Stuck on the lawn in front of Watford Grammar School for Boys, Tim Ronalds Architects' new music school, a geometric modern pavilion, stands as if cut from a primer of the best new British architecture. the guardian View full entry
Modernists are appalled, but neoclassic architecture is staging a comeback. Latest evidence: an ersatz Arc de Triomphe in Atlanta, Georgia. Forbes + Slideshow View full entry
The Guardian discusses OMA's planned restoration of London's Commonwealth Institute. View full entry
"Egg" is not a flattering epithet in Chinese, being attached to various insults such as ben dan (stupid egg) and huai dan (rotten egg). (There is no "good egg" in Chinese slang.) LATimes View full entry
The architecture studio A-cero, directed by Joaquin Torres, presents a new project for a residential tower in Dubai’s Madinat Al Arab district, a sector designated to become the new downtown and business district of this vibrant city. The new 20 floor tower is located on the coastline, in a... View full entry
Gehry Partners/ Forest City Ratner's $4 billion Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn may get some schedule, phasing, or scope changes. NYT Ourossoff's take here: link View full entry
Arthouse, an Austin nonprofit with the mission of promoting the growth and appreciation of contemporary art and artists in Texas, formally unveiled their renovation plans at a news conference earlier today. Designed by New York City's Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis, the renovation will triple the usable... View full entry
Can Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House--heavily damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake--be restored and reopened? Not if the neighbors have something to say about it. The Architect's Newspaper. View full entry
Surfing is occasionally a slow process, and after a long journey I deliver this wonderful critique on Witold Rybczynski’s semi-recent article on the fate of the public library from biblioklept to reinterpret the previous discussion. View full entry
Rem Koolhaas and Reinier de Graaf of OMA are set to restore London’s iconic Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington, having beaten competition from architects including Rafael Viñoly, Eric Parry and Caruso St John. BD View full entry
While Neutra's Palm Springs Kaufman house is expected to fetch up to $25 million, the architect's own personal residence in Silver Lake is falling apart. Archinect's Orhan Ayyüce takes us along for a brief tour of the house, and shares his concern for the well being of this important piece of... View full entry
The NYT T-Design 2008 Style Magazine explores the house designed for artist Rirkrit Tiravanija, in Chiang Mai. The result of a collaboration between him, his wife, a local architect and two architect friends of the couple, the house was built using local craftsmen out of primarily concrete... View full entry
Developer Edward J. Minskoff Equities has made a deal with Cooper Union to purchase 51 Astor place and raze the engineering building there for a new 13-storey mixed-use tower designed by Fumihiko Maki. WAN | via Curbed | development study: 51 Astor Place Maki's proposal: earlier development... View full entry
Right now, Renwick Street has to be the most depressing street in Manhattan. Already boxed in by the West Side Highway and Holland Tunnel traffic, this one-block connector between Canal and Spring in Hudson Square sees only the occasional cab and fire truck, and the rest of the time is blocked by... View full entry
Today the Tampa Bay Rays submitted some more details on their plans for a new ballpark on the downtown waterfront. The "Detailed Design Submittal" (PDF) and "Transportation and Parking Submittal" (PDF) are available, as well as some other information, from the City of St. Petersburg. Parking has... View full entry
