Architectural Works
Archipendium 2013 architecture shows great examples of modern architecture around the world. Altogether 365 different architectural offices are featured, among others BIG Bjarke Ingels Group, [...] Read »
Escola da Cidade School of Architecture and Urbanism has opened applications for two non degree graduate courses. Since 2009 the college offers specialization courses and the successful results [...] Read »
WE Architecture is a young firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Started by partners Marc Jay and Julie Schmidt-Nielsen& in 2009, the practice is focused on public competitions and consultancy, [...] Read »
Designed by CVDB Arquitectos , with Tiago Filipe Santos& , the proposal for the Refurbishment of the Old Railway Station of Mora, Portugal is focused in the pragmatic definition of uses. These [...] Read »
These conceptual office units by American designer Victor Vetterlein are designed to be bought up by companies and sent out to employees' back gardens so they can work from home. (more...) Read »
At a time when government resources dedicated to housing production and preservation are rapidly shrinking and the cost to develop affordable housing is increasing, there is significant space [...] Read »
London firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed NEO Bankside, a set of six-sided apartment blocks beside the Tate Modern art gallery on the edge of the River Thames. (more...) Read »
[ January 11, 2013; 14:00 to 16:30. ] Taking place January 11th from 2:00pm-4:30pm EST, modeLabs Introduction to Physics-Based Design with Kangaroo Webinar applies physical properties and forces [...] Read »
The future of design requires thinking innovatively about the way current construction techniques function so we may expand upon their capabilities. Sustainability has evolved far beyond being [...] Read »
Five great projects from last week that you may have missed! Check out the H3 house by greek practice 314 Architecture Studio or the Levels House in Mar Azul, Argentina. Dont miss Marcio Kogans [...] Read »
Elevators have been around for quite a long time; maybe not those that soar to hundreds of feet in a matter of seconds, but the primitive ancestors of this technology, often man-powered, were [...] Read »
French architect Emmanuelle Weiss has added a contrasting dark brick extension to a red brick house outside Lille (+ slideshow). (more...) Read »
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Miscellaneous
A powerful earthquake 60 miles west of Craig shook the Alaskan coast at midnight Friday. The 7.5 magnitude earthquake prompted a tsunami alert for communities along a 700 mile stretch of coastline, [...] Read »
Audi has announced that the State of Nevada has issued it a permit allowing the testing of autonomous vehicles on the state’s public roads. This is only the second permit that Nevada has given [...] Read »
LCC president Mary Spilde adds an item to the time capsule (photos by me) I joined dozens of othersâLCC staff, construction workers, and members of the design teamâ this past Friday [...] Read »
a utopia is neither a chimera nor an illusion but a forward thinking plan, a hopeful anticipation Jorge Glusberg (c) Kat Sark Ruins of Modernity : The Failure of Revolutionary Architecture in [...] Read »
With the recent popularity of container architecture, we are seeing some beautiful designs from recycled freight containers, the new hotel and office for Tony’s Farm in Shanghai, by design [...] Read »
Those outside the design industry may often wonder what makes for good architectural design. Most laypeople would say good design is aesthetically pleasing and unique, but their assessment would [...] Read »
When you’re looking for exterior paving stone or interior tile made from 100% post-industrial waste, you’ll want to have a look at GREENSTONE Recycled Stone Products. American-owned and operated [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
click images for larger view Is it a reprieve or the road to perdition? Two historic Chicago churches marked for demolition, St. Boniface in West Town and St. James in Bronzeville, are enjoying [...] Read »
Volatile Formation Roland Snooks Excerpt from Log 25, Summer 2012 Volatility is predicated on resisting equilibrium. This resistance emerges from the negotiation of positive and negative feedback [...] Read »
Cities Without Ground | ORO Editions, 2012 Recently MovingCities received Cities Without Ground [April 2012, ORO Editions], a publication by Adam Frampton, Jonathan Solomon and Clara Wong. The [...] Read »
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If one of your new years resolutions was to buy more ethical clothing, then youre in the right place. Were teaming up with our friends over at Indigenous to give THREE lucky readers a super-soft [...] Read »
Fiat has announced the official performance specs for the 2013 Fiat 500e electric vehicle. The 2013 500e beats out other electric vehicles like the Honda Fit EV and Nissan Leaf with an EPA rating [...] Read »
Bush fires are raging through five out of six Australian states due to record heat and dry conditions. Over the weekend, flames flattened whole townships in the island state of Tasmania, where [...] Read »
Read the rest of Rotterdams Stepped Central Library Sprouts a Green Roof and a Beehive! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: ana lisa alperovich, Animals, Architecture, beehive, [...] Read »
Heirloom gift company Paloma’s Nest has just come out with a new line of Neighborhood chairs, which are available in three different styles, adding instant eco-style to a childrens playroom [...] Read »
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While cleaning out some magazines as part of my New Year's resolution to be more organized, I came across this fabulous home. It's owned by Harry Slatkin and his family and was featured in [...] Read »
Kitchen is one of the most important parts of our house. Dubbed as the “heart of the home”, this is an area of the house where people bond and spend time together. Aside from its main roles [...] Read »
Merge Invisible, a life size autocad like mural painting on what once was there in an ever changing urban landscape. Progress and development is inevitable. Check out their facebook Merge Invisible [...] Read »
original photograph courtesy Cinema Treasures - click images for larger view The only time I can recall Chicago sustaining earthquake damage was in 1975, when plaster fell from the ceiling of [...] Read »
Technology
Read the rest of Mexicos Hotel Básico is Designed with Recycled Petroleum Industry Materials Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Central De Arquitectura, Design, Héctor Galván, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Amazing Tetra Brik Pavilion Made with 45,000 Milk Cartons Wins Guinness World Record Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: CUAC Arquitectura, Design, eco design, Granada, [...] Read »
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