David C. Levy, 67, has been the president and director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art since 1991 and has been asked to resign by the chairman of the board of trustees, John T. Hazel. At stake is Frank Gehry's project for a new wing that Levy was spearheading and now is likely to be suspended... View full entry
With the easing of building regulations in Beijing, Shanghai's boutique boom is primed, and local officials think it is time for Rem to design a Prada "epistore" there. Read in CNN Internat View full entry
Ouroussoff reviews Zaha Hadid's Leipzig plant. Prev View full entry
MoMA has announced that it has acquired land adjacent to its current building with an eye towards further expansion. Next step $50 admission. ArtNew View full entry
Heated dispute in Washington over the direction of the Corcoran Gallery and the fate of the Gehry-designed addition. The board could decide by Monday what will happen. WashPost View full entry
But a Temple to what exactly? Nicolai calls the new Freedom/Drawing Center "A Temple of Contemplation and Conflict." Can it also be "a Temple for Contemplating Freedom"? "Liberty and Art"? Of note: if you thought that the bathtub was starting to look too crowded (with the Freedom Temple butting... View full entry
American Institute of Architects recently did a survey of Sri Lanka's damaged coastline, as part of an effort by American architects, engineers and landscape designers advising how to re-build. NPR View full entry
American newspaper headline: "Developer bringing in Spanish architect." The city? This time it's Chicago for Santiago. The project? high-rise design for a prominent North Lake Shore Drive site. Read View full entry
The Co-operative Insurance Society service tower, the tallest office building in the UK outside London, is being re-clad in Solar panels (edie news) View full entry
GlobeAndMail's Gloria Rochon: La Grande Bibliothéque du Québec, designed by the internationally acclaimed Patkau Architects of Vancouver, delivers one of the most exceptional cultural salons in the country, making the Montreal library an architectural triumph -- almost. View full entry
Rem on the Hermitage: "The big irony is that the Hermitage is thought of as one of the poor museums, but it has so much space that it can actually afford to be different and more experimental than the others. I can imagine hundreds of things. If you simply treat the building as a contextual... View full entry
Unusual coalition gets behind project in closed coke plant. Chicago's Studio Gang Architects took the challenge pro bono and have spent the past months researching how to recast the coke plant, which has about 100,000 square feet of exhibit space. chitrib *regstn reqd/www.bugmenot.com | previously View full entry
The Walton Family Foundation today announced it has purchased the historic American work of art, "Kindred Spirits," and will permanently house Asher B. Durand's masterwork in a major new art museum to be built in Bentonville, Arkansas. Designed by Moshe Safdie, it is expected to open in 2009, and... View full entry
"Two of Britain's most distinguished architects are embroiled in an acrimonious dispute over the planned £20 million update of Chelsea Royal Hospital." Is Lord Rogers abusing his influence over the planning process? Is Quinlan Terry's proposal merely plagiarism? Read View full entry
Rome's mayor has selected Santiago Calatrava to design a sports complex, which will support Rome's 2009 World Swim meet bid. The location will be in the Tor Vergata area. sources View full entry
