Penguin Books is using Google Maps to offer a geo-biblo mashup, stories laid out on an animated map of the city that they're set in. Very well executed, if a bit tedious after a few hops, skips, and jumps, but worth a look. View full entry
Here is a cute look at what Modern Mechanix thought life would be like this year. Some of it came true, much did not. Almost all of what is in here is possible given the will, and the money. View full entry
Asia is experiencing a cultural awakening. From Bahrain to Beijing, new museums and art biennials are appearing. Asian art is now surrounded by total hype. Re-Imagining Asia examines the way in which new images of Asia appear in contemporary art. It is not the artists’ origins that are... View full entry
A German State Office for the Protection of the Constitution wants to deter students from radical Islamism – with a clichéd comic book and ingratiating advice such as "Don't play on the team of the mujaheddin".qantara View full entry
Beautiful work by young Neutra at The Loft At Liz's in LA. Check out images here. View full entry
In Dubai, developers are transforming 3 billion square feet of desert into Dubailand, a colossal complex of theme parks, malls and model cities. This is how it works. From; how 'stuff' works, but, is it good to know? View full entry
This month the 2008 Open Architecture Challenge is being juried. The final jury has now been released online, with at least 15 experts from a variety of fields per site. View full entry
When she whipped out her iPhone, she could feel her husband's eyes roll. But she had a point to prove. And in less than a minute, she was able to report to the skeptics around the dinner table that Menno Simons, whose followers are known as Mennonites, was in fact born in 1496. The device makes... View full entry
Beyond the much-hyped art-fashion nexus, Miuccia Prada has been quietly building her own art foundation for a decade. Can a Rem Koolhaas-designed museum lift it to new heights? NYT View full entry
AIArchitect profiles Kate Stohr, co-founder and managing director of Architecture for Humanity and co-editor of Design Like You Give a Damn. A journalist by training, Stohr has written for international, national, and local news outlets on environmental impact, and urban and architectural issues... View full entry
Thou shall not pollute the Earth. Thou shall beware genetic manipulation. The Vatican has told the faithful that they should be aware of "new" sins such as causing environmental blight. In the sacrament of Penance, Catholics confess their sins to a priest who absolves them in God's name, which... View full entry
Leonard A. Lauder, of Estée Lauder cosmetics, has donated $131 million to the Whitney. One of Lauder's requirements is that they not sell the Marcel Breuer building the museum is housed in for an undisclosed length of time. NYT View full entry
Publicis & Hal Riney, an ad agency based in SF, have launched a beautiful new website that allows the user to choose traditional mouse-based navigation OR an entirely new type of navigation using your body language and a web cam. Very cool, visually stunning, a little creepy, and painfully... View full entry
Strategy and Business magazine profiles what happens when community designers collaborate with grassroots organizations to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. In Biloxi, MS the collaboration is paying off and helping hundreds of families come home. View full entry
For the first time in an exhibition, the Kiesler-foundation confronts the two models Grotto for Meditation and Endless House. Both concepts are characterized by the artists research for a form, which attempts to satisfy both practical and spiritual human demands, in order to provide men a livable... View full entry