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PVC - it ain't goodPVC, a common component of many building materials, "is consistently found as one of the worst materials for cancer related impacts."
Are architecture exhibitions a waste of space?"As the Tate reveals plans to hold major architecture exhibitions every two years, Rob Wilson and Victoria Thornton disagree about whether such shows can ever live up to their promise."
Did somebody say green roof?Yet another article on green roofs... this one revolves around a man named Cooper Scollan who is responsible for the plants to be installed on the roof of Renzo Piano's new California Academy of Sciences building in San Francisco.
SIR NORMAN FOSTER GIVES BIRTH......to a problem child. The cathedral of football (soccer for you American blokes out there) has finally opened. As with all good things, it seems to have been worth the wait, the blood, the sweat and the tears.
Surface sing a rainbow..."These otherworldly designs by Surface Architects are part of a newly completed film and visual media research centre for London’s Birkbeck College"
A Jurassic park of their own"Ancient cycads attract a subculture of collectors devoted to the quirky plants, which can sell for tens of thousands. In Southern California, it's a high-stakes scene."
Two projects by PUSHAKTwo cool roadside projects in Norway by four young female architects who comprise the firm PUSHAK.
A Glimpse of a More Vertical Los AngelesIs Playa Vista (LA's New Urbanist village stranded on the West Side) the harbinger of LA's future?
Seidler keeps making his markHarry Seidler died a year ago this month, but one of Australia's most famous architects has spawned a local stylistic genre bigger than the man.
Designing Critical DesignJurgen Bey, Anthony Dunne & Fiona Raby and Martí Guixé are designers known for their critical attitude towards mainstream product design. An exhibition at Z33 in Belgium explores their ambivalent and critical position towards design.
Interview: Martha SchwartzLandscapes of Awareness... Martha Schwartz talks about her design practice and theoretical work as well as some of the gender equality issues.
Chicken Boy: L.A.'s Statue of LibertyWhat the Eiffel Tower is to Paris and the Tower of London to Britain, this 22 foot tall fiberglass chicken was to Los Angeles.
Cliff NotesLA architects Johnston Marklee & Associates design and developed a home for a steep hillside site. [slideshow]
Making the most of a tricky situationThree homes designed to take advantage of awkward scraps of land ignored by others.
Finally...The Wembley Stadium opens its doors"The new stadium has been, to put it politely, a bit of a struggle to complete, and rather more expensive than it was ever meant to be..." Jonathan Glancey reports. But we can fairly say its engineering and architectural achievement will make everyone soon forget those few extra ££££.
Navigating the green moral maze"Architects would be in a stronger moral position to influence clients if we took the lead."
2007 Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold MedalCanberra-based architect Enrico Taglietti has been awarded the RAIA's top accolade. He was born and educated in Milan before migrating to Australia in the late 1950's. Well-known projects include the McKeown House, Church of St.Anthony in Sydney, Dickson Library, St.Kilda Library, Embassy of Italy Chancellery and Giralang Primary School and Preschool.
Japan: Micro-Homes in the Big City"Houses designed to fit on postage-stamp-sized plots offer Japanese an affordable way to live in bustling, crowded, and hugely expensive downtown areas" [slideshow]
Open-Source Goes Hammer and NailMore on the OAN -- "Cameron Sinclair's Open Architecture Network aims to connect architects around the globe to struggling communities." [slideshow]
More Openness in Government (Offices, That Is)Ourousoff loves Morphosis and Thom Mayne... the latest object of his affection is the new Federal Building in San Francisco.
Architecture "Tastemakers"Forbes has complied their annual, or occasional (or whatever) list of 10 architectural tastemakers... any surprises here? Actually, I didn't expect them to come up with James Corner... and the biggest shocker... no Gehry?! OMG! [slideshow]
A landscape giant looks back at his roots. They go deep.At 90, landscape architect Lawrence Halprin is "sort of winding down a little bit." A look at where he is now, and where he has been.