Miscellaneous
In Reykjavik, Iceland capital they wanted to build a big new hotel in Ingolfstorg, a public existing plaza in Kvosin, the city historical center, very close to the Iceland Parliament. The program [...] Read »
Looking for a fun activity that will pull your kids away from the computer and video games for a few hours? With Papierowe Miastos Paper Town, designed by Robert Czajka, you and your little [...] Read »
The members of the University of Oregon chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) invite design professionals to join them for their main fundraiser of the year. Trivia [...] Read »
The Project was commissioned for the Casey & CIA Praia 2012, an architecture and decoration event that occurs during the Summer on the coast of Rio Grande do Sula, Brazil. Designed and built [...] Read »
The CASE oZs0 is a single-family house that has been conceived as four boxes or “independent blocks” (social block, master bedroom block, guestroom block, service block) separated from [...] Read »
hews AF ls , Danish for house of light, is a single family residence located on St. Crucifixs North side. This contemporary residence uses sleek geometries and details to enhance the spectacular [...] Read »
Its Janes Walk weekend. Lots to see, for sure, but heres my favourite: Margaret Zeidler and Paul Bedford touring around King and Spadina. Zeidler owns 401 Richmond in the area. Bedford is, [...] Read »
Sustainable to evolvable / Reflexive Urbanism Neil Spiller For some early twentieth century commentators, the twenty-first century was going to be about electronic mediation of space. For others [...] Read »
A new study looks at a variety of revenue-generating makeovers for Manhattans Pier 40, part of the Hudson River Park and home to multiple sports fields. Commissioned by several organizations [...] Read »
Next week I will join editors of French little journal of Architecture Cosa Mentale for The Architecture Post Broadcast . We will discuss point of departure of their journal, and many more. I [...] Read »
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Architectural Works
Danish architects from 1:1 Arkitektur& are constructing an entire house in just four weeks with only their computer and a CNC machine. Constructed entirely out of wood, the printed house demonstrates [...] Read »
The Sky Light Pavilion, designed by Nimbu& for the Architecture Pavilion Competition sponsored by the Serbian Arhitekton Magazine and the company, Kingspan, is universal, timeless and spaceless. [...] Read »
[ May 11, 2012; 10:00 to 19:00. ] Taking place at the Architectural Association (AA) on May 11, the Translate the Intangible symposium addresses the challenges of communicating dynamic aspects [...] Read »
[ June 1, 2012 0:00 to July 8, 2012 0:00. ] The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) is pleased to present “Yevrus 1, Negative Impression,” an installation designed for [...] Read »
Last week, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) released a press release stating their opposition to a House proposal to eliminate Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act [...] Read »
Here is a video interview, produced by Active Living Network, with famed author and social activist Jane Jacobs. In 1961, Jacobs published The Death and Life of Great American Cities& , a [...] Read »
[ May 8, 2012; 18:30 to 20:00. ] Hosted by RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects), the Towards a new re-construction after 311 tsunami in North-East Japan Symposium will take place in [...] Read »
[ May 22, 2012 0:00 to May 23, 2012 0:00. ] CULBURBs Shaping Cities Symposium + Workshop, which takes place at the Centre for Central European Architecture May 22-23, asks what the nonprofit [...] Read »
With Istanbul as the immutable intersection of vast and diverse mobilities, the rich design by MVRDV + ABOUTBLANK& for the Yenikapı Transfer Point and Archaeo Park offer a unique possibility [...] Read »
This new issue of MONU will explore how cities of the Next Eleven countries are already different and will be different in the future, from the cities of the BRICs , but also from the ones [...] Read »
Movie: in this interview filmed at the Italian Cultural Institute in London yesterday, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs speaks to architect David Chipperfield , director of the 13th Venice [...] Read »
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Technology
Before you put those cardboard boxes out on the curb for recycling, check out how these die-hard Star Wars fans gave their cardboard a whole new life. The Karpiuks spent four months crafting [...] Read »
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