Architectural Works
“I can hear with my knee better than with my calves.” This statement made by Bernhard Leitner, which initially seems absurd, can be explained in light of an interest that he still pursues [...] Read »
Architects: Jeff Jordan Architects LLC Location: Roscommon, Michigan, USA Project Year: 2011 Project Area: 4,800 sqf Photographs: Jeff Garland Photography Many families in Michigan share a tradition [...] Read »
With a new firm name and a unique offer, Design Farm announced their new offer: Free Schematic Design Services to Individuals, Non-profits, Small Businesses and Developers. This is the essence [...] Read »
Here are some images of an inflatable concert hall designed by architect Arata Isozaki and artist Anish Kapoor to tour parts of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year . (more&) Read »
Our friends over at OFIS Arhitekti recently sent us a copy of their latest book that showcases their work, which includes a foreword from David Basulto, Founder & Editor of ArchDaily. We have [...] Read »
On the occasion to the 6th Festival of the Lively Architectures in Montpelier, Champ Libre association throws a call for applications to realize 10 interventions. The Festival is part of the [...] Read »
Architects: Luigi Rosselli Pty Ltd Location: Sydney, Australia Design Architect: Luigi Rosselli Project Architect: Jane McNeill, Bill McMahon Project Team: Sean Johnson, Rebecca Martin, Naoko [...] Read »
The proposal for the Saint-Laurents Sports Complex by DATA Architects finds its balance between the partial restructuring of the existing gymnasium and the construction of a new figure to the [...] Read »
Architects: LEVS Architecten Location: Den Helder, The Netherlands Client: Rijksgebouwendienst (Dutch Government Building Department) Landscape design: Marlies van Diest Project Year: 2011 Project [...] Read »
[ October 1, 2011 9:00 to October 8, 2011 9:00. ] Malta Design Week s primary purpose is to provide a platform for the expanding local design talent to interact and experience work and designers [...] Read »
The 2011 MIPIM Asia Awards recently announced that Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) garnered five awards out of the 29 awarded, the largest number of awards won by a single architectural firm. [...] Read »
The roof of this Malibu house is made from the wings of an aeroplane. (more&) Read »
Architect Rafael Viñoly has completed a visual arts centre in Colchester, England, that is wrapped in polished golden metal. (more&) Read »
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Miscellaneous
In my inbox today [tickets can be purchased here for $15]: Mid Century Modern Tour in Wheat Ridge Six mid-century and moderns homes have been selected for tour ticket holders. The tickets will [...] Read »
[Image: The Altered Landscape: Photographs of a Changing Environment edited by Ann M. Wolfe]. I just received a copy of The Altered Landscape: Photographs of a Changing Environment , edited by [...] Read »
Fall 2011 Special Lecture Series | HKU Shanghai Study Center, 2011 From September 2011 onwards, Bert de Muynck | MovingCities has been appointed assistant professor at the The University of [...] Read »
there is an incredible amount of snark in the comic below, for better or for [much] worse. it is also incredibly sad because deep down, we designers know that the public could see this version [although [...] Read »
The value proposition of solar energy is driving great opportunities for homeowners looking to invest in sustainable power production. In fact, the average installed cost of a solar PV system [...] Read »
Proposal for a new 2,400 m 2 METU Student Activity Centre in Istanbul, Turkey by Suyabatmaz Demirel . Read »
Tourists are always on the look out for the homeless here, as though they were on a treasure hunt. When they spot one, they become unhinged, voraciously snapping photographs of them and even [...] Read »
JDS Architects Holmenkollen Ski Jump has been announced as the winner of the 2011 ECCS Structural Steel Design Award today at the ECCS Congress in Potsdam, Germany. The award recognizes outstanding [...] Read »
City & Urbanism
Culture, Sustainability and the Built Environment A two day international workshop 26 - 27 September, 2011 Department of Architecture, Kuwait University This century, we are now faced with the [...] Read »
Founded by Hawaii-based husband and wife team Joseph Imhoff and Sara Tekula, Plant a Wish is a public awareness and documentary film project focused on encouraging the restoration of native habitats [...] Read »
This weekend from today the Alphaville Festival is under way providing a platform for digital media and art to be shown, discussed and explored across different venues in East London. It is the [...] Read »
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Read the rest of Daylit Austrian Kindergarten is a Bright, Open Space That Blends With the Outdoors Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Austrian green kindergarten, classroom skylight, [...] Read »
Brought to you by: // // Founded in 1995, the Spanish firm Stone Designs has gained recognition for creating environments defined by a meditative spirit and innovative approach to design. Working [...] Read »
Today, the Solar Decathlon officially opens to the public and the games begin. The competition is organized by the Department of Energy, and 19 teams have invested more than two years of effort [...] Read »
Just around the corner from ANs office sits the so-called Ground Zero Mosque. The image of a police officer guarding the mostly empty cast iron building has become such a part of the landscape, [...] Read »
Google is committed to providing our users with the richest, most up-to-date maps possible. [...] In this case, the edit for the 9/11 memorial site was made by a map maker user on Sept 12, 2011.
That was fast. Read »
L3P Architekten has completed the Sport Hall Annex Landheim Bruttisellen. Thirty-two socially challenged youths live in the occupational training home in Brüttisellen where they also must spend [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
The discovery of a protective protein in the skin of insects could help scientists develop a chemical-free insecticide. When insects are molting they secrete an enzyme that dissolves their old [...] Read »
Brought to you by:// Lisa Iwamoto and Craig Scott, principals at IwamotoScott Architecture first established a relationship with Obscura Digital, a digital media company, three years ago in order [...] Read »
Bike lighting is usually a pretty pedestrian affair: a handlebar-mounted headlight and possibly a seat-mounted rear flasher to make the bike visible to motorists. Palo Alto startup Revolights [...] Read »
Tuesday, September 13th was my favorite day of Spring 2012 New York Fashion Week. I started the morning at the first runway show ever for Tory Burch. It was full of fun prints and pops of [...] Read »
Cul-de-Sacked. Emily Badger of The Atlantics newly launched Atlantic Cities argued that the cul-de-sacs—the suburban answer to the overcrowded urban grids—may be a dead-end in more ways [...] Read »
The design for an observation tower for the nature reserve De Onlanden, situated to the South-West of the City of Groningen, The Netherlands, was presented today to Natuurmonumenten (the Dutch [...] Read »
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Planning minister Greg Clark has suggested the government may be willing to make concessions around the wording of brownfield development in the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Read »
Cool stuff from our trusty senior field correspondent. Read »
Sheffield University’s School of Architecture has returned home to the top of the Grade II*-listed Arts Tower following a major refurbishment of the 78m-tall landmark by HLM Architects Read »
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands (LDS) and Sheppard Robson have unveiled new proposals for the redevelopment of the former Middlesex Hospital site in Fitzrovia, central London Read »
Read the rest of Our Favorite Green Designs from Tramshed at the London Design Festival! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: contemporary design fair, designers fair, exhibition [...] Read »
For a variety of reasons, I was recently looking at a May 2011 report from the Air Force Research Laboratory on "Robotics: Research and Development." [Image: From an Air Force Research Laboratory [...] Read »
Technology
Read the rest of Skipark 360°: C.F. Møllers Slope-Shaped Indoor Ski Resort Will Be Completely Powered By Renewable Energy Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", [...] Read »
Read the rest of First Light: Team New Zealands Solar Decathlon House Puts an Innovative Twist on the Basics Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 2011 solar decathlon, eco design, [...] Read »
Read the rest of The Best Green Finds from Day 1 of 100% Design at London Design Week Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", 100% Design, eco design, green design, [...] Read »
Read the rest of SCI-Arcs Billowing Graduation Pavilion Was Made With Giant Knitting Needles Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Dwayne Oyler, eco design, green design, Jenny Wu, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Project Utopia: A Floating Island Paradise at Sea Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: BMT Nigel Gee, eco design, floating artificial island, glass canopy, green [...] Read »
Ceylon Paper Pottery recently unveiled a beautiful new collection of home accessories that are made from recycled paper and ground sand. The texture is reminiscent of bisque fired ceramics, and [...] Read »
Read the rest of Futuristic Cities Feature Fog Harvesting and Urban Fish Farms Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", biofuel, Climate Change, food production, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Beautifully Renovated Sonoma Barn Uses a Living Screen to Deflect the Summer Heat Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "living wall", "sustainable architecture", [...] Read »
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