Winners of the Berlin Natural Science Museum Competition Revealed
The winners of the international competition to design Berlin’s new Natural Science Museum have been announced. The brief, which called for a large scale iconic building in the heart of the German...
View ArticleCan Design Compel Communities to Relocate After Natural Disaster?
If you lived in a region repeatedly devastated by storms, would common sense be enough to make you leave your memories behind? Two of the ten proposals for the Rebuild by Design competition (which...
View ArticleTimelapse Captures 2.5 Year Transformation of Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Click here to view the embedded video. Humanity’s ability to construct and change an urban landscape is incredible, but rarely do we get to see that interaction at full scale. Berno Saradzic’s...
View ArticleJonathan Kirschenfeld to Receive Inaugural Henry Hobson Richardson Award
Jonathan Kirschenfeld, founder of the Institute for Public Architecture and principal at Jonathan Kirschenfield Architect PC, has been selected to receive the inaugural Henry Hobson Richardson Award....
View ArticleMilan Expo 2015: OBA Unveils Designs for Thai Pavilion
The honor of designing Thailand’s pavilion for the 2015 Milan Exposition has officially been awarded to The Office of Bangkok Architects (OBA). The firm’s winning design incorporates the Expo’s theme...
View ArticleDee Residence / o2 Architecture
Architects: o2 Architecture Location: Rancho Mirage, CA, USA Area: 4000.0 ft2 Year: 2013 Photographs: Courtesy of o2 Architecture Structural Engineer: Peyton Tomita & Associates General...
View ArticlePrincipal Riverwalk Hub Spot / Substance Architecture
Architects: Substance Architecture Location: Des Moines, IA, USA Area: 2500.0 ft2 Year: 2013 Photographs: Paul Crosby General Contractor: Kramer Construction Services, Covenant Construction Services...
View ArticleZHOUSHI Culture & Sports Center / UDG YangZheng Studio
Architects: UDG YangZheng Studio Location: Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Architect In Charge: Yang Zheng, Zhang Yu Design Team: Team:Zhou Song、Liu Yanlin、Zhong Kai、Qian Qian Area: 31,387 sqm Year:...
View ArticleA Manifesto For Icons and Architecture Infatuated By Form
The following is an excerpt from WAI Architecture Think Tank‘s book Pure Hardcore Icons. This manifesto explores architecture’s recurrent obsession with pure geometric form. Pure Hardcore Icons aims...
View ArticleEsquimalt House / Mcleod Bovell
Architects: Mcleod Bovell Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Area: 7,015 sqft Year: 2012 Photographs: Courtesy of Mcleod Bovell From the architect. This house is located on a steep, extra wide property...
View ArticleThe Society of Architectural Historians Selects 6 for Publication Awards
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) has chosen to honor six of the “most distinguished publications” released in the last two years with their prestigious Publication Awards. The annual...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Jane Jacobs
Today would have been social activist and urban writer Jane Jacob‘s 98th birthday. Throughout her career, she fought against corporate globalization and urged urban planners and developers to remember...
View ArticleMalta Maritime Trade Centre / Architecture Project
Architects: Architecture Project Location: Marsa, Malta Area: 17,000 sqm Year: 2007 Photographs: David Pisani From the architect. The project involved the construction of an office complex to house...
View ArticleThe Art of Architecture: Some of Tumblr’s Best Architecture Drawings
Tumblr is full well curated blogs featuring creative works from architecture students, professionals, and enthusiasts; Drawing ARCHITECTURE is one of these blogs we’ve found to be particularly...
View ArticleCAAT Studio Propose Large Scale Commercial Centre in Isfahan
The Hamedanian, a proposal by CAAT Architecture Studio in collaboration with TTBP, seeks to design a large scale commercial complex in the centre of one of the oldest streets in the Iranian city of...
View ArticleBan, Kimmelman, Others Speak at “Cities for Tomorrow”
AD is at the opening address of the @NYTconf Cities For Tomorrow with NY Mayor @deBlasioNYC and Shigeru Ban #NYTcft pic.twitter.com/UwXTlpH9JV — ArchDaily (@ArchDaily) April 21, 2014 On April 21st,...
View ArticleXafix House / Arkylab
Architects: Arkylab Location: Aguascalientes, Mexico Architect In Charge: Luis Morán Project Area: 300 sqm Project Year: 2014 Photographs: Oscar Hernández Collaborators: Christian Mujica, Mauricio...
View ArticleTRD Heinemann / TYIN Tegnestue
Architects: TYIN Tegnestue Location: Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD), Stjordal, Norway Area: 62 sqm Year: 2014 Photographs: Pasi Aalto Built By: Hanmo (welding), T¿mrer Stangvik (carpentry), T¿mrer...
View ArticleFrom “Cube Farm” to Fun: The Five Office Designs of the 20th Century
From being isolated in a cubicle to having a ping pong table at your disposal, the way we approach work and office design has drastically evolved over the past decade. The Wall Street Journal has...
View ArticleParure House / Architects EAT
Architects: Architects EAT Location: Kensington, VIC, Australia Area: 165 sqm Year: 2011 Photographs: James Coombe , Courtesy of Architects EAT Proyect Team: Albert Mo, Eid Goh, Peter Knights, Harvey...
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