Britain's largest example of brutalist architecture is undergoing a multimillion-pound 'regeneration', and is in danger of losing what makes it special. Guardian View full entry
Battle lines have been drawn over the future of London’s Commonwealth Institute after plans for a radical redevelopment of the grade II* listed building were submitted by Rem Koolhaas and fellow Dutch architect West 8. BD View full entry
Wimbledon's Centre Court recently received a new retractable roof that stands to eliminate rain delays, ensure greater security for the grass courts, and provide more comfortable viewing for fans. The new roof is constructed out of translucent fully recyclable architectural fabric, which... View full entry
The WSJ's Evan Ramstad visits the Prada Transformer structure in Seoul. Part 1 / 2 View full entry
The city of St. Louis is trying to decide what will become of many of its historic school buildings and the neighborhoods that they anchor. npr View full entry
This unusual restaurant started life as an ad campaign for Yellow, a New Zealand company similar to the Yellow Pages. The idea was to build a restaurant in a tree using only resources listed in the company's directories. via LA Times | SpaceInvading View full entry
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
