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The American Institute of Architects Announces the 2008 COTE Top Ten Green Projects
By JJ Yeo on April 28, 2008

Washington, D.C., April 22, 2008 — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green ...

The National: Abu Dhabi - building a creative city
By JJ Yeo on April 28, 2008

The National Newspaper Thomas Bender April 16. 2008 3:25PM UAE / April 16. 2008 11:25AM GMT What makes a creative city – a city marked by both artistic creativity and technological innovation? Thomas Bender ...

Nader Khalili, Noted Earth Architect, Dies at 72
By JJ Yeo on April 28, 2008

By Tony Illia, Architectural Record, April 21, 2008 Nader Khalili, an Earth Architect and teacher known for his innovative work with adobe, died on March 5 of congestive heart failure. He was ...

Rem Koolhaas: Delirious Dubai?
By JJ Yeo on April 14, 2008

By SANDY IKEDA | March 25, 2008, THE SUN, New York "A city cannot be a work of art," Jane Jacobs once wrote. Well, the renowned architect Rem Koolhaas has designed an enormous ...

movingcities presents: Belgian Architects in China
By JJ Yeo on April 7, 2008

This week, movingcities has the pleasure to invite you upcoming Thursday April 10, 2008, to attend the 'Belgian Architects in China'-lecture in the Embassy of Belgium in China. The lecture will feature two Belgian ...

London: Olympic dispute
By JJ Yeo on April 7, 2008

Thirty-five arrests were made following clashes between pro-Tibet protesters and police as the Olympic torch made its way through London. Was Daniel Libeskind being smart to take sides early in his criticism and boycott of doing work in China? London saw ...

Architecture Is a Team Sport; So why do they award the Pritzker Prize to just one person?
By JJ Yeo on April 3, 2008

By Witold Rybczynski, for Slate Posted Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at 11:42 AM ET The Pritzker Prize, which this year was awarded to French architect Jean Nouvel, is often referred ...

Queue up for that Pritzker, please
By JJ Yeo on March 31, 2008

Jean Nouvel, the bold French architect known for such wildly diverse projects as the multi-chromatic Torre Agbar Tower in Barcelona and the exotically louvered Arab World Institute in ...

Hong Kong: Open door to creativity, says top architect
By JJ Yeo on March 26, 2008

by Una So, The Standard Tuesday, March 25, 2008 When it comes to design, not many people in Hong Kong understand the difference between the good, the bad and the ugly, an internationally famed ...

architects, word nerds.
By JJ Yeo on March 23, 2008

Ever heard an architect speak? Ever wondered what on earth they were saying? Here's to all you haters of eloquence: http://zahahadidblog.com/reviews/2007/07/17/tom-dyckhoff-writes#more-246