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Los Feliz Residence
Foundations for any project in Los Angeles are expensive (sometimes approaching 20%-25% of total project costs). Seeking to eliminate these costs, this remodel used the structural lines of the...
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Emporia
Photographs: Tord-Rikard Söderström Emporia is first and foremost an urban planning project in which offices, housing, and retail come together in a mixed-use development along Boulevarden and...
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The Urban Vision Of LA From Spike Jonze's "Her"
Outside of having an iteration of Siri that actually works (enough to even stir up a few feelings), it's not entirely obvious that Spike Jonze’s Her takes place in the future—especially to a viewer...
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Third Wave Kiosk
Photography by Rory Gardiner Ingrained in Australia’s national identity and way of life is our unique beach culture and love of the sun, sand, surf and sea. It is here where our fondest childhood...
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Contemporary Alpine House
Ralph Germann architectes designed this alpine house for a couple who wished to live in a harmonious environment, but there was a prerequisite that it could also comfortably handle gatherings of 20...
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The Spaceship Has Landed: Coop Himmelb(l)au’s Alien Oddity Approaches Completion
The Musée Des Confluences—named after its site at the meeting point of the Rhône and Saône rivers in the French city of Lyon—is nearing completion, and is anticipated to open this summer. Its author,...
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Residence Greenwich
Photographer: Richard Glover The client required a new 360m2 residence to replace their existing house from the forties. The client lived on the property; therefore orientation and layout of all rooms...
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10 Homes In British Columbia Usher In A New Era Of Vancouver's West Coast...
With its temperate climate, proximity to the Coast Mountains, lush forests, and extensive system of rivers and streams, British Columbia boasts exceptional resources and landscapes that attract...
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Jump For Joy! It's The Trailer For "REM", The Documentary
It’s great to see that Rem Koolhaas’s son, Tomas Koolhaas, still has a bounce in his step when he thinks about his father. This teaser was just released for REM, his second documentary about his...
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South Pasadena Studio
An artist known for her portraits and landscapes wanted to create a multi-function accessory structure at the rear of her lot largely to serve as a painting studio, but also as an ancillary garage, a...
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Here Comes The Boom: How—And Why—Architects Should Design Better Senior Housing
We need to talk about growing old. Wait! I know, because you’re on this blog, you probably don’t have your AARP card yet. But chances are, one day you will. And then where will you live? There’s...
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How Technology Is Changing The Architecture Profession More Than Ever Before
It’s no secret that architecture and technology go hand in hand—just take a swipe through our project database to see a deluge of stunning structures that would be impossible without the profession’s...
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Firm Forecast Countdown: What A+ Winner Mecanoo Is Designing In 2014
We try to give our readers a finger on the pulse of what's next in architecture—and what better source than to tap the most recent class of 2013 A+ Awards winners? So, we've spoken with a handful of...
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House of awa-cho
Photographer: Eiji Tomita The client hoped “A spacious house with a garden”. I considered the necessary place where is lived as each “units”. Generally, when I thought square rooms, those will be only...
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M5V
This condominium takes its cues from the fabric of the Toronto urban core, featuring a loft podium that mimics the warehouse vernacular of buildings in the area. Above the podium, a slender tower...
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Cachalotes House
Photographs by JUAN SOLANO OJASI The Project is located in an existing condo in La Planicie, overlooking the Golf. Importantly, one of the family members is disabled, so the project should not have...
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Who Should Design Guggenheim Helsinki?
Yesterday morning, the city board of Helsinki voted 10-5 in favor of reserving a plot of land for a new Guggenheim museum in the Eteläsatama neighborhood, after rejecting an original $185 million...
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Shiver Me Timbers: 10 Of Melbourne's Warming Wooden Homes
Ranked number one "most livable city" for the third year in a row by the Economist, Melbourne is clearly a shining star when it comes to stability, infrastructure, education, health care, culture, and...
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Area 6 Parking facility, Toronto Pearson International Airport
The Parking Facility was developed in two phases. Phase 1 included an enclosed pedestrian link over Viscount Road to the People Mover Station, vertical transportation systems, development of surface...
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Osterwold+Schmidt On Fire: A Sneak Peek At The Firm's 2014 Projects
As we enter the final 10 days before the last deadline for entry to the 2014 A+ Awards, we're profiling one previous winner everyday. Yesterday, we gave you a glimpse of what Dutch firm Mecanoo has in...
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