Glancey loves the Nouvel pickle just about as much as Foster's. Take cover, for here comes another volley of similarly-themed "jokes" as Barcelona inaugurates its own "Gherkin." View full entry
In Chinese painting duplication of works from the past was the common method for creation. Is architecture taking on this method of realization today? l china daily l View full entry
Next month's opening of Steve Wynn's $2.7 billion Las Vegas megaresort will be an ultraexclusive affair. So exclusive that there is no room at the inn for the media for the first week. Review Journal View full entry
Trying to make a smooth transition from trag-itecture, Libeskind continues his Mondo Condo theme with this 55-unit block across from the Denver Art Museum. | denverpost View full entry
Considerable progress has been made on both Foster's Performing Arts Center and OMA's Wyly Theater in Dallas. Here is an update on the complex relationships, fundraising and timeline. | dallasnews View full entry
The Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is back on track. And the city has announced Grimshaw Architects as the new architect for the museum's expansion and renovation, picking up where Eric Owen Moss left off. Read in Daily News Boroughs | Previously”¦ View full entry
Urban scavenging for building materials is a learning experience, so much so that in NYC they have classes to learn the dumpster driver's eye. (NYT) View full entry
Nissan Motors has created a new home for innovation, a design studio in Farmington Hills, Mich., designed by California architect Jennifer Luce. The NYT (with slideshow) takes a look. | WCF View full entry
Gehry's Seattle EMP museum is 5 years old. As it continues to struggle, what are possible re-use options? Offer your suggestions here. | seattlepi | EMP@5The idea seemed brilliant: a celebration of rock 'n' roll's heritage housed in a unique building that is among Seattle's cultural jewels. The... View full entry
Can the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy be the saving grace of the embattled Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation? Seems like they should be friendly toward one another ”¦ | azrepublic | prev View full entry
'Building for the future' generously describes the unbuilt 75,000-square-foot art museum proposed by Randall Stout for Western Virginia. View full entry
Renzo Piano's expansion of LACMA scheduled to begin this year with completion in 2007. (partly from incredibly successful fundraising.) | sltrib | pressrelease View full entry
Daniel Libeskind unveils plans for a condo design - yes condo (i.e., not a museum or memorial) - in Cincinnati today. | enquirer | moreEd: er, Tatlin called and he wants his condos back... poor cincinnati. Maybe its best to stick to those museums. View full entry
Colorful panels that look like books in a giant book shelf at a mall in Japan. They actually are an ingeniuos and attractive way of harnessing the wind's energy. Mainichi Daily News | via View full entry
The Minneapolis Walker Art Center gets ready to open an expansion that is almost too mainstream for them. But you can't go wrong with this pair of Swisschitects. NYTimes | previous View full entry