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Venice (California): Sale House by Johnston Marklee & Associates

The Sale House in Venice (California), designed by Johnston Marklee & Associates, replaces a 20's bungalow destroyed by fire. On the back of the lot, flames spared a two-storey garage and studio annexed building, designed by Morphosis in 1978 and widely known as "2 4 6 8 House" [Arkinetia].

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On display at Vitra Edition 2007

The "Vitra Edition 2007" exhibition in the Buckminster Fuller Dome, at Vitra Campus (Weil am Rhein, Germany) [dezeen / Frame Magazine / VernissageTV].

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Inauguration of ‘Documenta 12’

"Documenta 12", one of the most important exhibition of contemporary art in the world, was just inaugurated in Kassel (Germany). The showcase, taking place every five years, puts together more than 500 works of artists from the whole planet [BBC]. Videos > VernissageTV

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Sheppard Robson (England): ‘The Lighthouse’

The new Code for Sustainable Homes, now in force in England, foreseeing all the houses to be "zero carbon emission" by 2016, is already working…'The Lighthouse', designed by Sheppard Robson, is the first prototype of this kind to apply new rules… [BBC / Inhabitat]

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London: Zaha Hadid at the Serpentine Gallery

On 06/15, a delay until August was announced for the inauguration of Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007, conceived by Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen (Snøhetta). Thereby Zaha Hadid is designing for the Serpentine Gallery in London a (week-long) temporary installation, that will work in the Gallery's garden between July 12 and 21, 2007 [dezeen].