Architecture

A new building in Boston's historic rowhouse laden south end neighborhood looks ahead without disrespecting its traditional context.

February 4, 2007 - The Boston Globe

This article from WorldChanging discusses a new network for architects and designers to share and improve ideas. The network's creators hope this interactivity will help architects to create solutions for slum dwellers.

February 3, 2007 - WorldChanging

This article from Utah's Deseret Morning News shows images of a large mixed used development designed by Frank Gehry. This development will include the tallest building in Utah.

February 3, 2007 - Deseret Morning News

Green roofs can cut air-conditioning bills, last longer than regular roofs, and are environment-friendly. Now they could help you save on taxes too.

February 1, 2007 - New York Daily News

Plans for a long-imagined underwater high speed rail line connecting Europe and Africa emphasizes the comparative lack of rail development in the United States.

February 1, 2007 - International Herald Tribune

Can Frank Gehry's plan for Downtown L.A.'s Grand Avenue transform it into the cultural center civic leaders have been chasing for decades?

January 30, 2007 - The New York Times

Geoff Manaugh interviews Architect Ed Mazria about his efforts to promote ecological literacy and his challenge to the architecture and planning community to stop climate change.

January 30, 2007 - BLDGBLOG

Wired presents this slideshow of some of the extravagant and futuristic buildings planned for Dubai.

January 30, 2007 - Wired

In New York City, the first juried design competition for affordable and sustainable has found its winner.

January 29, 2007 - Architectural Record

Robert B. Tierney, chairman of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, has the difficult job of deciding which parts of city are worthy of preservation, and which parts need to make way for something new.

January 29, 2007 - The New York Times

Officials in Honolulu is considering increasing the height limitations that dictate how tall buildings can rise in the beachside city. The mayor and city council hope that an increase in density will bring sustainable growth to the city.

January 28, 2007 - Honolulu Star Bulletin

An 18 million square-foot hotel and commercial resort in Las Vegas is set to become the largest LEED-certified project in the U.S. when it opens in 2009. Other builders are expected to follow the green path in Nevada, where tax breaks are generous.

January 25, 2007 - Las Vegas Sun

Architects and dictators have had a long and uneasy relationship throughout history.

January 23, 2007 - Signandsight.com

Preservationists are working to save the city's historic homes, under threat from Katrina victims who are interested in building modern housing.

January 23, 2007 - The Los Angeles Times

A New York architect takes on the challenge of redesigning a 1920's era building in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.

January 19, 2007 - The New York Times

Mass production and prefabrication have revolutionized the manufacturing of cars, planes and ships -- now a number of pioneering builders and architects are applying these technologies to the housing industry.

January 17, 2007 - Wired

The father of New Urbanism takes on avant-garde architects and environmentalists as he talks about his latest project in Vancouver, Canada.

January 16, 2007 - The Tyee

French architect Jean Pierre Heim has proposed creating a semi-outdoor multimedia entertainment center in Shanghai -- a cinema, shopping center and restaurant all-in-one.

January 16, 2007 - Shanghai Daily

The cost effective Katrina Cottage continues its evolution in the form of a schoolhouse.

January 15, 2007 - Huntersville Herald

Intended to be one of 9 Shanghai suburbs evoking architecture and culture from other countries, the pseudo-Canadian "Maple Town" suburb bears little resemblance to its original plans.

January 11, 2007 - The Globe & Mail