everyone from small US furnituremakers to the Home Depot - even Gibson Guitar Corp., which is set to move to 100 percent certified wood this month - are increasingly bringing ecofriendly lumber to stores near you. csmonitor View full entry
To make the case for green building. Here is a list of arguments with concise explanations of their benefits (via RIBA world) View full entry
Adbusters sponsors this public space action "to shake up routines and get people questioning the role of TV in their lives." From April 25 to May 1, thousands of jammers will be hitting the streets with this ingenious device, illicitly zapping TVs. Clarity of mind, one click at a time. View full entry
A father of British Pop Art, ceramist, collagist, sculptor. During the 50's formed the influential IG Independent Group together with The Smithsons and Reiner Banham. His work is spread all over the tunnels of Tottenham Court Road Tube Station - London. BBC | Scotsman View full entry
John Cary , one of the ArchVoices founders, has decided to join the Archinect editorial team. John is our second editor in the San Francisco area and a jar of innovative ideas on architecture's social role. Welcome! View full entry
The Chinese Ministry of Culture and La Biennale di Venezia proudly announce the first official China pavilion in the Biennale di Venezia's 110-year history at the upcoming 51st Biennale. Features interior by architect Yung Ho Chang. (related) Read With the tremendous support of Biennale... View full entry
digitization of the world's enormous store of library books, brougt to you by Google. TR View full entry
A new U.S.-Russian crew and an Italian astronaut floated into an international space station Sunday after their Russian Soyuz capsule docked at the orbiting outpost. There, Roberto Vittori will lead an Italian experiment that aims to predict earthquakes by studying charged particles in space. SF... View full entry
A different way to consider the Gehry concert hall by recording everyday surreal events around its making and existence. Read about it in the LADwtnNews. The exhibit is at REDCAT Gallery View full entry
Google launches new service. Anyone can host their digital videos (of any size), from the little guy to the TV networks. View full entry
Half a million badly managed tourist per year plus a number of environmental factors are addressed in a new emergency plan drafted by the Peruvian government. (The Guardian) View full entry
George W. Bush is arguably the most influential and controversial performance artist in the history of Western art. Dyske View full entry
Using techonology against the hierarchy of Panopticonism l Wired l DemNow l View full entry
The Genographic Project seeks to map human history through genetics using Human DNA to examine the history of our species. l LI l Day2Day l BBC l View full entry
MoMA 's founder's son, David Rockefeller, gives $100m to bolster educational programs, including lectures and school initiatives, and would also help finance future exhibitions. | nytimes View full entry