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How Safe Are Glass Skyscrapers Really?
Imagine standing on a glass platform with Chicago 1300 feet directly below. Suddenly, the glass holding you begins to crack. This actually happened to Alejandro Garibay at the Willis Tower (formerly...
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Dae Student Building / Arkylab + Mauricio Ruiz
Architects: Arkylab + Mauricio Ruiz Location: Avenida Eugenio Garza Sada, Barranquilla, Aguascalientes, Mexico Architect In Charge: Luis Morán (Arkylab) y Mauricio Ruiz Project Year: 2011 Photographs:...
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Le Clos Y / Dai Sugasawa
Architects: Dai Sugasawa Location: 27 Avenue du Maine, Paris, France Designer /Project Chief: Simon Gasquet Area: 100 sqm Year: 2014 Photographs: Antoine DUHAMEL Project Chief: Dai Sugasawa Simon...
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Terminal da Lapa / Republica Arquitetos
Architects: Republica Arquitetos Location: Água Branca, São Paulo, Brazil Architect In Charge: Luciano Margotto, Marcelo Ursini, Sérgio Salles Area: 7,015 sqm Photographs: Nelson Kon Collaborators:...
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Happy Birthday Frank Lloyd Wright
In 1991, the American Institute of Architects called him, quite simply, “the greatest American architect of all time.” But he wasn’t just an architect – he was also an interior designer, writer, and...
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Llama / BIG + KILO
Architects: BIG + KILO Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Architects In Charge: Lars Larsen (KILO), Jakob Lange (BIG) Year: 2014 Photographs: Courtesy of BIG From the architect. Copenhagen restaurant group...
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Unified Architectural Theory: Chapter 5
We will be publishing Nikos Salingaros’ book, Unified Architectural Theory, in a series of installments, making it digitally, freely available for students and architects around the world. The...
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Charles Moore: Going Against the Grain
“Who threw this tantrum?” This question sums up how Charles Moore’s peers reacted when they saw his Lovejoy Fountain project for the first time. Moore was always a bit unconventional by contemporary...
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Renewal ‘Stedelijk Museum Hof van Busleyden’ / dmvA architecten + Hlc.r...
Architects: dmvA architecten + Hlc.r architect Location: Mechelen, Belgium Area: 1,800 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Frederik Vercruysse Design Team: David Driesen, Tom Verschueren, Valerie Lonnoy, Hans...
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New Harvard GSD Class Asks: Are Competitions Worth It?
For small firms, design competitions can often feel like a Catch22 - enter and lose precious time and resources (usually for nothing) or avoid them – at the risk of losing out on the “big break.” Now...
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Bamboo: A Viable Alternative to Steel Reinforcement?
Developing countries have the highest demand for steel-reinforced concrete, but often do not have the means to produce the steel to meet that demand. Rather than put themselves at the mercy of a...
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5 Awesome AutoCAD Tricks
Do you get excited when you discover a game-changing command on AutoCAD? Don’t worry, us too – which is why we’re recommending five AutoCAD YouTube tutorials selected by Line//Shape//Space. To learn...
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School in Vilaflor / TECHNE
Architects: TECHNE Location: 38613 Vilaflor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Architect In Charge: José Manuel Rodríguez Peña Engineer: Nelson Hernández Dorta Project Year: 2014 Photography: Courtesy of...
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Mercedes House In Garden City / CREUSeCARRASCO Arquitectos
Architects: CREUSeCARRASCO Arquitectos Location: A Coruña, Spain Year: 2009 Photographs: Raul Lamoso, Héctor Santos, Courtesy of CREUSeCARRASCO Arquitectos Collaborators: Belén Salgado, Cecilia...
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COAS Offices and Headquarters / Otxotorena Arquitectos
Architects: Otxotorena Arquitectos Location: Bilbao, Biscay, Spain Collaborator Architect: Lander Berasategui Area: 875 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Rubén Pérez Bescós Quantity Surveyor: Isabelino Río...
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Gerstäckerstreet / KBNK
Architects: KBNK Location: Gerstäckerstraße 9, 20459 Hamburg, Germany Area: 6450.0 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Carsten Brügmann Collaborators: Franz-Josef Nähring, Claudia Körner, Lara Weber Client:...
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London’s Shell Centre Awarded Planning Permission
The £1.2 billion Shell Centre development in London, masterplanned by Squire & Partners, has been awarded planning permission after being called in for review by Communities Secretary Eric...
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Doubts Over Qatar’s World Cup Future Causing Tension Among Architects
An expert on the Middle Eastern construction industry has said that architects working in Qatar are worried about the future of their projects, following the allegations sparked by a Sunday Times...
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Alianza Francesa Jean Mermoz School / Guillermo Hevia García + Nicolás Urzúa...
Architects: Guillermo Hevia García , Nicolás Urzúa Soler Location: Curico, Maule Region, Chile Area: 1,660 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Nico Saieh Client: Corporación Educacional Alianza Francesa...
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INTERIORS: Stanley Kubrick
Interiors is an online film and architecture journal, published by Mehruss Jon Ahi and Armen Karaoghlanian. Interiors runs an exclusive ArchDaily column analyzing and diagraming films in terms of...
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