Herzog & de Meuron’s extension to the Tate Modern gallery has been approved by Southwark Council’s planning committee. Guardian View full entry

Renzo Piano's LACMA renovation plan has LA Times writer Christoper Hawthorne reassigning the current trends of creating 'museum fantastic' styling. LAT View full entry

Now in its fourth public version, Calatrava's design [for the Chicago Spire] is dramatically better than Version No. 3, and has the potential to dazzle. But it will never be built. At least not to the current scale or design. Sun-Times | yesterday View full entry

Blair Kamin and Kevin Nance weigh in on Calatrava's most recent iteration of the Chicago Spire. Tribune | Sun-Times | previously View full entry

Crystal to open on June 2, 2007. Site photos on flickr. View full entry

Here is a short video of the opening ceremony (in German). sueddeutsche Zeitung | video | previously View full entry

Dezain has found some nice images of Toyo Ito's Tama Art University New Library at architecturephoto.net View full entry

An as-of-yet unnamed, but "renowned" Spanish architect will design a new headquarters for RTVE (Radio Televisión Española)... the state radio and television corporation. El Pais View full entry

Warning: May cause nausea & controversy. BBC View full entry

Terry Brown, University of Cincinnati DAAP professor, has placed his trippy house on the market. $399,000 $525,000. Read View full entry

Brown University's proposed Fitness Center design contract, previously awarded to SHoP, has been handed over to Robert AM Stern.|Read View full entry

Jottings on an elegant feat of hillside engineering. nytm View full entry

Enter the minds of a married couple as they contemplate the design of their future Dream House in Florida. nyt blogs View full entry

When asked whether he'd had medieval fantasies growing up the client replied with a definitive, "Yes." flickr View full entry

A Brutalist tower in Cleveland by Marcel Breuer looks destined to be razed. Metropolis | discuss View full entry