The Hualapai tribe fastened a massive glass-bottomed walkway to the edge of the Grand Canyon on Wednesday. cbs news. I am for the Hualapai. Did they ever tell us not to build anything? Gaga over discussion. View full entry
Final design plans for the twisting, 2,000-foot Chicago Spire, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, will be presented at a public meeting of the Streeterville Organization of Active Residents (SOAR), an influential neighborhood group, March 26. Chicago Tribune View full entry
If the team of engineers and architects (from MIT) has its way, future habitat construction will require a green thumb and some time rather than skills with a saw or a hammer. Vancouver Sun | Archinode Studio View full entry
The Sustainable Dance Club, an initiative by Dutch architecture firm Döll and non-profit organisation Enviu, "incorporates innovations in the field of sustainable design and applied techniques with social responsibilities in attractive club surroundings." One of these innovations is an... View full entry
John Lumea offers a ruminating critique that takes on several targets...Philip Nobel, NYT Headquarters, Hearst Building, and Learning from Las Vegas. View full entry
Zénith Concert Hall designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects will open on Thursday, March 8, 2007 for its official inauguration in Limoges, followed by a celebratory concert on Saturday, March 17, 2007 with a performance by French pop star Michel Polnareff. PRESS RELEASE Concert Hall for... View full entry
Paul Rudolph’s 1960 Blue Cross/Blue Shield Building could be demolished to make way for an 80-story tower designed by Renzo Piano. NYT View full entry
The United Arab Emirates will pay a cool $520 million for naming rights to the “Louvre Abu Dhabi.” nyt l related View full entry
Helmut Jahn's transitional housing project which stands almost paradoxically near the site of the continuing demolition of the Cabrini-Green housing project opened this past Thursday in Chicago, as the most expensive housing project ever built in the city. TRIB View full entry
Architect Bill Feeney turns an attic into a boys-will-be-boys playpen paradise. WashPost. View full entry
Gridskipper posts a list of the big ugly in the big apple. Have anything to add? View full entry
Glasgow Architect Chris Stewart has created a new company and has given each of his 15 employees an equal share of the new business. BBC View full entry
For decades, cities have seen Olympic bids as among the most effective ways to jump-start civic ambition. Barcelona used the run-up to the 1992 Summer Games as an occasion to reinvent its waterfront, among other expensive improvements. And Beijing is remaking itself at a breakneck pace as it gets... View full entry
Asymptote is feeling big these days thanks to a competition win in Busan, South Korea. The New York–based firm’s design for the Millennium Tower World Business Centre is expected to be the tallest skyscraper in Asia. ArchRecord | previously View full entry
The end of the Farwell Building is as close as March 8th, the date of a special Commission on Chicago Landmarks session called to reverse a January Commission vote stopping the Farwell's demolition. Read all about it, including the possible implications for landmark preservation in Chicago here. View full entry