in the 1950s' design not only represented the future to many it represented America. Here is a look at how the general public saw us View full entry
David Maisel - previously interviewed on Archinect - will be in Los Angeles this weekend opening up a new show at the Paul Kopeikin Gallery. The chosen images all come from Maisel's series Oblivion, which is simultaneously being published in book-form by the Nazraeli Press. So come out Saturday... View full entry
"What do you get when you take the real away from real estate? Unreal estate, of course. Otherwise known as space real estate, this intergalactic enterprise zone has been around for centuries. [...] It's also offered an out-of-this-world business model for Lunar Embassy, the most lucrative and... View full entry
In 2002 Architecture for Humanity held an open international design competition to develop medical clinics to combat HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Since then, in Kenya and Nigeria, 4 clinics have become operational. After a chance meeting at the Poptech conference in Camden, Maine a 5th clinic... View full entry
Due to economic hard times, an American idol might be no more. "The pink flamingo has gone from a piece of the Florida boom and Florida exotica to being a symbol of trash culture to now becoming a combination of all we know ”” kitsch, history, simplicity and elegance".la times View full entry
The latest variation of the X-prize is for creating a space elevator! going up? LAtimes View full entry
Yesterday and today during the half time of champions league games I saw the new Sony Bravia advert "Paint". I was wondering...how was it done? Directed by Jonathan Glazer it took 10 days and 250 people to film and five days and 60 people to clean up. via coolhunting / sony View full entry
Erwin Wurn famous for his actions that create sculptures with the human body turns his interest in the body of buildings. anArchitecture View full entry
We are super excited about the new book release from the visionary folks over at Worldchanging, whom are about to kick off a six-week promotional tour. With over 600 pages of cutting-edge solutions, ideas and inventions for building a truly livable future, and written by more than sixty noted... View full entry
After you have the mcmansion and the Rolls, whats left to spend your $$$$? You can buy a custom megajet to commute in! if you have to ask, then you can't affort the $150m+ that these private jetliner costs. NYtimes View full entry
Poor billionaire and his retinitis pigmentosa and poor Picasso! Talk of the town & Huff Post View full entry
The Italian Army is moving its officers' club out of the National Gallery of Ancient Art in Rome. BBC View full entry
Guarding their inland seas: "For the first time, Coast Guard officials want to mount machine guns routinely on their cutters and small boats here and around all five of the Great Lakes as part of a program addressing the threats of terrorism after Sept. 11." NYT. View full entry
New Scientist looks at a post-human planet - focusing particularly on cities and architecture: "lack of maintenance will spell an early demise for buildings, roads, bridges and other structures. Though modern buildings are typically engineered to last 60 years, bridges 120 years and dams... View full entry
As The New York Times explains, one of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's spiritual goals "is to rebuild the world according to Vedic principles. He has called for the demolition of 'improperly oriented' buildings, believing them to be toxic, and includes among them the United Nations and the White House... View full entry