"What did Albert Einstein mean when he said that "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them" ? One eloquent and urgent response to this question can be found in Sanford Kwinter’s remarkable book "Far From Equilibrium: Essays On Technology and Design Culture". On the surface this is a critique of the shortcomings of American architecture, but it is actually much more. It is a argument for the absolute necessity for the architecture profession to realize that the survival of humanity depends on comprehensive infrastructure design and to accept the challenge of expanding beyond designing isolated buildings."

12 Degrees of Freedom: Manifesto for a 21st century design revolution by G. Charles Watson

“THE HL23 tower, planned for a site on 23rd Street in Chelsea, is the kind of commission Neil Denari has being waiting for his entire working life. Mr. Denari, a Los Angeles architect who once ran the Southern California Institute of Architecture, has labored on the profession’s periphery for decades. But because of a recent demand for name-brand residential architecture in New York, he is finally getting a chance to test his ideas in the real world. ”

Skyline - Residential Buildings - New York - Architecture - New York Times

"My purpose here is not to develop an illustrated childrens book on the nature of Western clothing. Rather, it’s an argument about the difference between form and detail. Form is cultural, expressing membership in a certain community of understanding; detail is individual, expressing specific preferences and interests. Form is what we do; detail is what I do."
The Vita Activa: Shirts and buildings

"The destruction of historic buildings has reached a pitch unseen since the 1960s and 1970s. This is the view of Charles Brooking, who has devoted his life to rescuing fine historic features from the skip. His unrivalled collection of architectural detail includes windows, doors, panelling, fireplaces and staircases, a whole library of authentic trim, including cornices, pictures rails, skirtings and dados. Exhibits range from Elizabethan timber-frame cottages to 1930s semis. "
Salvage expert who trawls the demolishers’ skips for jewels - Times Online

"The historically seminal house, located 2300 E. Silver Lake Blvd., is in high levels of decay and there isn’t enough help to save it, as of now. Silver Lake neighborhood is located in the heart of Los Angeles with a recorded modern architecture pedigree, and Los Angeles often tells the world about its fatherhood of so called mid century residential architecture that takes full advantage of the friendly climate and the economy of simple lines, advocating modest life styles, minimizing consumption, in its real purpose and message."
Archinect : Features : Neutra’s VDL House; v. Hard Times

"It started out as just another investment for real estate developer Kirt Woodhouse. Now it’s a passionate cause: to preserve and promote a rare example of the work of Frank Gehry, one of the world’s most famous living architects."
A Frank Gehry guesthouse is on the move - USATODAY.com