Newsweek surveys Architect David Hertz's latest works appropriating refrigerators and jumbo jets. Ms. 747 's new house is making headway. | newswk | prev: 1 2 View full entry
I've posted some photos I took from the Archinect HQ this afternoon to the image gallery. The energy was intense. I've also uploaded a quick video clip to YouTube that you can see here. More from Google News. View full entry
United States Army Corps of Engineers were given over $248M to build 150 health care clinics in Iraq. A recent report notes a number were poorly built and only 20 will be completed without the need of new financing. (nytimes) it should be noted that a permanent clinic in South Africa is around... View full entry
"The project (Christoph Ingenhoven) is highly commended for its innovative approach to integrating material, structural, and product research in a straightforward, sustainable response to reclaiming lost territory of the city." Read | Via Mark View full entry
War and its architectural simulation in the Mojave Desert: NYTimes. View full entry
"When in Rome... don't listen to the Romans. Especially when they burn models of your building and call it a cesspit. Richard Meier tells Steve Rose about his controversial new museum." Guardian. View full entry
The new Estonian National Museum in Tartu, designed by Ghotmeh-Tane-Dorell Architects, is an extension of a former Soviet airstrip. Domus View full entry
Hiroshi Sambuichi camouflages the presence of a dental clinic beneath a series of artificial hills covered in low hedges. domus View full entry
"Snigger all you want, but FAT's weird and wonderful Woodward Place in Manchester's New Islington has been delivered with exemplary care and manifest artistry." Read more at Building Design. Even more in another article at, yes, Building Design, wherein FAT's project is discussed vis-a-vis Alain... View full entry
New York's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will open a new design center (today). The Target National Design Education Center, on the ground floor of the design museum, will feature a 100-seat lecture room, design studio, and resource library. Full Read View full entry
"Six up-and-coming (local) architectural firms are in the running to create a sculpture garden for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art," writes John King in the SF Chron. "The sculpture garden has a chance to do something besides make an artistic splash. It can be a model of a new sort of... View full entry
Blair Kamin's account of Chicago's Soldier Field being stripped of its status as a National Historic Landmark by the Department of the Interior: ...It sends a message that resounds far beyond Chicago: Don't mess with the nation's most venerated sites, not if your design is going to make it look... View full entry
"Apparently the whole thing spins ... as if it were sitting on a record player." Like Nessie, we have a sighting in the discussion: "I attended Rem's lecture at the National Building Museum in DC last night (4/25/06) (sic) and he showed us images of this project towards the end of his... View full entry
Chicago's Soldier Field is stripped of its National Historic Landmark status. Blair Kamin explains how Chicago's loss can be other historic buildings' gain. However, not everyone agrees with his assesment. View full entry
Swarthmore's new $48-million science complex takes the LEED in green building design. | Chronicle | Read At Swarthmore, a Green Building as a Billboard for Science By LAWRENCE BIEMILLER Swarthmore, Pa. It sounds like a recipe for disaster: Start with three used science buildings. Add two... View full entry
