The building may or may not be a masterpiece, but the debate over demolishing Riverview High School has become a classic of its kind. Next week, the Sarasota County School Board says it will deliver its final decision on the fate of the old school, designed by Paul Rudolph 50 years ago and... View full entry
Images of a renovation project by dutch firm UNStudio. Ben van Berkel transformed a former post office building into a shopping mall and hotel. Go View full entry
Not really a news item but a movie about the construction of a spartan shelter for hikers and mountaineers at 2,400 m above sea level in the Zillertal Alps. More movies at Detail.de View full entry
An online war is pitting some of the biggest names in world architecture against each other in a bid to influence the French Minister of Culture over the future of Le Corbusier’s world famous Ronchamp chapel. BD | 1 | 2Cesar Pelli, Richard Meier and Rafael Moneo are among the signatories of... View full entry
"As quake survivors take refuge in tarp tents across Sichuan Province, a Beijing-based nongovernmental organization is pushing a home-grown, quake-resistant housing solution: bamboo." csm / inbar [related: The Organic Alternative; Bamboo and rope] View full entry
Currently on display at the Cranbrook Museum of Art in Michigan is Bill Massie's American House '08 - "a work of art and future home all in one project that blends 21st century concepts of environmental sustainability with modernist forms and shapes popular during the 1950s." Chicago Tribune The... View full entry
Memorial for gays persecuted by Nazis opens in Berlin. The memorial will consist of a grey rectangular block some four meters tall. One side will have a small opening through which viewers will see a black and white art film scene of two men kissing. "A simple kiss could land you in trouble,"... View full entry
The Glass House, an austere glass-and-concrete confection in New Canaan, Conn., that Philip Johnson called his “little jewel box,” faces the prospect of demolition. NYT View full entry
Pei Cobb Freed and FXFowle unveil new plans for a hospital and condo development in Greenwich Village. The project had been previously dismissed by the Landmarks Preservation Commission because it would destroy one of Albert C. Ledner's distinctive maritime-themed buildings. The Architect's... View full entry
Olympic bosses knew the 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre was going to blow the budget of £73m, over 3 years ago, according to front page news in The Guardian. With the cost of Hadid's building now estimated at £242m, officials always knew the original bid book cost of £73m was... View full entry
The subprime mortgage crisis hasn't bruised one chunk of the real-estate market: top vintage modern houses. This week, two midcentury classics hit the auction block. The stunning Kaufmann House in Palm Springs, Calif., designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 and the more modest 1960 Esherick... View full entry
Herzog & de Meuron have been selected to design the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art. View full entry
David Byrne has converted a building into a giant musical instrument. View full entry
London basks in sunshine but don't bother to try and sunbathe in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. You won't get in. David Barrie reviews Terry Farrell's proposals to open up the Palace and its gardens to the public. View full entry
Edwin Heathcote, the FT’s archictecture critic, visited Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Qatar to take a look at the schemes underway. FT> View full entry
