Architectural Works
Arizona’s Phoenix Children’s Hospital, designed and renovated by HKS Architects,& is an 11-story tower facility that is one of the largest pediatric campuses in the country. The building [...] Read »
Born in Munster Germany and now based in Berlin, Christian Richters& working area is currently all over Europe, the USA and Japan, shooting projects for some renown architects like Santiago [...] Read »
[ April 20, 2012 0:00 to April 21, 2012 0:00. ] New Finnish Architecture The New Generation, taking place April 20-21 in New York, will include two events on young architects & architecture [...] Read »
theCharrette, an architecture and design publication written and produced by students at the Tulane School of Architecture, focuses on the power of journalism to expose and investigate themes, [...] Read »
The Skanska: Bridging Prague International Design Competition, announced by reSITE Festival, ARCHIP (Architectural Institute in Prague) and Skanska, seeks to find new conceptions and proposals [...] Read »
gmp Architekten& was recently awarded the first prize in the international competition to build the Culture Center in the newly created Changzhou city center. With a total floor area of 365,000 [...] Read »
This artists studio by Mexican practice FRENTEarquitectura is folded into a small space between three existing buildings in Mexico City. (more&) Read »
Dr. Margot Krasojevic& is known for using digital parameters to explore the psychological effects of architecture materials and spatiality on its inhabitants. The Hanging Hotel / Suspended [...] Read »
After remaining on hold since 2005, the General Services Administration (GSA) has reinstated plans to construct a new U.S. Courthouse in downtown LA. The 3.7 acre dirt lot at 107 South Broadway, [...] Read »
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Miscellaneous
Inhabitat favorite Yves Behar just unveiled an ultra-clean, minimalist redesign for the SodaStream Source home soda system. Set to be launched at the MOST showroom space at this years Milan [...] Read »
Situated in a secluded cul-de-sac in the fashionable area of Bukit Timah in Singapore, this private family residence is a beautiful and understated piece of bespoke and holistic architectural [...] Read »
Audi recently shared a development its been keeping under wraps with us a new solution dubbed e-sound that helps pedestrians hear their electric vehicles approaching. Audis future e-tron [...] Read »
The Joe Fresh store isn't your typical New York store on Fifth Avenue. It's located in a landmarked building designed by Gordon Bunshaft for Skidmore Owings and Merrill in 1954 and is considered [...] Read »
Fireclay Tile recently announced “the most sustainable glazed brick ever produced” with a new Glazed Thin Brick for interior and exterior applications. The brick is available in nine colors [...] Read »
Jeanne Gang Fellow, American Institute of Architects, NCARB Certified, LEED AP Wednesday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver Convention Centre. This is not a free event - it is included in purchase [...] Read »
Only four people in the United States carry the official designation of Lego Master Model Builder. And 23-year-old Andrew Johnson of Illinois is the newest and youngest to earn the title. Read »
click images for larger view In our post on the Portage Theater , we correctly reported that the theater will have a rare screening of the 1933 Max Ophüls film Liebelei on Wednesday, but [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
Weve found so many ways to bring terrariums into our lives — weve figured out Here at Inhabitat we love finding new ways to bring terrariums into our lives — so far weve figured out how [...] Read »
Click here to view the full photogallery. Back in 1985, the now-renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern was, it seems, just like any other workaday blueprinter. This was before Disney, before his [...] Read »
According to the Roden Crater Facebook page , the James Turrell Skspace at Rice University in Houston is opening May 4-6.The blog for art:21 describes it as, "a flat-topped, 72-square-foot pyramid [...] Read »
Architecture lovers, time to get motivated. This Earth Day (April 22) you can celebrate Richard Neutra’s 120th birthday by participating in the Neutra Run-Walk for Health, a 4k or 8k jaunt [...] Read »
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Design is complex. There is little that is more complex to design than a home, however fundamental issues offer an architect a starting point; where is the sun? How do we capture it in winter, [...] Read »
AECOMs Phoenix-based design team guided the development of Civic Space Park from visioning sessions and masterplanning, through complete construction observation. We continue to work on the [...] Read »
This is a solar-powered shipping container house in Nederland, Colorado. It was designed by Studio H:T and completed in 2010 with two shipping containers that straddle a social and open central [...] Read »
Images by David Lena Located on a narrow, urban lot in Venice, California, this private residence was designed by Marmol Radziner . The home closes itself from the exterior with a series of screening [...] Read »
The British architect David Chipperfield will oversee a major renovation of Berlins Neue Nationalgalerie, a concrete, steel and glass landmark at Potsdamer Platz completed by Ludwig Mies van [...] Read »
It was a tragic day for the Number 7 train extension project yesterday. A crane collapse killed one worker and injured four others on Manhattans far west side. According to The New York Times [...] Read »
At 6:30 p.m., tonight, April 3rd, at the Instituto Cervantes , 31 West Ohio, David Escobar, current Planning Department Commission of the City of Medellin, Colombia and architect Fernando Villa [...] Read »
City & Urbanism
What kind of nuclear future awaits us? The recent discussion on the next generation of nuclear power has ebbed away much too quickly. However especially in the UK a public discussion would be [...] Read »
Opinions
60 W. Cordova is a Prototype for Affordable Ownership A groundbreaking project that pioneers affordable ownership in Vancouver—one of the... Read »
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BIOPHILIA + TECHNOPHILIA THROUGHOUT the course of human evolution our lives have become intrinsically tied to the evolution of technology to the point where these two trajectories have become [...] Read »
Texas A&M University. Department of Architecture. Mitchell Lab. Spring 2012.
Critics: Roland Snooks Kokkugia . Gabriel Esquivel.
Lead Designers: Adrian Cortez, Zach Hoffman. Read »
While my obsession with Joe Fresh continues, why not take a look at their home in Toronto, Canada. It was published in the August 2010 issue of Canadian House & Home magazine, one of the best [...] Read »
click images for larger view The Tribune's Mary Schmich had a great article recently on the Chicago Cancer Survivor's Garden , the lovely 2-and-a-half acre setting east of Daley Bicentennial [...] Read »
Read the rest of 2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Vehicle Debuts at the New York Auto Show Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 2012 New York Auto Show, electric car, electric vehicle, ev, [...] Read »
Urban Visions: American Works on Paper, 1900-1950 Indianapolis Museum of Art 4000 Michigan Road Indianapolis, IN Through September 30 An upcoming exhibition at The Indianapolis Museum of Art’s [...] Read »
Technology
Read the rest of Brooks & Scarpas Orange Grove Apartments Are Modern, Simple & Sustainable Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", apartment complex, Brooks [...] Read »
Read the rest of PRODUCT REVIEW: Back to the Roots Mushroom Growing Kit is Fun But Slightly Disturbing Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: back to the roots, diy mushroom growing, [...] Read »
Where theres light there must be life. Omer Arbel places this thought at the core of his beautiful 382 chandelier. Designed to illuminate a room with both its brilliance and billowing succulents, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Salzburg University of Applied Sciences Kuchl Campus is a Modern Timber Passivhaus Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Dietrich Untertrifaller, [...] Read »
Scientists from Austria and Japan just announced that they have created micro-thin solar cells that are thinner than a human hair and even narrower than spider silk. These sheer solar cells are [...] Read »
Read the rest of 6 Brilliant Studios Perfect For The Eco Artist Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Art, art studio, artist's studio, Cargotecture, container [...] Read »
Located in the middle of a garden in North-East London, the Hackney Shed is a cozy little work space by Office Sian Architecture + Design. Perfect for stay-at-home workers looking to get some [...] Read »
Lighting manufacturers Cree just unveiled a design for its new Aeroblades streetlights, modern, fin-shaped LED lights that the company hopes will replace traditional overhead streetlights. Cities [...] Read »
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