Graphic/Masterplan

... In defining this landscape masterplan, the characteristics for the planting schemes and public spaces include climatic, natural and urban givens and incorporate a landscape phasing strategy that follows the demolishing and building of the site area by area. The urban ecology will consist of both vertical and horizontal layers: from underground treatments, water streams, and species to (re-used) materials, surface patterns and subsequent layers of use, furnishing and built program...

Riga Port City, by Petra Blaisse

Transforming Architecture Education

"Transformed architecture practice will require transformation of architecture education. With accelerating trends of sustainability, technology, and collaboration in practice, we are clearly in a time of rapid transition... "

AIArchitect

Aesthe/tech:Tonik

By our very own Suriano.

Laws of Simplicity

A 100-page manesfesto about Design, Technology, Business and Life, by John Maeda. Quick and Great Read.

Death By Architecture

Death By Architecture was founded in the mid 90's by a graduate student in Los Angeles as a repository for information on architectural competitions. It subsequently went by the wayside as the editor went to work for Morphosis. It has just recently been revamped and is better than ever, with the goal to be the preeminent source for any and all competition information. Note that the Columbus re-Wired competition is listed. It has an interesting and intuitive graphic format for registration and submission deadlines via an interactive calendar.

http://www.deathbyarchitecture.com

-MS

It's a Gas (Station).

Czech out this newly built BP gas Station in LA. A shrine to faceted geometry, and a thumb to the nose for all the "how do you build it" naysayers!

D.School at Stanford

What can we learn from the Institute of Design at Stanford?