Welcome to Esplanade House in the seaside town of Porthcawl. Its architects won a major award. What a pity locals hate it - and are calling it 'the bottle bank'. Steve Rose explains. View full entry
From the dust and dirt of north Beijing, China's new national stadium rises spectacularly. BBC View full entry
Only six weeks ago, Taschen opened its first flagship store in New York. Bejeweled with the floating shelf design of the French Philippe Starck and psychedelic murals painted by the Brazilian Beatriz Milhazes, the 107 Greene St. location screams adventure and excitement, and shows that Barnes... View full entry
"What seems to have happened is that the developers have been wanting this for a long time, but the architects have been lagging behind. Architects use the same plans over and over, particularly when it comes to parking in a garage." SFGate, Automotion View full entry
London designers will "speed date" with committees responsible for London's 2012 Olympics in an effort to keep design commissions local. When the bell rings, don't let the door crush your drawings on your way out. | A toZ Build.com View full entry
It is true that the old building had a tower, yet the current version, an industrial-looking structure, is an intrusive presence in Golden Gate Park. It is a rare false note in a building that combines stylish minimalism and (dare I say, Swiss) practicality, mostly with success.Slate View full entry
The saga of the Church of St. Pierre is told in "Architecture Interruptus," an exhibit opening today in the Wexner Center for the Arts. Included are drawings, photographs, a model of the completed structure and a video of its construction. Columbus Dispatch | previously 1 | 2 | 3 View full entry
An Op-Ed piece on Frank Gehry's mixed-use project for Lehi (near Salt Lake City), and on appreciating architecture in general: "If your heart doesn’t skip a beat at the sight of a house designed in the spirit of Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion, you’ve got a heart of... View full entry
Latest images of Coney Islands imminent development. I'm horrified by the ghosted, cornice capped, monolithic highrises... kineticcarnival |nydailynews | gowanuslounge View full entry
A fledgeling Hobart architecture firm that usuallly designs house extensions has beaten the world to jointly win the Hobart Waterfront International Design Competition. via Mercury View full entry
The Simon Wiesenthal Center may be going too far by trying to build a museum on a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem, designed by Frank Gehry. Last week, Israel's High Court of Justice ordered Wiesenthal Center and the municipality of Jerusalem to explain why they should be allowed to construct a new... View full entry
Adriaan Geuze was in Louisville today for the official announcement of West 8’s work on the new Museum Plaza by REX. It just so happens that his partner is currently in an Archinect feature this month. More on today’s events here View full entry
Under pressure for full disclosure, a developer reveals drawings of several different versions of architect Santiago Calatrava's Twisting Tower - slated to be taller than the Sears Tower - and offers some face time with Calatrava to the local press, snail shells and all.| Chicago Tribune View full entry
It's not every day you get to visit a spanking new building by Le Corbusier...But here it is: the church of Saint-Pierre rises 33m over the town of Firminy, on the plains of central France. the australian | exhibition and symposium at KSU | related? View full entry
A new waterfront sculpture park opened to the public this weekend in Seattle. Everything you wanted to know and more here. View full entry