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 »
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Miscellaneous
Winter makes Chicagoans crave a sense of escape. An intriguing new exhibition of Maya Lin’s work at the Arts Club of Chicago provides a timely opportunity to visit, visually at least, some [...] Read »
I toured the New York International Gift Fair on Sunday with my friend and fellow designer Kevin Isbell as well as my friend Kelly Reynolds from Hello Robertson and Carleton V . We joked that [...] Read »
Engineering News Record brings us the news that the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince is one of the few major buildings to survive the January 12th earthquake with only minor damage. According to [...] Read »
Michael Van Valkenburgh has created a new design for the plaza of the Javits Federal Building in Lower Manhattan. It will replace Martha Schwartz' well-known serpentine benches, which were themselves [...] 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 »
As new emerging technologies surface, the idea of transition will take on entirely new form. Not only will transition continue to exist between building materials (like you see in buildings [...] Read »
Technology
Hereâs a source for gift wrap paper that is as beautiful as it is eco-conscious. Known as The Local Paper, these couture coverings are based on unique themes that are inspired by the designersâ [...] Read »
Many of us invested in the success of sustainable agriculture have a knee-jerk response against genetically-modified foods, and for good reason they often come with patent protection, pesticides, [...] Read »
A design for the new Los Angeles NFL stadium is in the works and it is set to be the first NFL stadium ever to become LEED certified. Designed by Aedas, a global architecture firm, the Los Angeles [...] Read »
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 »
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The attraction of the technological failure, and how the internet serves as a dispensary of extended footnotes to otherwise forgotten history. Take the Sinclair C5 , now firmly established in [...] Read »
Community Centred, this seasons show at the Harbourfront architecture gallery, has just opened, and the highlight is the exhibit People Per Hectare, created by the good folks at ERA Architect. [...] Read »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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A map of unemployment in the US since January 2007. 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 »
City & Urbanism
The topic of climate change is currently one of the top topics. However the acceptance of facts of a human involvement are only slowly settling. One of the earliest observations of the environmental [...] Read »
The PhD workshop took place over two days at UCL and was a platform for PhD students to discus their research with other students. The sixteen participants are all doing research related to urban [...] 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 »
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Typical alphabet building blocks a bit too square for your kids? Letterboxes are a prototype toy from The Design Office that would foster their understanding of font design before they can even [...] Read »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Miscellaneous
Pomarico Design Studio seeking Healthcare Architect in Beacon, New York We are a unique, busy, and highly motivated healthcare architectural firm located in Beacon, NY interviewing for a team-focused [...] 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 »
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