The results are in for Vanity Fair's survey of the best architecture since the 1980s. '[they] asked the world’s leading architects, critics, and deans of architecture schools two questions: what are the five most important buildings, bridges, or monuments constructed since 1980, and what is... View full entry
Jayne Merkel asks in the NYT if we can return to Mies' ideal of less is more in the post bubble housing market?Jayne Merkel asks in the NYT if we can return to Mies' ideal of less is more in the post bubble housing market? More cool photos of Rapson, Mies, and Levitown in the article. View full entry
Our friend Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe has an amazing piece currently on display at the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virgina, until February 20, 2011. The program was curated by David Brown and features other artists including Pae White. If you’re in the area, we highly recommend... View full entry
Please help my friend Larry as he is battling with a difficult illness in these financially difficult times. If you don't have any money, understandably the reality of our architectural community at the moment, please send him your well wishes and prayers. Please help my friend Larry as he is... View full entry
A rift is emerging in the European art scene: as public establishments languish under budget cuts, private museums are booming. But the latter are generally showcases for self-serving oligarchs, warns the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. A rift is emerging in the European art scene: as public... View full entry
I am delighted to see our behind the scenes wonderful friend John Devlin's moving story and beautiful drawings covered by BBC. I am delighted to see our behind the scenes wonderful friend John Devlin's moving story and beautiful drawings covered by BBC. BBC News | Drawings from the Exhibition |... View full entry
Know the "Touchdown Jesus" statue off Interstate 75 near Cincinnati? It was hit by lighting & burned to the ground last night. From Jalopnik: A six-story-high foam and fiberglass statue of Jesus Christ outside the Solid Rock Church in Monroe, Ohio — nicknamed by locals "Touchdown Jesus"... View full entry
While the new science curriculum is supposedly teaching engineering, designing a house to protect from the big bad wolf is really architecture. While the new science curriculum is supposedly teaching engineering, designing a house to protect from the big bad wolf is really architecture. NYT View full entry
Does Suburbia render a particular community or does it depict a social class? in 1972, Bill Owens then a news photographer for Livermore Independent, shot Suburbia in 52 days. Does Suburbia render a particular community or does it depict a social class? in 1972, Bill Owens then a news photographer... View full entry
Surprising the architectural critics, hundreds of Turkish and Palestinian architects defend Daniel Libeskind's Ontario Museum from an angry mob of Israeli artists demanding changes on the window pattern and interior design. Pics. Surprising the architectural critics, hundreds of Turkish and... View full entry
Click through to view an amazing photo, shot by Paulo Raquec of the Guatamalan government, that shows a massive sinkhole formed as a result of the current flooding in Guatemala City. The above photo, shot by Paulo Raquec of the Guatamalan government, shows a massive sinkhole formed as a result of... View full entry
"You can't tell who is an insurgent by what they look like, but you can track their behaviour," explained Andrew Seedhouse, chief technologist for sensors and countermeasures at Dstl. The surveillance, DSTL says, will eventually help to "win the battle" against insurgency. "You can't tell who is... View full entry
Hey New Yorkers, are you looking for something to do after work today? Here's a suggestion - go check out our buddy Geoff Manaugh interview Joe Flood, the author of The Fires, a book about the fire department in 1970s NYC, and the influence of the RAND Corporation on their catastrophic planning... View full entry
Soutik Biswas writes of a bridge eaten by spit and other Calcutta oddities. Soutik Biswas writes of a bridge eaten by spit and other Calcutta oddities. BBC News View full entry
DDB China Group took over a busy pedestrian crossing and placed a large canvas featuring a leafless tree on the road. On either side of the crossing were sponge cushions soaked in green environmentally-friendly washable and quick dry paint. As pedestrians walked towards the crossing they stepped... View full entry