Miscellaneous
Changes are brewing in East Harlem. DNAinfo reported this week that Community Board 11 just approved a new rezoning plan for a 60-block stretch that runs along Madison, Park, and Lexington avenues [...] Read »
A new silicon-based solar panel which utilizes holographic foil is reported to be nearly twice as efficient as standard panels. Referred to as a game-changing technology, the panels were developed [...] Read »
Oh, yeah, grab your Valentine (hey! - not there ) - it's the February Calendar of Chicago Architecture Events .click images for larger view February starts off with Wiel Arets talking about his [...] Read »
Photo via Shutterstock The French Environment Ministry just announced a new law that will require all non-residential buildings to switch off interior and window display lighting at night. The [...] Read »
In the Algarve, the south of Portugal, the transition from the coast to the hilly midlands is characterized by an ascending landscape. Historical agricultural structures, such as vineyards and [...] Read »
Different needs surface that often require for a flexible design. Just think of how a home might need to grow or shrink (as the family does), or how a business may grow and change (as will its [...] Read »
Milan, Italy is one of Europe’s most polluted cities, its air quality frequently breaching safety limits set by the EU and causing city officials to install a ventilation system in 2009 in [...] Read »
Most of us are familiar with the savage instincts of our feline friends; some kittens playfully pounce upon balls of wool or fuzzy, rattling toy mice, while human companions of outdoor cats may [...] Read »
Bees have had a rough time in the past few years from the Varroa mite and colony collapse disorder to factory waste contaminating their honey. Heeding the insects buzz for help, UK home improvement [...] Read »
In post-Hurricane Sandy New York, it looks like Zone A is expanding, and stretching beyond waterfront properties to encompass buildings farther inland. The Federal Emergency Management Agency [...] Read »
previous Tejaban made from disused roof materials image sources The house in Guadalupe, Mexico was rebuilt through 10x10 a social service programme, which provides decent housing for the poor, [...] Read »
Right now you can log on to Leuphana University in Lüneburg, Germanys Leuphana Digital School and participate in online courses being led by none other than Daniel Libeskind. Professor Libeskind, [...] Read »
Can't help it, I'm proud of PlanningCorps helping Atlantic Avenue BID with its NYC Small Business Services BID Challenge grant submission. AABID won the full award amount, $75,000! Read more [...] Read »
Single Room Occupancy hotels are a dying breed in Chicago. Notoriously undermanaged and generally unpopular among immediate neighbors, the majority of these base-service dwellings have been condemned [...] Read »
Earlier this month, we published the 3rd place-winning entry in the international architectural competition, Innovative Bioclimatic European School complex in Crete, Greece - SEEH (School of [...] Read »
Casa del Agua is a new artisan bar concept in Mexico City where you can go for a drink of rainwater! The water is served in specially-designed and reusable glass bottles, and its harvested [...] Read »
Check out the great use of space in this garage turned small apartment remodel by FABRE/deMARIEN in Stalingrad. This 450 sq.ft. dwelling is maximized through the clever use of a 12x9 'box' [...] Read »
A bike-share program is on the horizon for Philadelphia. In the last few months, the city has taken a number of steps to move the initiative forward. After setting aside $3 million in funding [...] Read »
Photo via Shutterstock The Keystone XL pipeline has some big competition, and it is coming from a number of very small challengers. Scientists at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA are working [...] Read »
First a great news that I will confirm in the following weeks including an article for a magazine on architectural future practices, the architect's shifting role, etc⦠I'll confirm it when [...] Read »
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Architectural Works
With many museums worldwide seeking to extend to accommodate larger collections, Athens-based Oiio Architecture Office has asked: “What if we decided we needed a little more of Guggenheim?” [...] Read »
Manhattan-based firm SHoP Architects has sent us a movie and more images illustrating its masterplan for Konza Techno City, a new "silicon" city 40 miles from Kenya's capital Nairobi (+ movie). (more...) Read »
News: Foster + Partners is exploring the possibilities of 3D printing buildings on the moon using lunar soil. (more...) Read »
Foster + Partners, in conjunction with the European Space Agency (ESA), has undertaken a study to explore the possibilities of using 3D printing to construct lunar habitations on the moons [...] Read »
With the site of the proposed project characterized by a 7m height difference between the south west corner and the north east one and the fastest way to access to it is from the roads west and north of it,& Read »
In our last Editorial, Post-Traumatic Design: How to Design Schools that Heal Past Wounds and Prevent Future Violence, we discussed how architects must conceptualize school design in the wake [...] Read »
A 108-meter high Eiffel Tower rises above Champs Elysées Square in Hangzhou. A Chengdu residential complex for 200,000 recreates Dorchester, England. An ersatz Queen’s Guard patrols Shanghai’s [...] Read »
News: five buildings have been shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, the Mies van der Rohe Award 2013, including a nursing home in Portugal (above) and the Harpa [...] Read »
In an effort to search for the citys own identity, the Almighty Tree concept proposal by Miguel Saraiva & Associados& aims to give people the chance to experience the city of Almaty by hovering [...] Read »
This stark concrete house in Spain by Alcolea+Tárrago Arquitectos features richly stained timber shutters that fold back to reveal large glass doors (+ slideshow). (more...) Read »
In their proposal for University of North Florida’s Interfaith Chapel, OAD& concluded that the main challenge was to create more than just an impressive chapel, but a place in and of itself [...] Read »
Designed by SHJ (Simon Hjermind Jensen) Works& , Fire Shelter: 01 is a personal project located in at Sydhavnstippen in Copenhagen. Taking inspiration from architecture of ethnic and nomadic [...] Read »
Praised for his masterful blends of architecture and engineering, yet criticized for rarely sticking to a budget, Valencia-native Santiago Calatrava & is no stranger to controversy. His [...] Read »
After two intense weeks, with 40,000 nominations, the collective intelligence formed by the readers of ArchDaily has scrutinized close to 3,000 projects, creating the shortlist that now moves [...] Read »
Korean architects AND imagined this hotel on Geoje Island as a hand of outstretched fingers, with rooms and balconies pointing out in different directions (+ slideshow). (more...) Read »
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Technology
Read the rest of SCF Arquitectos Designs Restoration of Earthquake-Devastated Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Haiti Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", [...] Read »
Read the rest of Merritt Crossing is a Sustainable Affordable Housing Project for Seniors in Oakland Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", affordable housing, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Cantilevering Bioclimatic House Breathes Through its Roof in Greece Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 'Container House, alternative heating, Athens, bioclimatic [...] Read »
Read the rest of Stay in a Giant Wine Barrel Room Overlooking The Black Forest in Germany Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Air BnB, eco design, eco-tourism, funky hotel, germany, [...] Read »
Read the rest of House Abo Beats the Heat in South Africa With Natural Cooling Techniques Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Eco Architecture, green [...] Read »
Billionaire Chen Guangbiao is taking China’s air pollution problem into his own hands by launching a line of canned air. In a move that rivals a scene out of Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs, the [...] Read »
Sick of your batteries dying at the very moment you need to make a call, flick on a flashlight, or find your position on a GPS when you are lost in the outdoors? Introducing the Voltmaker an [...] Read »
The Produktwerft series from Sascha Akkermann enhances used and antique materials with new and clear-cut designs. Each of Akkermanns pieces is made in close collaboration with a recycling [...] Read »
Read the rest of Soak Up the Sun at Casa de las Olas Solar Powered Eco-Escape in Tulum Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: cancun, Casa de las Olas, eco design, eco escape, eco [...] Read »
As the largest military force on the planet, the US Department of Defense (DoD) is also the largest consumer of energy in the world. Every year, the combined forces use 3.7 billion kilowatt hours [...] Read »
Seeking to help restore the worlds declining honey bee population, designer Rowan Dunford has created a simple, stackable beehive that makes it easy for anyone to raise bees. Dunfords aptly [...] Read »
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Opinions
City council will vote today on a new food strategy called What Feeds Us—a road map for Vancouver to become... Read »
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