Moscow has one solution for its decaying constructivist housing: demolition. But who will save these avant garde masterpieces? Guardian View full entry

A day after evicting the International Freedom Center museum from the memorial quadrant at ground zero for being too controversial, state officials described a plan this morning to develop a half million square feet of retail space elsewhere on the World Trade Center site. New York Times View full entry

Governor Pataki evicts the Freedom Center from Ground Zero, heeding "concern this summer that there would be anti-American exhibitions and programs in the cultural building." Sonhettas project has nowhere to go, and some consider it dead. (prev 1, 2) | nytimes View full entry

The most important 1930s building in Britain was nearly turned into a pub, but now it has been beautifully restored, says Giles Worsley. The Daily Telegraph View full entry

Weber + Thompson architecture is proposing an entirely passive-cooled office building as an alternative to the traditionally air conditioned model. Seattle Times View full entry

The £3 million Deanburn Primary School in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland, which will be officially opened today, replaces the old building, which was virtually destroyed by fire three years ago. Read View full entry

The BBC has some continued coverage of Gehry's controversial proposal for the Brighton and Hove seafront, with reader comments too. View full entry

Christian de Portzamparc has been accused of having something to do with this clunky project in NY. And the developer is trying to use the architect's involvement as leverage to get certain restrictions lifted. (OK, actually, the developer is whining about CdP's fees and asking not to be burdened... View full entry

Alan Hess of the San Jose Mercury News is critical of the new de Young Museum. "... Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron's design for the new de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park is thick with concepts but short on architecture". Read | In the Gallery View full entry

Rafael Viñoly's "Bold, clean design lets art shine." Read View full entry

The NYT catches us up on the latest round of criticisms over the future of the Freedom Center at Ground Zero. More worries that it will be a denigrating " high-tech, multimedia tutorial about man's inhumanity to man," with exhibits about the civil rights struggle in America and oppressive regimes... View full entry

Called "social cleansing," a housing estate is being torn down in south London - but to bring in more residents, or to be rid of the ones already there? "The idea is that if the estate were flattened, much of the land could be sold off for private sale and with the proceeds, social housing could... View full entry

You know, its fun to talk about Freedom and its even fun to think about freedom (weeeee), but if you want to put freedom somewhere, you better have a good reason for doing so, or you are free to leave. Welcome to the US, Snohetta. | nytimes View full entry

Michael Graves gets a hand-spanking on his new Nashville Federal Courthouse. Claiming it a "federal disaster," this fledgling critic offers The new federal courthouse design recalls an Embassy Suites hotel with a futurama atrium. | nville um, hide your children:(the fleeing birds are a nice touch... View full entry

NPR previews Herzog and de Meuron's de Young Museum in this Morning Edition piece. The piece also has an interview with de Meuron about the duo's design concepts for the project. (6 images) View full entry