A computer-generated image of what's to become the world's tallest self-supporting communications tower was unveiled on Friday in Tokyo.CBC View full entry
When the ribbon is cut this weekend and Cecil Balmond takes his first tentative steps onto a bridge he has just finished in Coimbra, Portugal, it will represent a crossover into unknown territory. After decades of service to some of the world’s most celebrated architects, this is the first... View full entry
"One of [England's] leading architects has teamed up with an ex-bank robber to design a £400 million alternative to prison." Archinect will be encaged there shortly... Building Design. View full entry
sometimes things aren't as easy as they should be. And, cities haven't quite solved the issue of public urinals either. But Victoria, B.C., is jumping on this band wagon, providing a little subtopian pee space to meet everyone's satisfaction. It's the Urilift in Gizmag. View full entry
More from the front lines of kiwi archi-madness. scroll down... View full entry
Dresden's magnificent train station has been restored to its prewar glory - by a British architect. Steve Rose on the project that brought out Norman Foster's sensitive side. Guardian View full entry
Construction photos of Daniel Libeskind's Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto flickr View full entry
Anil Goswami, a mechanical engineer partnering with a Delhi-based NGO, is still working out his design of a new low cost home for India's slum dwellers, but certainly has some good ideas. A little article on his portable shelter here. View full entry
German architect Meinhard von Gerkan has been chosen to design a Holocaust museum for the eastern German city of Leipzig. DW View full entry
The peoples over at Eyebeam are creating pop-up pneumatic structures for studio space? or creating nomadic digital context? Reblog l Flickr View full entry
As Sullivan's legacy burns in Chicago, Buffalo dress up its Wrights and its Arts and Crafts roots. Post-Gazette View full entry
Office dA and Himma unveil the new plans for the Obzee Headquarters in Seoul, Korea. View full entry
article and slideshow on the forthcoming Coney Island developments...ny times View full entry
Plenty of photos to check out of last saturday's opening. here View full entry
Set on a site that's about as large as 37 football fields, Rem Koolhaas's television authority headquarters in Beijing may initially seem intimidating. This 54-story tower leans and looms like some kind of science-fiction creature poised to stomp all over the surrounding central business... View full entry