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
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A large 1000 unit shipping container student housing complex. Built in Amsterdam by TempoHousingVia View full entry
The Milwaukee Art Museum has pulled itself out of $30 million in debt, increased attendance, and attracted acclaimed exhibits since the internationally known Calatrava finished the structure on Milwaukee's lakefront in 2001. Boston Globe | Map of New Museums, NYT | Previous View full entry
The Wall Street Journal asks, "What's so bad about modern architecture? What is it about midcentury modernism that gets under so many people's skins?" WSJ | slide show View full entry
Just a few years ago, preservationists worried that New Canaan's collection of modernist houses, one of Connecticut's historical treasures, was in danger of destruction. But the death in 2005 of Philip Johnson and the opening of his world-famous Glass House for public tours, seems to be turning... View full entry
Global Green USA tours the first home at the Holy Cross Project today, a zero energy affordable housing development in the Holy Cross Neighborhood of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward. workshop/apd won a design competition chaired by Brad Pitt from over 125 entries. Dozens of green products and systems... View full entry
“Today, for the first time in its history, the city has three supertall skyscrapers -- those 1,000 feet or higher -- under construction simultaneously. And owing to shifts in both physics and aesthetics, they aim to become icons of a new post-industrial, post-lunch bucket city -- less about... View full entry
As yet another space shuttle mission draws to a close, Samantha Henig asks, "Why is it taking so long to build the International Space Station? Video @ Slate View full entry
The LA Forum's "extra small Excess" architectural tours continue tomorrow, Thursday, August 16, at 7:30pm, with a visit to the Wagon Wheel School @ 653 North Cahuenga Blvd. Free for Forum members, otherwise $15. Be sure to come along! Previously discussed. View full entry
