Architectural Works
Architect: synn architekten Location: Vienna, Austria Landscape Architect: DI Hannes Batik Contractor: Arge Gebös Nordbahnhof Mischek/Universale Master Planning: Dr. Ronald Mischek ZT GmbH Photographs: [...] Read »
GENEVA Galerie Anton Meier inaugurated the first exhibition in Switzerland devoted to the work Pierre Jeanneret on September 20 at the Palais de lAthénée. The exhibition, The Chandigarh [...] Read »
We’ve been covering the Freedom Tower quite extensively, sharing documentaries, time lapse videos, renderings and even news the tower’s first major tenant. And, today, director Gaspard [...] Read »
Architects: Pierre Cabana Location: Quebec, Canada Project Year: 2010 Project Manager: Pierre Léveillé Engineer: Comtois, Blouin & associate Designers: Pauline Tremblay & Pierre Léveillé [...] Read »
I’m an Architect. I’m the most interesting man in the room. I’m wearing all black. I’m near sighted, but have compensated with extremely attractive and/or expensive eyewear. I have radical [...] Read »
PA (Process-based Architecture) Studio shared with us their proposal for New Taipei City Museum of Art, which won an honorable mention. Their design includes a huge cube on an urban plaza. The [...] Read »
Architect: Dick van Gameren architecten Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Project team: Dick van Gameren; Sebastiaan Kaal; Willmar Groenendijk; Maarten Peters; Niels Boswinkel; Julia Hilgenberg; [...] Read »
When we first saw MADs Erdos Museum for Inner Mongolia, the renderings teased us with a futuristic blob-like form that was planned for Ordos designed, but yet not constructed, urban masterplan. [...] Read »
London Design Festival 2011: architect David Chipperfield has installed two metallic glass pavilions outside the Royal Festival Hall in London as part of the London Design Festival (more&) Read »
Dezeen Screen: this movie tours a remote museum in Inner Mongolia, recently completed by Beijing architects MAD. Watch the movie » Read »
The Holcim Award winners for Europe were recently announced in Milan for sustainable place making and materials innovation. The Holcim Awards Gold 2011 for Europe and USD 100,000 was awarded [...] Read »
Architects: ARHIS Architects Project Architect: Arnis Kleinbergs Location: Jurmala, Latvia Client: Jurmala City council Project team: Ieva Stale, Andrejs Gorodnicijs Structural Engineer: Grigorijs [...] Read »
Strips of glazing wrap the walls and roof of a timber waterside summerhouse in Aure, Norway. (more&) Read »
Video
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Miscellaneous
This ad for mega-exhibition Pacific Standard Time has been floating around for a few days and the bad news is it's not an actual campaign image. The good news is that Ice Cube's celebration of [...] Read »
Speaking of Princeton Architectural Press , they are currently offering a " Landscape Futures Bundle ," for a limited time, a pack of three fantastic books discounted to $50. You can order the [...] Read »
An Acanthus Architects DF-designed clubhouse for Donald Trump’s £750 million golf course scheme near Aberdeen has been revealed Read »
San Antonio-based Lake|Flato, an architectural firm with several AIA COTE Top 10 green projects, this week announced its latest endeavor in the world of prefab with the Porch House. Porch House [...] Read »
Wooden shipping pallets are typically a low-end commodity. Sometimes a pallet will get reused a few times before it ends up being scrapped or used as firewood. But Icelander Högni Stefan Thorgeirsson, [...] Read »
Tonight in New York, Gary Hustwits new film Urbanized will make its U.S. premiere in front of a sold out crowd at the Sunshine Theater. Hustwit has just released this trailer for the the final [...] Read »
The NKA Foundation is inviting participation in a Design-Build Residency programme focussed on African Vernacular Architecture. for more The proposed project is located in Sang a rural township [...] Read »
Technology
Read the rest of New Zealand on Screen Uses Recycled Shipping Containers & Caravans to Show Off Kiwi Films Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Cargotecture, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Crystal Palace: Slovenias Tallest Green-Roofed Skyscraper Features Sharp Energy Solutions Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Crystal Palace, eco building, eco [...] Read »
Read the rest of Darling Dalene Cabin by Tommie Wilhelmsen is a Minimalist Island Retreat in Norway Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable development", cabin, Dalene Cabin, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Striking Rustic Boathouse Made With Reclaimed Materials in Norway Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", boat house, boathouse, eco design, [...] Read »
Weve reported on Vivien Muller’s beautifully designed Electree before, but now her spectacular design is finally available for pre-order! The bonsai tree fits on any side table, and also [...] Read »
Read the rest of Incredible Origami-Shaped Starlight Theater Opens and Closes Like Flower Petals Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco design, Green Building, green design, origami, [...] Read »
RB Arkitekturs City Bridge is a proposal on how to transform one of Stockholms most hostile places into a thriving urban archipelago. The green urban intervention brings nature straight into [...] Read »
Read the rest of Health Care REIT Headquarters Named Ohios 9th LEED Platinum Building Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: centerbrook architects, eco design, green design, green [...] Read »
Marcel Wanders has created lighting and furniture installations featuring mermaids that appear to be submerged by water. Read »
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Some of the best aircraft in the world are inspired by unique birds, and this zero emissions jet concept from designer William Brown is no exception. The Lockheed Stratoliner is a hydrogen jet [...] Read »
Princeton Architectural Press is hiring a full-time editor "to start immediately." The applicant should have prior editorial experience and some knowledge of/interest in architecture, architectural [...] Read »
Copy/Culture Symposium | Beijing, September 27, 2011 After a small summer-hiatus [Lisbon, Brussels, Amsterdam], MovingCities is back on track. Were working on and cooking a few projects that [...] Read »
"I was always fascinated with how pieces came together . . . When we make form, weâre thinking about how can we make the identity fluctuate." When Studio/Gang architect Jeanne Gang was announced [...] Read »
Read the rest of Studio Gangs Brick Weave House Adds a Modern Touch to a Traditional Material Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Brick eco facade, Chicago horse stable, Chicago [...] Read »
Is this what Disco looks like? Im a bit conflicted about how to describe the interior of this installation by Serge Salat, because Im not sure how to combine the following words into a single [...] Read »
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Designed by GOMMAdesign and +ITA Project, Coral City is as a self-sustaining and disaster-resistant eco-village for the Philippines. Starting from the idea that natural structures are the best [...] Read »
Aedas has become the latest in a line of practices to be handed the task of overhaulling Euston station in London Read »
Thoughts from an old friend Iâve heard from several people sustaining my piece on the odd notion of Reconsidering Postmodernism; one in particular, artist Anthony Visco, offered a more substantive [...] Read »
Unhelmed for five months, the sixteen-year-old Design Trust for Public Space tomorrow will announce the appointment of Bloomberg administration’s Susan Chin as the new executive director, effective [...] Read »
Katarina Balgavy shared her photography of the Taal Monument in Paarl. Designed by the architect Jan van Wijk, the Taal Monument is located on a hill overlooking Paarl in the Western Cape Province [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
Many of us take advantage of Amazon.com’s free shipping offer, adding one or two more cheap items to our baskets to achieve the $25 minimum. But what we may not realize is the real moral cost [...] Read »
CZWG and Muf’s proposed student tower and public realm scheme close to the home of Arsenal football club has been rejected on height grounds Read »
The Case Study program, in case it still needs any introduction, was a pioneering effort sponsored by L.A.-based Arts & Architecture magazine and its ambitious editor, John Entenza, to develop [...] Read »
Piranha was commissioned by Silverstein Properties to create a short film depicting the completion of The New World Trade Center site. Piranha wrote, produced, art directed, filmed, and finished [...] Read »
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