8 Endangered Buildings That Could Face The Folk Art Museum's Fate
News of the Folk Art Museum's demolition has left many New Yorkers, as well as the larger global architecture community, reeling. Todd Williams and Billie Tsien's masterpiece, which opened in 2001,...
View ArticleThe Bow
Photography by Nigel Young (Foster + Partners) The Bow is the first phase of a mixed-use masterplan for the regeneration of two entire city blocks on the east side of Centre Street, a major axis...
View ArticleZCB Zero Carbon Building
ZCB Zero Carbon Building is to showcase state-of-the-art eco-building design and technologies to the construction industry internationally and locally and to raise community awareness of sustainable...
View ArticleWhy We're Excited To See The Lego Movie
Who here didn't play with Legos as a kid? More specifically, what architects didn't play with Legos? Indeed, many future architects and designers probably decided on their vocations based on their...
View ArticleThe Al Bahr Towers' Sustainable Geometric Façades React To Solar Rays
With year-round sunny skies and an average temperature of 100+ degrees Fahrenheit from June through September, Abu Dhabi presents quite a challenge to architects who want to keep their buildings cool....
View ArticleCentre Hospitalier des Pyrénées
Sur un site existant d'une grande qualité paysagère, l'objet de ce projet est triple: - Restructurer l'ensemble du site à partir d'une seule entrée, - Clarifier les accès aux unités autour d'un axe...
View ArticleAmazing 3D Renderings Of Classic Movie Sets
Ever since he saw Goldfinger as a kid, Siebe de Boer has been fascinated with movie sets. So much so that the Dutch artist and illustrator has rebuilt entire classic set pieces on his computer,...
View ArticleArdeko
Renault makes way for urban development The commune of Boulogne-Billancourt bears the stamp of a belief in progress. Once the cradle of car manufacturing on the Seine island of Seguin, it was...
View ArticleThe Most Outrageous Sculptures On Buildings
Art and architecture collide in many ways. But some of the more hilarious collisions lie in large-scale sculptures, where giant animals and food interact with museums, convention centers, and even...
View ArticleCollège de Saint-Jory
Le site se présente comme un vaste champ, délaissé agricole, destiné à recevoir les extensions futures de la ville. Le collège s’implante en bordure des espaces publics, il tient les limites latérales...
View ArticleThe Native Child and Family Life Centre
The new Native Child and Family Life Centre in Scarborough, Ontario is an Aboriginal-focused childcare and multi-purpose community hub. Its bold form is a visible statement about self-determination...
View ArticleLe Meridien Istanbul Etlier
CLIENT Maykol AS & Starwood Hotels & Resorts TYPE commission PROGRAM 300 room hotel & residential lobby, public spaces, pool deck, garden, restaurant & roof top bar SIZE 11,500M2...
View ArticleBlaxland Riverside Park Regional Playspace
In early June 2012 Blaxland Riverside Park Regional Playspace at Sydney Olympic Parklands was opened to expand the recreational opportunities of the Hargreaves and Associates masterplaned Blaxland...
View ArticleEagle Ridge
54 years ago she visited Orcas Island for the first time and decided that one day she would live there. 40 years passed before she returned and purchased a forested piece of land on a hillside...
View ArticleCompetitive And Engaged: How Architects Can Stay Ahead (And Pursue Their...
An Interview With Architect Ana Penalba On New Strategies For Collaborative Practice In The 21st Century
View ArticleInflatable Interiors Reveal What It's Like To Live In A Balloon
Inflatables are back! Except, this time round, the pop-60s bubbles are hiding under the guise of other forms—literally. Barcelona-based Penique Productions specialize in transforming familiar...
View ArticlePreuss Four
Preuss Four is an attempt to address the lack of single family home ownership in dense urban environments in big cities like Los Angeles. Completed in Sep 2013, it was developed under the City of Los...
View ArticleInnovative Design Could Help Save The Historic Bay Bridge Infrastructure
As attention shifted to the new section of the Bay Bridge, the old pieces were forgotten, put on the waiting list for the scrapyard. But one Bay Area resident, David Grieshaber, was convinced that...
View ArticleMINIMOD
MINI MOD proposes an innovative, intelligent and sustainable alternative of dwelling, enjoying the benefits of the dry building technology, with no waste and no mess. It has a modulated structure and...
View Article