On Monday Quaddafi's son Saif al-Islam Gadafy unveiled a new "plan" for sustainable tourism and development zone on Libya's coast. Near the site of one of the best examples of Roman architecture and urban planning.... Who is the lead designer? Foster and Partners who else....Guardian | BBC View full entry
From the Guardian, Photoset of Foster's new terminal... View full entry
PBS stations will be airing a documentary about the Farnsworth House tonight called "Saved from the Wrecking Ball". Check your local listings. View full entry
Gearing up for the AIA's Homes Tours here in San Francisco this coming weekend (part of Architecture and the City Month), Zahid Sardar gives us a little taste by glimpsing inside this little gem designed by Stanley Saitowitz at Natoma Architects. Read (w/ Photos). View full entry
“The plan's critics say it also encapsulates many of the shortcomings of Putin's Russia: state corporations which wield almost unchallenged power and a bureaucratic machine that serves the Kremlin, but often seems deaf to public opinion.” Reuters | Previously: 1 | 2 | 3 View full entry
An "American Idol"-inspired contest lets people pick a favorite Chicago-area landmark from a list of contenders vying for $1 million in rehab funds. Article | Photos of contenders View full entry
From deeply somber to brightly kinetic, a picture emerged today for the first time of what pedestrians can expect to see five years from now along the Greenwich Street side of the World Trade Center memorial. NYT View full entry
The design chosen is a low-lying, striking bit of construction that uses natural earth as a berm, and relies on passive energy for heating and cooling, with photovoltaic panels for electricity and water recycling capabilities. — Space.com
Virgin Galactic's New Mexico spaceport by Foster & Partners. View full entry
Read Nicolai Ouroussoff's quasi-critique of Bernard Tschumi's Blue Tower in the LES, then share your own. NYT | Discuss | WorldArchNews View full entry
According to some, the owner (related data) could say, "I can afford it. I can have it. I want to have the biggest house in the world. Things like that." ap/yahoo.Allan Greenberg, LLC is the architect. He wrote a book called 'Architecture of Democracy', where he places the modest, single-family... View full entry
For Twin Cities design aficionados, a new I-35W bridge across the Mississippi River presents a chance to build a breathtaking landmark with a world-renowned bridge designer. Star Tribune | via mediabistro | previously View full entry
By Asymptote, scheduled for occupancy in Fall 2008. Peak View full entry
Amid this atmosphere of malaise, two recently announced projects for downtown New Orleans stand out as the first truly creative attempts to foster the city’s resurrection. I am quite concerned about announcing the city's resurrection at times when the city is at least as vulnerable as it... View full entry
The BBC has a photo review of the opening of the world's largest casino and supposedly Asia largest building.... Welcome to Macau the new Vegas? View full entry
In the two years since Hurricane Katrina, what has the rebuilding effort produced? No grand designs. No inspired vision for the future of New Orleans. There have been only a handful of earnest, grass-roots proposals to preserve what’s left of the historic fabric. Amid this atmosphere of... View full entry