Architecture

Norman Weinstein of The Architectural Record selects his favorite architecture books of the year, which range from a coming-of-age memoir to a treatise on Turkish art and architecture.

December 4, 2010 - ArchNewsNow

Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome housing design is a popular form of housing at the temporary festival Burning Man. But why hasn't a good idea caught on in the mainstream?

December 1, 2010 - Good

Nicolai Ouroussoff, architecture critic for The New York Times, offers this lengthy look at the state of development and design in Abu Dhabi and Doha.

November 30, 2010 - The New York Times

Architect Peter Weingarten discusses the importance of high-rise buildings, and why the future of cities will be very high density.

November 30, 2010 - Gensler on Cities

A proposal for a skyscraper that grows biodiesel-emitting algae took 2nd place in a competition to design the 300m tall Taiwan Tower in Taichung.

November 29, 2010 - Dezeen

As landscape urbanists hover in the exalted world of the designer-hero-genius, Emily Talen asks — where are the people?

November 28, 2010 - New Urban Network

James Way reviews two new books that propose sustainable approaches to architecture that don't dwell in post-oil, post-apocalyptic scenarios to make their point.

November 27, 2010 - The Architect's Newspaper

Ferrari has built an enormous Formula 1 race track and amusement park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Metropolis Magazine reviews the in-your-face architecture.

November 24, 2010 - Metropolis Magazine

Planetizen is pleased to release its ninth annual list of the ten best books in urban planning, design and development published in 2010. This year's selection includes some big names, some big ideas -- and a book called "Toilet."

November 22, 2010 - Abhijeet Chavan

Shopping malls are scattered all over Bangkok. On one hand they create a distinct urban setting in the city, but they also fall far short of creating actual community, according to this post.

November 21, 2010 - This Big City

99% Invisible talks with Chris Downey, an architect who lost his sight three years ago and who continues to work.

November 20, 2010 - 99% Invisible

A Russian construction company wants to build a 100,000-person city in an abandoned diamond mine, and cover it with a dome.

November 20, 2010 - Wired UK

Major developments have been popping up all over Japan's heavily urbanized cities. This piece from The Diplomat looks at what urban future lies ahead for Japan.

November 20, 2010 - The Diplomat

The nonprofit urban planning group SHIFTboston has unveiled the results of their competition to imagine a lunar city that might be feasible by 2069 [slideshow].

November 19, 2010 - CNN

A new center on the campus of Syracuse University is meant to highlight the Rust Belt city's potential -- and to inspire its revitalization.

November 19, 2010 - Metropolis

Detroit reporter John Gallagher's new book "Reimagining Detroit" considers what it will take to remake The Motor City into a model that will work for the future.

November 17, 2010 - Model D

Architect William A. Browne, Jr., FAIA, LEED AP, explains how he and his firm use narrative when designing buildings and spaces.

November 15, 2010 - William A. Browne Jr.

Just months after the completion of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, expensive stadia built for the event sit empty and unused.

November 15, 2010 - Bleacher Report

Architect Claire Lester reimagines Chicago's O'Hare as a dynamic, multipurpose environment.

November 14, 2010 - The Architect's Newspaper

As chain stores move into a Brooklyn neighborhood, some locals worry about the loss of local character and small businesses.

November 13, 2010 - The New York Times