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
According to an article in the China Post, the government remains committed to building a Guggenheim museum in Taichung, which the central government has pledged to provide NT$5 billion to finance. View full entry
McDonalds 50th Anniversary Restaurant Design to replace their current McDonald's flagship location at 600 N. Clark St. Chicago. Its strange that they have gone back to the old retro look of the 50s when it all started. View full entry
In more academia construction news, Harvard Law has chosen Robert A.M. Stern to oversee their new development project. Nothing "futuristic" going on there (see story on Princeton). View full entry
"Among the architects who sent representatives to learn more about the WTC cultural projects - which is not to say they will necessarily bid on them - were Arquitectonica, Santiago Calatrava, Diller Scofidio & Renfro, Nicholas Grimshaw, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Enrique Norten, Bernard... View full entry
NBA owners approved the sale of the New Jersey Nets to developer Bruce Ratner, who plans to move the Nets to Brooklyn, where he hopes to build a $2.5 billion residential and commercial project that would include a Frank Gehry designed arena for the team to play in. (Daily News) View full entry
With strict safety and behavior rules, 6 staff trained in crowd management and first aid and a fence to control the number of visitors to visit the fountain at any time. View full entry
They say this building is gravity-defying. View the truth in this photogallery which follows the construction of the Ontario College of Art and Design's new building by Will Alsop in Toronto. Read more about it in Icon Magazine or at the OCAD's own site. View full entry
