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Chinese authorities on Sunday detained Ai Weiwei, one of the country’s most high-profile artists and a stubborn government critic, as he tried to board a plane for Hong Kong, his friends and associates said. Mr. Ai’s wife, nephew and a number of his…

From April 7 to May 21, 2011 Michel Soskine (Madrid) will present a selection of 10 contemporary scale models of Spanish architects. , full_html

Concrete Islands is a group exhibition of photography and video exploring contemporary experiences of utopian architectural projects. For many architects modernism was a physical manifestation of human progress and, as architectural historian Colin…

How will high-speed rail change American life in the coming decades? At this critical moment for American infrastructure, Van Alen Institute calls on the international design community to envision the cultural, environmental and economic impact of a…

Designed by J. MAYER H. architects, this project explores the potential of the Plaza de la Encarnación to become the new contemporary urban centre. A highly developed infrastructure helps to activate the square, making it an attractive destination…

Music Video of Saturday. , full_html

A new exhibition at the Skyscraper Museum in Battery Park City looks at an array of groundbreaking factory buildings, mostly from the last century. , full_html

Good video and better graphics! , full_html

A 3-days trip under the auspices of the spanish selected architects for the project 27. We had the chance to explore the significant buildings of the city, to feel its energy and its culture. An informal but vibrant meeting that left us everything…

“27” is a joint venture between a filmmaker, two architects and a designer. They travel together to meet people engaging in the process of making the Europe of tomorrow. “27” is a journey into the heart of contemporary European architecture, under a…