SOM prepares designs for "a bold new experiment in multimedia entertainment - and brand-name architecture." Universal Studios is on the consultant list. Seriously. NYTimes View full entry
Controversial French billionaire François Pinault has hired Tadao Ando to remake an abandoned island in the Seine river, which has remained a cultural symbol of France's socialist past. If the country's third richest man has his way Ando will design a personal... View full entry
The troubled museum expansion by Sejima & Nishizawa (SANAA) in Valencia, Spain, will have two options: with or without the exterior steel mesh. In either case, officials claim the project can start in 2005 and be done by 2007. They are seeking some private funds to complete the project in its... View full entry
I like the idea of the elevator that stops on the 4th and 7th floors only. "Cooper building meshes high tech with energy efficiency" at the Villager (via). Previously: Cooper Galleries & nu skool. View full entry
Architect Richard Meier, FAIA, is designing a new $1 billion, 1,500-unit hotel-condo complex at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas. - archrecord View full entry
Hold on to your seats because if you saw the Serpentine Mountain, it's almost comical that this comes from the same office. Harking back to the housing blocks a la Clockwork Orange, MVRDV w/ Blanca Lleó put the finishing touches on the Edificio Mirador, Spain. See latest... View full entry
The Boston Globe takes a look at the unusual and colorful house that the architect and sound installation artist Christopher Janney built for his family. Janney was the curator of the Resonating Frequencies: dialogues on architecture & music series that took place at the Cooper Union as part... View full entry
Architect and activist Paul Castrucci built his home and office on the Lower East Side of New York as a laboratory of sustainable architecture and green-building practices. (NYT) View full entry
Building Sound is a radio program produced by the Institute for Advanced Architecture for Radio IMC Los Angeles, to be broadcast on the last Monday of every month on KillRadio. Building Sound is devoted to exploring radio as a medium for experimental architectural representation and dialogue... View full entry
The world's largest wind power project will begin construction this month near Beijing, bringing green energy and cleaner air to the 2008 Summer Olympics and city residents coping with some of the worst air pollution in the world. (Wired) View full entry
Modular Dwellings is going to be auctioning off their 280sq.ft MD280 residence on Ebay, starting at $39,000 on October 13, lasting 10 days. View full entry
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced (on October 6th) $43.25 million in capital funding to design and build a new public open space designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, on the High Line, the unused elevated rail structure on Manhattan's West Side. lWatchl Press Release October 6, 2004 (New York... View full entry
The $100 million Hall Winery project comprises seven new buildings totaling about 165,000 square feet, and juxtaposes a curving 50-foot-tall wood and stucco structure with an existing 19th-century winery building. Residents are afraid car loads of gawkers and an alien building form are savage to... View full entry
Hawthorne agrees with neighbors about the Morphosis Caltrans building View full entry
Kansas City's downtown arena is planned to incorporate a "blocklong window wall capable of displaying full-color graphics and moving images". This article from the Kansas City Star helps explain how the wall will work. View full entry