Is Daniel Libeskind like the Danny boy in Kubrick's The Shining, roaming around seeing ghosts?...Or wait, no, he's like Tony...the kid that comes back from the dead...Or something like that. Anyway, when the Village Voice reviews a book, you get way more than the sap in other papers. View full entry
The NYTimes gives an update on Tom Ford's post-Gucci life. Of note: Ford is known for his architecture collecting and he is engaged in a necropolis-building enterprise in New Mexico, where he owns 24,000 acres. Over the next years, he will build 8 structures. 3 are designed by Tadao Ando... View full entry
The Rocky Mountain News speaks with Daniel Libeskind about his new book and his under-construction Museum Residences in Denver. Read View full entry
Margaret Throsby , on ABC FM Australia, interviews and listens to music with Australian architect Glenn Murcutt. l real player l windows media l (via DailyDose) View full entry
Libeskind's first love was music before architecture, so maybe things are coming full circle again. Danny's grand piano. View full entry
...through Ground Zero. Cultural Ambassador Daniel Libeskind was spotted, stalked and photographed with Nina on a seemingly brisk walk through Ground Zero as WTC tourists remain oblivious to the starchitect's presence. A Test of Will via Curbed. View full entry
A bill that includes funding for the Zaha Hadid Guggenheim Taichung has just been approved by Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development. It awaits legislative approval. The project would be part of a district that includes Gehry's City Hall and Nouvel's Opera House. Read View full entry
Kathryn Gustafson's first face-to-face interview since the debacle. (The Guardian) View full entry
An impressive new football stadium is emerging from Bavaria's largest building site in the north of Munich. The stadium, designed by Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron, is being constructed by the Alpine Bau Deutschland GmbH consortium, with summer 2oo5 as its completion date. Click here for... View full entry
Covington's Mayor has nothing but praise so far for Libeskind's residential tower proposed for Cincinnati's riverfront. Read. View full entry
Ian Ritchie has been nominated for the Stirling Prize 3 times. It is unlikely that his project the Spire will win against the Gherkin. Tom Dickhoff from The Times believes though that Ritchie can't shun the limelight for ever. View full entry
Karim Rashid talks with the Washington Post about his disdain for nostalgia, and the bright shiny happy optimistic design future he describes further in his upcoming book: Evolution. Read . View full entry
Edward Suzuki's architecture is regarded for it's mastery of duality in favoring "the intermediate area between the outside and the inside." In this article he reflects on the dual identity of his own personal history that has informed his designs for numerous awards worldwide. View full entry
Phillippe Starck interview in New York Mag. See also Curbed and read about the lobby in the boutique condos on Wall Street. View full entry
I guess that's what it says in this bite from Archrecord. "He will share his time equally between HOK International and HOK Sport, which work on projects in Europe, the Middle East and Africa." But of course, I guess everyone also reported CCTV was dead in the water and it doesn't seem to be that... View full entry