In a surprising turn from its earlier support, the NYC planning commission turned down a zoning request by Hines that would have paved the way for Jean Nouvel's MoMA tower to become the second tallest building in the city. Instead, the commission voted in favor of the project but with a reduced... View full entry

Teton Valley Community School in Victor, Idaho and architecture firm Section Eight [design] receive the top award of the 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom. Currently based out of a remodeled house, students at Teton Valley Community School are now one step closer to getting a real... View full entry

Curbed LA talks to Morphosis' Kim Groves about their design for the Hollywood extension campus of Emerson College. Curbed LA talks to Morphosis' Kim Groves about their design for the Hollywood extension campus of Emerson College. Curbed LA View full entry

Australia's most instantly recognisable landmark is also its most contentious building, and once again the Sydney Opera House is at the centre of a vigorous debate - this time over the cost of preserving it for future generations. Australia's most instantly recognisable landmark is also its most... View full entry

What do you do with that all-too-common recessionary victim, the vacant lot? In San Francisco, the mayor hands 'em over to architects, like Douglas Burnham of Envelope A+D, who in turn turns 'em into, among other things, a temporary retail row with shops and a food court using fancy modular tech... View full entry

AMONG the traditional brick and clapboard structures that line the streets of this sleepy East Texas town, 70 miles north of Houston, a few houses stand out: their roofs are made of license plates, and their windows of crystal platters. AMONG the traditional brick and clapboard structures that... View full entry

After dropping famed architect Frank Gehry from the Nets basketball arena planned for Brooklyn, the developer of the massive mixed-use project has brought in New York-based architecture firm SHoP to assist in the design of the venue, according to a person informed of the decision. After dropping... View full entry

When Pugh+Scarpa began work on their Fuller Lofts in 2002, it was seen as a turning point for the firm, downtown LA, and affordable housing—50% of units were to be low cost. But all that is nearly gone as the firm has been booted from the project and the affordable housing could soon follow... View full entry

There are rumors surfacing in China that OMA injected sexual references into their design of the CCTV building.There are rumors surfacing in China that OMA injected sexual references into their design of the CCTV building, leaving many Chinese humiliated.An online poll conducted by huanqiu.com... View full entry

Convincing preservationists the renovation will not recreate the Bellagio: "'Lincoln Center is an iconic piece, and people have certain memories with that fountain,' said Mr. Kopik, who is finishing work on the project in advance of its dedication on Sept. 30. 'It is a challenge to create... View full entry

As part of the Burnham Plan Centennial celebrations, the Burnham Pavilion by Zaha Hadid Architects triggers the visitors’ curiosity and encourages them to consider the future of Chicago. Superimpositions of spatial structures with hidden traces of Burnham’s Plan are overlaid and... View full entry

The town of Kirkenes in Norway has recently announced the construction of the world's tallest wooden building. Conceived by Reiulf Ramstad Architects, the Norwegian Barents Secretariat will stand 16-17 carbon neutral stories tall and will be constructed from natural materials with innovative... View full entry

And a disappointing one at that. When the most Jewish of architects really could have made something special, it seems he decided instead to nail a massing model to the doorpost. Created for his Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, it's really no better than a Guggenheim-shaped coffee mug... View full entry

Inside the third biggest mosque in the world…Inside the third biggest mosque in the world… Photo tour | Via View full entry

Butler College at Princeton recently completed by Harry Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners & Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates.Butler College at Princeton recently completed by Harry Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners & Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. PrincetonAt the moment, the... View full entry