Guardian.co.uk : Cardiff's £106m Millennium Centre (Percy Thomas Architects) seeks to celebrate and amplify Welsh culture. Jonathan Glancey is impressed. View full entry

The Kansas City Star on Friday sued the city of Kansas City, seeking to open to the public upcoming interviews of the firms vying to design the downtown arena. Read. (most recent entries: 1 & 2) View full entry

Kunstverein-Muenchen hosts a series of workshops run by STEALTH (the architects Ana Dzokic and Marc Neelen, Belgrade / Rotterdam) as part of the interdisciplinary project TEASING MINDS (9 October - 14 November 2004). The aim is to dissect Munich's clichéd image of... View full entry

Ontario College of Art and Design has circus opening Innovative design by British architect. From the Toronto Star View full entry

Architect Edouard François has created a "Flower Tower" apartment block in Paris. From the Guardian (Images) View full entry

Architect's Diving Board-Like Building Is Leader Of Four Finalists For Adriaen's Landing Site. The selection committee makes a recommendation to the Board of Trustees at the Hartford Science Center. Read.Previous... View full entry

Asia Pacific Media reports that "There did not appear to be any media representatives covering the event from up close. A security guard prevented the South China Morning Post from taking a photograph at the gate to the compound." It's not clear if Rem Koolhaas was there or not, but Good Ole... View full entry

Jason Farago (rhymes with Chicago) brings you some summer travel images of the Villa. Sapheneia is his blog. Via Land+Living View full entry

archrecord : New York-based Polshek Partnership has been chosen by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center in Washington, D.C. The roughly 25,000 square-foot building, says Polshek Principal James Polshek, FAIA, will likely be underground- dug... View full entry

China Central Television (CCTV), China's state broadcaster, held a stone laying ceremony for its new headquarters (OMA) in Beijing, says Xinhuanet. View full entry

Napa Residents say no to Gehry project [from LATimes] View full entry

europaconcorsi has a few more images of the AMO exhibition The image of Europe presented under a tent in Brussels.Previously... View full entry

I had the fortune to get a preview of the design for the next pavilion. Many people including me were skeptic when the gallery announced "a scheme that will redefine the concept of the Pavilion". Well I can tell you. It does... More news tomorrow when the design is officially unveiled. View full entry

You've heard about Cooper Union's nu skool, now you can take a look at a special web gallery by CU devoted to the new structure. (Curbed and Liao Yusheng) View full entry

In the context of today's travel security, this article takes another look at the new more straight-forward approach to airport design over the expressionistic wonders of Eero Saarinen that once symbolized travel as an elite experience. Read | Previously View full entry