Milestone Student Housing / Josef Weichenberger Architects + Partner + Ernst...
Architects: Josef Weichenberger Architects + Partner + Ernst Hoffmann Ziviltechniker Location: Ausstellungsstraße, Vienna, Austria Area: 5,900 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Erika Mayer Collaborations:...
View ArticleLowcost Airport in Bordeaux / Marjan Hessamfar & Joe Vérons architectes associés
Architects: Marjan Hessamfar & Joe Vérons architectes associés Location: Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), Mérignac, France Area: 4,000 sqm Year: 2010 Photographs: Courtesy of Marjan Hessamfar...
View ArticleTwins’ House / JVA
Architects: JVA Location: Oslo, Norway Primary Architects: Einar Jarmund, Håkon Vigsnæs, Alessandra Kosberg, Nikolaj Zamecznik, Lars Hamran, Tuva Salomonsen Hansen Area: 370 sqm Year: 2014...
View ArticleNorman Foster Wins Planning for Manchester Maggie’s Centre
UPDATE: Foster + Partners have been granted planning permission for The Chirstie. The new Centre is due to open in 2016. Norman Foster has applied for planning permission for a new Maggie’s Cancer...
View ArticleSchool Complex Buffon / TANK
Architects: TANK Location: Roubaix, France Architect In Charge: Olivier Camus, Lydéric Veauvy Collaborating Architect: Franck Landrot Area: 4160.0 sqm Year: 2011 Photographs: Courtesy of TANK...
View ArticleTianjin Qiaoyuan Bridge Culture Museum / Sunlay
Architects: Sunlay Location: Tianjin, China Design Team: Zhang Hua Area: 2,220 sqm Year: 2008 Photographs: Courtesy of Sunlay From the architect. The major structure of Tianjin Qiaoyuan Bridge Culture...
View ArticleVIDEO: London From the Top of The Barbican, A Brutalist Icon
Click here to view the embedded video. Recently voted the UK’s ugliest tower, The Barbican Tower is one of the three residential towers of the Barbican Estate, built between 1965 and 1976 in London....
View ArticleDaniel Libeskind on Italy, Design, & the State of Architecture Today
In this interview with Daniel Libeskind, originally featured on Metropolis as Q&A: Daniel Libeskind on Italy, Product Design, and the State of Architecture Today, Paul Clemence talks to Libeskind...
View ArticleSwitch Residence / APOLLO Architects & Associates
Architects: APOLLO Architects & Associates Location: Tokyo, Japan Architect In Charge: Satoshi Kurosaki Area: 123 sqm Year: 2006 Photographs: Masao Nishikawa Structural Engineer: Hiroyuki Masuda...
View ArticleWhat’s “Green” Anyway? ShapedEarth’s Accurate, Carbon-Based Alternative
“Green” measures nothing. Which is greener: a building that saves water or a building that uses certified carpet? There is no obvious answer to this question – this is why trying to quantify “green”...
View ArticleZaha Hadid Designs “City of Dreams” Hotel Tower in Macau
Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a 40-story luxury hotel for Macau’s premier leisure and entertainment destination known as “City of Dreams.” Perceived as a single “sculptural element” united by an...
View ArticleRafael de La-Hoz Unveils TEDA Monument in Tianjin
Spanish architect Rafael de La-Hoz has designed a mirrored, 60-meter monument to commemorate the 30 anniversary of the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA). The design, titled “A Cut...
View ArticleKTA Details Australia’s Largest Urban Renewal Project
Koichi Takada Architects (KTA) has released details on Australia’s biggest urban renewal project: Green Square. Shaped by the pedestrian and traffic flows that surround the building, the mixed-use,...
View ArticleHouse of Disable People’s Organization / Cubo + Force4
Architects: Cubo, Force4 Location: Blekinge Boulevard, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark Area: 12600.0 sqm Photographs: Martin Schubert Landscape Architect: Møller & Grønborg Engineer: Niras A/S From the...
View ArticleThe P House / Studio MK27 – Marcio Kogan + Lair Reis
Architects: Studio MK27 – Marcio Kogan, Lair Reis Location: São Paulo, Brazil Architect In Charge: Marcio Kogan Interior: Diana Radomysler Area: 773.0 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: FG+SG – Fernando...
View ArticleYoung Architects in Africa Announced
AS.Architecture-Studio has announced the 2014 Young Architects in Africa. The award aims to highlight creative African projects and help a rising generation of young architects achieve worldwide...
View ArticleElectric Ramps At The Old Centre / Roberto Ercilla + Miguel Angel Campo
Architects: Roberto Ercilla + Miguel Angel Campo Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain Photographs: César Martín Technical Architects: Gorka Sagasti (Security) Collaborators: Iñaki Ciganda, Laura...
View ArticleBessancourt Hall / ARCHICLUB
Architects: ARCHICLUB Location: Rue de l’Église, 95550 Bessancourt, France Architect In Charge: Fabien Duchene architects Area: 580.0 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: 11h45 montrer l’architecture...
View ArticleThe Depreciating Value of Form in the Age of Digital Fabrication
In this article, originally appearing on the Australian Design Review as “Tolerance and Customisation: a Question of Value“, Michael Parsons argues that the complex forms made possible by digital...
View ArticleARUP Downtown Los Angeles / ZAGO Architecture
Architects: ZAGO Architecture Location: 811 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA Project Team: Andrew Zago, Laura Bouwman, Dale Strong Area: 2500.0 ft2 Year: 2014 Photographs: Joshua White...
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