Statistics show that an ever increasing number of people are choosing to read books on a device rather than in print form. In that vein, you can now read these classic works of architectural literature for free online from sources like Internet Archive and Google Books. via ArchDaily
Artist Damien Hirst has been given permission to construct his own city, to be called Damien-on-Sea, on the North Devon coast of England. The city will be built from the ground up, including 75 “affordable” homes to be built over the next 10-15 years. Given that this is the man who encrusted a human skull…
The BBC is reporting that firefighters are battling a fire at Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s iconic building Glasgow School of Art. It appears the fire started when a projector exploded in the basement. Everyone in the building was able to evacuate. UPDATES: The Glasgow School of Art has begun inspecting the damage, with good and bad…
The MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles, will celebrate its 20th year by offering a tour of a number of exemplary private houses by R.M. Schindler. The programming opens with a wine reception and talk with Judith Sheine (Professor of Architectural History at the University of Oregon) at Schindler’s How House in Silver…
Rudolph Michael Schindler’s Bethlehem Baptist Church, which had been boarded up for years and deteriorating from neglect despite its “Historic-Cultural Monument” status, has been given a new life. The church, originally built in 1944 with a minor budget for a congregation on Compton Avenue in South LA, has a new congregation, Faith Build International. To…
Jody Brown at Coffee with an Architect offers up a Valentine’s exclusive: Architect Valentines. Because architects are romantic. Design to send one to someone you love. via ArchDaily