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MTV Cribs? Wait that's not a McMansionAn observant Archinect reader notices that not all of the homes featured on MTV Cribs are ho-hum cookie-cutter McMansions.
A New Tribe of Tepee DwellersNow who wouldn't want to have a kick-ass teepee in their backyard? Jealous? Yeah, me too.
Scene StealerI have a thing for adaptation/remodeling of "found" spaces... nothing kinky mind you. Just a wholesome interest in deftly performed "architectural jujitsu." And I also have a thing for theatres... here is an understated yet skillfully designed example of a theatre in an adaptation structure.
Sculptor Richard Wilson and Price & Myers turn a Liverpool office façade inside out"Sculptor Richard Wilson teamed up with engineer Price & Myers to slice an oval into a derelict office building facade that revolves alarmingly above the heads of passers-by in Liverpool"... absolutely amazing work... next on my list to go and have a look myself.
Architects are egotists by their own design"Architects... have designed themselves into a re-entrant corner, bricked themselves behind their arrogance and vanished up their vent pipe."
Living green, by design"One home is efficient and thrifty. The other is stylish and opulent. They both help the planet."
Piano's green roofA look at the new Renzo Piano designed California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco with its massive undulating green roof.
Forever Eames"A hundred years ago, a Modernist icon was born. Charles Eames went on to craft the new California home with wife Ray." [images]
Peter MärkliSwiss architect Peter Märkli "is currently one of the most vital voices in Europe." [images]
Slideshow: Stirling Prize finalistsThe shortlist for RIBA's prestigious Stirling prize for architecture is comprised of David Chipperfield Architects, OMA, Foster + Partners, Glenn Howells Architects and Haworth Tompkins.
"George was quiet"Metropolis remembers George Yu, including quotes from Thom Mayne and Eric Owen Moss along with a couple images of George's recently completed project in Pasadena.
This house smells like shitActually, it IS shit. Figuring that no building is actually green, Australian Architect Andrew Maynard has devised a concept he calls the Poop House... a house that actually builds itself through the accumulation of solid waste. Think this idea is full of shit? See for yourself.
Architecture as an alternative"...Rarely have architectural skills been used to try to change the outcome of a controversy in the way one might use tree-sitting or monkey-wrenching. Now, a small group is doing just that in the Charpieds' neighborhood, an isolated outpost called Eagle Mountain."
Interview: Jean NouvelThe Architect talks about music, women's fashion, his work, ethics, his penchant for black attire, and his cat: Mr. Bigglesworth. [images & video]
Funky colours and material choice for London Daycare CentreA bright and colorful new addition to Maryland Primary School, London, by Fluid Architects... lets hope this London example will enable every architect to create bright and innovative design (that differs from brick architecture) which has the support of every UK government planning department.
Lost Vanguard: Soviet Modernist Architecture 1922-32Nicolai Ourossoff visits Richard Pare's exhibition of photographs at MOMA. Slideshow includes buildings by Konstantin Melnikov and Corbu.
George Yu, Vanguard ArchitectMore on George Yu who passed away last week... a nice bio outlining his life and career.
The Wild West Meets the Wild EastA Podcast of Los Angeles architects working in China as well as USC's new Dean, Qingyun Ma. Plus, Thom Mayne talks about the late George Yu.
Modernism at risk; why you should careA growing number of important modern structures are threatened with demolition.
There was nothing virtual about Yu's talentChristopher Hawthorne remembers architect George Yu who succumbed to cancer earlier this week. He "was a refreshing anomaly among Los Angeles architects."
Their designs within reach"The archives of Ray Kappe and John Lautner are going to the Getty, where they can be accessed by the public."
Architecture for Humanity Builds the Future of Housing"Architecture for Humanity has a clear goal: to improve the lives of billions people worldwide, one sustainable building at a time. And while the mission may sound overly ambitious, AFH is on its way."
"I thought I was going to hate it"News, views, photos, sketches and descriptions of San Francisco's Federal Building by Morphosis.
China's Bubbly Aquatics Center Nears Completion"A solid block of water appears to have rained down on Beijing's Olympic Green. While most architecture buffs have been focused on Herzog & de Meuron's National Stadium -- dubbed the Bird's Nest for its curved shape and overlapping structural supports -- its neighbor, the National Aquatics Center, just might steal the show come opening day."
Meta-MorphosisA vintage 1984 Morphosis design (by then partners Thom Mayne and Michael Rotondi) is restored by Daly Genik. [Images]