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Herzog & de Meuron and the Tate today unveiled their substantially revised scheme, now in brick, for the £215 million extension to London's Tate Modern. BD 1 & 2 | Evening Standard | discuss
North Korea's phantom hotel is stirring back to life. The 105-storey Ryugyong Hotel is back under construction after a 16-year lull in the capital of N. Korea. Egypt's Orascom group is the contractor. yahoo news | previously
Mumbai, or Bombay as many Indians still call it, is India's largest city, one of the world's greatest commercial centers and home to the vast, vibrant Bollywood film industry. Sure, you knew that. Ever heard of Navi Mumbai though? It's
Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas talks about new trends in architecture and urban development, the end of the European city, the rise of Dubai, Russia and China, the obsession with XXXL and the difference between the people who design buildings for
Nicolai Ouroussoff reviews the new housing exhibit at MoMA. The idea of a well-oiled assembly line churning out gleaming and affordable new houses, flooded with light and as compact as a ship’s cabin, is a well-worn Modernist fable. NYT
Ap Dijksterhuis, a psychologist at Radboud University in the Netherlands (and expert on unconscious thought), has done some studies that look at how people shop for homes, and how they often fall victim to what he calls a "weighting mistake".
is a project that challenges 20 architects from around the world to design villas along the Northeast Coast National Scenic Area in Taiwan. A little over a week ago the designs were unveiled in a ceremony in Taipei, attended by
Amie Gross Architects seeking Intermediate Architect in New York, NYAGA seeks highly motivated individuals with a minimum of 4 years professional architectural experience with an emphasis on multi-family Housing in the New York area. This position requires a strong and
The most park-impoverished major city in America, Los Angeles devotes only 4 percent of its land to public greenery. By contrast, parkland comprises 17 percent of New York City and 9 percent of Boston (where 97 percent of the city’s
Inspired by the murder of Steven Lawrence, and the subsequent vandalism of the Adjaye-designed building in Lawrence's name, RMJM has announced the "Architecture for Everyone" initiative. The initiative is funded with £1 million from RMJM, with the goal of introducing
MICROSOL RESOURCES seeking Technical Design Director in New York, NYThis firm really maintains design as the forefront for all their work. The Technical Design Directors working cooperatively in support of the Design Directors shall lead the office in the design
Thursday July 17 South Street Seaport - Re-envisioning the Urban Edge (ENYA) Exhibition Opening, New York, NY On the Map 2008 - CNCA High School, Los Angeles, CA CUP's 2008 Summer Benefit, New York, NY Caroline Maniaque: La face cachée
In an article that purports to be about the Standard Hotel, nearing completion in Chelsea's Meatpacking District, Philip Nobel praises Polshek Partnership's quiet confidence and their propensity for operating without a fixed stylistic mode...even in this vaunted age of carpetbagging
DDD 16 will be launched as (a deferred) part of the group show WE curated by Jen Liu on Thursday 24 July at 7pm. Followed by John Berger's 'Ways of Seeing' (the TV series of the book of the TV
An urbanist who lived in a fishing cottage, an iconoclast who invented the highrise, an architect who wanted to be a painter ... Steve Rose goes in search of the man who designed the 20th century.
If you design some of the most stylish and beautiful modern houses in the Los Angeles area, including many for celebrity clients, how do you ensure that the projects are built to the standards you, and your patrons, demand? If
