The controversy over the new Calatrava bridge in Venice, Italy fascinates me. I'm generally a Calatrava fan so I like the look of the bridge and yet I can understand why some may think it doesn't fit in Venice with it's big, bold sweep and use of glass. Still it seems ridiculous that the city has canceled the opening ceremony. Like it or lump it they are stuck… Continue

Found this article in the LA Times on Beijing architecture pretty interesting especially when it comes to the way smog changes the way we perceive buildings. The author is doing a whole series of stories on the architecture of Beijing. As someone who lives in Los Angeles I'm accustomed to sometimes seeing my downtown skyline in the distance through a haze of brownish air but I'm still amazed… Continue