Closter resident and Cooper Union graduate, Steven Arcella, designed the memorial around the central metaphor of time... View View full entry
Three young architects from Switzerland who won a recent competition are going to build a tower housing student meeting rooms and accommodation at Bamiyan University in Afghanistan. Read View full entry
A slide show of the projects and spaces at the 9th International Architecture Exhibition for your veiwing pleasure. (Archicool) View full entry
The 11-story Seattle Library by Rem Koolhaas has been drawing as many as 12,000 visitors each day. However, due to the heavy traffic: "Linoleum is being placed over the elevator floor and the chartreuse stairs to prevent further wearing down of the paint." How is that going to look? More... Also... View full entry
Nicola Ouroussoff highlights the Museum of Modern Art's new renovation and expansion by Yoshio Taniguchi (opening November 20) and lists 13 high octane projects to look for in the next 4 months. (NYT) View full entry
Jonathan Glancey chooses 5 buildings to visit during the coming London Open House weekend. View full entry
Richard Rogers is making another bid to submit a new scheme following the collapse of Will Alsop's Cloud Project. previously on archinect: 1 2 3 4 View full entry
Sort of. Saks Fifth Avenue is on the verge of a comeback and in a quest to defeat rival Neiman Marcus, CEO Fred Wilson has hired Frank Gehry to design a $150 million flagship store in Manhattan. View full entry
The Diller Scofidio & Renfro project for the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston is set to break ground on Sept 15. A ceremony will be held, marking the most significant step in securing the rest of the funding needed for the $60 million building. Read more View full entry
Four years of investigation have led AUDC to a preliminary report on the Muzak Corporation and the culture of horizontality entitled "The Stimulus Progression." This research is on display in an exhibit at the Gardenlab Experiment show at the Art Center College of Design's Wind Tunnel building at... View full entry
The future of Renzo Piano's London Bridge Tower, better known as the Shard of Glass, is in doubt after the anchor tenant indicated it will not relocate. (Telegraph) View full entry
I want to meet the folks that pulled this one off. Check out the real underground cinema, Parisian catacomb style that is. From the Guardian. View full entry
Moving forward on Les Halles, Paris' "bombastic concrete jungle", this article goes into the debate surrounding what to put in its place. Previously on archinect 1 | 2 | 3 View full entry
The Clinton presidential library in Little Rock stunningly evokes the 'bridge to the 21st century' he envisioned. And guess who kept tweaking the design? Previously on archinect. View full entry
Terry Gross interviews Paul Goldberger on Fresh Air. View full entry