Seeking to inspire rather than impose, Harshim Sarkis blends design with development issues to help build the Lebanon of the future. From the Daily Star View full entry
From the Seattle Times . If you're in Seattle, check out Santiago Calatrava: The Architect's Studio at the Henry Art Gallery. View full entry
Lee Hodgden, Aalto expert, Texas Ranger, and Cornell stalwart passed away on Tuesday. (obit) View full entry
John Clancy, 74, the designer of Tent City, an alternative mixed-income housing project, died Friday. "He was an extraordinary man whose strength of character, unassuming manner, profoundly generous spirit, and commitment to those who are most in need of shelter has had a lasting and significant... View full entry
Preview the newest El Croquis, featuring David Chipperfield (via) View full entry
Learn how they make their models with out having to work there for a week! From Architecture Week View full entry
David Hills a partner at DSDHA writes a positive critique on the work of Berlin-based practice Barkow Leibinger. via BD online (registration required) View full entry
Josef Paul Kleihues , 71, passed away. German architect designed Chicago's modernist MCA (link). J. Irwin Miller, Columbus native built Cummins into a Fortune 500 firm and transformed his hometown into an architectural gem. He was 95. (link) View full entry
Video and audio interviews of Hadid, Koolhaas, Le Corbusier, Niemeyer, Sejima , Siza and Zumthor Today I found on ZDF a video interview from the 28 of May of Peter Zumthor (In German). He mostly speaks about the fate of the Topography of Terror project, maybe this clip can add some more info to a... View full entry
BBC uploads must-hear rare 1959 interview with Mies. listen up View full entry
Lord Foster has been commissioned by Terna, a part of Enel, Italy's state electricity company, to design 230ft pylons that will stretch across five miles of unspoilt landscape which has enraged local landowners. (frm Telegraph) View full entry
Residential Architect profiles San Francisco-based architect David Baker, renowned for his work on low-income housing. View full entry
Japan's Paul Tange talks about following in his father Kenzo's famous footsteps, how architecture has lost touch with nature, and why buildings must become more oriented to individual environments. View full entry
September Issue of Wallpaper* is featuring some nice projects from these architects: Grüntuch/Ernst | 01-10 Architects | Eight Inc. | Snøhetta | AREP View full entry
A group of Angelenos finds a common link: They live in the small, distinctive homes designed by little-known Modernist architect Harwell Harris. "Harris could be considered the grandfather of California Modernism." (LATimes) View full entry
