Architectural Works
A secondary school project in Gando, Burkina Faso, a community center project in São Paulo, Brazil, and an urban renewal plan in Berlin, Germany are the winners of the Global Holcim Awards& [...] Read »
Slideshow: faceted shards of anodised aluminium cover the four pointed hulls of this maritime museum in northern Ireland dedicated to famously ill-fated ship the RMS Titanic. (more&) Read »
April is Autism Awareness Month, and ArchDaily would like to draw your attention to the architectural coverage we have done on the topic. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are developmental disorders [...] Read »
The design intent of Lemay Associés& for the Stinson Transport Center in Montreal was to achieve a seamless weaving of the project into the surrounding urban fabric. They then did thus through [...] Read »
The sports center’s concept by Côté Leahy Cardas Architects& rests on the alteration of the site on which it will be implemented. A site which has been metamorphosed from an industrial field [...] Read »
Largely forgotten in the public mind, the project for the Grand Bao’en Temple of Jinling, Nanjing by WWCOT Architects& reestablishes the importance of this area for the citizens of Nanjing [...] Read »
Slideshow: a rainbow of coloured panels extend up from a concrete base to form the walls of this sports hall in A Coruña. (more&) Read »
Filmed in 1921, Manhatta & reveals a typical day in Lower Manhattan in the early part of the 20th century. Painter Charles Sheeler and photographer Paul Strand created this silent film to discover [...] Read »
Koen Olthuiss Dutch practice, Waterstudio& , has been preparing for the environmental impacts on architecture for ten years now building a practice on the assumption that a new solution for [...] Read »
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Miscellaneous
Former prez George H.W. Bush recently gave the gift of the Chevrolet Volt to his son Neil for his 57th birthday. A Houston dealership took delivery of the gift to Bushs fourth son, who ironically [...] Read »
If youve been looking for a keyboard to complement your iPad, why not opt for one of iZens gorgeous bamboo models instead of a plastic one? iZen Bamboo is the first eco-friendly bluetooth [...] Read »
I have admired French perfumer Frederic Malle since I first saw his home featured in Men's Vogue years ago. Last week, I treated to a private meet and greet to experience his new travel spray [...] Read »
Much has been made about the environmental costs associated with natural gas drilling, but theres a different type of natural gas thats produced by every one of the planets more than 7 billion [...] Read »
Apple has caught some heat for its controversial, car-dependent Cupertino campus proposal, but an anonymous tipster has leaked an updated rendering to Inhabitat that would way up the controversy [...] Read »
Le Corbusier and Iannis Xenakis; Monastère du Sainte Marie de La Tourette; Ãveux, near Lyon, FR; 09/83; charcoal pencil on paper; 17" x 12 1/2 When Michael Graves was in Chicago to pick [...] Read »
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Maison du Brésil at the Cité Universitaire complex in Paris was designed by Le Corbusier for Brazilian students and researchers, in 1959. The initial design was produced by the great Brazilian [...] Read »
The first images of Fiskers next model, the Atlantic plug-in hybrid, have leaked onto the internet ahead of the models upcoming debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show. Originally dubbed the Fisker [...] Read »
Heres an interesting product that got its start with a successful funding from Kickstarter. SmartDeco is affordable, engineered, blank furniture made with 100% recyclable Enviroboard a light-weight [...] Read »
Back in 2009 SOM's City Design Practice took a comprehensive look at the the entire Great Lakes Lakes and the St. Lawrence, ecosystem and proposed The Great Lakes Century, a pro bono initiative [...] Read »
A plague on Passive House. Backyard cottages sprouting in Seattle. Prefab homes for hip, eco-conscious buyers. Factory-built for affordability, sustainability. Building an earth-friendly home. [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
Mayor Boris Johnson has come under fire for his office’s recommendation that municipal trucks spray saline solution along busy streets to reduce air pollution levels before the upcoming London [...] Read »
One might think that emirs of Dubai would learn from their past mistakes after Dubais artificial The World archipelago surrendered its sands to the sea, but sinking islands and rising tides [...] Read »
from Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey, Princeton Architectural Press (click images for larger view) Pedro E. Guerrero, one of the greatest photographers of 20th century, was born [...] Read »
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Read the rest of Switzerlands Breathtaking Sphinx Observatory is the Highest Altitude Structure in Europe Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: alp region, astronomy, environmental [...] Read »
BMW just officially unveiled its gorgeous i8 Concept Spyder, which is the third BMW i model following the i3 and i8 concepts. The BMW i8 Concept Spyder offers a glimpse of future supercars with [...] Read »
Facebook is playing a different design game than the rest of Silicon Valley. Instead of obsessing about making tasks like posting a photo easier or making the interface more beautiful, Facebook [...] Read »
Technology
Designed as an experiment in sustainability and a model for future programs, this LEED Platinum school commons in California has absolutely no solid walls. Located north of San Francisco in a [...] Read »
Dezeen almost had us fooled with their awesome April Fools post about Mayor Boris Johnsons plans to build a floating motorway on the Thames River in time for this years Olympic games. Designed [...] Read »
Video
Peter Zumthor fears for his famous masterpiece in Vals .. here more via swissinfo.ch Read »
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