Architectural Works
Despite being surrounded by electricity pylons, this hillside cabin in Japan by San Francisco firm Anderson Anderson Architecture generates all its own energy and heating using photovoltaic panels [...] Read »
The proposal by Ghirardelli Architetti& for the Helsinki Central Library aims at being a place for everyone: open and accessible, usable and public. A public square animated by exhibitions, events [...] Read »
If youre at all immersed in the design world, you already know the name of Danish-American furniture designer Jens Risom. And, if you know Jens Risom, you most certainly know the mid-century, [...] Read »
Designed by Miloš Milivojević& for the Strawberry Energy company, Black Tree is a public solar charger which enables visitors to recharge batteries of their mobile phones, tablets and multimedia [...] Read »
Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects plans to address the housing crisis in Vietnam by introducing modular homes that use cheap local materials and are easy to assemble. (more&) Read »
McAdam Architects& recently unveiled their plans for a major Chinese trading and expo center in the city of Metz in Northern France. This feasibility study and outline concept will be an integrated [...] Read »
HOK& was recently selected as lead architect for the Ri.MED Biomedical Research and Biotechnology Center (BRBC) near Palermo, Sicily in Southern Italy. The $269 million world-class research facility [...] Read »
Located at a strategic point within the city of Helsinki, the Shared Dreams proposal for the Helsinki Central Library conforms to the proposed massing and urban regulations, while endeavoring [...] Read »
SANAA has just unveiled their plans for the Bocconi University Campus in Milan, Italy. The design features various undulating structures, forming connective inner courtyards, that wind their [...] Read »
Time for our 2nd selection of previously featured pavilions. We have five great projects that you probably missed! Like the ICD | ITKE Research Pavilion 2011 located in Stuttgart, Germany. Or [...] Read »
Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC) just announced that they will be partnering with Skanska, one of the world’s largest construction and development groups, for the B2 project. This project [...] Read »
From certain angles this performance centre in Belgium has a colourful stripy facade, but from others it appears camouflaged amongst the surrounding trees (+ slideshow). (more&) Read »
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Miscellaneous
Read the rest of Top 6 Winter Holiday Cocktails Featuring Organic Spirits Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Christmas parties, cocktail recipes, holiday cocktails, holiday parties, organic liquor Read »
Honda has released fuel economy ratings and pricing for the all-new 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in hybrid, which is slated to arrive in January. The EPA has rated the Accord Plug-in hybrid at 115 [...] Read »
There appears to be a common thread among current underwater hotel projects—they all take a staggering amount of time to get off the ground. Or, under the sea. Poseidon Undersea Resorts is [...] Read »
After the success linked to their Rolex Learning Centre, built on the campus of EPFL Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, SANAA again set out to design a non-hierarchal relationship between [...] Read »
In New York City’s post-Sandy life, the important issue of provisional housing after a disaster is more prominent than ever. Although the plans will not affect those impacted by the recent [...] Read »
A 1987 BBC production - a look at Mies van der Rohe's legendary steel and leather chair,
designed for his 1929 Barcelona Pavilion, and since used in countless modern offices and homes.
Knoll Read »
Miscellaneous
Gilbert Building, downtown Portland (photo by Brian Libby) BY FRED LEESON Architects and builders gave no thought to earthquakes in the nineteenth and much of the 20th centuries when they built [...] Read »
From Friday evening to Saturday afternoon, 180 alumnae and current female students alike will gather at the school to discuss issues such as evolving design practices and the intersection of [...] Read »
The new iLumi, unveiled this week on Indiegogo, is an energy-efficient LED bulb that lasts for 20 years and can be controlled by any smartphone. The bulb features iLumis HyperLux technology, [...] Read »
Goldberger addressed the disappearance of journalistic hegemony and the advent of electronic media. While mainstream publications with an ongoing commitment to architecture criticism continue [...] Read »
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While scientists have long agreed that global warming is having an impact on the planet, there hasn’t been any clear agreement as to the extent to which this warming has impacted polar ice [...] Read »
For those of us living in the northern hemisphere, the holiday season involves cold weather, warm beverages, and cuddly knits to help us stay warm. To help get everyone on your list bundled up [...] Read »
Etheostoma obama, a new species described by Mayden and Layman. Copyright: Joseph R. Tomelleri Theres nothing fishy about naming a new species of fish after the President of the United States, [...] Read »
Eugene City Hall (photo credit: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office) As I noted in my Whither City Hall blog post a few months back, the subject of where to locate Eugene City Hall [...] Read »
The very first edition of the international ISARCH Awards for architecture students and young architects has announced its winners. [...] The jury was composed of Ivan Harbour (Rogers, Stirk [...] Read »
A mirror tracks the sun throughout the day, reflecting its rays onto a parabolic dish, which then focuses the reflected daylight into a small light pipe aperture. The concentrated light then [...] Read »
As part of our mini series of Stage 1 proposals submitted to the Helsinki Central Library competition, here is the entry by Portuguese firm OODA. Read »
Video
Architecture of the Future | Mass Studies
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Researchers from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. have developed a technique for 3D printing cartilage implants that could be used in the future to repair damaged cartilage in humans. [...] Read »
Print your next house in 30 separate snap tight pieces While events like Maker Faire have done a lot to increase the visibility of 3D printing, the London-based generative and 3D design group [...] Read »
Holistic sustainability is a notion too often forgotten in a global industry heavily focused delivering on green ideals. While the notion of green building is an umbrella under which all things [...] Read »
From March to September this year a staggering 4.47 million square miles of Arctic ice melted thats an area bigger than the United States. The U.N. World Meteorological Organization said this [...] Read »
Broad Minded City is a Documentary about Urban Planning, Design and Architecture focusing on the current issues facing cities in development, issues like sustainability, culture identity, infrastructure, [...] Read »
Technology
Read the rest of Gorgeous Seaview House Rises From the Dunescape of Old Barwon Heads in Australia Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: australia, Daylighting, Dunescape, eco design, [...] Read »
Read the rest of 14 Eco-Friendly Design Alternatives to the Traditional Christmas Tree Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Christmas, christmas tree, eco christmas tree, fake christmas [...] Read »
Read the rest of OostCampus: Carlos Arroyo Adds Clouds to an Old Coke Factory for a Municipal Complex in Belgium Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: belgium, bicycle parking, Carlos [...] Read »
Read the rest of Stylish, Sustainable St-Agatha-Berchem Housing Complex Exceeds Energy Code in Belgium Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", affordable [...] Read »
A recent study has shown that pork is the most contaminated meat found on the market. The Consumer Reports study tested variations of the meat after being processed, revealing the majority [...] Read »
3d printing has become one of the most exciting fields of technology today as it opens up new possibilities for consumers and scientists. But the next frontier for 3d printing tech may be outer [...] Read »
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