchitects, and public vs private space. NYMag View full entry

Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky opens at the CCA in Montreal. | thestar View full entry

Architect Gene Leedy has never been one to follow tradition and neither are his loyal fans, who decided to honor one of Winter Haven's most colorful characters while he was still around to enjoy the attention. Mr. Leedy says that developers are "architectural terrorists" The Ledger (with video) |... View full entry

The LA Times' Christopher Hawthorne touches on the recently deceased George Yu's legacy. Read | Previously View full entry

OMA offshoot REX decloaks with a nice new website. Is the age of flash architecture websites gone? We hope so. View full entry