A Case for the Democratization of Architectural Media
In October Phineas Harper, assistant editor of The Architectural Review, published an article about the state of architectural publishing, in which he addressed the crisis facing traditional...
View ArticleZoning Exception Will Not Be Made for Studio Gang’s Solar Carve
The developers behind Studio Gang’s Solar Carve have withdrawn their request for a zoning variance that would have allowed for an increase in the tower’s rentable space. The Board of Standards and...
View ArticleLake House / Andersson Wise Architects
Architects: Andersson Wise Architects Location: Lake Austin, Texas, USA Year: 2009 Photographs: Art Gray From the architect. This structure, located on the steeply sloped bank of Lake Austin, is...
View ArticleNOA Garden House / Jaanus Orgusaar
Architects: Jaanus Orgusaar Location: Ida-Viru County, Estonia Area: 22 sqm Year: 2010 Photographs: Terje Ugandi, Courtesy of Jaanus Orgusaar Construction Company: Woodland Homes OÜ Area Of Terrace: 8...
View ArticleCould a Lick of Super Strong Carbon Paint Fix Caltrava’s Palau de les Arts?
Will the peeling shell of Santiago Calatrava’s Palau de les Arts in Valencia be saved by an innovative, new paint? Calatrava’s $455.6 million project, which surpassed its budget four times over, has...
View ArticleHouse Between 2 Gardens / Pitsou Kedem Architects
Architects: Pitsou Kedem Architects Location: Ramat HaSharon, Israel Design Team: Pitsou Kedem, Nurit ben Yosef Site Area: 1000 sqm Area: 450.0 sqm Year: 2010 Photographs: Amit Geron From the...
View ArticleMiCasa / Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects
Architects: Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects Location: Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, UK Architect In Charge: Clive Seymour, Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects Area: 270 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs:...
View ArticleMoose Road / Mork-Ulnes Architects
Architects: Mork-Ulnes Architects Location: Moose Road, Ukiah, CA, USA Design Team: Greg Ladigin, Casper Mork-Ulnes, Andreas Tingulstad Area: 1,140 sqft Year: 2013 Photographs: Bruce Damonte...
View ArticleBarajas Social Housing Blocks / EMBT
Architects: EMBT Location: Barajas, Madrid, Spain Architect In Charge: Benedetta Tagliabue Design Team: Alex Ruiz, Susana Oses, Cesar Trujillo, Marta Ruiz Nieto, Jordi Gorbe Neira, Valentina...
View ArticleGinko Eco-Quarter / La Nouvelle Agence
Architects: La Nouvelle Agence Location: Bordeaux, France Architect In Charge: Aït‐Mehdi Samira & Latizeau Sylvain Area: 2,150 sqm Year: 2014 Photographs: Courtesy of La Nouvelle Agence...
View ArticleBuckminster Fuller Challenge 2014: Call for Proposals
The Buckminster Fuller Challenge is back and it invites scientists, students, designers, architects, activists, entrepreneurs, artists and planners from all over the world to submit their innovative...
View ArticleMagasins Des Archives Departamentales Du Nord / zigzag architecture + J de Alzua
Architects: zigzag architecture, J de Alzua Location: Lille, France Area: 13000.0 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Julien Lanoo Company: NORPAC Client: CG NORD From the architect. Conservation &...
View ArticleA+U 521: Revitalization of Modernization Heritage
From the publisher. The development of industry and culture in the modern period has created architecture suited for the particular system. As the industry declines, followed by the population shift,...
View ArticleExhibition at Alpinarium Galtür / Holzer Kobler
Architects: Holzer Kobler Architekturen Location: Galtür, Austria Project Lead: Helmut Pöll Area: 690 sqm Year: 2014 Photographs: Courtesy of Holzer Kobler Archiktekturen Artistic Supervision,...
View ArticleTERMES: A Robotic Swarm That Collectively Constructs Modular Structures
Click here to view the embedded video. Termite mounds offer a fascinating architectural quandary: how is it possible that these towering structures (which include complex systems of openings,...
View ArticleShoup Residence / building Lab
Architects: building Lab Location: San Rafael, CA, USA Architect In Charge: Stephen Shoup Area: 1,570 sqft Year: 2013 Photographs: Courtesy of building Lab Project Team: Jeff Prose, Hideaki Kawato,...
View ArticleSix of Britain’s Best Shortlisted for Crystal Palace Project
After an open competition that sought to attract “the very best British architecture can offer,” six architects – including Zaha Hadid and Richard Rogers – have been selected as the potential...
View ArticleExhibition: Agnese Sanvito – Absorb/reflect/scatter
Architectural photographer Agnese Sanvito will be exhibiting a selection from her portfolio at The Building Centre in London. Her works, which include photographs of buildings by Renzo Piano, Jean...
View ArticleSocial Housing in Shangan Avenue / FKL architects
Architects: FKL architects Location: Shangan Avenue, Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland Area: 3,746 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Courtesy of FKL architects From the architect. Site Analysis of the site...
View ArticleBuilding S Aarhus University / Cubo Arkitekter
Architects: Cubo Arkitekter Location: Aarhus, Denmark Landscape Architect : Thing & Wainø Engineer: Søren Jensen A/S Integrated Artwork: Rikke Ravn Sørensen, Kristoffer Hultenberg Photographs:...
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