Richard Gomez managed to build his home so cheaply by acting as contractor, leaving out expensive details, and buying a tiny lot in a "transitional" neighborhood. The one area he didn't skimp was in architectural services by John Sofio of Built Inc.. LA Times View full entry

The OC Register interviews Brion Jeannette, a Newport Beach architect who was commissioned to design one of the countries most expensive houses. Read View full entry

Work has commenced on Dubai's Al Burj, destined to be the tallest building in the world with an undisclosed height and completion date. GoWealthy Meanwhile, the pace picks up at the Burj Dubai. View full entry

Santa Monica Place, one of the last commissions created by frank before he was a starchitect, has closed for a major remodeling. Soon to be re-opened as an open air 'life-style' center, most of the FOG touches seem to be slated for erasure. My favorite part is the chainlink supergraphic scrim... View full entry

Andre Balazs, who recently became the proud owner of this Maison Tropicale following its auction in New York last year, has loaned it for the upcoming exhibition at the Tate, in support of the Design Museum’s major Jean Prouvé exhibition, before he finds it a new home in a warmer... View full entry

Hermitage 2014: A Masterplan is an ambitious project that aims to redefine what it means to be an encyclopedic museum in the 21st century and whose efforts may result in a blueprint that could guide other world-class museums in their future restructuring needs. SPT l MuseumLab l reHermitage? View full entry

The Telegraph has created an online discussion considering the recent attack on new London highrise development by gothist-Prince Charles--who has stated the construction of more skyscrapers in London would "vandalize" the skyline. previous View full entry

Peter Slatin offers his take on developer Larry Silverstein's latest project -- a Four Seasons hotel and condo designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects on the same block as the Woolworth Building. The Slatin Report | previously View full entry

Larry Silverstein’s plans to transform downtown into New York’s next Class-A neighborhood have long been in the works. Yesterday morning he filled in yet another piece of the puzzle when he announced that Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has agreed to operate a hotel and condo... View full entry

Theological school in Newton builds a 'meeting house for the 21st century'. Boston Globe View full entry

Curbed LA reports on this Thursday's scheduled demolition of Frank Gehry's Santa Monica Place shopping mall, "that half-vacant, three-story, 570,000 square-foot indoor mall dangling off the ass of Third Street Promenade." View full entry

First published in Graz Architektur Magazin 03, Ästhetische Oppositionen etc. reprints Knut Birkholz critique on the representation of power in building and OMA's justifications for such project. PDF > View full entry

For every gem produced by the long-running building boom, there are even more clunkers. Chicago Tribune | Via Discussions Left Bank at K Station, 300 N. Canal St. Architect: DeStefano + Partners The name advertises Parisian grace. But this bland hulk doesn’t live up to the billing. (Tribune... View full entry

Overcome with love after a visit to Lyon, France, an entrepreneur decided to capture the magical moment by building a little Lyon — back home in Dubai. NYT View full entry

Then maybe buzzwords aren't just all hype. For the homeless in Oakland, the Crossroads could be a new beginning. NYT (earlier: S.F. Homeless Urbanism: Green and Supportive; Designing for the Homeless) View full entry