"Quietly rising under the radar and chaff of today's starchitects and signature structures is a revolutionary ship-shaped building within a building that marks the beginning of a new genre of naval military training. Built around technology, theatrics and special effects, the project is the... View full entry
"Beijing is getting ready to host the 2008 Olympic Games, spending some $39bn on upgrading infrastructure and building venues." See it happen in pictures, at the BBC. View full entry
The Wynn claims to be one of the most advanced casino resorts in the world. It's coin-free. All the poker chips are RFID tagged, and there's a Shuffle Master with optical readers that can tell which cards are where on the table at any given moment. It's a fully automated casino and "can run seven... View full entry
"South Korea's biggest conservation battle ended Thursday as the Supreme Court ruled in favor of continuing construction on the controversial Saemangeum sea wall, which when completed will become the longest in the world. The massive $3.58 billion project aims to convert some 99,000 acres of... View full entry
In the race to create the world's tallest structures, the United States seems to be have a harder time getting it up. On a new list of the tallest buildings of 2005 from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, only one, Cesar Pelli's Bloomberg Tower in New York, is in America. Is history... View full entry
A Protestant parish in Berlin needs help saving its Bauhuas-style church. But funds may not come pouring in as it is littered with Third Reich symbols. Spiegel View full entry
Pharma giant Novartis is pushing ahead with its Campus project, which aims to transform an industrial zone in the city of Basel into a major research centre. Top architects are lining up: Diener & Diener, Peter Märkli, Austrian Adolf Krischanitz, Frank Kazuyo Sejima, Ryue... View full entry
Or, Pre-fab for Crabs. Little plastic shelters for hermit crabs, whose housing crisis can be attributed, in part, to human seashell collection ... Cabinet Mag View full entry
Calatrava waves his magic marker and secures planning approval for the Fordham Spire. "With this approval, we're on our way to adding another architectural treasure to this great city," says the developer. Crain's Chicago Business View full entry
The "world's first inflatable folly" is now on display at the Royal Institute of British Architects. Designed by FAT, it's modeled after nothing other than Boullée's Cenotaph for Newton... Read more at RIBA. BLDGBLOG. View full entry
New York and Chicago fight for which shade of blue makes a better marketing scheme for high rise living - Blue or Aqua? Trib l related l Aqua l Blue l oh and Daily Dose and I think alike! View full entry
Paul Goldberger kicks up the drama on Herzog and de Meuron's Allianz Arena in the New Yorker l related View full entry
Housing or office space! Who should be in charge the Port Authority or Silverstein? Since freedom is off the table in the 21st Century is the Freedom Tower also out of the picture? WNYC l related View full entry
Tallest building in Russia, taller than any other building in Europe. THE Tallest naturally ventilated tower in the world. F&P website, and Lord Foster unveiling the project (TV screenshots). Russian speaking architects go and get a job! View full entry
The eternal problem of the leaky roof in nouveau architecture or the builder that forgets to turn off a faucet? Both, apparently, according to the Reina Sofia museum director, Ana MartÃnez de Aguilar. The museum, designed by Jean Nouvel will undergo a thorough re-evaluation to find... View full entry
