Architectural Works
These bronze and glass chambers by Estonian studio NOBEL Arkitekter protect two ancient runestones in Jelling, Denmark, from the elements. (more&) Read »
As part of the Health Centre and Houses for Elderly People project by IPOSTUDIO Architects, Duosegno Visual Design& shared with us this video they created which captures the features of the design [...] Read »
The Lamp Lighting Solutions Awards competition is calling participants who value the creativity, innovation and sustainability of lighting projects, regardless of the manufacturer or the brand [...] Read »
Designed by ferrarifrongia Architects& , the main aim of the proposal for the DOSA archaeological museum is to protect the landscape through the aesthetic and functional enhancement of the existing [...] Read »
Folding steel shutters and bullet-proof glass protect the new reception of the Belgian Embassy in Athens by Buerger Katsota Architects . (more&) Read »
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation, in collaboration with the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP), recently announced the inaugural Perry Chapman Prize. The prize honors the intellectual [...] Read »
It was a busy time for architects OMA this week five years ago, as they released designs for major projects that included a large urban development in the United Arab Emirates (above) and [...] Read »
The Express Rail Link West Kowloon Terminus West, designed by Andrew Bromberg& of Aedas, functions as an indicator of how relations have improved between Hong Kong and mainland China. The high-speed [...] Read »
This year the Cleveland Design Competition is calling for a re-imagining of the Detroit Superior Bridge a 19th century bridge rich with history and value to Clevelands downtown area and [...] Read »
The [AC-CA] ’s recent call for proposals for a new Contemporary Art Museum in the heart of Buenos Aires has been seductively synthesized by Houston architect Michael Arellanes II, principal [...] Read »
Glass-fronted apartments are set behind sheltered balconies at this concrete residential block in Mexico City by architects JSa (+ slideshow). (more&) Read »
With the challenge to design multi-family housing units in a traditional structure of a single family house, 1X2STUDIO& chose to plant houses on the lot to preserve relations and the character [...] Read »
The Dongjiang Master Plan proposal by HAO (Holm Architecture Office) + Archiland& Beijing includes 280,000 square meters of residential development, with 40,000 square meters of mixed-use office, [...] Read »
Ziya Imren , Barış Ekmekçi , and Münire Sagat& shared with us their second prize winning proposal for the Gallipoli Agadere Memorial & Hospital Museum. One of the main ideas of the project [...] Read »
Doug Patt& , an architect and the author of the book, How to Architect, teaches about architecture through the use of videos, drawings, books, stories etc. He shared with us his book and a [...] Read »
Guilt has been effectively used to control and manipulate the masses. But it can also be the start of a change for the better: awareness, concern, action. Engagement and guilt are never far apart. [...] Read »
Provided by the creative minds of Tramnesia& , this short film takes us inside a remote hotel in Northern Chile known as the Residencia. Located in a desolate area of the Atacama desert, this [...] Read »
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Miscellaneous
This is a brief article, but with some good data, on the significance of the work environment for leading innovative companies. [Cushman & Wakefield / CoreNet Global Release CRE Innovation Study [...] Read »
(M.I.A., Bad Girls , 2012. And that is all for this edition, although for a hazy window into the drifting scene in Saudi Arabia, see this New York Times article . Be back in a couple of weeks!) Read »
The next two Tuesdays feature tours for AIA-Southwestern Oregon interns at a tandem of terrific projects nearing completion: Tour 1: Pacific Northwest Publishing Remodel The first of the two [...] Read »
Located in the mountainous landscape of Gyeongju, South Korea, the Korea Hydro Nuclear Power Headquarters avoids becoming an obtrusive landmark tower in order to respect the geographic and historic [...] Read »
OHNYopenstudios in Red Hook Saturday, July 28, 12:00-5:00 p.m. Reception to follow at the Red Hook Winery, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tickets $30 / $20 for students and seniors. Purchase tickets here. As [...] Read »
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This is a brief article, but with some good data, on the significance of the work environment for leading innovative companies. [Cushman & Wakefield / CoreNet Global Release CRE Innovation Study [...] Read »
Throwing a kids birthday party this summer? Instead of sending your guests packing with a bag full of sugary candy or plastic toys, why not hand out these fun soap treats as party favors? Both [...] Read »
Make It Right, Brad Pitts development of contemporary, LEED Platinum homes in New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward—an area devastated by Hurricane Katrina and still far from recovered—has a new [...] Read »
Kevin McClelland and Andrew Vrana of TEX-FAB, the Texas-based fabrication think tank, are also pioneering members of the Digital Fabrication Alliance—an international network of digital fabricators, [...] Read »
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The Cleveland Design Competition invites professionals, students, firms and designers to re-imagine the abandoned lower streetcar level of Cleveland’s Detroit-Superior Bridge as a dynamic public [...] Read »
Squire and Partners has completed a mixed use development occupying an entire urban block facing Baker Street, London W1. The scheme comprises a strongly modelled concrete and glass office building [...] Read »
Quentin Bajac will become the chief curator of photography at MoMA in January 2013. Bajac is currently at Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale dart moderne in Paris, where he has led the photography [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
I picked up an old issue of Nuevo Estilo magazine while I was in Soho yesterday due to this spread. The home is the Madrid apartment of interior designer Raúl Martins . It's filled with [...] Read »
I just put together a post of random images that are currently inspiring me.
Bon Weekend!
Julia Leach via Lonny
Top image via James Nord, all others from tumblr Read »
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