The 17th Pan-American Biennial of Architecture , held in Quito Ecuador, is still accepting projects for exhibition and consideration for awards. The 17th Pan-American Biennial of Architecture, held in Quito Ecuador, is still accepting projects for exhibition and consideration for awards. The... View full entry
The owner of the World Financial Center wants to tear down the Cesar Pelli-designed Winter Garden and replace it with a new one designed by his son and partner, Rafael. The community is in an uproar over the plan, though, because the Winter Garden was one of the very first things rebuilt after... View full entry
The striking building, designed by Belzberg Architects, opens this week and features a generous green roof that acts as an extension of the adjacent Pan Pacific Park. The project was designed to express one of the darkest moments in human history - a buried organic form greets visitors as they... View full entry
The Architecture & Design Film Festival, which took place over the weekend in NYC, showcased a number of films "celebrating the creative spirit of architecture and design". One of films featured was "Studio Gang Architects: Aqua Tower". The Architecture & Design Film Festival, which took... View full entry
Cooper Union, in conjunction with the Drawing Center, has an awesome new show of Paul Rudolph's never-realized LOMEX. Robert Moses, in the ultimate fit of slum clearance, planned to link the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges and the Holland Tunnel with an 8-lane superhighway-- bulldozing the Lower... View full entry
Looks like the Gehry performing arts center at Ground Zero is going forward after all. $100 million in federal funds has been added to the project, but a good deal of fundraising still remains.Looks like the Gehry performing arts center at Ground Zero is going forward after all. $100 million in... View full entry
Foster + Partners just unveiled a stunning world-class soccer stadium for Qatar's bid to host the World Cup in 2022. Foster + Partners just unveiled a stunning world-class soccer stadium for Qatar's bid to host the World Cup in 2022. The Lusail Iconic Stadium was revealed today at the Leaders in... View full entry
MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome by Zaha Hadid Architects has won the RIBA Stirling Prize 2010. Bustler View full entry
MY Studio are floating 100 glowing orbs into the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia and they want your help to execute the invasion. Details inside. MY Studio / Höweler + Yoon Architecture are looking for volunteers to assist with the installation of an interactive lighting installation on the... View full entry
It may not look like much, but that's because there'll be an office building on top some day. And at least until then there will be Fashion Week and farmers markets. It may not look like much, but that's because there'll be an office building on top some day. And at least until then there will be... View full entry
Eric Felten of the Wall Street Journal writes about the recent legal battle emerging between the Renzo Piano-designed Art Institute of Chicago and Arup, the engineers of the project. Eric Felten of the Wall Street Journal writes about the recent legal battle emerging between the Renzo... View full entry
In case you haven't been following, "The planned museum has been a source of controversy in recent years because it is being built on what was once a part of a Muslim cemetery. Arab leaders in Israel sued to halt the museum after bones were unearthed from the site, with some calling the project a... View full entry
The facility has undergone an $853,000 remodel and is now four times larger than the old chamber. The facility has undergone an $853,000 remodel and is now four times larger than the old chamber. L.A Times story View full entry
The Palast der Republik was a showpiece building in East Berlin, a congress hall as well as a center for public entertainment. By 1993 it had been sealed off to the public. Thorsten Klapsch was the last photographer to capture its interiors before a long period of demolition began. — Der Spiegel
This boxy and modern wooden observation tower by Ateliereen Architecten recently opened to the public in the Netherlands. Read more at Inhabitat View full entry