Architectural Works
[ April 26, 2012; 18:00 to 20:00. ] Steven Holl Architects& invites you to join them in the unveiling exhibition of their Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University. The [...] Read »
Supple Design& shared with us their Sydney Architecture Walks, which consists of an ongoing series of public walking and bicycle tours of Sydney that use contemporary architecture to open up [...] Read »
[ April 28, 2012 0:00 to April 29, 2012 0:00. ] In response to the overwhelming interest in the April Parametric Design Workshop, this workshop, another intensive parametric design workshop, [...] Read »
[ May 5, 2012 0:00 to May 6, 2012 0:00. ] The free event that has unveiled secret places in the most beautiful cities all over the world is, for the first time ever, in Rome the weekend of May [...] Read »
Richard Neutra& s Embassy Building in Karachi, Pakistan is a relic of the Cold War an effort by the United States to express its authority and wealth in other countries. The building is [...] Read »
As Larry Levine and Ben Chou discuss in their NRDC blog post New York and Pennsylvania: Among the Best at Planning for the Inconvenient Truths of Climate Change , we have already seen [...] Read »
Inspired by the theme of Expo 2015 Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life the idea behind the design by Ternulomello + Nuno Marcos& of recreating a greenhouse for the Service Areas seemed [...] Read »
Buro Ole Scheeren& , the architect behind one of the most iconic buildings of the 21st century, the CCTV headquarters in Beijing, recently revealed his design for a new landmark tower in the [...] Read »
These reconstituted-stone sails belong to the second museum weve featured this month dedicated to ill-fated liner the RMS Titanic, following one shaped like four hulls . (more&) Read »
[ May 8, 2012; 19:30 to 21:30. ] Founder and principal of Studio Gang Architects, Jeanne Gang& , FAIA, LEED AP, will be delivering a lecture at LACMA on May 8th at 7:30pm. Reveal, the first volume [...] Read »
Studio DWTW& shared with us their proposal for the Lausanne Planetarium Proposal which creates a place which is devoted to showing and sharing science. Their aim is to make a cultural contribution [...] Read »
The collection of Inspiration And Process In Architecture is a new series of illustrated monographs dedicated to key figures in contemporary architecture. This new collection features Zaha Hadid, [...] Read »
We have some great photos from USA and Europe for todays Flickr Round Up. Remember you can submit your own photo here, and don’t forget to follow us through Twitter and our Facebook Fan Page [...] Read »
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Miscellaneous
*Leave a comment below through the end of Monday, April 23, 2012, to be considered for the random giveaway explained below. I hope youre enjoying Earth Day and doing something to better your [...] Read »
A prefab, short on the fab. Light bulb of the future available on Earth Day. Eco-friendly products make spring cleaning green. The new icons (literally) of energy-efficient technologies. To upgrade [...] Read »
click image for larger view The Hatchery is an interactive [ Pop-Up Art Loop â¢] storefront art installation designed by artist Dave Harding and engineer Nemil Stefanovic. Located in a [...] Read »
Nottingham Waterside from Ash Sakula on Vimeo .A film made at Ash Sakula together with Marialena Kassimidi and Cany Ash, about two 1920s waterside warehouses. Treating the combination of them [...] Read »
Shanghai - Hangzhou | April 12, 2012 A weekly train trip from Shanghai 上海 to Hangzhou 杭州 reveals an interesting and specific form of rural regionalism: the Zheijang Farmers Architectural [...] Read »
This week, I have this chance to discuss with architect Maurits Ruis about his research on water scarcity in Rio de Janeiro. I will remain as vague as possible in order to share the entire content [...] Read »
Technology
Read the rest of 10 Awesome Eco-Activities to Do This Earth Day Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 2012, Charity, earth day, eco design, energy audit, Gardening, green design, Nature, [...] Read »
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Happy Earth Day 2012! Here at Inhabitat we like to treat every day like Earth Day but that doesnt mean were not going to give Mother Earth a little extra attention on April 22nd. The Inhabitat [...] Read »
Located in an exclusive Whistler, B.C. neighborhood halfway up a mountainside, this house was designed for a client from London, England who enjoyed the timber structures characteristic of the [...] Read »
I just updated the code to link this blog with my facebook Page Urban Lab Global Cities . Apparently, I noticed an error when I previously linked my blog with my page. I hope it will work. Now [...] Read »
Rendering of CapstoneCollegiate Communitiesâ project for downtown Eugene ( Humphreys & Partners Architects L.P. )A(literally) big news item on the downtown Eugene development front these [...] Read »
Expect to be hear a lot about Todd Williams and Billie Tsien in the weeks and months to come. First up, their much anticipated (and highly controversial) new building for the Barnes Foundation [...] Read »
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This project is located on Gamier Island, on a large waterfront lot 40 minutes from the mainland by private boat or water taxi. Well protected within Centro Bay, the shoreline consists of an [...] Read »
Division1 has recently completed a new residential project in Dupont Circle. It is the first residential project in DC to have been issued a permit for gray water. The project also incorporates [...] Read »
The results are in and the winners of the 31st annual Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers were announced on Friday. The recipients of the 2012 awards are: Jorge Arvizu, Ignacio [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
Inspiration an samosa Glass House p Miles Van red Roche, o espalier explore quarto dos cinch pintos DA marquisette moderns: plants liver, pilots, dacha liver e Janela em fiat. Embower as Ashlin [...] Read »
I'm off to North Carolina to cover High Point Market and see what's new from my favorite exhibitors. I also look forward to catching up with all my friends and enjoying the wonderful Southern [...] Read »
This building is the result of a first prize in an open international competition in order to develop two different buildings on one plot. Mixing both programs into a single shape we obtained [...] Read »
An avid cyclist plans to bring his passion for bike racing to Brooklyn Bridge Park. Joshua Rechnitz announced Thursday that his nonprofit, the New York City Fieldhouse, will build a $40 million [...] Read »
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