A new building for Nestle by Rojkind Arquitectos, after their widely published "chocolate museum", this time it is a Lab facility in Queretaro, Mexico, see the images via LA76's blog View full entry
Greg Lynn designs a house that is straighter than you'd think. Ouroussoff takes its measure. via NYT Style Magazine View full entry
Writer Brian Libby has penned a sports-centric protest on his blog, Portland Architecture. Today the American Intsitute of Architects sent City Council a letter condemning the proposed demolition, signed by 20 Portland architects. Another architect, Rick Potestio, addressed the inevitable... View full entry
The first Derek Lam boutique, designed by SANAA, has opened its doors on Crosby between Howard and Grand streets in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. via ArchRecord View full entry
A reminder that enveloping a structure in a flamboyant wrapper is not always the most effective way to create lasting architecture. via NYT View full entry
Following up with last week's news about the winners of the international competition for the new Munch Area in Oslo’s waterfront neighborhood Bjørvika, Bustler now presents the newsworthy proposal from REX titled “Yin Yang”. View full entry
My, how far the mighty Javits Center expansion project has fallen. Back in 2005, it was to be a sparkling $1.7b projects that ballooned to $4b. Then Sir Richard expressed sympathy for the Palestinians and got booted off the project. Now in the midst of the economic crisis, the expansion has... View full entry
H&deM's Tate extension gets the green light. read View full entry
Tiger Woods' new golf resort in Mexico taps local architectural talent, including Legorreta + Legorreta, ABAX Architecture, and A5 arquitectura. AN View full entry
Love it or hate it... they broke the box. peep it View full entry
Christine St-Pierre, Quebec’s Minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women, today announced the classification of Habitat 67 in Montreal, Canada as a historic monument. Units 1011 and 1012, which are owned by architect and designer Moshe Safdie, were also classified. Bustler View full entry
Today, Spanish Herreros Arquitectos received the first prize in the Munch Museum competition. Norwegian Lund Hagem Arkitekter with Atelier Oslo were ranked as number one in the Deichman Library competition. — Bustler
Related: REX does Munch in Oslo View full entry
At Ground Zero, the Freedom Tower's jingoistic name has been swapped out for the more marketable One World Trade Center... NY Post View full entry
Considering the changes in the economy, federal architecture contracts have never been so appealing. And, judging by the recently awarded U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awards, federal architecture isn't that boring either. Check Bustler for the winners View full entry
Britain's 30-year rule for historic preservation has sparked TimesOnline's Tom Dyckhoff to ask "what would you save from the decade style forgot?" View full entry