Lalux Assurances Headquarters / Jim Clemes Atelier d´Architecture et de Design
Architects: Jim Clemes Atelier d´Architecture et de Design Location: Lalux, Luxembourg Architect In Charge: Jim Clemes Year: 2011 Photographs: Robert Sprang Façade Construction: Schindler Fenster +...
View ArticleInterview: William Hunter Discusses Contested Urbanism in Dharavi
Dharavi – Asia’s largest slum of one million with an average density of 18,000 residents per acre – is amidst a heated debate between its people, the government and private investors as it sits on...
View ArticleEmerging Architects Exhibition at Buro Happold / Unit Architects
Currently on view until August 30, Unit Architects is presenting their 8-week exhibition in the entrance space of Buro Happold‘s 17 Newman Street offices as part of Buro Happold’s Emerging Architects...
View ArticleWhy Sustainability Has Nothing to Do with Architecture and Everything to Do...
Click here to view the embedded video. At a lecture he delivered earlier this year at the 4th Holcim Forum 2013 in Mumbai, Pritzker Jury member and Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena approached...
View ArticleSchool, Educative & Cultural Center / Marjan Hessamfar & Joe Vérons Architectes
Architects: Marjan Hessamfar & Joe Vérons Architectes Location: Pau, France Owner:: City Hall of Pau Year: 2011 Photographs: David Helman, Courtesy of Positif From the architect. Gathering around...
View ArticleIs NYC “Landmarking Away” Its Future?
A recent study by the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) concluded that by preserving 27.7% of buildings in Manhattan, “the city is landmarking away its economic future.” REBNY is challenging the...
View ArticleCall for Papers: STUDIO Issue #5 IMPORT>
STUDIO magazine recently announced their Call for Papers for their forthcoming Issue #5: ‘IMPORT><EXPORT,’ which is set to examine how these two concepts linked to architecture modify the way to...
View ArticlePaulo Rolo House / Inspazo Arquitectura
Architects: Inspazo Arquitectura Location: Sintra, Portugal Design Team: Wilson Tafula, Hugo Ferramacho, Sofia Malveira, Daniela Silva, Vanessa Ribeiro, Sérgio Guedes Area: 280 sqm Year: 2013...
View ArticleMark Magazine #44
We recently received the latest issue of Mark Magazine , one of our favorites. This issue’s main theme is “Fifteen years of architectural freedom in Indonesia”. In this edition you can find previously...
View ArticleMarina Abramovic Launches Kickstarter to Build OMA-Designed Performance Center
Click here to view the embedded video. Marina Abramovic, one of the most seminal performance artists of our time, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the transformation of an abandoned...
View ArticleSchool extension in Antwerp / Areal Architecten
Architects: Areal Architecten Location: Weerstandslaan, Belgium Area: 2,450 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Courtesy of Areal Architecten, Thomas De Bruyne Engineering: ABT België nv Technical Studies:...
View ArticleFive London Firms Shortlisted for Met Police HQ
Five London-based firms - AHMM, Allies & Morrison, Foster & Partners, Keith Williams Architects and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands - have been selected to compete for the “Scotland Yard”...
View ArticleThe Velvet State / Shjworks Architectural
Architects: Shjworks Architectural Location: Darupvej, Roskilde, Denmark Architect In Charge: Simon Hjermind Jensen Design Team: Christian Bøcker Sørensen Photographs: Simon Hjermind Jensen, Christian...
View ArticleThe Dwell Vision Award
The Dwell Vision Award celebrates design innovation and skill and will reward 1 winner for their excellence in modern design. Entries must consist of projects completed between 2012 and today that are...
View ArticleBeyond the Screen / OBBA
Architects: OBBA Location: Seoul, South Korea Architect In Charge: Sojung Lee, Sangjoon Kwak Area: 128 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Kyungsub Shin, Courtesy of OBBA Structural Engineer: TEO Structure...
View ArticleFoster + Partners Designs First Class Cabin
Foster + Partners have completed their first project for a commercial aircraft: the first class cabin for Cathay Pacific’s fleet of Boeing 777s. The firm is no stranger to the marriage of architecture...
View ArticleJGC House / MDBA
Architects: MDBA Location: Sant Cugat del Vallés, Spain Architect In Charge: Maria Díaz Project Year: 2012 Photographer: Adrià Goula Collaborators: Marta Prados Structure: Miriam Molina MVA Technical...
View ArticleFrench School Saint Exupéry / Flint Archicture
Architect: Flint Archicture + Argola Arquitectos Location: Madrid, Spain Architect In Charge: Zora Sander, Francisco Botella Botella Directors: Veronique Tastet, Christophe Gautié Author: Joaquín...
View ArticleFronius / PAUAT Architects
Architects: PAUAT Architects Location: Wels, Austria Architect In Charge: DI Heinz Plöderl Area: 6,200 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Courtesy of PAUAT/ Luttenberger From the architect. Located near the...
View ArticleArchitactics Exhibition / SAYA
Free and open to the public at the ZEZEZE Architecture Gallery in Tel Aviv, the Architactics exhibition by SAYA Design for Change summarizes the approach of SAYA’s mission-based practice. Rather than...
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