This week's dose features Khalsa Heritage Centre in Anandpur Sahib, India by Safdie Architects:
The featured past dose is Salt Lake City Public Library in Salt Lake City, Utah by Safdie Architects:
This week's book review is Best Homes in America by Dwell:
american-architects.com Building of the Week:
Won Dharma Center in Claverack, New York by Hanrahan Meyers Architects:
and from last week:
Kenmore Library in Kenmore, Washington by Weinstein A|U:
Some unrelated links for your enjoyment:
AIANY New Practices New York 2012
Registration for the biennal competition for young practices based in New York City is due January 15, 2012.
Call for Entries: No Precedent
The deadline for The Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers is February 15, 2012.
Button Agreement
Stanley Greenberg is taking "a walk to every block in Manhattan," and documenting it on this blog. Explanation: "Button Agreement" is the literal translation of the Chinese characters for "New York City". (Added to sidebar under Architectural Links » New York City; via Urban Omnibus.)
Digital Architectural Papers
Periodically published digital essays by ETH Zurich DArch Professor Josep Lluis Mateo. The current issue is "Global Observatory 1: On Contemprary Practices." (Added to sidebar under Architectural Links » Online Journals.)
Top of the Pops
FAT's Charles Holland gets "teacherly" and lists a few key essays "that seem to frame abiding interests more articulately than any others." The five-strong list features helpful descriptions by Holland.
Transburbia
"An evolving repository of new concepts, processes & tools that can help transform Suburbia" (Added to sidebar under Architectural Links » Planning/Urban.)