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The living memory of one of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s biggest drivers of the city’s noteworthy contributions to the visual landscape of 20th-century America is getting its due this weekend in an awesome way. Goff Fest is about to descend on one of the city’s most important historic landmarks. The... View full entry
Open House, the volunteer-led festival of London's urban landscape, has created a collection of card models of iconic London buildings. The collection is one of a number of new "virus-proof" initiatives celebrating London's architecture during the pandemic. There are a total of sixteen card... View full entry
An exhibition of Scottish architecture held as part of a major festival in Italy is to be staged for the first time in Scotland.
Prospect North, one of three architecture exhibitions being staged in Oban, was first shown at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
It explores the stories of 15 Scots communities who have used design and architecture to make a difference.
— bbc news
Read more articles on Scottish projects and featured firms:Former juror Rory Olcayto breaks down the 2016 Stirling Prize nomineesRIBA 2016 Stirling Prize Shortlist announced: includes Herzog & de Meuron, Wilkinson EyreEdinburgh's maker-architects: a visit to GRASArchitects react to shocking EU... View full entry
From Beijing to Belgrade, the world is inundated with design fairs. But what exactly are they for?
"Are festivals and biennales dynamic catalysts to discuss and celebrate the city and architectural culture? Or are they calculated devices of tourism and industrial promotion?"
While many such initiatives may have set out with good intentions to be the former, it seems that commercial expedients are increasingly forcing them to become the latter.
— theguardian
Architecture critic Oliver Wainwright asks the question and gets to the bottom line of what these things are about. View full entry
