Operation Hope has just been named the recipient of the Buckminster Fuller $100,000 prize to support the development and implementation of a strategy that has significant potential to solve humanity’s most pressing problems. Operation Hope has just been named the recipient of the Buckminster... View full entry
A huge museum for contemporary arts and architecture opens in Rome this weekend in a bid to draw avant-garde art lovers to a city defined by its ancient monuments and Baroque fountains. The inaugural shows' highlight is "Space," an exhibit that takes visitors along a route of the eight video works... View full entry
Today in Hamburg the "topping-out" celebrations began for the city's new cultural landmark on the Elbe River. Elphilharmonie started construction a year and a half ago and is now reaching completion. Today in Hamburg the "topping-out" celebrations began for the city's new cultural landmark on the... View full entry
Curbed LA reports that the Morphosis-designed Emerson College proposal has been approved by Hollywood's Planning Commission.Not unexpectedly, attorney Robert Silverstein aka Mr. McSue, showed up at the hearing to express his dismay about the project. Silverstein, who has also represented other... View full entry
After 25 years of false starts, the board of the Whitney Museum of American Art has taken a step that will redefine the 80-year-old institution. It voted on Tuesday afternoon to begin construction on a building in the meatpacking district in Manhattan, to be completed by 2015, that will vastly... View full entry
As a kid growing up in British Columbia, the work of Patkau Architects was always at the top of my agenda for local weekend architectural pilgrimages. It was with great pleasure, then, to find out that Patkau has just been announced the winners of the Fallingwater On-Site Cottage competition... View full entry
A derelict Detroit house becomes a design lab for five young firms. A derelict Detroit house becomes a design lab for five young firms. Five architecture fellows from the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning sought to do the exact opposite: each would... View full entry
We have three two great new clips to share with you from our friends at Tronic and Brooklyn Foundry for their clients at Diller Scofidio + Renfro and BIG... We have three two great new clips to share with you from our friends at Tronic and Brooklyn Foundry for their clients at Diller Scofidio +... View full entry
Eli Broad is throwing a Pritzker Party on Grand Avenue! The LA Times' Christopher Hawthorne has just broken the news that Eli Broad has announced the six firms invited to compete for the job of designing his Grand Avenue art museum project. Four of the six have won Pritzker Prizes. Eli Broad is... View full entry
What's been keeping Michael Graves busy, besides Target toasters, of course? A super-massive resort in Singapore, among other things. What's been keeping Michael Graves busy, besides Target toasters, of course? A super-massive resort in Singapore, among other things. The Architect's Newspaper View full entry
Hawthorne discusses the recently complete Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, with a little back-story about Gehry's personal motivation to take on the project. Hawthorne discusses the recently complete Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas... View full entry
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has released their list of the 11 most endangered places of 2010. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has released their list of the 11 most endangered places of 2010. The list includes: America's State Parks & State-Owned Historic Sites... View full entry
Following our previous reference to The Financial Times' harsh critique of Shigeru Ban's Pompidou Metz, we now bring you another perspective. This time it's The National's (AE) Natasha Edwards who calls the project a masterpiece. What I find more interesting, however, is an observation by... View full entry
Risk of demolition for an early Piano buildingRisk of demolition for an early Piano building. This article is in Italian/photo available. check it out (in Italian. English translation here) via Domus FB. View full entry
The Financial Times' Edwin Heathcote is not a fan of Shigeru Ban's design for the recently completed Pompidou Metz. The Financial Times' Edwin Heathcote is not a fan of Shigeru Ban's design for the recently completed Pompidou Metz.The Pompidou’s first provincial outpost is housed in an... View full entry
