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GoldHagen: on the Pritzker, and Nouvel
By JJ on August 14, 2008

The New Republic - In the same thread of recent commentary and critique with regard to architecture's Pritzker Prize, Sarah Williams Goldhagen, historian, theorist of modern architecture and architecture critic tells us why we should have ...

Alain de Botton: Nice buildings don’t always make us better people
By JJ on August 14, 2008

Beauty these days is subjective, with the onslaught of fantastically ugly icon-spectacles that have risen from the foundation piles around the world. Sometimes, people call it architecture. Writing as commentator for The Independent, Alain de Botton, Author of The ...

Behind Beijing’s icons…and how what we see on TV will be different than what Chicago wants to build for the 2016 Olympics
By JJ on August 5, 2008

The Skyline | Chicago Tribune | Blog - The Olympics are a real event in a real place, but they are also a high-voltage television show, capable of conveying powerful—and possibly, distorted—messages about the host country through the ...

Zaha unveils seven Singapore towers
By JJ on August 5, 2008

The Architect's Journal - Zaha Hadid Architects' has revealed these designs for Singapore's largestresidential development. The £1.1 billion project, called Farrer Road, is located on an 83,500m2 site and includes seven 36-storey towers ...

Reed Kroloff: Architecture, modern and romantic
By JJ on August 2, 2008

TED.com - Reed Kroloff gives us a new lens for judging new architecture: is it modern, or is it romantic? Look for glorious images from two leading practices -- and a blistering critique of the 9/11 planning process. ...

Architecture waxes Political
By JJ on August 1, 2008

After what Hassan Fathy did for Egypt by reintroducing local building materials and techniques - re-establishing the use of the local adobe brick as a ...

More Than Icons / Singapore: NUS Architecture City Exhibition 2008
By JJ on August 1, 2008

CITY EXHIBITION 2008: “MORE THAN ICONS� An exhibition showcasing the works of NUS architecture students (2007/08) The NUS Architecture City Exhibition is an annual event organized by The Architecture Society of the ...

Herzog on the Bird’s Nest: “Only an Idiot would have said No”
By JJ on July 31, 2008

Star architect Jacques Herzog, the man behind the new Olympic Stadium in Beijing, tells SPIEGEL his arena is a subversive place where people can meet in locations not easily monitored by officials. He also defends ...

Beijing’08: In a Potemkin state of affairs
By JJ on July 30, 2008

Many have spoken in the past about Singapore's adeptness at first impressions. A certain Mr Koolhaas even once coined the term 'Potemkin State' to describe the Republic's willingness to cover up the unsightly, as did  Russian minister ...

World Architecture Festival - Barcelona 22-24 October 2008
By JJ on July 30, 2008

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