Domus is now offering virtual tours of the buildings profiled in their magazine "thanks to a preconfigured itinerary that can be loaded in Google Earthâ„¢." View full entry
Artforum has just published, in its March issue, a large portfolio featuring architectural responses to the disaster wrought by Hurricane Katrina. The proposals were solicited from MVRDV, Huff + Gooden, UN Studio, Morphosis, West 8, and Hargreaves Associates by Red Kroloff, dean of Tulane... View full entry
Norman Foster's giant glass canopy roof for the Hong Kong government's $5 billion West Kowloon Cultural Complex (WKCC) has been scrapped. l ARecord l But Foster continues to move on the little island in the Great Bear. l Bloomberg l View full entry
Work will soon be getting underway on C.C. Pei's U.S. National Slavery Museum, a project deep in the territory of the old Confederacy, that aims to help Americans reflect critically on "one of the most misreported and misunderstood institutions in American history." Reuters | prev View full entry
NYC rejects a pilot program for these escape pods: lifeboats off skyscrapers for emergency evacuations. cnn View full entry
The Swiss Army Knife of Houses by Urs Flueckiger (Prof. at Texas Tech University) in the New York Times. View full entry
Plans were unveiled today to build the greenest housing estate Brighton will perhaps ever see. The 16-home development would be the first colony of Earthships, designed by Mike Reynolds. The developers, Biotecture, claims the homes will be so energy efficient they will have no utility bills, and... View full entry
For those of you who wanted more Zaha. Or specifically more images of the new library project at the Universidad de Sevilla, look no further. l previous l View full entry
MVRDV reconcentrates the concept behind their ill-fated serpentine pavilion to RELand New Orleans. via l previous View full entry
Hong Kong Halts Plans for Arts Center: outdoor canopy designed by Norman Foster scrapped. || Meanwhile, the Asia Society plans two large projects including a $52 million center in Hong Kong designed by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien and a $40 million center in Houston by Yoshio Taniguchi. || And... View full entry
WEMBLEY builders told last night how they cashed in at the bookies ”” over their failure to finish the new stadium on time. sun. I wonder if any Foster and Partners employees cashed in on it? View full entry
Zaha Hadid is to build an institute on her old alma mater's campus. As significant and prestigious as that is for the AUB it is equally significant for Lebanon - this will be the first Hadid building to be constructed in the country. DailyStar View full entry
Singapore , now, following Dubai's lead, has announced their plans with Space Adventures, to develop an integrated spaceport "that will offer suborbital spaceflights, as well as operate astronaut training facilities and a public education and interactive visitor center." View full entry
In a push to expand its investments through out the Arab world, Intel is setting up shop in the Gaza Strip. With plans to build an IT center there that will employ and be run by Palestinians, the company believes this is a pioneering move for American companies to help bring economic growth to... View full entry
Zaha Hadid's Phaeno Science Center is seen as a revolutionary building, but what do the German's think about it. NPR l related View full entry
