Author: Marcus Trimble

You know that an interview that opens with a tobacco company endorsement and the following three questions can only be superb: “First of all organised Christianity.” “What do you think of the American Legion, Mr Wright?” “Mercy Killings. What’d’you think of them?” The entire interview is captivating. Via.

Christopher Rothko shares memories of his father’s turbulent career including the Seagram mural commission and his discomfort with the restaurant’s ostentation: In 1958, Rothko was asked to supply wall paintings for the Four Seasons restaurant in its opulent new building in New York. He agreed. Yet, by 1960, he returned the portion of the $35,000…

Nicolai Ouroussoff reviews Renzo Piano’s new California Academy of Science for the NYT.

Welcome to Coker Alley is a laneway installation in Melbourne where all the exposed drainage pipes have been gold leafed and turning out like a subversively precious micro version of the Pompidou Centre.

Wario breaks Youtube.

Today’s episode of Radio National’s architecture program, By Design, will have a segment on blogging. Tune in at 3pm to hear us waffle on about the subject.