
Alexander McQueen, one of the fashion worlds most talented, forward thinking, avant garde and out of the box designers, has died of suicide. A source at McQueen’s office this morning confirmed his death, saying: ‘It is a tragic loss. We are not making a comment at this time out of respect for the McQueen family.’ More information as it comes in….Read more: DailyMail: British fashion icon Alexander McQueen commits suicide

Love this tiny house sent to me by Emily Rose Blank. Designed by Piet Heim Eek from the Netherlands, its big enough for a very comfortable workspace and could be a great addition to anyone’s home for an at home office/studio.
For more: Hipster Collective: Tree Trunk House

Lincoln Center unveils new plans for a beautifully designed addition to the Vivian Beaumont Theater by Hugh Hardy. His addition is a new black box theater that is to be built on the roof of the Beaumont Theater with a terrace overlooking Lincoln Center. The new theater will feature the work of emerging playwrights, directors and designers, and will be aimed at new audiences, with every ticket priced at $20.
For more: NYT: New Theater: Lincoln Center Raises the Roof

Another containter book is coming out soon. Container Atlas: A Practical Guide to Container Architecture will be released from Gestalten in March. Looking forward to picking one up! (via Curated Mag)

Here is an organization I read about that I wanted to bring to your attention. Pecha Kucha which started as a social gathering for young architects in Tokyo, is now a world wide gathering of architects that has a different event in every major city in the world. This year, they are working with Architecture for Humanity to focus on new ideas and efforts for reconstruction in Haiti. Have a look at their website, very interesting.

Beautiful home by Andrés Remy Architects built in a suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Go to the posting on The Contemporist for a full description

Here is the latest from Jean Nouvel by way of Design Boom. Not his more interesting but still pretty cool.
DB: jean nouvel: one new change project

Have a visit to the Citizen Architecture website and check out their trailer. This is a very interesting film about those who teach the kind of architecture that can help people as opposed to architecture designed to be symbols of power and wealth. I will put up the trailer as soon as they youtube it! In the meanwhile take a look at their site.

Beautiful house in Philadelphia by Qb Design by way of Arch Daily. Check out the pics here.