Interview on CBC with photographer Ed Burtynsky as he goes into year 2 of documentation of a massive house in Toronto by Shim Sutcliffe. | listen View full entry

"The Art Institute of Chicago's $200-million expansion (designed by Renzo Piano) is growing by another 34,000 sf. The third-floor addition to the art museum at 111 S. Michigan Ave. also will be 10 feet higher than originally planned." Read View full entry

"BMX bikers and skateboarders have discovered the Holyrood building makes a perfect play park," the Scotsman reports. But, while some fear the worst, others are asking, as long as considerable damage can be avoided, what's the harm? View full entry

An interview with Moshe Safdie about the stalled progress on constructing the expansion of the Free Library of Philadelphia's central annex. (philly) View full entry

Meier and Holl go tête-à-tête in Denver for a courthouse (against 3 other firms). "If for some reason our team is not chosen, I hope Steven Holl is," Meier said. Cmon, put on your game face, Dick. | rockymtn View full entry

Zaha Hadid thought things were going swimmingly before she was asked to scale back costs - that rose to almost double the budget - on the Olympic 2012 Aquatic Centre. | bbc | telegraph View full entry

Check out "Adam Kalkin, an architect and artist who is unveiling his Push Button House, a shipping container with motorized walls that unfold like an elaborate Murphy bed to reveal an unexpectedly muted interior with the refined furnishings one might find in a Park Avenue apartment of patrician... View full entry

Check out the Casa da Musica in VR. Hot. View full entry

Gallery by University of Waterloo Professor, Terri Meyer Boake View full entry

The Kimmel Center has sued its architect, accusing Rafael Viñoly Architects of "deficient and defective design work" and delays that boosted the project's final cost. The lawsuit over construction does not seek a specific amount of damages, but cites a loss of $23 million. | philly View full entry

Kennedy & Violich have run into some strange roadblocks down at Clemson. The issue, oddly: many residents decried the plan for its modern design and for its impact on the neighboring condos. | cpost View full entry

After the weekend, all the major papers have good things to say about her. The Times & The Observer View full entry

In a new press release, the president of CABE pledges "to establish an identity for the [Thames] Gateway that will help put high design quality at the centre of development." Official Press Release. See earlier and earlier for more on Thames Gateway. View full entry

"Cabe has given its 'qualified support' to Frank Gehry's colourful scheme for Hove seafront, following three design review meetings and repeated advice to make the scheme more 'quirky'." Building Design. View full entry

A MASSIVE mosque that will hold 40,000 worshippers is being proposed beside the Olympic complex in London to be opened in time for the 2012 Games. Its futuristic design features wind turbines instead of the traditional minarets, while a translucent latticed roof would replace the domes seen on... View full entry