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May 2008
- Guggenheim Vegas Failure a Rare Stumble
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | May 13, 08 5:54 PM CDT
  
  Now that the shutdown of the Guggenheim Museum's Las Vegas satellites is complete, many in the art world are faulting museum leaders in New York for not understanding the realities of the Strip. But for one LA Times critic, it's not just the Guggenheim that misread Vegas. Rem Koolhaas, the musem's designer and perhaps the world's most lauded architect, deserves some of the blame. More »
- Capital Ambition Feeds Beijing's Building Boom
  
  newser | New York Times | May 2, 08 12:42 PM CDT
  
  The new Terminal 3 at Beijing airport—the largest building in the world—is not only the gateway for visitors streaming into the Chinese capital for this summer's Olympics. It's also the capstone for an unprecedented building program that has transformed Beijing into a world-scale architectural showcase. The New York Times looks at how China is translating its rapid growth and political ambition into such projects—and hoping the world notices. More »

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