What do the Fontainebleau Hotel, the Eden Roc Hotel, the Dezerland Hotel, and the Sheraton Bal Harbour have in common? Aside from being on Miami Beach, all were designed in the 1950s and '60s by the architect Morris Lapidus, and all are examples of an architectural style called Miami Modern... View full entry

J. King takes on Zaha Hadid's CAC in Cincinnati, after the shine wears off. "And this would-be icon stands as a cautionary tale: In an age when celebrity architects are courted by cities and institutions desperate to make a splash, brand-name buzz can fade quicker than a fresh coat of paint."... View full entry

David Adjaye , Steven Holl, and Daniel Libeskind working in the same city--look out Bilbao, hello Denver. DP View full entry

Brooklyn Digital Foundry has posted a word about an animation they completed for OMA's REMcycled© project. Nice work guys! Watch View full entry

Frank O Gehry's $150 million center for tolerance is being built on an ancient Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem which is causing confusion throughout the region. Is this tolerance? TRIB l PC l LI l More View full entry

Turin's Olympic Village project, coordinated by Benedetto Camerana, proposes a variation on the theme of the urban residence. An exercise that opens the question of the Olympic structures' use after the kermis.domus and previously note: domus link might require membership. View full entry

Like the Eiffel Tower, the Atomium ”” an oversize replica of an iron molecule with nine aluminum-clad spheres ”” was once a World's Fair centerpiece. NYT View full entry

Forty Bond. HdM goes radical luxury for their first building in NYC. The Times take a peak. View full entry

Four teams of developers and architects have been chosen to design a riverfront neighborhood within Downtown Pittsburg's Cultural District. MVRDV, Steven Holl Architects, Gehl Architects, and Koning Eizenberg Architecture face off to see who can use the most wow factor. Post Gazette View full entry

The NYT has a good piece on the histoirical site of the old gestapo HQ, in Germany, and the rationale for the Topography of Terror that will soon be built to reclaim it. View full entry

Snøhetta is significantly changing its design for what was once the cultural complex at Ground Zero. The new scheme is now being described by officials as a visitors center. Record View full entry

St. Petersburg's Hermitage Museum plans to complete work by 2009 on a $100 million expansion that will allow more of the museum's collection to be on public display. Perhaps the bigger question is will it be Rem or Studio 44? Bloomberg View full entry

Royal Festival Hall - "London's rough equivalent of Carnegie Hall, with more than 340 performances in a typical year and a reputation as the city's flagship auditorium - has been closed since June for a major renovation and is not scheduled to reopen until June 2007." The effects of this closure... View full entry

Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library by Hodgetts + Fung Design and Architecture...presented by ANN View full entry

Lord Rogers' Terminal 4 airport in Madrid, considered the world's largest airport terminal, is soon to open. But boom towns around it are voicing complaints of wreckless planning of noise mitigation and threats of eviction for future expansion. - Guardian View full entry