ArchNewsNow - The Daniel Performing and Visual Arts Center, Simon's Rock College of Bard, Great Barrington, Massachusetts: A unique school builds a cultural haven in the Berkshire Hills by Ann Beha Architects. View full entry
Jean Nouvel 's Rio Guggenheim was shot down by the courts which disapproved of its $200 million pricetag for the city, but now Rio's mayor has been re-elected and is determined to get his way. LATimes (& CSMonitor 2003 story w/ image). View full entry
The controversial building opened for the public today. The centre benefited from the funds that were originally allocated for the defunct Cardiff Opera House project (Hadid). It will be home to literature, dance, music, theatre, and a group providing therapy for the disabled. (the Guardian) View full entry
Gehry is working with consultants to decide options that reduce the glare (and heat) off the curved stainless steel. pasadena star View full entry
Archinect editors Zoë Coombes and Francisco David Boira rented a Zip car to take photos of the architectural goings-on in New York City. Check the recent Built Work and Construction Photos in the gallery. View full entry
The National Palace Museum (Taiwan) announced yesterday that an architectural design by Antoine Predock was chosen for the construction of its southern branch in Taipao, Chiayi County. From etaiwannews.com The other five semi-finalist were MVRDV of the Netherlands, Kengo Kuma & Associates of... View full entry
Nicolai Ouroussoff on the Clinton Library - Read View full entry
Progress on the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge expansion is now taking an apathetic turn towards the cheap, potentially banal and symbolic government failure of our times. John King breaks it down. Read & (more) View full entry
KPF 's role in the design and construction of the MoMA was integral to the execution. | archpaper | also: new view View full entry
In case you missed it, we have some fresh-baked goodness in the Gallery. For instance, the De Young Museum by Herzog & DeMeuron where someone went on a site visit dated 11.18.04.. Meanwhile, Mason White has posted images of the Horyuji Museum by Yoshio Taniguchi. View full entry
The Mostar Bridge, demolished during the civil war in Bosnia Herzegovina and reconstructed with international funding, is live on the internet. Read | Live Streaming View full entry
Images emerge in the gallery of a "secretive water treatment plant" in Connecticut suburbia. Who is behind this project and how come the Whitney name is associated with it? We'd like to know some more (contact), but this page at Steven Holl's website seems to imply that it is: a) part of the... View full entry
First the famous Frank Gehry scrim went, now it might be the whole mall. LATimes View full entry
Peter Zumthor has filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court claiming damage to his professional reputation after work on his project in Germany was stopped earlier this year. A petition has managed to postpone the demolition of three towers already completed. Read + Related: 'Topography of... View full entry
The Yoshio Taniguchi phenom is poised to snowball. The MoMA architect has landed the commission for the Asia House in Houston, TX, a free-standing structure. He beat TWBTA and Kyu Sung Woo. It is interesting that TWBTA were in the running against YT, since their Folk Art Museum neighbors the... View full entry