When facades become pixelated -- a look at Seoul's urban interface. Artforum. View full entry

When in doubt: lift the entire city! "The scheme would involve pumping huge quantities of sea water into the ground beneath Venice down 12 pipes each of which would be 700m (765 yards) long. The sea water would make the sand beneath the city expand lifting Venice by 30cm (11.8 inches) in... View full entry

A list of the most dangerous cities is out. Camden, NJ supplants Detroit as the most menacing, while Newton, MA is named the least. What effect do these lists have? More @ CNN. View full entry

I'm not sure why, but the Guardian decided to talk to Renzo Piano about how to solve the French riots. In the light of the Paris riots, he says, cities have been failed by architects as much as by politicians. Guardian View full entry

The launch of an urban railway in Puerto Rico. So far, not as heavily used as first projected, but too soon to tell if people will jive with it or not. NYT | TU flickr pool View full entry

While the International Freedom Center shrivelled away from freedom itself, the Drawing Center walked off of Ground Zero, refusing to compromise with Pataki, and is now rewarded with a $10 million building grant to be used somewhere else in Lower Manhattan. real estate | crain's | LMDC View full entry

'Frank Gehry has been backed by a government-funded buildings watchdog' to build up Hove waterfront. BBC View full entry

A recent spending bill passed by the US House has all the likelyhood of being a real estate windfall under the guise of mining claims. "Under the House bill passed Friday, for the first time in the history of the 133-year-old mining law individuals or companies can file and expand claims even if... View full entry

It's crazy that the Dutch seem more convinced by the prospects of solar power than Texans these days... Listen to this radio show about a promising new form of solar power called CSP. Radio Netherlands. View full entry

The High Line (news) seems to be secure to begin construction in 2006, with some parts ready to be open to the public by 2008. Because now the city owns it. Tropolism View full entry

"Terry Farrell's radical vision of the Thames Gateway as an area of outstanding natural beauty ”” boasting man-made forests, woodlands and wetlands ”” has received government backing... The plan concentrates new housing within the M25, freeing up the rest of the gateway to... View full entry

That's one way to spin it. Amidst the mayor's and the governor's wrangle over the WTC site, the Port Authority reminded everyone that they can pull off the memorial and the adjoining mall themselves. NYT "To Kill a Calatrava Bird" or "How many urban design mess-ups can you count?" View full entry

Is a Hollywood-style Walk of Fame just the ticket for an underutilized portion of Chicago's Grant Park? Read about it here:lynnbecker View full entry

Not-quite-Google Earth, but 311,000 square feet of it. In Manhattan. Curbed. | Previously: Google Sprawl View full entry

The fate of 2 Columbus Circle, part 300: NYT. Earlier. View full entry