Art center adds drama to Minneapolis cityscape View full entry
OTTAWA – The director of the National Gallery of Canada says the institution needs millions of dollars in additional cash to help fix the landmark building. The imposing glass and steel structure, designed by architect Moshe Safdie, opened its doors in... View full entry
Not being part of the Shine v. Childs Freedom Tower action has left Daniel Libeskind the only option of copying his own designs for Ground Zero. (via + discussion) View full entry
"miesenkel" bought the honor of smashing the first 10-foot window of S.R. Crown Hall by Mies at IIT. The glass breaking will kick off the façade restoration of this Modernist masterpiece and National Historic Landmark. ebay | via View full entry
Despite the Pritzker Prize, Thom Mayne/Morphosis' Alaska State Capitol has evaporated under the weight of nebulous budget prospects and harsh editorial critiques. Conservative blowhards everywhere are delighted. Previously View full entry
Some neighborhoods and project committee members are not sitting too well with Enrique Norten's design for a glass addition to an old pre-Civil War manufacturing building in NYC. (downtown exp) View full entry
Austria's Baumshlager & Eberle have won the commission to develop Prague's first lofts. "A lot of Czechs don't know what a loft is," says Michal Kovarik, "Some people who came to see the lofts asked if it would be possible to add extra walls and rooms." | praguepost View full entry
"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
