Can Rem Koolhaas Save Architecture From Preservation?
Over time, Koolhaas argues, the kinds of things that have been considered preservable have broadened — originally just monuments, now expansive and maddeningly indistinct "current and past social expressions"
Ben Davis, Artinfo, 24 May 2011

Competing in the Global Economy
Conclusions and recommendations from a series of three debates organised by the International Committee of The Royal Academy of Engineering on challenges facing the UK as it seeks to compete in a turbulent international economy
Royal Academy of Engineering, May 2011

The revolution will not be tweeted
Evgeny Morozov provides a damning critique of those who believe that social-networking tools are the spark that ignited recent political uprisings.
Martyn Perks, spiked, 28 April 2011

Death of the Motor City: Detroit's population plummets 25 per cent
Hammered by the auto industry's slump, Detroit saw its population plummet 25 per cent over the past decade, according to census data released on Tuesday that reflects the severity of an economic downturn in the only state whose population declined since 2000.
Daily Telegraph, 22 March 2011

The new overlords
Man and technology are evolving together in radical new ways
Economist, 12 March 2011

How To Save Dying Cities
They don't need light rail, downtown stadiums, or flashy new museums. They need smart people.
Witold Rybczynski, Slate, 9 March 2011

Humans, Version 3.0
Where are we humans going, as a species? If science fiction is any guide, we will genetically evolve like in X-Men, become genetically engineered as in Gattaca, or become cybernetically enhanced like General Grievous in Star Wars.
Mark Changizi, SEED, 22 February 2011

Revolts don’t have to be tweeted
There is a lot more to the recent uprisings than just the knock-on effects of social media.
Laurie Penny, New Statesman, 15 February 2011

From Paris to Cairo, these protests are expanding the power of the individual
Twitter is only part of the story of the empowering of a generation failed by the evaporated promises of the labour market
Paul Mason, Guardian Comment is free, 7 February 2011

What’s wrong with towering ambition?
Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest manmade structure in history, stands in glorious contrast to the pessimism of the West.
Karl Sharro, spiked, 7 January 2011