we just finished a new video promoting the Diller+Scofidio+Field Operations design for New York City's High Line park - opening to the public in late 2008 - : check it. View full entry
Ordos100 has finished its second phase. Between June 24-29, 72 international architects gathered in Inner-Mongolia to present their 1,000 square meters villa proposals. During the past 2 weeks movingcities, embedded Ordos100-architects, updated their site with snapshots and short comments on the... View full entry
Details of their concerns, released to the Guardian under the Freedom of Information Act after the cost of the building has more than trebled to £303m, show that from the outset Hadid's design faced "clear technical and organisational issues" and "the detail of the scheme was not as well... View full entry
The European Archive of Urban Public Space brings together examples of some of the most significant projects of the regeneration of public space that has occurred in different European cities over the last twenty years. Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona / Link 2: muf View full entry
Pentagram, probably better known for their graphic design, has just completed the new Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee. From their blog... View full entry
Wondering how WorkAC built their urban farm for this year's PS1 Young Architects Program? Well, now you can see with this lime-lapse video. From WorkAC, "The recording will continue throughout the whole summer and will include the WARM UP parties and the dismantling. We will try and update the... View full entry
The Jury Committee of Rome City Council have declared the winner of the competition for the design of the new Rome Civic Offices Capitoline 2 (Campidoglio 2): Mario Cucinella Architects have designed the winning project with Studio Altieri. More View full entry
The Italian Prime Minister takes a jab at Daniel Libeskind's design for an art museum and office tower in Milan. Independent View full entry
The bunker, built between 1978-1983 to save elite East German leaders from a nuclear attack, will briefly drop its veil of secrecy this August for three months, after that, it will be permanently sealed. CSM | bunker 5001.com View full entry
The Detroit News has a good article and photo gallery about Bill Massie's prototype house currently on display at the Cranbrook Art Museum. Click. | previously View full entry
Renderings, construction, pictures, videos, architects, clients, everybody smiling, you name it... All here, all glorious. Now leasing. www.wtc.com View full entry
In Ping Mag, a review of this new book edited by Kristin & Lukas Feireiss of Architecture Forum Aedes and published by the ubercool Gestalten Verlag. Watch Video as well. View full entry
"For all the buzz surrounding prefab, few of these projects actually move beyond the conception stage to become built environments. The number of full-fledged modern prefab houses built nationwide in 2008 will be in the dozens, not hundreds." LAT | previously View full entry
News item (with pics) about the inauguration of Calatrava's bridge in Jerusalem, which is opened Wednesday. View full entry
In Abh Dhabi at the international property investment and development exhibition SMAQ's master plan for a site in Dubai was unveiled. The plan for a sustainable mixed-use development for 7000 inhabitants will be built within the next three years.Masterplan for Dubai announcedThe masterplan for... View full entry