SUWON, South Korea - Sim Jae-duck has made his political career as South Korea's Mr. Toilet by beautifying public restrooms. Now he's got a home befitting his title: a toilet-shaped domicile complete with the latest in lavatory luxury.Full Story View full entry
Early reports from the latest RSVP event are in with a jittery write up from George Agnew and some great photos of Afghanistan’s battered capital at Archis. View full entry
On the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam War Memorial, the artist and architect Maya Lin reflects on the impact of her design. ABC News | Video View full entry
Tucked back in the woods of East Hampton, Long Island is a house that some believe may prolong life. It's modeled on residences in Japan called "reversible destiny lofts." These places have bold colors, concave floors, doors too short to walk through and columns to hold on to when you lose your... View full entry
The NY Times profiles an Oregon couple who built a "compact green home" in the shadow of Mt. Hood. Included in the article are descriptions of the techniques they used to deal with building on the flood plain. View full entry
Liberty Hotel "The elegant iron-railing balconies were once catwalks where guards stood watch over the inmates to make sure they didn't break out." View full entry
New York magazine's S. Jhoanna Robledo takes you inside a $3.6 million apartment at 40 Bond that’s on the market.... Via NY Mag View full entry
The Times architecture critic gives his verdict on the Olympic Stadium designs unveiled today. View full entry
HOK Sport have released new images of their oh-so-parametric design for theLondon 2012 Olympic Stadium. There's a promotional video here, a BD article here, something similar from the AJ here and of course a news page from the BBC here. Given it's very tight budget and the requirement of being... View full entry
Jonathan Glancey reviews the renovation of Fortnum and Masons the old, venerable British foods and specialty items retailer.... From the article "Fortnums used to be smart, racy and frightfully English. Walk round it now and you could be almost anywhere....The new-look Fortnums fits well into... View full entry
682 ft tall giant ferris wheel will have 48 air conditioned observation capsules, each of which can carry up to 40 passengers, and on a good day even the Great Wall is expected to be visible in the mountains to Beijing's north. reuters / ground breaking ceromony View full entry
A catalogue of styles emerging in New Orleans: Defensive style, Defiant Style, Dogooder Style. NYT View full entry
A short video showing some aspects of the project by spanish practice A-cero that recently won the Nebula contest in Dubai... Nebula (Madinat Al Arab, Dubai). A project by A-CERO. Uploaded by a-cero View full entry
Construction is about to start on Berlin's first Hindu temple.. It will be dedicated to the God Ganesh and will a 17-meter-high ornamental tower decorated with sculptures.. Via Der Spiegel View full entry
The museum is scheduled to open next fall, although it's architecturally mostly complete now. A tour of the ultra-environmental museum one moonlit evening last week reminded me that natural landscapes and the design imagination need not live apart. SFGate View full entry