Architectural Works
Representing a cross-section of some of the most renowned contemporary artists, Haunch of Venison has recently moved out of Burlington Gardens, where it has been for the past few years, back [...] Read »
The stark concrete exterior of many of Londons postwar housing blocks could be made more attractive with thatching, proposes architecture student James Kirk (+ movie). (more&) Read »
We come back to the 1950s to remember one of the great masters of modern film making, Alfred Hitchcock. In Rear Window, most of the scenes are recorded from the limited view of one single room. [...] Read »
Utilizing the simplest of materials a lightweight steel frame and rope - Oyler Wu Collaborative& have crafted a dynamic 21-foot long screen wall conceived of as a ‘play’ on one’s visual [...] Read »
The expansion project for the Radio Museum in Ponferrada, Spain is built around a new courtyard, which houses the entrance to the building and provides support for “sound” connection with [...] Read »
Designed by MIRO& architects, the starting point for their Klaksvik City Center proposal kept with the language of the genesis of urban nuclei: the form is inherited from the land, shaped by [...] Read »
Walls of rough stone and concrete surround the staggered levels of this public square in Zaragoza by Spanish architects Héctor Fernández Elorza and Manuel Fernández Ramírez (+ slideshow). (more&) Read »
With the challenge to design a large primary and secondary school in Allscwhil, a low density residential zone in the only free spot in the area, this proposal seeks to maintain the public void [...] Read »
Through research, discussions and essays from a variety of resources, Parlour: Women, Equity, Architecture is a platform, a coach, and an inspiration that is available to women worldwide in [...] Read »
Today’s our 75th selection of the best you’ve submitted through our Flickr Pool. Keep them coming! Remember you can submit your own photo here, and don’t forget to follow us through Twitter and [...] Read »
Architectural Association student Yvonne Weng has won the 2012 Foster + Partners Prize with designs that would allow scientists to live in the treetops of the Amazon rainforest. (more&) Read »
Make It Right is proud to announce the completion of the Frank Gehry& -designed, New Orleans’ duplex in the Lower 9th Ward. The colorful, LEED Platinum home is part of an affordable and sustainable [...] Read »
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Miscellaneous
Read the rest of Yi Yvonne Weng Wins 2012 Foster+Partners Award for Web-Like Tree Top Science Lab Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Canopy Trail, Concept Architecture, Foster + [...] Read »
We all know that the US has been experiencing some very hot and dry weather conditions, with the countrys most productive agricultural states suffering as a result. However, according to the [...] Read »
The following is another excerpt dating to 1978 from Bill Kleinsasserâs self-published textbook Synthesis . With this passage he addressed the tendency toward willful form-making he feared [...] Read »
This is a rendering of a new form of sustainable development that will manifest itself in San Francisco in an infill project called SmartSpace SoMa. SmartSpace will have 23 micro-dwellings [...] Read »
After two weeks of negotiations between the New York City Council and NYU, the Council Land Use Committee and Subcommittee on Zoning voted today to approve the modified version of NYUs 2031 [...] Read »
It's insane; the sides are made from a zigzagging yet continuous, seam-free piece of glass that looks to exceed 30 feet at its longest point. Read »
Opinions
While graffiti typically sees materials added to walls, the distinctive work of Alexandre Farto, aka Vhils, sees art created by... Read »
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The Architectural Billings Index (ABI) for June remained in negative territory for the third month in a row. Last month AIA chief economist Kermit Baker expressed concern that the summertime [...] Read »
Folly Socrates Sculpture Park 3205 Vernon Boulevard Queens, NY Through October 21 Socrates Sculpture Park and the Architectural League of New York present the inaugural recipients of the park’s [...] Read »
The new Claire Tow Theater, perched on top of Eero Saarinens Vivian Beaumont Theater, has been in operation for a few weeks now, and its a nimble addition to Lincoln Center with architectural [...] Read »
Greece is having some issues but it isn't stopping people from traveling to the gorgeous country. It keeps coming up in conversation and catching my eye online. Just today, I ran across a feature [...] Read »
The Australian Institute of Architects has unveiled plans and preview images of its exhibition, Formations: New Practices in Australian Architecture, which will open at the 2012 Venice Architecture [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
A hotel in Nashville, Tennessee has created the worlds first electric Nissan LEAF stretch limo. This is probably one of the last cars that you would ever think of seeing converted into a limousine, [...] Read »
Seung, who is the third Korean architect ever selected and the only one to get invited twice, says he hesitated to participate in the Biennale. This is because of the 64 star architects invited, [...] Read »
There has been a lot of debate about the merits of space tourism over the last few years. Some see it as a luxury for the super-rich, others an opportunity to go where only a lucky few have gone [...] Read »
"A linear urban forest will be planted in Paris", City of Paris announced earlier today. This will consist of a 11.500-square meter green promenade that will be linking Porte de la Villette and [...] Read »
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Mr. Landman views these attempts at defining the critics frame of reference Kimmelman-style and Scott-style as entirely appropriate. Critics, he said, are not supposed to be objective; they [...] Read »
Read the rest of Tom Dixons Converted Water Tower in London is a Modernist Home in the Sky—and its Up for Rent! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adaptive reuse, converted [...] Read »
Sefaira Concept enables architects and project teams to create better performing buildings with a powerful web-based sustainability analysis platform. It performs whole-building analysis of energy, [...] Read »
As part of Quennell Rothschilds master plan for the Rockaways, WXY Architects was tapped to design the beach pavilion and two shade shelters. The pavilion will be open to the public tomorrow, [...] Read »
Technology
Read the rest of Solar and Wind-Powered Living Aleutian Home Resembles a Lobster Tail Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "wind power", biomimicry, Design Competition, eco design, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Slatted Larch Screen Makes Renovated Casa Morchiuoso Erba Look New Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture, Casa Ristrutturata, countryside, eco design, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Singapores Green-Roofed Marina Barrage Controls Flooding and Stores 10,000 Hectares of Rainwater Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", [...] Read »
Design firm Tham & Videgård recently won first place in a design competition hosted by the town of Järfälla, Sweden for this intriguing spiraling tower. The Double Helix tower will be [...] Read »
Most of us know that a full refrigerator uses less energy than an empty one, because anything’s that denser than air will better store the cold. Opening the door of an empty fridge causes cold [...] Read »
City & Urbanism
Since the early half of the last century the car is a defining aspect of the urban environment. Pre-car urban pattern are obviously different and many scholars and practitioners have since covered [...] Read »
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