"timeless, atavistic appeal of the earth endures today in a pair of artists' studios designed by architect Jim Jennings" SFGate | images View full entry
Following the steps of the likes of Paul Andreu who laid his avant garde "Eggshell" - the Grand Theatre - in Beijing, French architect Alain Sarfati is also seeding his creation in the capital. From China View View full entry
Who is expanding the Hermitage? In March, the New Yorker clearly indicated that Rem Koolhaas had managed to sideswipe Studio 44 out of the job. As of the April 13 unveiling, though, Studio 44 remains the lead architect, at least on paper. Architectural Record tags Rem's OMA/AMO as... View full entry
ArchRecord reports that Morphosis has been dropped from the Grand Ave. redevelopment in L.A., claiming, Mayne has a “different design vocabulary than what the Related team is trying to do with the project.” Previously 1 & 2 View full entry
The new BMW plant in Leipzig by Hadid is one part Saarinen, one part part Huxley, and a whole lotta Wagner. Ja wohl. | indy View full entry
Treehugger reports on Dr. Ken Yeang's concept for the EDITT Tower, a daring skyscraper in Singapore which confronts the importance of ecologically sound urban planning and architectural design in a supremely dense tropical environment. View full entry
Rem Koolhaas presented last week final changes to the Palacio Del Sur in Córdoba, Spain, OMA's first project in that country. The convention hall with three auditoriums will be the most important work for Córdoba since the Great Mosque. Construction could begin in... View full entry
Spencer Street Station by Grimshaw (previously) | Walker Art Center by H&dM (previously, + more) | cctv+u View full entry
Inside the LA Times' look at regional transportation issues it appears that the moniker has stuck: What Would Caltrans' Big-Bucks, Big-Box Building Buy, Baby? View full entry
A new McDonald's with a glandular problem ups the ante for kitsch architecture on Chicago's Avenue of the Absurd - Read View full entry
“Herzog & de Meuron's best designs tend to come packaged in exquisite wrappers like bands of shimmering copper or embossed concrete. But the Walker's new tower is clad in a pattern of gray aluminum panels that fade into the dull Minneapolis skyline rather than engage the eye, a minor... View full entry
Deal is struck for a new $750 million stadium for the Giants at the Meadowlands. NYT View full entry
AIC gets the land it wants, but preservationists have their knickers in a twist over the demolition of the Old Goodman Theater, designed by Chicago architect Howard Van Doren Shaw. Additionally, a plaza by architect Walter Netsch will be reconfigured. | chictrib | prev View full entry
Latest dispute to hit Paul Andreu's National Grand Theatre in Beijing: placing the lights and flowers. Andreu and Chinese landscape architect Zheng Yue apparently have differing visions for the surroundings of his futuristic building. China View View full entry
A very disappointing Presidential Libary is set to open in Springfield Il on 19 April. Kamin chimes in on the HOK project by founder Obata.... By Blair Kamin Tribune architecture critic Published April 10, 2005 SPRINGFIELD -- I'm not sure what to call the new and very Disneyfied Abraham Lincoln... View full entry