From the moment that passengers first arrive at JetBlue Airways’ $750 million terminal at Kennedy International Airport in September, they will face an unmistakably post-9/11 world. NYT View full entry
The Philip Johnson Glass House is pleased to launch Glass House Openings, a film project commissioned on the occasion of the Glass House's 2007 Inaugural Gala Picnic. Directed by Rafael Esquer of Alfalfa Studio, these films capture the inspired reflections from guests who attended the opening of... View full entry
Until now, the prominent features of Roanoke's skyline have been neon: a Dr Pepper sign, a giant star atop Mill Mountain and an animated coffee pot that pours its contents into a cup. Not far away, "Jesus Saves" glows in red from a hilltop church. But there is a new addition under construction in... View full entry
Neutra's Palm Springs Kaufman house acts as the latest backdrop to J.Crew's ad campaigns. The house is expected to fetch up to $25m in May. IHT View full entry
Offering a sharp contrast to the Denver Art Museum's flamboyantly angled Hamilton Building, the Clyfford Still Museum's planned $33 million building will be a place of "reflection, refuge and intimacy," design architect Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works Architecture said today. Denver Post View full entry
It is one of the world's most glorious cities. But is St Petersburg about to be ruined by a skyscraper designed by a UK firm? Why build a new icon for the city, if it will ruin what makes the city special? The tower will also be the world's most sustainable building, RMJM claims, consuming half... View full entry
The New School has unveiled its new Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Fifth Avenue and 13th Street, a $14-million, 32,800-square-foot "urban quad," designed by Lyn Rice Architects, that includes a major gallery, an auditorium, a student lounge, two additional galleries and a street-front... View full entry
Curbed posts additional renderings of NMDA's space-age condo project, HL23. previously View full entry
Will Rafael Viñoly's new expansion for the Brooklyn Children’s Museum get a pop, Iconic name like the Gherkin et al? The NYT examines. The new museum — with its unorthodox silhouette and unconventional color — evokes some kind of exotic creature or physical experiment... View full entry
Building Design spearheads a campaign to save Peter and Alison Smithson's Robin Hood Gardens housing estate threatened by planned demolition. Simon Smithson (son of Smiithsons) joins the fight. View full entry
An Associated Press article published by The New York Times a couple of months ago told us that the Elysian and Silver Lake, “two reservoirs that supply drinking water” to sections of Los Angeles, were found to contain “high levels of the carcinogen bromate.” When alerted... View full entry
Tenders are expected for the 1,600 meter tall tower, as reported last week, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The estimated $10b project is believed to be realized by the UK's Hyder Consulting (developer) and Arup (engineering), with SA's Omrania as project architect and US-based Bechtel as construction... View full entry
Steven Holl Architects (SHA) has recently been commissioned by CapitaLand China, to realize, a large mixed-use complex in Chengdu, China. Scheduled to open in late 2010, this “giant chunk of a metropolis” houses a hybrid complex of generous public spaces flanked by five towers with... View full entry
Even as it celebrates the 40th anniversary of the city's landmarks ordinance, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks not only continues to leave many of Chicago's most essential buildings unprotected, it's upending the very definition of what a landmark building is. Read all about it, and see all... View full entry
With the controversy in Atlanta over the demolition of the MSME designed Buckhead Library, this item seems particularly interesting. View full entry
