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

For all those interested in the work of Foster and Patners, here is an impressive full screen QTVR photograph of the Millau bridge taken while it was under construction. (via dezain) View full entry

Steven Holl went to plead for patience in Kansas City where the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has raised public eyebrows and tempers. KCStar | via View full entry

Take a look at Norman Foster's contentious ‘Palace of Peace' project for the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana. Related: Ethics + Design View full entry

“The copper skin is complete. The rich stone and wood finishes have been installed in most of the light-filled interior spaces. Ferns and eucalyptus now grow in the open-air gardens that slice deep into the building and bring the surrounding park into the heart of the new... View full entry