look who's back: http://www.siteenvirodesign.com/ (or S.I.T.E. never actually go away...?)
the A.O.C. http://www.theaoc.co.uk/
Douglas Coupland's 2nd house (renovation in Vancouver) http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/08/12/garden/20090813-location-slideshow_index.html
http://www.arcspace.com/books/taschen/Case_Study_Houses/csh_book.html
http://www.artsandarchitecture.com/case.houses/

archity:
http://www.horhizon.com/
http://cfd.wimbledon.ac.uk/ - centre for drawing
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/sophie-calle-talking-to-strangers

Have probably linked to Lebbeus Woods' site before, but was on his blog just now which is also quite remarkable and love the latest post Ad Infinitum. both sites absolute goldmines.
http://lebbeuswoods.net/
http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/

just some BD articles i came across today, for my own reference:
19 December 2008 - The Year in Review: Designs to beat the architecture downturn blues
19 January 2007 - Chance Street house by Stephen Taylor Architects

(for my own reference)
low-impact / rural:
http://www.waveneyvalleyblog.com/2008/01/new-low-impact-village-planned-for.html
http://www.lammas.org.uk/ecovillage/index.htm
http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/congress/7727/tinkers.htm

i'm going to this in a bit  http://www.architecture.com/WhatsOn/Exhibitions/At66PortlandPlace/2008/builtecologies.aspx
it's open til 9 tuesdays.
BBM are awright, in my humble opinion. i don't know them that well though, so i'm interested to see the exhib. they been trying to regenerate Hastings forever, as far as i can tell. i'm not sure it's working yet...  

the benefits of high-rise living:
in the uk we think only of the view, but here, much less so. the view is of neighbours, although that too is interesting.
wind (a good thing in the hot and humid)
no mosquitos.
few vermin.

there is a baby gecko in the bedroom, translucently pink. it doesn't know when to sleep. baby gecko means mum+dad gecko somewhere nearby, i wonder what they live on?

the problem with architects is that they must always know the size (measure) of things and - 

(there was another part to the problem that i've forgotten. such is.. )