By now we’ve all heard that the Pelli Clarke Pelli 1,200-foot tower at 15 Penn Plaza has been approved by New York City Council. After all the public protest from the owner of the Empire State Building, who fussed that the new skyscraper would interfere with sightlines to the Manhattan icon, the council barely discussed [...]

January is so over.  Time flies when you have  a bevy of architecture news to keep you busy.
DESIGN OBSERVER:
Meredith Davis has written a compelling article about who owns the rights to student work – the student or the institution in which is was created.  Let us know what you think in the comments.
NEW YORK TIMES:
Nicolai [...]