Architectural Works
Perkins+Will& s VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre in Vancouver, BC is designed to meet the Living Building Challenge, the most rigorous set of requirements of sustainability. Formally [...] Read »
I know Its only been 2 weeks since my Architectural world tour, but, I was still emptying my suitcases this morning. Sorry, I got caught up in the pressure at the office and just had not gotten [...] Read »
Slideshow: a visitor’s centre with an ornate herringbone facade by Bernard Tschumi Architects opens this weekend on an archaeological site in central France. (more&) Read »
With less than 70 days until somas grand opening of their One Ocean Thematic Pavilion, we are anxiously anticipating the final result of the firms biomorphic creation. Unlike most pavilions, [...] Read »
Francesco Piffari& shared with us the design proposal for the Amsterdam Pedestrian Bridge. To design a new iconic bridge, it is essential to reflect on the concept of bridge; what a bridge is [...] Read »
[ March 20, 2012 0:00 to May 11, 2012 0:00. ] From March 20 May 11, the American City: St. Louis Architecture: Three Centuries of Classic Design exhibition will be up at the Willis Tower [...] Read »
The first prize winning proposal for the Museum Nasional Indonesia by Aboday& aims to bring back this massive institution to its original role as a public facility. Their design addresses the [...] Read »
Slideshow: the concrete walls of this church in Tenerife are roughly lined with crushed volcanic rocks. (more&) Read »
Another week goes by, and we still havent finished our coverage of the latest Pritzer Prize: Wang Shu& . We had some fantastic photos of Shus projects taken by Clement Guillaume. Dont wait [...] Read »
Winners of the National Exhibition of Migrating Landscapes have been announced! This nation-wide, open ideas competition is the main process for creating Canada’s official entry to the 2012 [...] Read »
Designed in Hackney: were kicking off this weeks set of iconic projects designed in the London borough of Hackney with a Stirling Prize-nominated museum of fine art in Denmark by Shoreditch [...] Read »
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Miscellaneous
SHoP unveiled their design for the 32-story B2 tower in Brooklyns Atlantic Yards last November, which will be one of the worlds tallest prefab building if all goes according to developer Forest [...] Read »
I don't think it's a secret that designer Kelly Wearstler 's Hillcrest home in Los Angeles is on the market. But I did come across more photos today thanks to a little story on Curbed . They [...] Read »
The doors to the ArchiSensing Design Lab course are now open. So, act fast to claim your seat for this online architectural design course which will teach you more in-depth about many of the [...] Read »
... thousands of hard-hatted construction workers in sweat-soaked T-shirts are laying the groundwork for the newcomers own temple and archive, a massive complex so large that it necessitated [...] Read »
If you drove far enough, from Maine to Georgia, from the Midwest to Southern California, or simply from one end of Los Angeles to the other, you would start to notice that there were different [...] Read »
HENN StudioB, the design and research studio of Berlin-based Henn Architekten, has won the first prize in the invited international competition to design a new sports center in the southeast [...] Read »
Copenhagen-based firm WE Architecture has shared with us their entry "Skyscape" to the open competition for a new church building in Våler, Norway. Read »
City & Urbanism
The glass high-rises in Singapore’s commercial district will soon get a neighbor of an altogether different color. The Oasia Downtown tower by WOHA will be literally clad in greenery, with [...] Read »
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The big vehicle news of the day is that car industry heavyweights Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, and Subaru have joined the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) in an effort to reduce their [...] Read »
Today is the official first day of spring, but the seasons first buds and blossoms have been popping up all over New York City for weeks. From the cherry trees in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden [...] Read »
Volkswagen has announced a series of ambitious goals to become more environmentally responsible including a new program that will see a lineup of more efficient vehicles and more sustainable [...] Read »
When the firm started the process of designing the urban fabric in Battery Park City's North Neighborhood, the area was primarily unbuilt. hMa developed an overall master plan for the North [...] Read »
For Archinects latest Working out of the Box feature, Paul Petrunia interviewed Pinterest Co-Founder Evan Sharp. Will Galloway asked "say shouldn't someone interview paul for this feature too?" [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
Unlike conventional concrete, Iranian concrete is mixed with quartz powder and special fibers - transforming it into high performance concrete that can withstand higher pressure with increased [...] Read »
The aim of the Sensational Park in Frosinone, Italy was to harmonize the relationship between nature and urbanism. The design based around the 5 senses invites users to define their own path [...] Read »
Presented with an Eames molded plastic chair, 30 San Antonio based designers and architects transformed the modern icon into a canvas for art. Read »
Robert Leeb (image courtesy Leeb Architects) BY LUKE AREHART The third installment of the Architect’s Questionnaire features Portland architect Robert Leeb of Leeb Architects, a full service [...] Read »
The architects often walk clients through it to show how an open environment works. Theres not a private office or cubicle anywhere, and theres constant low-level hubbub: people in motion, [...] Read »
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It appears that AIA/LA is serious about opening a new architecture center, a storefront, multi-use space similar to that of the Center for Architecture in New York (above). According to a now [...] Read »
Read the rest of 6 Ways to Keep Your Fruits and Veggies Fresher for Longer Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Bananas, cut food waste, freezing vegetables, how to keep bananas from [...] Read »
When I first mentioned the Mendoza Laneway House, it was one of the first laneway homes in Vancouver under the citys EcoDensity program. The company behind that efficient SIPs home, Lanefab, [...] Read »
The Learner stage generally lasts about three years. Entry level compensation starts at roughly $36,966 and can grow to $46,701 during that time an increase of 26 percent, or nearly 9 percent [...] Read »
A shocking cellphone pic of New Yorks senior Senator has transportation circles abuzz across the Internet today. While not so much a scandal as a beautiful bike ride in the park, Senator Chuck [...] Read »
Technology
Los Angeles studio Ball Nogues made news recently when it won the 2012 edition of the Pavillion Speciale in Paris with its proposal for a bright, light cellular structure made of locally-sourced [...] Read »
Read the rest of GAD is a Mobile Shipping Container Gallery For Traveling Art Exhibitions Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", art gallery, art museum, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Sunset Triangle Plaza: LAs First Pedestrian Plaza Conversion is Now Open! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", eco design, green architecture, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Plantagon Breaks Ground on its First Plantscraper Vertical Farm in Sweden! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Architecture, Eco Architecture, [...] Read »
A wooden skyscraper may seem like far-fetched idea to those who live in cities built from concrete and steel, but architect Michael Green has developed an innovative wooden tower for Vancouver [...] Read »
News
“Shifting Suburbia,” a recent panel discussion organized by the Forum for Urban Design, brings visionary thinking down to earth. Read »
Every April, faculty members at Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts meet with graduate architecture students to present options for a half-dozen or so international [...] Read »
Five public districts get useful advice through a workshop presented by the USGBC and American Architectural Foundation in Washington, D.C. Read »
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