Architectural Works
Phototropia is part of an ongoing series on the application of smart materials in an architectural context and was realized in April 2012 by the Master of Advanced Studies class at the Chair [...] Read »
Designed by o2a studio& , the man-made structure for the Natural History Museum in Jerusalem is designated to celebrate the transcendent force and majesty of nature, which is a contradiction [...] Read »
Architects J. Mayer H. have designed a building made from scaffolding to host the collections and events of the Pinakothek der Moderne museum in Munich when it closes for renovation next year. (more&) Read »
Architecture has become an increasingly interdisciplinary profession, and the language with which architects envision and articulate their ideas has radically diversified in recent years. Architect [...] Read »
For one week during May this year, during the Detour de France, Collective Etc.& was invited by the association Vivre la rue to open a construction site in Brest, in the district of Recouvrance, [...] Read »
CityVision recently announced the winners of the New York CityVision Competition. The competitions goal was to imagine New York in its future if the manipulation of the urban context and its [...] Read »
Narrow glass openings provide glimpses through the rampart-like facade of this property showroom in Singapore by architects Ministry of Design (+ slideshow). (more&) Read »
Designed by Huasen Architects& , the winning competition proposal for the Research and Development Center for colorful Guizhou.co is based on the structure of local villages, having full possibilities [...] Read »
The Architectural Association and Foster + Partners have announced AA diploma student Yi Yvonne Weng& as winner of the 2012 Foster + Partners Prize for her project, The 6th Layer Expolorative [...] Read »
Architects Herzog & de Meuron have uncovered three underground concrete tanks at the Tate Modern gallery in London to create new spaces for art and performance, which open this week [...] Read »
Last November, ArchDaily reported on the new additions to Messe Basel a multifunctional exhibition building that is designed to become a destination for the public. The project is designed [...] Read »
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Miscellaneous
University presses will endure as long as they are in a position to offer significant value to academic authors and their readers, and as long as they have the support of their home institutions. [...] Read »
The State Department’s Overseas Building Operations (OBO) released new renderings by KieranTimberlake of the United States Embassy to be located near Londons Vauxhall neighborhood. The project [...] Read »
Designed by architects OH.NO.SUMO the Stairway Cinema is located in Auckland, New Zealand between a busy pedestrian intersection and in proximity to two universities. The structure is made using [...] Read »
Half Moon Image by Shutterstock Transferring from online books to interplanetary space travel is quite the career change, but that is exactly what Google Books alum Jimi Crawford is doing. Crawford [...] Read »
As a follow up to our recent article about prefabs and tiny houses by ClearSpace Homes, I want to share this 182-square foot studio already built by the company. Its a showroom for ClearSpace [...] Read »
Treat Your Dog's Anxiety | Solution for Dog Anxiety | Thundershirt.com. Read »
Scientists in California fired up 192 laser beams simultaneously onto a single, tiny, two-millimeter target, producing and unbelievable 500 trillion watts of energy. To put it into context, [...] Read »
When Libeskind’s radical spiral proposal for Victoria and Albert Museum (V+A) extension went under after eight years, the V+A has literally gone underground. The newest proposal for V+A by [...] Read »
Genetically-modified (GM) crops have been making the headlines in the UK recently due to plans to develop genetically modified wheat at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, Herts. Their proposed [...] Read »
...how would you like something that can never crash, is immune to weather, it goes 3 or 4 times faster than the bullet train... it goes an average speed of twice what an aircraft would do. You [...] Read »
The building has two colossal, uneven leaning towers (the highest rises 768 feet) that are conjoined at the top by an enormous angular bridge. Conservative estimates put the cost at nearly $900 [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
The Milllennials, the generation born from 1983 onwards, enjoyed a childhood free of bunkbeds or even shared bathrooms. Growing up in plush megahomes undoubtedly helped them become, in the words [...] Read »
Scientists have discussed many bizarre geoengineering methods to reverse the effects of climate change, but this is one of the oddest; American geoengineers believe that by dispersing sulphate [...] Read »
I was recently asked to "make my bed" using Serena & Lily 's new Make Your Bed tool. It was so much fun mixing and matching all the great patterns and styles of bedding. I was inspired to [...] Read »
The $3.5 billion development covers 12,355 acres and was built to house about 500,000 people, and this is one of "several satellite cities being constructed by Chinese firms around Angola," writes Redvers. Read »
On October 22, 1953, Sixty Years of Living Architecture: The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright opened in New York on the site where the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum would eventually be built. Two Frank [...] Read »
The 70-foot channel has for years operated as a flood-control channel, wildlife sanctuary and escape valve for treated waste water befouled with chemicals and trash. Now, the soft-bottom swath [...] Read »
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We can’t blame a Times caption writer for misunderstanding the renderings of Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s proposed education building for Columbia University Medical Center. One corner does [...] Read »
Union Pacific Railroad and Amtrak have sought permission from federal regulators to conduct the first test of high-speed rail in Illinois. A 20-mile track between the cities of Dwight and Pontiac [...] Read »
Constructed on Sydneys Harbours Cockatoo Island, the interactive 42 meter-long landscape installation, entitled Dune, is composed of hundreds of fibres that brighten according to human sounds [...] Read »
click images for larger view So I've just sent off the images for my presentation at this Thursday's Pecha Kucha at Charnley-Persky House on the Central Manufacturing District in Chicago's New [...] Read »
Every few months, I put the words architecture and evangelism together in a search engine, just to see whats out there. Want ads for software advocates. Discussions of church design. A [...] Read »
Aesthetics/Anesthetics Storefront for Art and Architecture 97 Kenmare Street Through July 28 Storefront for Art and Architecture presents 30 newly commissioned drawings of its gallery space by [...] Read »
Cervélo just created the ultimate bike for any triathlon or cycling enthusiast. According to Cervélo, its new P5 bike is the most aerodynamic time trial bike ever engineered. Building on its [...] Read »
The geniuses at DARPA are at it again in the past they have created the internet, designed super fast cheetah robots and next-generation flight systems, and now theyve developed a new system [...] Read »
a recent documentary on san diego architect | developer | builder Jonathan Segal which highlights his latest development projects and acts as a teaser to his popular lecture series Architect [...] Read »
Pegasus, the company behind the scheme, had originally intended to build the huge, 15-square mile replica town near to Hobbs in the southwestern U.S. state but has postponed building work after [...] Read »
In some of the dirtiest places on Earth, author and environmentalist Andrew Blackwell found some beauty. His book, Visit Sunny Chernobyl, tours the deforestation of the Amazon, the oil sand mines [...] Read »
City & Urbanism
Winston Howes, green thumb and hopeless romantic, planted 6,000 oak trees in the shape of heart in his South Gloucestershire meadow 15 years ago as a tribute to his late wife, Janet. His stunning [...] Read »
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Gruens idea transformed American consumption patterns and much of the environment around us. At age 60, however, the enclosed regional shopping mall also appears to be an idea that has run its course Read »
Ice: thats the theme of this beautiful and conceptually elegant office space by MJM Architects. Its the office of Toronto hedge fund managers, and MJMs Ted Watson took the companys name [...] Read »
Seedling Image from Shutterstock Bringing a whole new meaning to the term green dating, an entrepreneurial fa rmer has opened up her farm in northwest Boise, Idaho for one night a year to [...] Read »
Architecture that is responsive is often thought to engage the individual meeting one persons needs through adaptive design. But what about the collective? How can a responsive building contribute [...] Read »
A boathouse at 2515 Marine Drive (image courtesy Emily Refi) BY BRIAN LIBBY Summer and early fall are the time for local homes tours, and this year is no different with two arriving this weekend [...] Read »
The airline industry was hit hard by the recession—2011 had fewer takeoffs than any year since 2002. Airports in cities like Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Oakland are feeling the effects of that [...] Read »
The hanging gardens inside the atrium of Jean Nouvel’s 100 Eleventh Avenue sound idyllic: “From planting boxes built into the structure, trees soar upward and plants cascade down the walls, [...] Read »
Danish electric car manufacturer ECOmove has announced plans to develop an electric car based on the companys QBEAK city car that will feature a whopping 500 mile driving range. Dubbed the Modular [...] Read »
Read the rest of The A47 Mobile Library in Mexico is a Modern Take on Archaic Reading Rooms Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: A47 Mobile Library, Book Mobile Design, Bookshelf [...] Read »
Technology
Read the rest of Metcalfe Architectures Daylight-Filled Spence House Boasts Soaring Ceilings Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "natural materials", connecticut, Daylighting, eco [...] Read »
Read the rest of Make It Right Unveils Sustainable, Frank Gehry-Designed Two-Family Home in New Orleans Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Brad Pitt, Disaster-proof design, duplex [...] Read »
What if something as simple as an old plastic bottle filled with water could mean the difference between light and darkness? Rudimentary as it may sound, the almost no-cost solution is uplifting [...] Read »
Salar de Uyuni photo from Shutterstock Read the rest of Bolivias Salar de Uyuni Salt Flat is the Worlds Largest Mirror Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: andes mountains, bolivia, [...] Read »
Cau.lu set out to transform a 205-year-old Coastal Douglas-fir that had fallen late in 2011 into a new and modern bench that could reconnect its users with the environment. The designers intention [...] Read »
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