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To bid or not to bid... this is the question"Nuclear energy is back on the agenda, and someone’s got to design the power stations. Martin Pease says he would step up to the challenge, while George Ferguson we owe it to our kids to play no part in it" Join in the debate
The Future of the Plinth"Six new artists presented their ideas for Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. See their visions on Guardian Arts."
Call for entries: AIA LAAIA | LA Design Awards 2008; NEXT LA Awards 2008; Cultural Affairs Commission Design Awards 2008. (PDF)
Skate Study HouseNow here's something I can truly appreciate: Classic pieces from Eames, Nelson, Le Corbusier and Noguchi all recreated with skate decks.
East River State ParkMaster planned by committee - a collaboration of three of the winners of the design competition: Gareth Mahon; 3SAP's Alison Duncan, Petra Mager, and Stephanie Saulmon; and Fabrica 718's Julie Torres Moskovitz and Sarah Ludington.
SCI-Arc's CHubC-Hub that is... a new board table (conceived in a faculty-only-competition) designed by F-lab partners Ramiro Diaz-Granados and Heather Flood.
Interview: Kengo Kuma"One of Japan's most celebrated architects, Kengo Kuma is widely known in his home country for his modern take on traditional materials and methods."
Parking Spaces"Simon Henley's new book, The Architecture of Parking, casts an objective eye over car parks, and finds a strange and haunting beauty"
Cabe cuts funding to architecture centres"A row has broken out over the rapid growth of regional architecture centres after Cabe was forced to cut the funding of leading organisations in the capital, including Open House and New London Architecture (NLA)" Take part in the debate by visiting bdonline.co.uk
A crafty Corten box by Sarah Wigglesworth"The rusting Corten steel-clad boxes of Cremorne Riverside Centre near London’s Battersea Bridge reflect its location — wedged between leisure gardens and post-industrial wasteland. Tony McIntyre reports"
Remaking the Condo With Light and AirYou've seen it before, but try it again... Lorcan O’Herlihy's Habitat 825 in West Hollywood, California.
One mammoth task"A snowboarder minimizes land impact and honors mountains with a constructivist cabin."
More shelter magazines closing their doors"The design-lifestyle publications face a market crowded with titles and a loss of readers who can now get information from other sources."
Pink Lower WardOur friends at Graft and megastar architecture fan Brad Pitt joined together to create a rehabilitative master plan for the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. They donated time, money and effort, and so can you...
Worried about the kids? You should worry about the ENVIRONMENT!A new study links divorce with an increased carbon footprint... one would have thought that there was enough guilt in that equation already, but no sir!
Clinton presidential library builds ‘green’ roof"Bill Clinton likes to brag about his presidential library being an eco-friendly building. Now even the roof is going green."
Did succulents save her home?"SUCCULENTS have soared in popularity recently because they're drought-tolerant, easy-care and just plain cool to look at, and now there's another compelling reason to grow them: They're fire-retardant. During last month's wildfires, succulents -- which by definition store water in plump leaves and stems -- apparently stopped a blaze in its tracks."
The art of the living roof"Functional and lovely, these eco-friendly canvases are just beginning to spring up around the L.A. area."
Help us Neil Denari, you're our only hopeDenari builds again! A look at his first completed residential design, an addition in Los Angeles.
A Landmark Modernist House Heads to AuctionRichard Neutra's 1946 Kaufmann House in Palm Springs, California.
Top 100 living geniuses...according to a panel of experts from global consultants firm Creators Synectics. One architect made the cut, Brazilian Modernist Oscar Niemeyer. The list also includes David Bowie, Brian Eno, Matt Groening, Damian Hirst, Stan Lee, Prince, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, etc.
A Student Perspective on the 2007 Annual MeetingASLA National Student Representative Paul Fusco on the 2007 Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Let Malibu BurnAn old(er), but relevatnt (every several years due to the natural ecology) "political history of the Fire Coast" by Mike Davis.
World of BMWNice pics of Coop Himmelb(l)au's new starchitecture piece in Munique. The building is scheduled to be inaugurated on the 20th of October, and you will be able to watch it live on the BMW website... Congrats, Dionicio!
