Architectural Works
SOL Austin - Solutions Oriented Living is a model development of a sustainable community that integrates social, economic and ecological components to create a holistic community . The [...] Read »
There are admittedly many differences from architecture school and working in the profession. One major difference is that while in school, people are in a mode of exploration, and any and all [...] Read »
Acclaimed architect and designer Joshua Prince-Ramus , whose projects include the Seattle Central Library and the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in Dallas, will deliver a lecture on March 2nd to [...] Read »
After winning the RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship in 2011, Sahil Despande of the Rizvi College of Architecture in Mumbai has focused his research on understanding an urban planning [...] Read »
The Hudson Exchange, a proposal for the Emerging New York Architects Competition by SWARM , was recently awarded second place for their concept. The design is a point of transfer incorporating [...] Read »
The proposal for the new kindergarten and multipurpose hall by ABCG Architettura & Lopesbrenna Architetti in Lugano, Switzerland aims to rearrange the lot in question via a solution that has [...] Read »
[ March 14, 2012; 17:30 to 20:00. ] The Sustainable Cities Symposium, put on by the faculty of environmental design, in partnership with the Development Studies program, at the University of [...] Read »
Slideshow: Amsterdam design studio Denieuwegeneratie have buried a woodland villa beneath a mound of earth at a Dutch nature reserve. (more&) Read »
Brought to you by Studio-due , Luce/Light explores four contemporary buildings of concrete, iron, water and glass that share a unique and indissoluble relationship with light. The Italian buildings [...] Read »
Slideshow: Japanese architects Future Studio conceived the rooftop terrace of this Hiroshima house as a stage, with its audience in the living room and kitchen. (more&) Read »
Here are some photos of the Haus Stupp in Köln (Cologne), Germany, 1977. Photographs are by chris schroeer-heiermann . Mouseover the photos for chris's helpful descriptions, or if that doesn't [...] Read »
Here’s a selection of projects by Chinese architect Wang Shu of Amateur Architecture Studio , who has been named 2012 Pritzker Prize Laureate ( see our earlier story ). (more&) Read »
Competition: weve teamed up with publishers Routledge to offer our readers the chance to win one of five copies of Le Corbusier béton brut and ineffable space 1940-1965 by Roberto Gargiani [...] Read »
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Miscellaneous
[Image: From the talk by Zebra Imaging at Studio-X NYC ; photos by BLDGBLOG]. Last week at Studio-X NYC , we hosted Michael Klug of Zebra Imaging , whose 3D printable holographs I also had the [...] Read »
The "Lady Luxe" spread from yesterday's post was shot in two places designed by Lorenzo Castillo . The Hotel Santo Mauro and his showroom/home in Madrid, Spain. I really need to learn Spanish [...] Read »
Read the rest of TEST DRIVE: Inhabitat Takes a Chilly But Impressive Ride in the Mitsubishi i EV Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: electric car, electric vehicle, green automotive [...] Read »
Fisker Automotive has just announced that Co-Founder Henrik Fisker will become Executive Chairman of the company, and Tom LaSorda has been appointed CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board. LaSorda [...] Read »
Last week's LA Times article, "Architect of Hollywood Hills mansion damaged in fire, is charged in firefighter's death," stirred discussion, particularly among architects, as the individual who [...] Read »
(Then again, it's the New York Times.) The article is Whole Foods Faces Decisive Vote in Brooklyn. Fascinating story except for one thing: it's a story about design, about buildings, about neighborhood [...] Read »
City & Urbanism
Chinese architect Wang Shu, whose buildings have been praised for their commanding presence and careful attention to the environment, has won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the prize's [...] Read »
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When the attention of real estate speculators diverts, sometimes old neighborhoods have time to acquire a majestic patina. The Washington Heights section of northern Manhattan has been neglected [...] Read »
Mathilde Roussel made Lifes of Grass, organic sculptures made of soil, wheat seeds, and metal. Some of them are distinctively anthropomorphic, other more abstract. Says the artist: The natural [...] Read »
Located on Sentosa Island in Singapore the residence named by its siting along Cove Way, was designed by architects Bedmar & Shi . Two thick, heavy and rough stone walls define and ground the [...] Read »
While we're on the subject of Mario Testino , how chic is this "Lady Luxe" spread he shot for the March issue of British Vogue . Let's not get caught up on the fact that model Karlie Kloss seems [...] Read »
The innovation offered by a new tech campus on Roosevelt Island is not limited to New Yorks technology sector but the design one, as well. Almost every bid had soaring renderings and flashy [...] Read »
Haymarket Opera company , small wonder Congratulations to Craig Trompeter and Ellen Hargis for bringing Marc-Antoine Charpentier's La Descente d'Orphée aux Enfers marvelously back to life in [...] Read »
The SF Chronicle reports that tech company Salesforce.com has put its big plans for a 2 million square foot Mission Bay campus on hold. Recently deceased architect Ricardo Legoretta was to lead [...] Read »
Technology
Read the rest of Smithsonian Institute Uses 3D Printing to Replicate Part of Its Collection Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 3D printing, 3d scanned museum digital archive, eco [...] Read »
Read the rest of Städel Museum Updated with a Gorgeous Polka Dotted Green Roof in Frankfurt Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", art museum, Daylighting, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Cantilevered 2-Toned Treehouse Dissapears into a Forest in Australia Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: australia, cantilevering, Daylighting, eco design, Fibro [...] Read »
Panasonic prides itself on providing ideas for life , and it seems like the company is living up to that promise with news that the Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company will work with Renewable [...] Read »
Read the rest of Beautiful Snow-Capped Mountain House is Buried into a Dutch Hillside Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Daylighting, denieuwegeneratie, Dutch Mountain House, earth-covered [...] Read »
Yesterday Londoners taking the number 38 bus between Victoria and Hackney got to be the first users of the brand new Eco-Routemaster hybrid bus. The beautiful hybrid double-decker is sure to [...] Read »
Weve seen LEGO wizards create some pretty amazing projects lately by combining the iconic blocks with technology. One fourteen year old LEGO genius, Leon Overweel, has used his skills to construct [...] Read »
Read the rest of Green-Roofed Linnaeusborg Centre for Life Sciences is a Zig-Zagging Horizontal Tower Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", eco design, [...] Read »
Inhabitat has covered Summit Soaps brilliant recycled cooking oil soaps before, and we were excited to hear that the company has launched a Kickstarter to raises funds to scale up their operation. [...] Read »
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Ryu Itadani is a Japanese artist based in Berlin who creates hand drawn cityscapes, using crisp lines and playful colors. Read »
AANDEBOOM has this post on Tree Benches, a type of public seating that can easily be attached to a tree using a suspension system. The bench doesnt harm the tree, and a user easily understands [...] Read »
Nearly 3 billion people in the world do not have a stove to cook on and must walk miles just to gather enough wood to cook meals for their families. The Paradigm Project is seeking to end that [...] Read »
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While some companies become more sustainable by overhauling their workplaces into state-of-the-art, ecotastic offices, most businesses dont have the money or the ability to do that. Instead, [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
It recently came to light that Monsantos former public policy vice president, Michael Taylor, is now the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) deputy commissioner for food safety, raising concerns [...] Read »
Image featuring Manchester Civil Justice Centre by Denton Corker Marshall from http://www.dentoncorker marshall.com/projects.a spx?p=0&projectID=844&c atID=undefined&f1=all Read »
Euthanasia Coaster is a hypothetic euthanasia machine in the form of a roller coaster, engineered to humanely with elegance and euphoria take the life of a human being. Riding the coasters [...] Read »
Jim Kazanjian doesnt make photographs of buildings, he makes photographs into buildings. His assemblages of found structures create fantastic worlds that resemble the post-civilization wreckage [...] Read »
Los Angeles architect Francois Perrin (anyone remember the face-melting Skateboard House ?) has shared with us his recently completed project, a private residence in the Hollywood Hills here [...] Read »
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