Blair Kamin reviews Viñoly's business school building at University of Chicago; likes it. read View full entry

Archinect's Vancouver representative Christopher Fadden attended last night's Massive Change opening party. View Images Here Previously on Archinect:Today | 9/30/04 | 9/25/04 | 8/19/04 View full entry

Brad Schrock of 360 Architecture will be the design architect, not Frank Gehry. Yes, Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes' architect selection committee chose the "home team"(Downtown) Thursday to design the new Sprint Center, City Hall spokeswoman Mary Charles said. Read. View full entry

The friendly folks at Arup Amsterdam have posted images of the project they worked on with UNStudio to the gallery. Enjoy. View full entry

The NY Times reports on a St. Louis artist/developer's plans to open loft residences, cobbled together from parts reclaimed from other historic structures, in the former industrial building that houses his unconventional City Museum. Also planned: a rooftop water park, a cornice-level connection... View full entry

Yes, we have heard that CCTV is finally on track (read) but we were wondering about those "small alterations". Rumor has it that seismic capacity has been raised from a 7 to a 9 on the Richter. The price has of course also gone up to $1.2 bil (about the kind of money CCTV earns every two years... View full entry

"Unlike a lot of people, I love asking for money," she says. "Not small amounts -- I can't stand to do annual drives -- but big amounts. You get to your goal much faster. I just love round numbers." Today SFGate runs a story on Dede Wilsey, the charismatic fundraising force behind the de Young... View full entry

The place has been taken over by native wildflowers, and the Friends' admirable goal has always been to preserve that unlikely wilderness snaking through and above the galleries and gas stations of West Chelsea... But with one notable exception, the four architect-heavy teams chosen as finalists... View full entry

Metropolis features the Seattle Public Library and the processes and collaborations which blossom and cultivate architecture. View full entry

The committee assessing architectural teams vying to design Kansas City's new downtown arena will be allowed to meet in closed session, a judge ruled Tuesday. Two teams of architects are vying for the contract: a consortium consisting of several sports-related firms; and an alliance between Frank... View full entry

The Examiner writes this little piece on the soon to open de Young Musuem in SF's Golden Gate Park. (Imgs on archinect 1 |2 ) View full entry

Europaconcorsi features images of Brisac Gonzalez Architects work in Gothenburg, Sweden. View full entry

Putting the finishing touches on the Utzon Tapestry which hangs in the Reception Hall of the Sydney Opera House (more on this) and how sometimes all Jørn Utzon needs is a hug. read | previously | via View full entry

Is SANAA's Golden Lion Award-winning IVAM stalled? El Mercantil newspaper, Valencia, first reported that the local legislature had frozen funds temporarily, and then reported that "Generalitat" president Francisco Camps assures the project will happen. View full entry

More news on what is becoming Downtown LA's most hated building: Will the City of LA tell the State of CA to take off CalTrans' cantilever? [from LA Times] Downtown Building Up in Air -- for Now City Council to decide if an overhang on Caltrans headquarters can remain above 1st Street. By Bob... View full entry