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

Back in 2008, a devastating fire tore through the Bouwkunde building where the Faculty of Architecture at the Delft University of Technology resided, resulting in a loss of more than just a structure, but also a home base for many students and faculty. To put the tragedy in the past, the... View full entry

Der Spiegel reviews the David Chipperfield-revamped Neues Museum which finally opens this Friday. Der Spiegel reviews the David Chipperfield-revamped Neues Museum which finally opens this Friday. Read View full entry

"When they saw an advertisement for the old water-pumping station in a quiet Berlin suburb, a working-class area called Neukölln in the former East Berlin, the pair’s creative antennae began to twitch. The former pumping station, surrounded by fully grown chestnut trees and flanked by... View full entry

Tortuous battle to agree design for visitor centre is finally resolved. A computer-generated image of how Stonehenge's new environmentally sensitive visitor centre will look Tortuous battle to agree design for visitor centre is finally resolved. The Independent View full entry

A 23-metre high cardboard tube tower designed by Shiger Ban is expected to sell for between £50,000 and £70,000 next week at auction. A 23-metre high cardboard tube tower designed by Shiger Ban is expected to sell for between £50,000 and £70,000 next week at auction. Read View full entry

Jury takes a jaundiced view of city's new structures, but some awards stand out. Jury takes a jaundiced view of city's new structures, but some awards stand out. Globe & Mail | Recently at Bustler View full entry

Ouroussoff asks some tough questions, and answers them... Ouroussoff asks some tough questions, and answers them:"What is an architect’s responsibility to Barnes’s vision of a dazzling but quirky collection of early Modern artworks housed in a rambling 1920s Beaux-Arts pile? Is it... View full entry

Christopher Hawthorne reports from Dallas about the starchitecture-saturated new arts district.The Wyly Theatre, designed by Joshua Prince-Ramus (REX) and Rem Koolhaas (OMA) will open next Monday. Photo copyright LA Times / Timothy Hursley. Christopher Hawthorne reports from Dallas about the... View full entry

Opponents of the Jean Nouvel-designed tower next to MoMA in NYC are now voicing their opinion in television ads. Opponents of the Jean Nouvel-designed MoMA tower in NYC are now voicing their opinion in television ads. View full entry