Rebuilding Beijing: pure geometry versus the awkward squad Although Beijing is as big as you expect -a dauntingly gridlocked, teeming, dust-laden bigness- it is only the third largest city in China. It trails behind Guangzhou and Shanghai. But as the capital most likely to take over from... View full entry
Dezeen has published 18 different renderings of Ateliers Jean Nouvel's proposed 75-story gallery/hotel/condo tower that go way above and beyond the little NY Times tease unleashed on the world yesterday. Also, Dezeen points out that developer Hines has already set up a 53 West 53rd Street... View full entry
The finger-pointing has already begun in response to a lawsuit filed by MIT against Frank Gehry’s firm, Gehry Partners, and general contractor Skanska USA. ArchRecord | previously | discuss 1 | 2 The suit claims that Gehry and Skanska committed design and construction failures on the... View full entry
Some of Croydon's best-known landmarks could disappear as part of ambitious plans unveiled by a leading British architect (Will Alsop) to transform the town centre from an urban concrete jungle to a cosmopolitan oasis. Croyden Guardian View full entry
At Billy Graham Library, opened last spring, the man and the message are one and the same. The library was built for $27 million and features 40,000-square-foot exhibition space. Via NYT View full entry
Paul Goldberger makes a fair argument for SANAA's New Museum of Contemporary Art: Sejima and Nishizawa have designed a building that is just right for this moment of the Bowery’s existence...[They] have a way of combining intensity with understatement. The New Yorker | via Curbed |... View full entry
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
