INFOGRAPHIC: Materials in Architecture (A History)
In case you missed it, we’re re-publishing this popular post for your material pleasure. Enjoy! To celebrate AD Materials turning two three (months that is), we decided to dig a bit deeper into the...
View ArticleCobogó House / Ney Lima
Architects: Ney Lima Location: Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil Project Area: 120 sqm Project Year: 2013 Photographs: Edgard Cesar Modernist references and yellow cobogós the façade stand out amidst...
View ArticleLatest Details Released on Koolhaas’ Venice Biennale 2014 “Fundamentals”
UPDATE: In a press conference on Monday, Venice Biennale director Paolo Baratta and curator Rem Koolhaas expressed their commitment to using the event to highlight “things that architects can’t...
View ArticleVenice Biennale 2014: Nordic Pavilion to Study Architecture’s Role in East...
The National Museum in Norway has been chosen to curate the Nordic Pavilion for the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, in collaboration with the Museum of Finnish Architecture, the Swedish Centre for...
View ArticleVenus Bay Beach House / MRTN Architects
Architects: MRTN Architects Location: Venus Bay VIC, Australia Architect In Charge: Antony Martin Area: 110 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Nic Granleese Builder: Wayne Newton, Adobe Construction...
View Articlegmp Wins First Prize to Design Swiss Children’s Hospital
Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), with partners JB Ferrari, have won first prize in an international competition to design a new children’s emergency unit at the Lausanne University...
View ArticleAIA Urges Congress to Support National Design Services Act
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has committed themselves to pushing a bill that would provide U.S. architecture graduates student loan relief in exchange for community service, an offer...
View ArticleARhus Knowledge Center / BURO II & ARCHI+I
Architects: BURO II & ARCHI+I Location: Roeselare, Belgium Project Director: Tom Vandorpe Area: 7,460 sqm Year: 2014 Photographs: Klaas Verdru Design Architects: Kevin Huysentruyt, Riet Ide...
View ArticleRAIC Honors Peter Busby with Gold Medal
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada has named Peter Busby the 2014 recipient of the RAIC Gold Medal, the highest honor awarded by the organization. Since founding his Vancouver practice in...
View ArticleSilvio d’Ascia Wins Competition to Design Morocco Rail Station
Silvio d’Ascia Architecture, Omar Kobité Architecture and Eric Giudice Architects have been announced as winner of an international competition to design the new TGV high-speed railway station in...
View ArticleHolston River House / Sanders Pace Architecture
Architects: Sanders Pace Architecture Location: Mascot, TN, USA Design Team: Brandon F. Pace, AIA LEED AP (Principal in Charge), Michael A. Davis LEED AP, Daniel A. Jones Area: 3470.0 sqm Year: 2013...
View ArticleHouse in Palm Springs / o2 Architecture
Architects: o2 Architecture Location: San Jacinto, CA, USA Builder: D.W. Johnston Construction Area: 2100.0 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Lance Gerber From the architect. This 2,100 Sq. Ft. home...
View ArticleBerklee College of Music / William Rawn Associates
Architects: William Rawn Associates Location: Boston, MA, USA Principal For Design: Cliff Gayley, AIA, LEED AP Area: 167,000 sqft Year: 2014 Photographs: Bruce T. Martin Photography Associate...
View ArticleUltra-Ruin / Marco Casagrande
Architects: Marco Casagrande Location: Taipei City, Taiwan Year: 2013 Photographs: AdDa Zei, Courtesy of Marco Casagrande Project Manager: Nikita Wu C Lab Team: Frank Chen, Yu-Chen Chiu Site: ruin of...
View ArticleLiget Budapest International Design Competition
The Museum of Fine Arts Budapest and the Városliget Zrt. 100 % owned by the Hungarian State announce an open, international, two-stage design competition for the design of museum buildings within the...
View ArticleSt. James Cathedral Centre / architectsAlliance
Architects: architectsAlliance Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Architect In Charge: Peter Clewes Design Architect : Heather Rolleston Project Architect: Robert Cadeau Design Team: Masoud Mahboubullah,...
View ArticleAbedian School of Architecture Lecture Series 2014
The Abedian School of Architecture at Bond University released their complete lecture series for 2014. The cycle began in January and had its formal opening on February 8 with Peter Cook and Gavin...
View ArticleFloating in Space / W design architecture studio
Architects: W design architecture studio Location: Pretoria, South Africa Architect In Charge: Johan Wentzel Year: 2012 Photographs: Jamie Thom, DOOK Engineer: Hugo and Partners Consulting and...
View ArticleAD Classics: Peabody Terrace / Sert, Jackson & Gourley
Built in 1964 during his tenure as Dean at the Graduate School of Design, Josep Lluís Sert’s Peabody Terrace provides housing for almost 1500 Harvard graduate students and their families. One of...
View ArticleCould London be Getting its Own Guggenheim Museum?
As part of his strategy to solidify the “Olympic Legacy” of East London, Mayor Boris Johnson has recently been focusing on providing the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park with a little more diversity in...
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