Architectural Works
The Envision Energy Headquarters, designed by AECOM& , is located in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, China. Envision Energy is the leading Chinese wind turbine manufacturer that emphasizes in [...] Read »
Designed by Michael Labory & Bertrand Schippan& to be a city landmark, their proposal for the Amsterdam Pedestrian Bridge is made not only for crossing, but for the city’s life. The tulip, [...] Read »
Last week, we shared a great series of modular summer residences by Visiondivision& that ranged from a small cabin to a massive castle. In the meantime, the firm has also been working on a competition [...] Read »
Located in natural surroundings close to the mountain, river, and wetland in the west south suburb of Beijing, Atelier 11& ’s proposal for the main pavilion of the Expo aims to create an artificial [...] Read »
MenoMenoPiu Architects& shared with us their winning proposal in the Classic Siftung Weimar international competition for the New Bauhaus Museum. The building is conceived as an open square at [...] Read »
Marciano Architecture& shared with us their proposal for the Stavia 20122 competition. Located in Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland, the thin blades of the hotel fit the smooth landscape of the lake [...] Read »
Slideshow: Swedish architects Waldemarson Berglund were inspired by the slopes of a nearby ski resort to create these three slanted timber cabins in north Sweden. (more&) Read »
Inspired by the local materials and culture of Mahabalipuram, an Indian fishing village famous for sculpture, American Artist Janet Echelman& stumbled upon a material that would change her art, [...] Read »
This dark red concrete enclosure in Scharans, Switzerland, contains a work studio for a poet and musician. (more&) Read »
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Miscellaneous
Mayor Bloomberg was in Singapore last Wednesday to accept the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize for sustainable planning, but it was the mayors comments on social media got the most play in The [...] Read »
Even a 10 years old kid knows how to lay a brick. Malaysias Prime Minister was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, basically he had it easy because his father was the 2nd prime minister of [...] Read »
[Image: "Caves for New York" (1942) by Hugh Ferriss]. After writing the previous post —about Hong Kong's impending infrastructural self-burial in the form of artificial caves beneath the island [...] Read »
Solar thermal is dead. The most sustainable house in South Korea. A new age of sustainable apartment housing. The ultimate guide to making a rental energy efficient. One of the most energy efficient [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
When auto makers submit their cars to crash tests, the sensors that are used to collect data about the crash process are often destroyed by the impact of the crash. To solve that problem, German [...] Read »
More than 675 dolphins have been stranded in the northern Gulf of Mexico since February 2010, with only a small number — 33 — finding their way to the beach alive, and a recent study by [...] Read »
An artist client sent a link to these paintings by Winston Roeth , and I find them stunning. I love the contrast between white and colored space. .. Read »
click images for larger views Glascow-based sculptor Andy Scott has been working on the project since at least 2008, two nearly 100-foot-high horse head sculptures, mosaics of interconnected [...] Read »
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NY-LON is an annual series of discussions at Columbia Universitys Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP) about the transfer of ideas along the New York-London [...] Read »
I find it a bit amusing that I'm continually tempted to break the rules of what this blog was meant to cover--namely the visual arts with a concentration on architecture--since I was the one [...] Read »
Driving an electric car in California will soon be a lot easier thanks to a new $120 million dollar settlement. California governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has announced a $120 million settlement [...] Read »
Nostalgia, reminds me of my foundation year at the old campus. Photo by Arcius Azrael Article by mirage.studio.7 wiki . Source: Piegon Hole Read »
Nobody knows how to multi-task like the mother of young kids, and in the spirit of sharing the mom-wisdom, our sister site Inhabitots is partnering with Clorox in a project to help moms share [...] Read »
Technology
Read the rest of New Botanical Research Institute of Texas Campus is a LEED Platinum Green Think Tank Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: botanical research, botanical research institute [...] Read »
Read the rest of Swiss ESGE Secondary School Has a Funky Tetris Facade Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Daylighting, eco design, education, ESGE Secondary School in Switzerland, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Kengo Kumas Xinjin Zhi Museum Has a Pretty and Practical Perforated Facade Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Chengdu, china, Daylighting, [...] Read »
Addressing a string of deadly kerosene accidents in slums that have killed hundreds of people and left even more homeless, designer Alain Gilles has created a safer alternative called the Nomad [...] Read »
Read the rest of DEDONs Zero Waste Nest Rest is a Woven Cocoon for Snuggling in the Wild Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "green furniture", biomimicry, Bobby Dekeyser, cocoon, [...] Read »
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We need to redefine what we mean by parking lot to include something that not only allows a driver to park his car, but also offers a variety of other public uses, mitigates its effect on the [...] Read »
Yurika Sugimoto produced this graph of Manhattan Retail Rent in $PSF for our spring studio . Read »
We all occasionally fantasize about our dream home, but few of us ever manage to make it a reality. And how does the architect himself live? In this case, the private home of architect Hans van [...] Read »
Read the rest of Glimmering, Pixelated MUCA Music Center Shines in Southern Spain Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: alicante music center, community architecture, Cor & Asociados, [...] Read »
GM's best strategic play may be not with MTV but with the oil companies and the government and a sustainability philosophy. Constraining one, stimulating the other, and comprehending the third [...] Read »
City & Urbanism
GM's best strategic play may be not with MTV but with the oil companies and the government and a sustainability philosophy. Constraining one, stimulating the other, and comprehending the third [...] Read »
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