designboom reports on the exhibition about the work of kazuyo sejima and ryue nishizawa hold in vicenza, italy. the works of sanaa are simple in its aesthetics; sophisticated in its treatment of complex building detail. the exhibition ends the 29th of january 2006.

for the 1958 expo in brussels the philips corporation wanted to create a pavilion to demonstrate its technology. the pavilion would be an artwork in itself, an overall integration of that technology. the french architect le corbusier was selected for the assignment.

the dynaic city foundation features a section with images of the beijing boom tower project. it's a theoretical product responding to all future demands, a suburban living in the capital of china. designed by the dutch architect neville mars. (via bldgblog)

maaik's "second preliminary design" is out now. this comic is about the life of an architect and the things that cross his path. archibald, the architect, livens up the discussion on architecture while making the people more conscious of their material environment.

the de new young museum re-opened in a new facility designed by suiss architects herzog & de meuron. the former facility on the same site, was damaged by the 1989 loma prieta earthquake. a torsing tower characterizes the museum loacated in san francisco.

images of the auditorium park by foreign office architects and coast park by abalos and herreros have been added to the gallery section. both parks were designed for the forum 2004 organized in barcelona. the port in between them is still under construction.

after a construction period of more than four years the phaeno building, breaking with many conventions has been hand over on the 24th of november. phæno is so far the largest construction in selfconsolidating concrete built in europe. phaeno is an initative of the city of wolfsburg.