A nice little article on John Peterson (Public Architecture) in the SF Chron, who was recently awarded a Jefferson Award, which is given "by the American Institute for Public Service, a national foundation that honors community service." Nice work! (earlier...) View full entry
With the help of Arup and some remarkable determination, emerging UK architect Luke Tozer beats the odds and builds green. “The original house had been built in the 1960s and came up for sale following the death of its elderly owner. It was in such a dilapidated state that it had to be... View full entry
A steel chair designed by Daniel Libeskind for the ground floor of his new Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum will go into production by Nienkamper this year, making it the first piece of furniture the globetrotting architect has designed for commercial sale. globe &... View full entry
Carter Wiseman talks to California Literary Review about Louis I Kahn and his new biography on titled Louis I. Kahn: Beyond Time and Style. CLR View full entry
Jose Manuel Almuzara , an architect and president of the Association for the Beatification of Gaudí, said: "We do not see any serious obstacles to him becoming canonised. His greatest creation has made faith accessible to the average person and inspired thousands who were not Catholics... View full entry
Maya Lin brands herself as an authority and advocate on "green" methodologies last Friday on WNYC. earth day discussion View full entry
KultureFlash features an interview with Jacques Herzog from HdM. First question...why don't they have a website? This is answer for the ages for some people in the discussions. images View full entry
Thursday, April 19 6:30 p.m. The Urban Center In conjunction with its current exhibition, New New York, the Architectural League gives the High Line the pecha kucha treatment this week in a rapid fire survey of some of the development catalysed by the creation of this 1.5-mile elevated park... View full entry
A few small steps in creativity, a giant leap in efficiency. Architect Ghiora Aharoni makes the most of a 550-square-foot pad. nyt View full entry
Montreal architect Mario Saia, co-founder of the firm of Saia Barbarese Topouzanov Architectes, is the recipient of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s prestigious Gold Medal for 2007. | dailynws | flickr View full entry
Are you into parametrics, fabrication and amazing animations? Then check out the recently re launched website of our friends and colleagues at Softlab. Lots of work for a studio thats been running for only 2 years. Enjoy! View full entry
For more than 30 years, Tadao Ando's mission has been to mix beauty and practicality resulting in his place as one of Japan's most important architects. CNN View full entry
You may know his 'wonky-legged' Peckham Library or other striking constructions using strong colours and 'blobby shapes'. But the name of the man who built them? Will Alsop is fast joining Foster and Rogers as one of the UK's top architects. Lynn Barber finds him as cheerful as his buildings... View full entry
The relaunched website features more information on past and present projects. Via dezain.net. View full entry
Most know him as the foremost authority on Iranian & Islamic architecture. Dr. Soltanzadeh is a name synonymous with research in the architecture of Iran--with the majority of books being generated by him. He has also been instrumental in developing the methodology of education in Iranian... View full entry
