The Guardian Unlimited picks up the Puerta America design dream team story. "Ego Alert" View full entry
David Childs (SOM) recently filed court documents denying allegations that his firm copied the designs of Thomas Shine for the World Trade Center site. But some Professors don't see the similar elements as “unprotectable” “ stock elements.” Still, it's a very... View full entry
Pierre Cuyper's 19th c Amsterdam Rijksmuseum to remain open for hard-hat tours during its renovation by Cruz y Ortiz. | mail&g View full entry
A restored 1960's pod home ("Futuro"...1 of 20 in the entire world) gets a new perch in Idyllwild. San Diego, Read View full entry
City and borough of Juneau announced shortlist of 4 to compete for the Alaska capitol. alaskacapitol.org | coverage of the presentations: Juneau Empire Finalists:MorphosisMoshe Safdie & AssocNBBJYazdani Studio-Cannon Dedign Previously: The semi-finals here & here. Plus, the competition... View full entry
This whole UK- city- gets- iconic- sculpture thing is beginning to get a bit out of hand. Heatherwick's 50m high Bang is the latest to brand urbanity. | BBC | related View full entry
Zaha Hadid-designed Euskotren HQ + station set to start construction ahead of schedule. Train tracks will start to be buried in coming weeks. source | zaha | prev & prev | 2 images View full entry
The ground has broken for a monolithic postmodern house of worship by Paolo Portoghesi. He saw his share of disagreements when he built a mosque for Rome. Read View full entry
HGA 's Museum of the North in Fairbanks, Alaska is taking shape and on schedule for opening in September 2005. | livecam (brrr...) | pics | cnn View full entry
Well-heeled buyers are flocking to glass-sheathed apartment buildings | nyt View full entry
The mudslinging over Brad Cloepfil's Columbus Circle continues. A decision will be made on the fate of Stone's existing building by end of January. | newyork | prev View full entry
Happy Birthday SFMoma...and John King says: " Initially imposing, the museum now fits nicely on a bustling block. And it's a great place to view art." Read View full entry
Thom Mayne and his associates at Santa Monica-based Morphosis are able to achieve things in their middle years unattainable to more trammeled souls. | more | nice overhead shot from City Hall View full entry
He fantasizes about nuts, bolts and PVC tubing, dreams of 5,000 tons of steel leveling plates. In the early stages of the design process, he exhibits the traits of a mad scientist, routinely leaping out of bed in the middle of the night to rush out to his workshop and jot down a theory. This... View full entry
The first new cultural centre in the capital since the 1960s is to be built on Bankside near the South Bank. The £2.2m building, which is due to open in 2006, will be situated near to the Tate Modern and the Globe Theatre. Architects shortlisted include a-Graft, AOC, Bernard Tschumi... View full entry
