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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

Trailer:Archiculture
By JJ Yeo on March 23, 2008

View Trailer Here From Archinect: When we heard about the film Archiculture, we were instantly attracted to its subject matter. David Krantz and Ian Harris, two recent architecture school graduates, decided to ...

China: To build or not to build? - Libeskind
By JJ Yeo on February 21, 2008

Speaking in Belfast last week, Daniel Libeskind denounced 'totalitarian regimes', calling for architects to take 'a more ethical stance'.

Thinking about Cool
By JJ Yeo on February 20, 2008

From theCoolhunter.net : "Our first book, the World’s Coolest Hotel Rooms,

Shigeru Ban at the Cooper Union
By JJ Yeo on January 23, 2008

The annual Franzen Lecture on Architecture and the Environment is delivered by an international figure whose work has significant implications for the relationship between architecture and the environment.

So Very Thin
By JJ Yeo on January 16, 2008

At 0.76 inches at its thickest; you'd think this were a practical joke. But it's not the 1st of April; no. To put things in perspective, 0.76 inches is 1.93 centimetres. That's right. Not that it'd be ideal for all the CAD ...