Studio Banana TV interviews Carlos Ferrater and Patrick Genard talking about their project Mediapro tower in Barcelona. (source deathbyarchitecture) Read more…

Icons of Architecture now available to watch online, via computer or iphone
Daniel Libeskind is arguably one of the world’s most passionate, enthralling starchitects; undeniably controversial, he regularly polarises the architectural world with his outlandish and abstract designs. (source wan) Read more…

Studio Banana TV interviews architects Cristina Díaz Moreno and Efrén García Grinda AMID (cero9), a prominent young duo of Spanish architects. (source architecture lab) Read more…

Last Thursday I had the chance to represent Archinect (thanks, Archinect!) at a press tour of the Richard Meier Model Museum, which is reopening for the summer 2010 season. (source archinect) Read more…

Andrew Maynard, is an architect based in Melbourne Australia, raised and educated in Tasmania. His firm, Andrew Maynard Architects (AMA), was established in 2002 and is quickly being recognised for his unique work and experimental conceptual designs. The grounded ethics and morals which surround Andrews work are a refreshing inspiration to both students and the profession. (source archi-ninja) Read more…

AMO, the think tank within the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), has extended its expertise in planning into the design of the future energy infrastructure of the EU as part of Roadmap 2050: A Practical Guide to a Prosperous, Low-Carbon Europe. The project, proposing an EU-wide decarbonized power grid by 2050, launches in Brussels today to an audience of European leaders. (source architecture lab) Read more…

In Focus is Archinect's new series of features dedicated to profiling the photographers who help make the work of architects look that much better. What has attracted them to architecture? How do they work? What type of equipment do they use? What do they think about seeing their work in blogs?
In this feature, we talk to Barcelona-based photographer Eugeni Pons. (source archinect) Read more…

As well as being the director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) and many other things, Ole Bouman is contributing editor of the journal Volume, which is jointly produced by Archis Foundation, AMO (the research bureau of OMA) and the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation of Columbia University (GSAPP). (source archinect) Read more…

Rural Studio was established in 1993 by Samuel Mockbee to encourage Auburn University architecture students to leave their academics and drafting boards behind and gain valuable hands-on experience by working directly with poverty-stricken communities in West Alabama. (source azure magazine) Read more…

Born in Beijing, China in 1962, Pei Zhu founded studio Pei-Zhu, a platform for researching the relationship between chinese philosophy and contemporary architecture, an experimental practice dealing with future and tradition in 2005. (source designboom) Read more…

You talk about creating a contemporary platform, via the IABR, for architects, urban planners and thinkers to make concrete contributions to diversity, vitality, and livability of the urban condition. (source archinect) Read more…

Conversations between Edi Rama and Anri Sala, and Adam Caruso and Thomas Demand are now available to watch online in their entirety. (source architecture foundation) Read more…

In this video interview filmed by Dezeen for the Design Museum in London, designer Daniel Weil of Pentagram talks about the design community in London through the decades (see movie below). (source dezeeen) Read more…

Emma Williamson and Kieran Wong from CODA Studio discuss their winning entry to the About Face 2009 design competition. (source australian design) Read more…

Michel Rojkind was born in 1969, in Mexico city, Mexico. From 1987 to 1999, he was the drummer in aleks syntek's band 'la gente normal'. At the same time he studied architecture and urban planning at the universidad iberoamericana, mexico city. (source designboom) Read more…

Whether they’re for septuagenarians who can get around on their own or older people struggling with bed-confining illnesses, senior-living communities have surged in number in the past two decades, as the country’s retirement-age population has swelled. (source architectural record) Read more…

During the AIA Convention we had the chance to visit Architecture for Humanity (now on their 10th anniversary) and talk with Cameron Sinclair, the Co-founder and Eternal Optimist of AFH. (source archDaily) Watch video…

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels rockets through photo/video-mingled stories of his eco-flashy designs. His buildings not only look like nature -- they act like nature: blocking the wind, collecting solar energy -- and creating stunning views. (source TED) Read more…

Ma yansong was born in beijing, china in 1975. He graduated from yale university school of architecture in 2002 with a master's degree in architecture. Ma was the winner of 2006 architecture league young architects award. (source designboom) Read more…

He's designed some of the world most iconic buildings, just don't call him a star-architect. (source CNN) Watch videos…

Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects inspired by his time in Bali. (source TED) Read more…

Studio Banana TV interviews Japanese architect Toyo Ito on the occasion of his lecture at the European University of Madrid. Toyo Ito is one of the world's most innovative and influential architects. (source death by architecture) Read more…