Miscellaneous
Building Design Online reports that 2013 will be the last year of the Lubetkin Prize, an honor the Royal Institute of British Architects has awarded annually since 2006 to the best new building [...] Read »
Boston is well known for both its thriving biotech industry and for its high concentration of universities, and now the citys two largest economic sectors are overlapping with several academic [...] Read »
Buck initially designed the home on the back of an envelope, and then spent over two years collecting local materials that he foraged or salvaged himself. The floorboards were from a neighbor's [...] Read »
If thereâs one thing all smartphone owners have in common, itâs the anxiety about dropping and cracking an expensive piece of hardware while youâre out and about during the day. [...] Read »
A large, twelve-foot door is the only entrance to the studio, and it opens up to a wooden staircase that leads to a private library lined with the owner's books. Upstairs, the studio's "tree [...] Read »
Commissioned by the real estate company Société Foncière Lyonnaise, Agence Jouin Manku sought to bring a fresh and modern upgrade that complemented the existing historic architecture [...] Read »
The south and west facades of the tower contain unique vertical winter gardens which provide direct access to natural ventilation and planted park settings on each office floor. Apart from a [...] Read »
When Kam Kasravi and Connie Dewitt were faced with the decision on how to build a cabin on their woodland property in the Santa Cruz mountains they first considered buying a prefab house. But [...] Read »
IS ARCH revealed the winning projects of the third edition IS ARCH Awards on Dec. 9. Out of 159 submissions from students and young architects, the competition resulted in three winners, 10 Honorable [...] Read »
Yellowstone photo from Shutterstock By now most people know that Yellowstone National Park lies on top of a massive supervolcano which has the potential to unleash a planet-altering eruption. [...] Read »
Heads up to active employers and job hunters. If you're following Archinect's Facebook page , you may have noticed our new Employer of the Day feature where we highlight active employers and [...] Read »
As architects, we know youre overworked and probably underpaid, and were guessing you havent had time to draft your holiday wish list quite yet. But dont despair. AN has compiled a list of [...] Read »
Most people consider cars to be a perfectly safe form of transportation - but did you know that every 16 minutes a fatal motor vehicle accident occurs in the US? Wish.co.uk just launched a new [...] Read »
Handmade in Spain using recycled sails from around the world, each of design studio Dvelas' chairs is a unique expression carrying its own history on the sea. Over time, ship sails start to weather [...] Read »
Miles Kemp, the brains behind a new virtual-reality visualization software for architects, has been around architects and builders for as long as he can remember. The son of a contractor, Kemp [...] Read »
Life in todayâs mega cities is both tantalizing and troublesome - and by the year 2050, the percentage of the worldâs population living in cities will rise from 50 to 80%. Due this [...] Read »
Before the old railway line the Baana was reopened as a pedestrian and cycle route through the center of Helsinki I visited it when it was closed off to the public and the homeless were using [...] Read »
The holiday season is in full swing or sleigh, in this case. Hello Wood , an architecture and design studio, built an 11-meter tall Christmas tree in one week using 365 sleighs in front of [...] Read »
Nearly 3,000 people signed an online petition this week to protest the Port Authority of NY and NJ's orders to kill snowy owls on sight at John F. Kennedy airport in New York City. The Port Authority [...] Read »
The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (BWAF), a non-profit dedicated to changing the culture of the building industry, for women, through education and research, just announced that after [...] Read »
Cleveland’s conflicting development pressures came to a head last week over one avenue on the city’s West Side, and whether its future holds car-oriented businesses like McDonald’s or lanes [...] Read »
So what happens if an architect in good professional standing is revealed to have a minor crime on his record due to being fingerprinted? Could he lose his license, despite the quality of his [...] Read »
After three years of construction, NL Architects' B05 Kuifje is now complete. Nicknamed Tintin, B05 is located in Nieuw Crooswijk, a residential area near the city center of Rotterdam and the [...] Read »
|
Architectural Works
Planned to transform former gas station site at the entrance of SOHO by mid-2015, this COOKFOX& -design was labeled as one of the most “erudite and captivating” presentations the Landmarks [...] Read »
US and Umicore Building Products, USA Inc., a leading specialist in innovative zinc products manufactured and sold by the Building Products Unit of Umicore, announced earlier this year the sixth [...] Read »
Faceted concrete blocks protrude from one side of this sports hall in Croatia , while its bumpy southern and western walls were made by casting concrete panels over a bed of stones (+ slideshow). (more...) Read »
The Architectural Review (December, 1955) first published Reyner Banham’s epochal and pivotal article, ‘The New Brutalism’, in which the critic pointed to the rise of a new architectural [...] Read »
ArchDaily is in need of an architecture-obsessed, history buff to delve into the world of ArchDaily Classics for Spring 2013 (January 15th – May 15th)! If you want to spend your days researching/writing [...] Read »
Swiss firm Haberstroh Schneider Architekten has extended a house in Basel by adding a chain of three rooms, creating a new semi-enclosed courtyard that is filled with stepping stones (+ slideshow). (more...) Read »
This corrugated paper cabin designed by architect Mattias Lind is printed to resemble black marble on one side of the folds and white marble on the other so it looks different from either side [...] Read »
Andrea Maffei Architect s & competition entry for a new stadium for Ruch Chorzów, one of Poland‘s largest football clubs, offers a capacity for 12,000 and provision for up to 16,000 [...] Read »
Daniel Libeskind is the twelfth addition to our A-Zdvent calendar of architects . Pictured here is the New York architect's extension to the Dresden Museum of Military History , which features [...] Read »
Building upon its 15 years of experience, the Arquine Conference presents MEXTRÓPOLI, a festival that will position Mexico City as an epicenter of architecture and a leader in creative transformation. [...] Read »
Paris studio Marchi Architectes layered up timber slats of different thicknesses and proportions to give an irregular texture to the walls of this sunken house extension in Normandy, France (+ [...] Read »
After the controversial lampooning of Zaha Hadid's Al Wakrah Stadium in Qatar , Anthony Flint of the Atlantic Cities casts a critical eye over how the internet, and the swarms of would-be [...] Read »
Mapdwell announced today the unveiling of Mapdwell Solar System for the Washington, D.C. The MIT-born project has formed an alliance with the District Department of the Environment (DDOE) to [...] Read »
|
Technology
The structure features a lightweight canopy which provides shade and creates a comfortable environment for kids to play in. The pavilion is open from all sides and its airy, double height space [...] Read »
The humble, welcoming House of the Early Childhood provides preschool education for 100 children up to the age of five as well as nursery space. The 1,300 square meter structure is designed to [...] Read »
Revelers at this yearâs New Yearâs Eve celebration at South Bank in London will actually be able to taste the annual fireworks display! Thanks to food scientists Bompas & Parr, for [...] Read »
Artist Carolina (Caro) Fontoura Alzaga challenges the "necessity for the new" by creating magnificent Victorian style chandeliers from trashed bike parts sourced from local Los Angeles shops. [...] Read »
Opinions
Gregory Henriquez has expanded the role of architect to civic activist, pioneering innovative development solutions that achieve social justice goals... Read »
|
|
