Architectural Works
As the key words “Sustainability, Innovation and Communication” cornerstones, the Swedish Pavilion, designed by SWECO, showcases how the nation’s spirit of innovation solves problems, improves [...] Read »
Dutch architects Snitker/Borst have completed 48 split-level homes in Leiden, the Netherlands, inspired by the Ruamplan concept developed by architect Adolf Loos in the 1920s. Read »
My first encounter with the new breed of Croatian architects was with 3LHD, a young firm ran by Sasa Begovic, Marko Dabrovic, Tanja Grozdanic and Silvije Novak. The partners got together while [...] Read »
Japanese architects Katsuhiro Miyamoto & Associates have completed the priests quarters at a Buddhist temple in the mountains of Japan. Read »
Finnish studio ARK-house Architects have completed a centre for visiting seamen at Vuosaari Harbor in Helsinki, sandwiched between two long curving timber walls. Read »
Slovenian studio Ofis Arhitekti have completed a project to create suburban affordable housing in Podpec, Slovenia, Read »
photo by Aaron Rogosin Several years ago, an artist named Carole Zoom bought a former Goodwill store building in Eugene and rented it out (at a reduced rate) to local nonprofit arts organizations [...] Read »
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Miscellaneous
I have a serious problem with light switches: the virtually unchanged dopey design (with the exception of less frequently used rocker-types), their generally poorly considered placement, imposed [...] Read »
In Sweden, Danish architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architectss winning project aims to create a crystalline landmark for Helsingborg. By giving the new life to the existing city waterfront, [...] Read »
The new Holon Design Museum by Ron Arad, opening to the public in March 2010. The corten steel ribbons surrounding the rectangular gallery spaces are as much sculpture as they are skin. Looking [...] Read »
image courtesy Architects Without Borders-Oregon The Oregon chapter of Architects Without Borders first was established about five years ago, following two back-to-back natural disasters: the [...] Read »
Sandridge Natural Gas Headquarters, Oklahoma City, OK. Two major corporate headquarters projects for natural gas companies in Oklahoma City promise to dramatically remake that city's central [...] Read »
Architects are the guardians of good aesthetics but if they can't uphold a code of decent design in the built environment they will lose that authority. Read »
Video
Arrowtown Clubhouse,Aotearoa,New Zealand.. designed by Andrew Patterson .. here more information+pictures.. and here .. Read »
Inspired by Ross Russel sliding house .. more information.. Read »
Il VULCANO Buono shopping mall and leisure center,Nola,Italy.. designed by Renzo Piano .. official site here more information.. flick rsee it at google maps Read »
News
Spanish abstract artist Miquel Barcelo spent more than a year creating the 16,000-square-foot elliptical painting for the dome of Hall XX that houses the UNs Human Rights Council in Geneva, [...] Read »
Last fall the Russian architecture journal Building ARX held its fourth annual awards program at the Moscow Institute of Architecture. Read »
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There's an old joke that inflation allows you to live in a more expensive neigbourhood without moving. According to budget numbers being used to support the demolition of Paul Rudolph's Chorley [...] Read »
Just when we thought budget cuts couldnt get any deeper in LA, the City Council has put forward a motion to eliminate the Department of Cultural Affairs only regular revenue stream, the 1% [...] Read »
Cross Border Communication, Windsor, Ontario. GOOD Magazine reports on an "artist-led urban improvement group" bent on rectifying the relationship between the neighboring cities of Windsor, Ontario, [...] Read »
This weekend the AIA announced that The Architect’s Newspaper has been awarded a 2010 Collaborative Achievement Award. We’re thrilled to get the national recognition because even as a regional [...] Read »
Technology
Solar engineers have long sought to develop an energy-generating glazing that is as capable of producing power as it is easy on the eyes. The feat may just have been accomplished by The Center [...] Read »
South Koreas Jeju Island is known for its outstanding aesthetic beauty its an area that bears testament to the compelling natural history of our planet. Listed as a UNESCO site, the island [...] Read »
A crowd that included actor/activist Don Cheadle gathered last week to celebrate the completion of the Upward Bound House Family Shelter in Culver City, Los Angeles, what is undeniably one of [...] Read »
Teaching city kids about sustainable farming can be tricky. After all, in a bustling metropolis like New York, its easy to see why some youngsters think apples originate in bins at their local [...] Read »
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Scheitlin&Syfrig Architekten and Stefan Zwicky Architekten collaborated on the conversion of a former riding arena, integrating it into the existing Credit Suisse Communications Center. Seen [...] Read »
The SHIFTboston International Ideas Competition gathered 141 entries from sixteen states and fourteen countries. A diverse selection of students and professionals stepped forward to answer the [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
Casa S - Bariloche, Argentina Alric - Galindez - Lloveras http://www.alricgalinde z.com.ar/ http://espanol.arqa.com /index.php/esp/arquitec tura/casa-s-bariloche.html Read »
I guess it makes sense that since stores would be ordering for summer at the New York International Gift Fair there would be a lot of red, white and blue, and nautical items on full display. [...] Read »
I attended the New York International Gift Fair yesterday and I have a new found respect for store owners who have to attend all five days to shop for their boutiques! I think I would keel over [...] Read »
Moving house - literally - to avoid ghosts in Chile. BBC News Read »
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