Architectural Works
Movie: in this movie produced by Dezeen Studio, Hackney architects Patrick Theis and Soraya Kahn explain the ideas behind the forms and detailing of their combined home, studio and gallery [...] Read »
Clerkenwell Design Week 2012: Clerkenwell Design Week is underway and visitors to the main venue arrive through an archway clad in 20,000 wooden hexagons by London designer Giles Miller . (more&) Read »
On May 11, 2011, the performance of Aeschylus’s Prometheus Unbound& premiered on OMAs (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) stage set for the Greek Theatre in Syracuse, Sicily. The [...] Read »
The design for Onze Droomschool by Mecanoo Architecten& focuses on human scale and security as its key concepts. By splitting the building up into a family of little brick houses it reflects [...] Read »
Slideshow: granite bleachers climb the exterior of this sports centre in Portugal by architects Barbosa & Guimarães , while a cantilevered, rusted-steel cafe looms over its entrance (photographs [...] Read »
Two weeks ago we started proposing films relevant to our field for you to primarily enjoy and also to encourage its discussion. First with The Belly of an Architect , and then Blade Runner [...] Read »
When asked to draw up plans for a cycle-hire shop in southern China, Dutch studio NL Architects thought it would be fun to put a velodrome on the roof. (more&) Read »
The masterplan for the National Creative Cluster by Sasaki Associates& integrates the urban form with the surrounding landscape by creating a series of green wedges, interspersed within the urban [...] Read »
Spanish photographer Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre just shared with us these beautiful photos of one of Jean Nouvel& s latest project in Barcelona, Spain: A gastronomy and cultural center for Catalan [...] Read »
The project for an office buiding in Boulogne Billancourt, France consists of the renovation of building B’s existing 10,402m² surface area, the redesign of the facade taking into account [...] Read »
The public space project by Domitianus Arquitectura& of this unique urban neighbourhood comes at a time of re-foundation of the modern process, reflecting in its urban structure the main issues [...] Read »
This house in Osaka by architects Suga Atelier has a faceted concrete exterior that looks like a rockface. (more&) Read »
International architectural practice Swanke Hayden Connell& has won the international competition commissioned by Tahincioglu Gayrimenkul (Tahincioglu Real Estate) for the Palladium Tower in [...] Read »
In celebration of LEG0’s 80th birthday, Danish Crown Prince Frederik unveiled the world’s largest LEGO tower in South Korea last week. Nearly 4,000 children stacked 50,000 bricks in five [...] Read »
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Miscellaneous
For some designers it may be a challenge to be noticed among the vast number of inspiring designs shown across the city during NY Design Week, but with a larger-than-life chair constructed from [...] Read »
A broken-down cargo ship in waters off the Australian coast drifted out-of-control towards the Great Barrier Reef recently, threatening one of the largest and most diverse ecosystems on the planet. [...] Read »
BOX designed a modest family home for a young couple. The design incorporated plans for a future extension.The house is 3 bedrooms, one bathroom and kitchen/dining/living separated by a split [...] Read »
Adam Leu has the height of an NBA small forward, 62 73, and wasnt satisfied with just a standard tiny house. So he modified a couple plans by tiny-house enthusiast Michael Janzen and created [...] Read »
Mixing traditional Japanese woodworking techniques with modern design, Ryosuke Fukusada has created a functional wooden light bulb! The unusual design was made using a technique called Rokuro, [...] Read »
Who builds your architecture? Not architects, said Reinhold Martin. By definition, architects do not build; they make drawings, write contracts, and do all these other things. At New Schools [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
The house occupies a full rectangular shape on the majority of the site.Most of the house is planned on one floor ground floor.A small basement includes a guest room and storage room.The internal [...] Read »
Spotted at New York Design Week, we are in love with the Urbio, a system of mix and match modular planters and organizers that snap into place with high-strength magnets. The series of various [...] Read »
Hidden in an article about New York City's first million-dollar parking space is the somewhat incredible fact that, up in the apartment building this parking space will be attached to, "the shower [...] Read »
Behold the Subway Terminal Building, hidden in plain sight in the middle of downtown LA, where at one point during the 19402s over 65,000 riders were shuffling down into the depths of Los Angeles [...] Read »
Space International's renovation of Rudolph Schindler's Mackey Apartments is both pragmatic and sublime. Choosing to honor the existing architecture through contrast, the studio designed a cantilevered, [...] Read »
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The survey, first published in 2000, queries freshmen and seniors. It reveals that study time can vary widely by college and by major. Architecture majors, for example, study 24 hours a week, [...] Read »
House C is raised as an introvert – extrovert element and at the same time rooted to its territory. It is open for visitors but at the same time keeps with wary spaces for privacy and reflection. [...] Read »
The house is situated in a “finis terrace” (Latin expression for “Land’s end”). It submits itself to a double condition, because while one side it looks at the sea, the other is also [...] Read »
The proposal "Papilio" by Swedish architect duo Selime Osman and Ilyas Awadh has taken the first prize of EUR 10,000 (USD 12,770) in the Bullhorn - Cembrit Design Competition. The winning entry [...] Read »
It’s a pretty old trick to take a simple steamer or colander and use it as a light shade, so designer Nadia Belalia upped the ante with her series of transformed and customized steamer lamps. [...] Read »
Musicians look at the bridge differently. Mickey Hart, the former Grateful Dead drummer, sees the Golden Gate Bridge as a "giant wind harp." He plans to be at Crissy Field on Sunday evening, [...] Read »
Technology
Iannone Design have transformed sections of salvaged automotive panels into this stunning ReWreck Sideboard. Launched this week at ICFF in New York, the reclaimed sheetmetal furniture takes full [...] Read »
Read the rest of Santa Eugenia Social Housing Aptly Deals With an Unfortunate Solar Orientation Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", add+, affordable housing, [...] Read »
Bibliophiles are sure to get a kick out of BRC Designs new Spineless chair, which is made up of the spines of hundreds of old books. Spotted at ICFF this past weekend, the literally literary [...] Read »
Read the rest of Reclaimed Clevelands Salvaged Furniture Shines at the ICFF Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "green furniture", eco design, green design, ICFF, International [...] Read »
Read the rest of BRC Designs American Pipe Dream Chair and Table Are Made from a Maze of Copper Piping Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: american pipe dream, american pipe dream [...] Read »
Read the rest of The Best Green Designs From Wanted Design 2012! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "green furniture", eco design, green design, green interiors, green products, [...] Read »
The taxi light is recognizable in great cities around the world, and now designer Guilhem de Castelbajac has immortalized the iconic item with his series of repurposed LED lamps, “Off Duty [...] Read »
Read the rest of Barcelonas Solar House 2.0 Pavilion Built With Modular Photovoltaic Panel Roof Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: architecture catalonia, eco design, endesa, Green [...] Read »
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Even if Columbus, Indiana is not on your travel itinerary Eero Saarinen’s Miller House and Garden may come to you via the internet. Last week, the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) announced [...] Read »
click images for larger view Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, architects of the new Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, will be part of a panel discussion on University of Chicago Architecture [...] Read »
In the past, Icelanders told time using a traditional measurement system called Eykt the day was split into eight Eyktir consisting of three hours each. Inspired these traditions, designer [...] Read »
Edith Green Wendell Wyatt federal building (photo by Brian Libby) BY BRIAN LIBBY James Cutler has long been considered an architect's architect. Operating from a small office on Bainbridge Island [...] Read »
The Music Box is a New Orleans art installation that makes regular artists colonies look like Camazotz. In this tiny shantytown, every building is also a musical instrument, and the entire town [...] Read »
Needless to say that decrease of rate of rainfall will have serious impact in some regions of the world. China is challenging this issue. The northern area, which includes Beijing, is particularly [...] Read »
News
Finally, some stats regarding how many architecture jobs have vanished in recent years due to the economic downturn. It's as bad as we thought. Read »
A new leading indicator by McGraw-Hill Construction points to a boost in spending. Read »
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