following Hugh Pearman's article below, here are two videos about this fantastic project. One in English > and another one in German > View full entry
In Berlin, there is a place called Museum Island. With stereotypical Prussian thoroughness, the five great museums and art galleries of the nation were all built together in this one place between 1825 and 1930. Badly damaged in the Second World War, they then found themselves on the wrong side... View full entry
Herzog & de Meuron’s ambitious design for a 45,000-seat stadium for Portsmouth Football Club have been put on hold, the club has announced. BD | PFC Statement View full entry
The Glasgow School of Art has officially begun it's search for an architect to design the new building across from Mackintosh' famous structure. Scotsman | Bustler View full entry
Sweden's Kjellgren Kaminsky Architects have gone all out and redesigned the city of Gothenburg as a full-on ecotopia. Addressing issues of density, energy, and food production, their Super Sustainable City incorporates everything from green rooftop gardens to water and energy harvesting roadways... View full entry
Bates Masi + Architects' beautiful modern update of an old wood cabin won the AIA Award for Renovations. Materials and wood from the house were kept and re-used in the renovation, minimizing the need for new materials. Inhabitat View full entry
Norman Foster + Partners recently revealed the masterplan for a new sustainable community just outside of Paris complete with twin faceted skyscrapers that will be the tallest mixed-use towers in Western Europe. Dubbed Hermitage Plaza, the high-density development will create a a thriving... View full entry
Ten of the world's most renowned architects present their strategies for a dramatic overhaul of the world's most visited city. Guardian View full entry
Taiwan recently broke ground on a trio of interconnected energy-efficient skyscrapers topped with lush rooftop gardens. Designed by Los Angeles-based NBBJ Architects in collaboration with Fei & Cheng Associates, the Chinatrust Bank Headquarters will take advantage of a host of green building... View full entry
I had worried. It's only natural. The lure of dereliction, its especial beauty, is its very isolation and tragic transience. By this token, the idea of turning the secret world of Manhattan's High Line into a linear, permanent public park could surely not succeed. But now I have walked the first... View full entry
Now, here's a model of biblical proportions. A retired farmer has spent more than 30 years building an enormous scale model of Herod's temple - and it is still not finished.Telegraph View full entry
This gorgeous modern house by NRJA rises from the ruins of an old stone barn in Saka Latvia. Rather than tear down the stone ruins of the barn, the family wanted to use the exterior wall of the barn as a protective barrier surrounding their new home, both for privacy as well as protection from... View full entry
We've recently published a couple new ShowCase features. Last week we featured the Vader House by previously the UpStart'ed Melbourne-based Andrew Maynard. And today we bring you Maison NW, a highly imaginative live/work loft conversion, by architect-resident Nathalie Wolberg, near Paris, France. View full entry
NPR posts a pictorial timeline of the Lincoln Center NPR Elizabeth Diller talks to NPR's Morning Edition. NPR View full entry
Georgio Armani describes his new concept store on 5th Avenue as "Guggenheim 2". NYT View full entry