Architectural Works
While Seoul celebrates cutting-edge architecture modelled after Western aesthetics, Seoul-based architecture firm AND& promotes traditional housing with a twist. In a quest to remain true to [...] Read »
To combat the harsh reality of the extreme air pollution caused by urban sprawl in Tehran, CAAT Architecture Studio& proposed building up, locating massive skyscrapers within the city to house [...] Read »
Slideshow: chunky chimneys bring natural light and ventilation inside the three adjoining blocks that comprise this dark grey house in Kildare, Ireland. (more&) Read »
Martin Klaeschen & Carl Ray Miller& shared with us their first place winning proposal for the Noble Square Park in the Eckhart Park Design Competition. Their design focused on a donor recognition [...] Read »
Oyler Wu Collaborative& , in collaboration with Michael Kalish, shared with us their video, reALIze, which documents the development and fabrication of the 2011 reALIze installation, a tribute [...] Read »
The monograph 2G presents a new way of approaching Chilean architecture. In the wake of the interesting publications of Mathias Klotz (2G 26, 2003), Smiljan Radic (2G 44, 2007) and [...] Read »
Located in central Singapore, the top tier business hotel and office in a garden project at Hong Lim Park, designed by WOHA& , demonstrates how they were able to not only conserve greenery in [...] Read »
The curved wings of this house in Kuwait converge around an outdoor swimming pool (photos by Nelson Garrido ). (more&) Read »
Driven by the desire to find safe, carbon-neutral and sustainable alternatives to the incumbent structural materials of the urban world, Michael Green , Principal at Michael Green Architecture, [...] Read »
In case you havent noticed, we are celebrating Mies van der Rohes 126th Birthday. You cant miss our infographic on one of the most famous architects that ever lived. And of course, you cant [...] Read »
Rotterdam-based practice BUBE& has shared with us their third-place winning proposal in the Classic Siftung Weimar international competition for the New Bauhaus Museum. Three translucent cubes [...] Read »
The Croatian/Austrian Design Collaborative Numen/For Use& blends architecture and public installation art. The sculpture-like pieces are large in scale and take over whole public spaces while [...] Read »
Slideshow: the walls of this house in Tokyo by Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates stretch outwards around a secret balcony. (more&) Read »
Designed in Hackney: its week four in our celebration of design from the London borough of Hackney and todays featured project is a modest glass extension to a house in Dalston by Shoreditch-based [...] Read »
Opinions
How Walkable Streets Can Reduce Crime Every city has at least a few streets where you won’t feel completely safe... Read »
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Miscellaneous
From Growing Pains to Growing Commitment The new City Hall and cultural center in the Dutch city of Nieuwegein, is designed to create cohesion and the foundation for a stronger local community. [...] Read »
This is a new student commons at an independent high school in Marin, California. Designed by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects, the Branson School Student Commons gives students a much-needed [...] Read »
Elements by Durcon is officially launching in the DFW market in Texas, where it is also manufactured (about 200 miles from Dallas in Taylor). The eco-friendly surface is made with a proprietary [...] Read »
At his birthday party tonight in Crown Hall. Not bad for a 126 year old man.
Why Sassoon models? I explain here .
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Drive-ins symbolize the romance of the open road, of Hollywood movies, and for many, memories of romance itself. Ive been making photographs of drive-in theaters for more than a decade now. [...] Read »
The Sign desk lamp from Sandra Hisbèque draws a single and even line in a space that is pure and refined. Made from anodized aluminium and lit with LEDs, the geometry of Sign creates a play [...] Read »
If you havent already checked it out, The Setup is a great little site, answering the question of what people use to get things done. Although a bit on the geeky side, I always find its entries [...] Read »
It is now confirmed that the next dean at Princeton University School of Architecture will be Alejandro Zaera-Polo. The last lap of the race to take Stan Allen’s position as dean had narrowed [...] Read »
To celebrate 126 years since the the father of modernism was born, Google is honoring Mies with a Google doodle tribute, referencing the classic IIT Crown Hall building. Read »
Happy 126th birthday, Mies van der Rohe! Google and San Francisco-based artist Willie Real are already celebrating with todays Google Doodle of Mies iconic Crown Hall built in 1956 at the [...] Read »
I'm busy finishing up the text portion of my book so it can go to print soon and feeling a bit too frazzled to write a proper post today. I came across this Zadie Smith On Writing post on tumblr [...] Read »
News
Princeton University's School of Architecture, long known for a focus on architectural theory, has chosen a theorist and practitioner as its next dean. Alejandro Zaera-Polo, 48, will replace [...] Read »
City & Urbanism
The defining airport for the last few decades has to be sent into retirement. Heathrow is at its capacity limit and with a growth expectations of only 1.5% also at its expansion limits. It has [...] Read »
Video
The Scotts Tower,Singapore by UNStudio .. here more via dezain.net Read »
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California-based SolarCity started out with solar and gradually expanded to energy efficiency services. Now, with more than 5,000 efficiency projects completed or underway, the company wants [...] Read »
Lexuss big debut ride at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show was the smoking hot LF-LC hybrid sports coupe concept, which was meant to show off the future design direction of the Lexus brand. The hybrid [...] Read »
The site faces the main street of the busy shopping district in Osaka Central City. The outer wall which faces the corner lot of the existing building is covered with glass, and has drawn the [...] Read »
The Thinker by Auguste Rodin (photo from StaatlicheKunstsammlungen Dresden via Wikimedia Commons) With her latest post ( Please. Stop the Reinvention Talk ), fellow blogger andspecifications [...] Read »
MIT researchers just unveiled a new three-dimensional solar array that can produce up to 20 times more energy per square foot than traditional flat arrays and its potentially more efficient [...] Read »
The New York Post says the citys plans for the new entrance to Coney Island are just beachy and spectacular while Gothamist tells readers to behold &a grand beachfront entrance fit for [...] Read »
If you havent already checked it out, The Setup is a great little site, answering the question of what people use to get things done. Although a bit on the geeky side, I always find its entries [...] Read »
With Nuit Blanche New York absorbed even if temporarily into the rebranding of the Lower East Side, it's instructive to recall an earlier era and another light projection. I'm thinking of [...] Read »
DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan has been invited to deliver the prestigious 2012 Lewis Mumford Lecture on Urbanism at the Spitzer School of Architecture at City College on April 5. The lecture [...] Read »
Paris-based architectural firm Emmanuel COMBAREL Dominique MARREC Architects (ECDM) has recently designed the Cité municipale de Bonneuil-sur-Marne. + Project facts Owner: SADEV 94 on behalf [...] Read »
This is a net-zero energy showhouse in the Belgravia neighborhood of Edmonton. The home, built by Effect Home Builders, has been open on Sundays and displays the solar-powered approach to reducing [...] Read »
With bright colors, rich patterns, and futuristic forms that would make Verner Panton drool, Italian homewear company MissoniHome has recently completed their first fully-branded residential [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
Crains has an encouraging report on the drop in demand for parking spaces in Chicagos downtown residential buildings. At Lakeshore East, which includes Studio Gangs Aqua tower, only 40% of [...] Read »
In an effort to raise awareness and support for electric vehicles in China, General Motors China has signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Automotive Technology and Research Center [...] Read »
A pavilion on the campus of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Germany provides shelter behind a wall of solar panels. The visually striking design by Austrian architecture firm Ortner [...] Read »
Alejandro Zaera-Polo has been a visiting lecturer in architecture at Princeton since 2008. His appointment as dean, which requires approval of the University's Board of Trustees, will be effective [...] Read »
When preliminary designs for the third and final section of the High Line were revealed, the designers presented several options including flowerbeds and amphitheater seating for the Tenth Avenue [...] Read »
You can’t even, well, Google it yet, but weve picked some meaty news from the grapevine: Google has fired German firm Ingenhoven Architects as the designers of its new headquarters in Mountain [...] Read »
The 70°Sud project, an apartment building recently completed by LAN in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. In this operation we have let aside exhaustive studies on urbanity and potential grabbing [...] Read »
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Some of you will take a look at these photos and think I've completely lost my marbles. Others of you who have seen Game of Thrones on HBO will immediately understand. I only just saw season [...] Read »
Photography by Tim Bies The residence on a cliffside lot in Gig Harbour, Washington was designed by Architect Scott Allen while a still named principal at Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen . The programme [...] Read »
The site is located at the foot of Mt. Wakakusayama in northern Nara. Here, in a region of a historical area including Machiya traditional wooden townhouses -, Shin-Yakushi-Ji Temple and Buddhist [...] Read »
click image for larger view 530 North Lake Shore Drive, Pappageorge Haymes Partners Read »
You'd think after all the times I've posted about interior designer Steven Gambrel that someone would have thought to send me a press release about his new book. Luckily, I saw Steven Gambrel: [...] Read »
In an effort to harness strong high-altitude winds, the company Altaeros Energies has developed a floating wind turbine thats a cross between a traditional windmill and a blimp. After some successful [...] Read »
One big, one small, and one just right, German designer Bastian Hoeges Family of Stools is a set of earthy creations that take inspiration from the classic tale of Goldilocks. Hoeges pieces [...] Read »
[Editor's Note: This the final in a four-part series documenting the winners of the AIANY's 2012 Design Awards, which are broken down into four categories: architecture, interiors, unbuilt [...] Read »
In this image, vegetation is displayed in red, and flooded areas are black and dark blue. Brighter blue shows sediment-laden water, and gray areas are houses, buildings and roads. The image covers [...] Read »
The conversations taking place today about new approaches to designing cities of the future center around new urban ideas, including Moshen Mostafavi's discussion from the Harvard Graduate School [...] Read »
The real estate roulette wheel known as the San Francisco America’s Cup is still in spin. In the latest turn of events, the city has kicked in a modest $8 million or so to complete partial [...] Read »
Technology
Read the rest of INTERVIEW: Gustavo Penna on Building the Lincoln Residence in the Highlands of Minas Gerais, Brazil Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: ada louise huxtable, green [...] Read »
Read the rest of Groundbreaking Park Royal Tower is Draped with Curtains of Greenery in Singapore Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Daylighting, eco design, green design, green [...] Read »
Read the rest of INTERVIEW: Inhabitat Talks to Dwell Editor-in-Chief Amanda Dameron About the Light & Energy Issue Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", amanda [...] Read »
Edifício Forluz is an elegant architectural proposal for the Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) headquarters in Brazil. Designed by Gustavo Penna Arquiteto e Associados, the 23-floor [...] Read »
Read the rest of Madagascars Tranquil Tsara Komba Eco-Lodge Embraces Life in the Slow Lane Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "natural materials", constructed wetlands, eco design, [...] Read »
Designer Charlie Davidson will be showing his Crane Lamp, featuring a 1:50 scale model of the worlds tallest crawler crane, in Milan next month. Read »
Read the rest of Wikado Playground is Built From Recycled Wind Turbine Blades in The Netherlands Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", "wind turbine", 2012 [...] Read »
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