While a new "auralization room" called the SoundLab developed by Arup , is transforming acoustics into a predictable and negotiable part of the building process, helping architects guage the right space for specific sound signatures (NYT), Acoustical Control Systems (ACS), a Dutch firm, is... View full entry
New building contains, police, medical facilities, cells for drunk people and of course anti-terrorism control center. Gallery 1 click on the jail cell thumbnails.Gallery 2Gallery 3 via BauNetz and article from the official Oktoberfest websiteAll pages in German. Architect: Volker Staab View full entry
They've housed yogis, cars, Hobbits and Hollywood stars. They're quick to install, easy to move and can withstand hurricanes. Pacific Domes from Oregon are now getting orders from around the world. View full entry
The new advances in supermarket design from Austria. They have better fluorescent lighting too. From the Guardian View full entry
Voters in Deerfield, Il., will be able to vote this November in a non-binding referendum on whether to increase their property taxes to pay for a library expansion that could be designed by Frank Gehry. According to the article, Gehry was interested in what the Board tought of the OMA Seattle... View full entry
LA Downtown News - Charter School to Bring 700 Students to Exposition Park (Thom Mayne/Morphosis) View full entry
The 2004 Danish pavilion is presenting an ambitious exhibition at the International Architecture Biennale. The Danes have invited one of the world's leading designers, the Canadian Bruce Mau, to challenge the Danish tradition of architecture. The result is a radical exhibition titled “Too... View full entry
Charley victims are living in damaged houses, shelters, makeshift shacks , as FEMA brings more mobile homes & trailers for temporary use. In Clarkesville Texas they are suturing the Haskell House , a relic of the civil war. On the other side of the nation, a non profit in SF is launching a... View full entry
The Public-Private Partnership for Advancing Housing Technology (PATH) sponsored by HUD, has unveiled the “Concept Home.” A tract model that allows for movable walls and more versatile construction components for easier technology integrations. From the LA Times View full entry
For £5 a night in the heart of London EasyHotel offers travellers an affordable pod , designed by Joel Sanders , as a European equivalent of Tokyo's “capsule hotels.” As one of Easy Group's ventures, it is intended to be the first of a worldwide chain. QT... View full entry
Let's see. It's been 121 years since Gaudi started working on Sagrada Familia and it could take another 30 years to finish. If you just don't feel like you'll live long enough to see it completed, check out this ambitious virtual project. From the NYT View full entry
J. Meejin Yoon recently completed an interactive sound and light installation in Athens for the Olympic Games. It was one of nine projects selected in an international "Catch the Light" competition organized by the Athens 2004 Committee. We have nine images in the gallery. And for added... View full entry
The Solar Decathlon brings teams from 19 colleges and universities around the globe to compete to design, build, and demonstrate the advantages of a solar lifestyle. View full entry
City chief Sir David Henshaw today revealed how rising costs and changes in the design of the Fourth Grace forced regeneration chiefs to scrap the scheme. From Liverpool Daily Post Previously on archinect here and here . View full entry
Deerfield, a Chicago suburb. Blair Kamin claims: " For Gehry, the library presents a chance to respond to Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas' new Seattle Central Library, which has been called the most important new library to be built in a generation." (tribune) View full entry