Architectural Works
It is quite controversial that in general terms 80% of architects are entrepreneurs. This potentially could be the highest share in comparison to other professions. Yet if you think about it, [...] Read »
Dutch architects MVRDV have proposed extending the city of Almere into a lake by building a square-shaped artificial peninsula covered in gardens (+ slideshow). (more&) Read »
Tonight, Renzo Pianos Shard& will officially celebrate its opening complete with an amazing light show. A dozen lasers and thirty searchlights will beam streams of light across the city, [...] Read »
With less than a week left to register, the HOME design competition, hosted by Building Trust International, seeks to find well designed homes for the elderly or homeless within some of the World’s [...] Read »
Wooden shutters fold, tilt and slide open to let in the sun and keep out the burglars at this weekend cabin in New Zealand by architects Crosson Clarke Carnachan (+ slideshow). (more&) Read »
Situ Fabrication& was hired by MA3 Agency to engineer and build six display structures for Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak 40th Anniversary Exhibition. Designed by Sebastien Leon Agneessens, the [...] Read »
As a main event of the 2012 Daegu Architectural Culture Biennale, the committee just launched the International Architectural Competition for a Public Library in Daegu, Korea. Open to all unregistered [...] Read »
Hong Kong is often referred to as one of the densest cities in the world, lined with an impressive array of skyscrapers along its shores. The latest supertall addition by architects KPF& reaches [...] Read »
If Eyjafjallajökull volcano and Björk sound familiar to you, probably you know something about the amazing Iceland. So for todays AD Round Up we have our first selection dedicated to this [...] Read »
The City of Almere has revealed it’s MVRDV-designed proposal for the Floriade 2022 candidature! Almere is one of four Dutch cities competing to be the next location of the prestigious horticultural [...] Read »
This hotel by Mexican architects Gracia Studio comprises 20 separate cabins dotted across the landscape in one of Mexicos wine-making regions (+ slideshow). (more&) Read »
Architect John Lin has adapted the traditional style of a rural Chinese courtyard residence to create a village house that is entirely self-sufficient (+ slideshow). (more&) Read »
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Miscellaneous
An ambitious citizen campaign called Reforest Patagonia is hoping to plant one million trees in Chilean Patagonia in what has been considered the largest, most ambitious native tree reforestation [...] Read »
Seriously, there's really next to nothing going on this holiday week. Even the monthly Landmarks Commission session is pushed back to next Thursday. One exception is that today at 12:15 p.m., [...] Read »
images by Robin Hill Photography The Bonaire House is a single family residence in the Netherlands Antilles designed by Florida based practice Silberstein Architect . The 3 bedroom sits on 1/3 [...] Read »
Designed by Mexican architectural office JSª, the project we developed for Liverpool Angelopolis in Puebla focuses on the envelope, and favors the container over the content. It is a department [...] Read »
I recently wrote a story for the Globe about the Winnipeg architects 5468796 and their Governor Generals Award-winning project, the low-rise condo development Bloc_10. Its handsome, aesthetically [...] Read »
As community groups and government agencies in Detroit struggle to find a solution to the depopulation and economic problems facing the city, one group sees opportunity in the citys abandonment. [...] Read »
City & Urbanism
Community-Owned Solar Gardens Make Clean Energy Possible for All (via sustainablog ) Read »
London’s super-solar Blackfriars Station is halfway to becoming home to the world’s largest solar bridge. Solarcentury began construction on the ambitious project last fall, fitting the bridge [...] Read »
Read the rest of Students Re-Envision Los Angeles Ports OCall for the Julius Shulman Emerging Talent Design Charette Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable development", [...] Read »
Opinions
Ever wonder how the urban space taken up by parking spots could be repurposed in people-oriented ways? If Labplatz—a recent... Read »
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It’s a contemporary Buddhism temple based on the concept of reincarnation. The essence of Buddhism’s Sutra is so called “formlessness”. Based on this, the form searching of the architecture [...] Read »
It's curious how much the ethos of the adventure playground chimes with the language of a new era of design today: a "participatory" process, recycled materials, an adaptive product. It doesn't [...] Read »
A great day for science The Higgs boson appears in a theory first fleshed out in 1964 by Peter Higgs at Edinburgh University and five other physicists. Finding the particle proves there is an [...] Read »
All that sophisticated faucet technology I shared in yesterdays post (Part I) about my visit to Delta Faucet Company needs an equally sophisticated aesthetic design. Thats where Director of [...] Read »
Teddy Roosevelt once remarked on the commercialization of sports: When money comes in at the gate, the game goes out the window. With Wimbledon in high gear and tennis at the Olympics looming, [...] Read »
Technology
Read the rest of Students Convert 8 Recycled Shipping Containers into Experimental Commune in Geneva Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Art, Commune, Design, eco design, geneva, [...] Read »
Solar Panels on Historic German Home Photo from Shutterstock Germany has set yet another impressive record for solar power consumption! As solar power usage in Germany has increased by 50% since [...] Read »
Read the rest of The Shard: Renzo Pianos Soaring Vertical City Will Be Inaugurated Tonight in London Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: britain, eco design, green design, London, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Self-Sufficient Brick Home in China Relies on Pigs for Energy Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architectural Review, biogas, china, china architecture, china [...] Read »
We all make mistakes, but our errors are rarely made law. That is what happened in North Carolina when state representative democrat Becky Carney accidentally pushed the wrong button whilst casting [...] Read »
Read the rest of Student-Designed Fokka Pyramid is a Landmark Indoor Park for Helsinki Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: arto ollila, eco design, fokka, glass pyramid, green design, [...] Read »
While techies are anxiously awaiting the new iPhone 5, governor Jerry Brown announced that Apples massive new Cupertino campus in California is now approved for fast track. The new Foster + [...] Read »
Read the rest of Lively Urban Cabin in Brazil Features Nest Beds and a Spherical Shelf Window Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bamboo, Brazil, eco design, Fabio Galeazzo, green [...] Read »
Video
Time lapse - Olympic Stadium London 2012 Read »
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A group of Aston University students has created this hydrogen powered eco car that made from cardboard and plywood. The car recently won Shell’s Eco-Design Award for pushing the boundaries [...] Read »
With no travel plans this holiday week, I've been mostly doing some scopic driving on Google Maps. Yesterday, I had a look at the gamma field of the Institute of Radiation Breeding. Today, simply [...] Read »
HMK Prefab Homes, in conjunction with Sustain Design Studios, debuted a new miniHome design called the CaliMini Solo 1 at the recent Dwell on Design conference in Los Angeles. The pictures [...] Read »
From coast to coast, we editors at The Architects Newspaper hope you have a fun and safe Independence Day! Well be out of the office on the Fourth, but heres an innovative take on fireworks [...] Read »
Mies van der Roheâs Lafayette Towers are up for sale. Itâs a striking reminder of the symbiosis between cities and iconic architectureâone which speaks to the mercurial nature [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
Angelenos might soon see a “silvery orb” roving around their neighborhood. Don’t worry, it’s not an alien visitation, it is radio station KCRW’s newest portable sound booth for Sonic [...] Read »
click images for larger view Things change, as they say, but the new Ronald McDonald House on Grand, designed by Antunovich Associates , may set a new record. The 14-story story tower, opened [...] Read »
Venice, July 4th 2012 - The International Jury of the 13th International Architecture Exhibition (Venice, Giardini and Arsenale, August 29th â November 25th 2012) has been appointed. [...] Read »
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