Eduardo Souto de Moura from Porto, Portugal is the 2011 laureate of the Pritzker Prize, the professions highest honor. As a young architect, from 1974 to 1979, the now 58-year-old, worked in Alvaro Siza's office -- Siza having been the Pritzker Prize winner himself in 1992. This makes Moura the second Pritzker laureate to be chosen from Portugal. — bustler.net
The Architecture Foundation, on behalf of London's Better Bankside initiative, just announced the winner of a competition to design a modular, portable, secure cycle parking solution to serve the Bankside area of London. — bustler.net
Lovedog bites the Pragmatic Utopia: "AMBIGUITY" and"HEDONISTIC SUSTAINABILITY" with white on black slogan slides as presented. Superficial review of Steven Holl and Bjarke Ingels lectures in Los Angeles. "AMBIGUITY" by Steven HollDate and place:3/2/2011, SCI Arc, Los AngelesMain Material:Lecture... View full entry
New York's taxi of tomorrow to speak Turkish? curbed ny New York's taxi of tomorrow to speak Turkish? curbed ny | KARSAN View full entry
A hotly-debated topic in Archinect's discussion forum is unpaid employment. If you're one of those people who are considering working for free, here's a info-graphic cheat sheet, designed by Jessica Hische, to help you decide if it's worth it. ↑ Click image to enlarge A hotly-debated topic in... View full entry
World-renowned architect Frank Gehry has unveiled plans for his first building in Australia - a state-of-the-art business school to be built in Sydney. The building will feature a wrinkly facade built using a combination of brick and glass. "The hardest thing to do with modern architecture is... View full entry
Researchers at the University of Newcastle in the UK have created a new kind of concrete glue that can patch up the cracks in concrete structures, restoring buildings that have been damaged by seismic events or deteriorated over time. But the glue isn’t an adhesive or some kind of synthetic... View full entry
He said, "The flight went well, despite a little problem when starting my engines. I was able to do my two loopings and I am very happy." He said, "The flight went well, despite a little problem when starting my engines. I was able to do my two loopings and I am very happy." yahoo View full entry
A system known as the ‘Levytator’ has been developed by Jack Levy, an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at City University London. Unlike traditional designs, where redundant steps move underneath those in use, the Levytator utilises a continuous loop of curved modules... View full entry
Welcome to Conflict Kitchen’s first iteration, Kubideh Kitchen. Conflict Kitchen is a take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries that the United States is in conflict with.Welcome to Conflict Kitchen’s first iteration, Kubideh Kitchen. Conflict Kitchen is a take-out... View full entry
AIGA | the professional association for design, unveiled Design Journeys Archive highlighting Lorenzo Homar's career in graphic art. AIGA | the professional association for design, unveiled Design Journeys Archive highlighting Lorenzo Homar's career in graphic art. AIGA | previously on Homar View full entry
Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art has unveiled a new logo. Actually, they're bringing back the original logo from the '80's. I love it. Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art has unveiled a new logo. Actually, they're bringing back the original logo from the '80's. I love it. Culture Monster View full entry
In light of the world’s recent earthquakes, finding a quake-proof building material is a top priority. A group of Japanese researchers are answering the call. They’ve developed a super elastic iron alloy that maintains its original shape even after serious stretching. Once optimized... View full entry
Imagine a printer that can spit out whole structures like a sculpture, chair or an entire building. Sounds science fiction-y, right? But that’s exactly what designer Enrico Dini created with his prototype D-Shape printer. Dini hopes to use the printer to create buildings made of stone and... View full entry
Some of the photos displayed below show exquisite furniture, created by the famous minimalist sculptor Donald Judd. These masterpieces of design are meant for furnishing apartments that also contain famous abstract paintings. The rest of the photos show ordinary cheap furniture. What's your... View full entry