A shortage of funds has prompted UC Berkeley to abandon its plan to construct a new Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive downtown. SF Gate"While the architectural plans will change," Cal Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau said after the announcement, "what will not change is our shared goal... View full entry
Mimi Zeiger has penned a piece for Metropolis on Thom Faulder's design for a private backyard installation entitled "Deform Courtyard". According to Jeff Dauber, the client (an exec at Apple), "I wanted someone to barf when they look at it". Mimi Zeiger has penned a piece for Metropolis on Thom... View full entry
"'This memorial for the fallen haunts me'" Guardian "'This memorial for the fallen haunts me'" Guardian View full entry
Lewis.Tsuramaki.Lewis, nARCHITECTS, SCAPE Studio, and Matthew Baird Architects have been selected for a residency at P.S.1 to help address flooding and climate change in New York Harbor. Their job will be to create innovative designs to address issues raised by Guy Nordenson, Catherine Seavitt... View full entry
Chicago to demolish Gropius campus... disappointing for a city that claims to be the birthplace of modernism and "friend" of architecture. Chicago to demolish Gropius campus... disappointing for a city that claims to be the birthplace of modernism and "friend" of architecture. Gropius in Chicago... View full entry
"After years of taking a back seat to other long-delayed development projects at ground zero, the performing arts center has suddenly come to the fore, as both a focus of discussion and a bone of contention. The underground work now being done by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey... View full entry
The Danish-Icelandic artist has been commissioned by Copenhagen's mayor to design a pedestrian bridge in the city, to connect an area dominated by office buildings designed by Henning Larsen. Describing his plans for the bridge, Eliasson said that he wants pedestrians crossing the river to come as... View full entry
The chief architect for the landmark new headquarters for China's powerful state broadcaster said the part of the complex that burned in a massive fire earlier this year can be repaired and does not need to be torn down.The chief architect for the landmark new headquarters for China's powerful... View full entry
The New York City Council voted to approve the Jean Nouvel-designed skyscraper today, set to build next to the Museum of Modern Art at 53 West 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues.The New York City Council voted to approve the Jean Nouvel-designed skyscraper today, set to build next to the... View full entry
From City Beautiful to the arts district in Dallas, Nicolai Ourousoff calls 'em as he sees 'em: "...The formal dazzle masks a deeper struggle by cities and architects to create accessible public space in an age of shrinking government revenue and privatization. At their most ambitious, they are an... View full entry
The ramps were built by a company accused of having links to the mob, and the concrete mix was designed and tested by a company under indictment on charges that it failed to perform some tests and falsified the results of others. But it is unclear whether work performed by either firm contributed... View full entry
It's not magical, but the new Los Angeles Police Department building downtown is a surprisingly successful piece of urban design. It's not magical, but the new Los Angeles Police Department building downtown is a surprisingly successful piece of urban design. LATimes View full entry
Timber and glass design aims for uplifting image The chapel's modest architecture is a refreshing change from the circular museum with its assertive mast. In designing the 2,100-square-foot building, Denver-based Fentress Architects, the same firm responsible for the museum, shelved heroic... View full entry
Norman Fosters new design for Sperone/Westwater gallery near the New Museum, NYC Norman Fosters new design for Sperone/Westwater gallery near the New Museum, NYC. NYT View full entry
The $1.3 billion in contracts was the largest ever awarded for a single project in Los Angeles, city officials said. The project — which will be financed with bonds, not federal stimulus money — will be the first significant renovation of the airport’s international terminal in... View full entry