A new kind of Chicago architecture, says Lynn Becker of Aqua by studio Gang. But I smell something else... View full entry
It appears that a group of Archinectors (ers?), including forum favorite WonderK, got together over the weekend to tour the surprisingly wonderful collection of buildings in Cincinnati. You can view some of their photos in the Image Gallery.An enthusistic archinecter can't restrain himself from... View full entry
Zaragoza will have a space for Goya and Swiss architects Herzog and DeMeuron will complete it. They beat out Rem Koolhaas, Dominique Perrault, David Chipperfield, Cruz y Ortiz, Gae Aulenti and Jordi Garcés. ElMundo | terra | Via View full entry
Beautyland will stretch across 3.5 million square feet at Dubailand, an entertainment and hospitality development. Beautyland will consist of a Beauty Museum and a Beauty Academy as well as designer and branded beauty products. Gulf News Also, Dubai builds bigger. View full entry
"Having to replace a rope bridge destroyed by a rock fall over the Traversinertobel, in Switzerland, engineer Jürg Conzett and his associate Rolf Bachofner could only find two points where there would be no risk of rock falls. But one was too high and the other too low. Their... View full entry
...a $63 million federal courthouse in Austin, Texas. The recently unveiled plans reveal a building that will seek to achieve LEED Silver certification and will comprise seven stories. AR | MSME View full entry
On 21 March 2006 the reconstructed sculpture pavilion of Aldo van Eyck was opened at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo. This provisional, yet poetic structure was originally designed for the 1966 sculpture exhibition at Park Sonsbeek, Arnhem. It was dismantled after... View full entry
The new estimate, $972 million, would make this the most expensive memorial ever built in the United States. And that figure does not include the $80 million for a visitors' center paid for by New York State. It is likely to draw unfavorable comparisons to the $182 million National World War II... View full entry
Jennifer, from H&G TV's "Extreme Homes", is looking for more extremity. We have covered a wide spectrum including homes from well-known architects like Bruce Goff, Bart Prince, and Jim Johnson. We also love to show off funky art and interior design that brings character into a house.Email her... View full entry
Bamboo Bridge for “Here there be monsters” at M&A, Los Angeles: a peek in the Gallery | Materials and Applications | by www.infranatural.com and www.workshoplevitas.org View full entry
Jean Nouvel will create a park for serenity amidst the Barcelona bustle. Take a look... Full story in 20 MinGooTranslates View full entry
DES MOINES, Iowa Wal-Mart has agreed to design its new supercenter in Pella with a Dutch flair. The architecture of the 99-thousand-square-foot building will reflect the city's Dutch heritage that dates back to 1847. That's when about 800 immigrants settled in the rolling fertile fields 40 miles... View full entry
Architects Lord Richard Rogers and Fumihiko Maki were named Wednesday to design two office towers that are next in line to begin construction at the World Trade Center site. Rogers, the British architect who is designing an expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, and Maki, who is... View full entry
Potential historical district in Greenpoint, Brooklyn burned to the ground yesterday. The event has raised questions that developers have renewed a long standing practice of arson in the Big Apple. NYT l WNYC View full entry
It was never-say-never time inside the swooping spaces of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, where Frank Gehry was on hand for the first public viewing of models of the $1.8 billion Grand Avenue project, with the Related Cos. as the developer, in downtown Los Angeles. The champion of stand-alone... View full entry
