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Acropolis Museum slideshowThe new Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece desiged by Bernard Tschumi has finally been unveiled. [Photo gallery]
Ennis House on the blockEver since I first saw FLW's Ennis House in Blade Runner I have been wanting to... and now my money is tied up in my totally secure and safe Nigerian investments! Ahhh, the humanity!! Anyone else? It's a bargain! Just move your chair when it rains...
London might lose its marbles..."Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi, 65, designed a new Acropolis Museum for Athens, which will open this weekend. SPIEGEL spoke with him about the end of Great Britain's argument that Greece has no proper home for the Elgin Marbles."
Contextualism concerned with landscape in MelbourneA Melbourne school designed by John Wardle Architects to occupy a site surrounded by important landscapes.
Zaha still has workBucking the trend to ditch the starchitect, Zaha Hadid Architects has beaten Norway's Snohetta to win a competition to design Cairo Expo City, a 450,000 sq m exhibition and conference complex.
Bartlett researcher gets TED fellowshipNow we are talking! "A living architecture researcher from the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment at UCL, London, has been awarded a TED global fellowship".I look forward to hearing the talk at the TED global conference, streamed on the TED website.
Michelle Kaufmann Has Harsh Words for LendersAnd a bit more about the demise of pre-fabulous Michelle Kaufmann's firm... including a profane quote!
Green prefab firm Michelle Kaufmann Designs is closingI take no pleasure in the news, but surprised I am not. Kaufmann was one of the pioneers and most prominent faces of the latest pre-fab movement, and was often mentioned and featured on L+L over the past five years.
Who is the most famous architect of them all?Chances are you named this one. There's a show about his work in this place he built in the city he supposedly hated...
"Architectural Assassination Attempt"No, not a new professional specialization yet... The Dutch firm Heneghan Peng Architects ("peng" is the equivalent of "pow" in German...) have proposed a bridge design in the famous Lorelei Valley, a site of German mythology, which among other things inspired Richard Wagner to write the "Ring" cycle. Now UNESCO is looking into revoking the world heritage status if this project is to go forward... BANG!
So what did he say?In his address at RIBA, Prince Charles warned of 'gulf' between architects and society. Report, reactions, and full transcript for those who missed it due to boycott, etc.
British architects and Prince engage in pissing contestA group of architects (including Alsop, Ritchie, Wilkinson, et al.) are calling on their peers to boycott tomorrow night’s lecture at the RIBA by Prince Charles for interferring in the democratic process.
The Green House of the FutureWhat will the energy-efficient house of the future look like? Some speculations by four firms: William McDonough + Partners (bionic), Cook + Fox (reptilian), Rios Clementi Hale Studios (eat it), and Mouzon (bizzare).
In defence of starchitectureChristopher Hume bucks the trend and laments the seeming demise of icon buildings. "The problem has never been too much starchitecture, but too little."
O’Donnell & Tuomey’s Timberyard"O'Donnell & Tuomey’s Timberyard development hits upon a remarkable urban housing typology that goes some way to redress Dublin’s use of an ill-considered planning formula."
Treehouses of the WorldA preview gallery of treehouses from the new book, "New Treehouses of the World".
Interview: Jun AokiThe Tokyo-based architect avoids the news, the radio, and likes Gehry, Koolhaas and Corbu.
Gehry on L.A., art (and Gehry)Frank Gehry seems to be talking a lot lately... what else is a starchitect to do during a recession?
Architectural One-Night Stand..."The Ty Unnos scheme - literally "house in one night" - hopes to provide wood-frame starter homes. Its backers, the woodland charity Coed Cymru, have been invited to show a design at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC." Taco trucks will have to introduce night shifts...
TRASH HOUSE in Joshua Tree"Randy Polumbo renovated his Mojave Desert house with rocks and steel and filled it with what he calls “obtainium,” from junk shops and Dumpsters, eBay and swap meets." We might have to check it out on the way to Coachella...
Some good reasons to ditch the architectOh no he didn't! Scott Van Voorhis says have your contractor design the job and "save several thousand dollars – not to mention a good amount of unneeded stress as well." Wow.
Buh-bye McMansion"New homes, after doubling in size since 1960, are shrinking. Last year, for the first time in at least 10 years, the average square footage of single-family homes under construction fell dramatically, from 2,629 in the second quarter to 2,343 in the fourth quarter, Census data show."
Change of address for Venturi's Lieb HouseRobert Venturi's second project (after the Vanna Venturi House) took a boat ride from Jersey to Long Island, avoiding demolition and finding a new home.
Berlin's Neues Museum Opens"The €233 million reconstruction of the last major ruin on Berlin's Museum Island is finished, and the foundation in charge can now start filling it with art. This weekend Berliners will get to see the hollow inside of the Neues Museum, which has been refurbished by British architect David Chipperfield."
Strategies for Unemployed ArchitectsApply at Starbucks? Salary is probably similar...ahem. Or just click the link and get some real advice (for some reason no one ever asks for my advice anyway). But they don't mention selling architectural advice for a nickle at a farmers market like that guy in Seattle...so there always that. Fo-real.
Celebrating 90 Years of BauhausThe legendary Bauhaus movement turns 90 this year and the anniversary is being marked by exhibitions from Tokyo to New York.