A masterful addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum by Steven Holl Architects brightens the landscape of midtown Kansas City and pushes the limits for daylighting exhibition spaces. Metropolis | previously View full entry

This year Europe celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome. This also marks, of course, the fiftieth anniversary of the European presence in Brussels. But is Brussels really the right place to develop the capital of Europe? So how can Brussels fulfill its European... View full entry

Thom Mayne’s Federal Building in San Francisco might just be the bookend to a heady phase of government-sponsored architecture. NY Times View full entry

Two weeks from disclosing their final plan for the nation's tallest building, the Spire's developer and architect offered fresh details Monday night, trying to calm fears about traffic and presenting their own plan for a nearby park to honor Chicago's founding father. Chicago Tribune | Sun-Times... View full entry

Nicolai Ouroussoff on a Los Angeles housing project. NY Times View full entry

Arquitectonica 's Columbia Memorial Space Learning Center, located in Downey, California, will break ground later this month. ArchRecord View full entry

It's hard to believe, but Wembley stadium is finally complete. Jonathan Glancey tours the 90,000-seat, £800m modern marvel. View full entry

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