Good god. But wait, there's more. Someone make it stop. What did the British do to deserve this?
architecture
As Sean Griffiths points out, cute semi-detached housing might make for aesthetically pleasing New Urbanist cities, but it is not sustainable as a dominant mode of architecture within the 21st.
This is an interesting, if somewhat older, discussion of the Chinese architect Ma Yansong and his so-called "organic architecture." The piece focuses on his so-called "Marilyn Monroe" building in Mississagua,.
Michael Kimmelman has a very interesting piece in the Times on taking parking lots seriously as architectural structures and community spaces. There is much to agree with here. The gigantic Wal-Mart parking lot that is at best 25% full on everyday but the days after...
A couple of interesting architectural stories. 1. A South Korean developer is planning a high-end apartment development in Seoul--in the shape of the exploding Twin Towers. Never let anyone say.