Cityscape Dubai pays homage to Islamic architecture [ Zawya ] Oct 08, 2008  Dubai Municipality Dubai Municipality was honoured at the Cityscape Dubai 2008 awards, for its outstanding renovation work on the mosques of historic Shingadha and its restoration work of Dubai's Old Souq and historic Bastakia. Read More ...

Gowanus Condo Renderings 'Deceptive,' Architects Say [ Gothamist ] Oct 07, 2008  The development company that's pushing for a special rezoning approval to construct several residential buildings by the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn came under fire at a Neighborhood Association meeting in Carrol Gardens last night, with two local architects dismissing the project renderings as deceptive. Chris McVoy and John Hatheway maintained that the developer, Toll Brothers , has ... Read More ...

Arcology Appoints a Globally Distinguished Architect to Design its Dubai Based Projects [ Art Daily ] Oct 07, 2008  DUBAI.- Arcology has appointed internationally renowned architect, Shigeru Ban, to design their first landmark project on Palm Jebal Ali . Read More ...

Economic Slowdown Impacts Landscape Architects, Survey Shows [ Centre Daily Times ] Oct 06, 2008  Less than half of landscape architecture offices responding were busier than usual last quarter, and only a quarter of firms plan to hire in the short term as the economic turmoil begins to be felt across the profession, according to the latest Business Quarterly survey by the American Society of Landscape Architects . Read More ...

How green is your college? [ Manila Bulletin ] Oct 8, 2008  Last week, the Sustainable Endowments Institute released its 2009 Green Report Card. No more plastic bags Westport, Connecticut, this month became the latest of a handful of communities to ban some plastic bags. Read More ...

Paris's 'Pyramid Project' casts no shadow [ The Christian Science Monitor ] Oct 08, 2008  The architects at Herzog & de Meuron have unveiled their new vision for the Paris skyline: a blade-like skyscraper designed to play with shadows. Fresh off its well-received design for the Olympic 'Bird's Nest' stadium in Beijing, the architecture firm has mocked up another striking building. The front looks like a ... Read More ...

Group pitches condos built with shipping containers [ Detroit Free Press ] Oct 08, 2008  A group of Detroit developers believe green living in the city comes in the form of metal shipping containers. Read More ...

Wall Street vs. Green Street Who is Doing Better? [ Personal Computer World ] Oct 9, 2008  Richard Seireeni is president of The Brand Architect Group, Los Angeles, a strategic brand consultancy with affiliated offices in Tokyo and Shanghai. ... Read More ...

New project for Bird's Nest architects [ CCTV ] Oct 8, 2008  Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, the Swiss architects behind the Bird's Nest, are putting the finishing touches to plans for an incredible new apartment ... Read More ...

Economy Stalling Your Business? Shift Gears [ New York Times ] Oct 8, 2008  In jobs after college as a fund-raiser and later as a marketer for a couple of architectural firms, he said, 'I got bitten by the bug to make software to ... Read More ...

David Green Awarded Bronze Medal from AIA Georgia [ Media Newswire ] Oct 8, 2008  Atlanta -Professor of Practice David Green was awarded a 2008 Bronze Medal from American Institute of Architecture Georgia Chapter at the ... Read More ...

Kent sues architects Snohetta over scrapped Turner gallery design [ Contract Journal ] Oct 8, 2008  It appointed David Chipperfield Architects to redesign the building, which received planning permission earlier this year and will cost £17m. ... Read More ...

Barack Obama's shout-out to green architecture [ Los Angeles Times ] Oct 8, 2008  ... last night's second presidential debate, as my colleague Christopher Knight hoped he might, Barack Obama did touch on the subject of green architecture. ... Read More ...

Christchurch poo house wins top prize [ Stuff.co.nz ] Oct 8, 2008  The awards are run by the New Zealand Institute of Architects Incorporated and honour well-designed homes, offices and public buildings in Canterbury. ... Read More ...

Architecture/Engineering Is green the new black? Some developers think so [ BizJournals ] Oct 05, 2008  Among developers, a significant paradigm shift is taking place. Read More ...

Developers tackle green technology in Subic convention [ Manila Bulletin ] Oct 08, 2008  Architect Stephen Sy Lau of the Hong Kong Department of Architecture and Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri, chairman of the Senate Committee on Housing and Urban Development, will discuss 'Green Technology: An Asian Perspective' on Oct. 25 during the national convention of members and stakeholders of the Chamber of Real Estate and Builders Associations Inc. at Subic Free Port, Zambales. Read More ...

Architects say city proposal to go for lowest price makes for poor quality projects [ Ottawa Citizen ] Oct 06, 2008  City manager Kent Kirkpatrick wants to choose engineers and architects on the basis of lowest price - a bargain hunt that one architect compares to shopping at Walmart. Read More ...

Dubai's latest offering is a carbon-neutral pyramid city [ TTKN News ] Sep 14, 2008  Ziggurat is the name of the temple towers of the ancient Mesopotamian valley with the characteristic form of a terraced pyramid with successively receding stories. Now the name is about to enter ... Read More ...