Islamic militants destroy a 2,000-year-old temple in Syria. A pair of L.A. architects defend a new design proposal for the L.A. County Museum of Art. And a prominent architect criticizes the decision to not build a Zaha Hadid-designed stadium in Tokyo. Plus: Banksy’s take on Disneyland, tourists get freaky with a Nicki Minaj statue in Vegas and a photographer captures the treadmill desks of the L.A. tech set.
— It appears that the worst fears of the international archaeological community are coming true: Islamic State militants have reportedly blown up the Baalshamin Temple at Palmyra, the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Syria.