Friday's Top 50 Architecture News & Stories
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Glasgow’s historic South Rotunda, one end of a former pedestrian foot tunnel beneath the River Clyde, has been transformed into a temporary theatre space ahead of its handover to Malin Marine Consultants for conversion into their n...
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A combination of voids and staggered volumes create private terraces and balconies for the properties that make up this residential development in Berlin by local studio Atelier Zafari (+ slideshow). Located in central Berlin, close to t...
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Starting September 19th, the ten winners of WorldWide Storefront (WWSf) - an initiative by Storefront for Art and Architecture to create alternative spaces for the expression/exchange of art/architecture - will open acro...
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London's Crossrail Station stands by the waters of Canary Wharf's North Dock, just steps away from the underground station -- also designed by Foster & Partners. Its unique design will feature a ticket hall and platforms below water ...
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The beautiful Breuer Cabin is filled with natural light coming in from reclaimed steel sash windows taken from at least five different projects. The floors are made from multicolored slate, which doesn't show everything the dogs bring in...
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You may have heard the riddle about mushrooms being the only rooms with no walls, but David Benjamin is flipping the script on the old joke with some incredible mycotecture built from mushroom bricks! The architect and his firm, The Livi...
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Namba Parks was conceived when Osaka Stadium closed down, presenting a great redevelopment opportunity for a new commercial district right next to the Namba Train Station, which is just one stop away from Kansai Airport. Since it's one o...
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The 10,000 square foot house is spread out in four wings, distributing the space so that only half of the house is visible at one time. The master bedroom wing extends over the valley, giving a serene view of the vista, while the living ...
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Emerging from a research project and seeing how low-income areas were not considered for a planned housing program, GA Collaborative began working with Masoro village in 2008 to design housing and public spaces. Side by side, architects,...
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Architects: Agaligo Studio Location: Samut Prakan, Thailand Area: 3,023 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Spaceshift Studio Landscape Architecture: OpenBox Interior Design: Storage Studio Lighting Design: Studio Accent Engineering: EEC-IE, A+ ...
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Although previously unknown except in his native Chile , architect Smiljan Radic has recently received international attention for his design of this year’s pavilion for London’s Serpentine Galleries . His latest a...
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Le Corbusier's Ville Savoye and Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House are among the five iconic houses put together from blocks of colour and thick outlines in this short animated film by Italian designer Matteo Muci. The Iconic Houses mo...
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Architects: Martin Lejarraga Location: Torre-Pacheco, Murcia, Spain Project Area: 1,309 sqm Project Year: 2014 Photographs: David Frutos | BISimages From the architect.… The transformation of the old school premises in the ne...
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In their fifth Beyond the Building video, “Building Better Builders,” MASS Design Group goes behind the scenes of their projects in Haiti to speak with local architects and metalworkers and show how incorporating local talent...
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Bamboo architects: a new movement led by architects Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban and Vo Trong Nghia is putting bamboo construction back in the spotlight, according to Chris Precht of Austro-Chinese practice Penda (+ slideshow + interview). Th...
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Architects: Trama Arquitectos Location: Puerto Vallarta, JAL, Mexico Architect In Charge: Jaime Castiello, Héctor Santana, Edgardo Sandoval y Carlos Haro Co Workers: Livier Miramontes, Manuel Haro, Carmen Espinosa, Jorge Ignacio Gutiérre...
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A pair of townhouses in Hudson, N.Y., show that the energy-saving building technique can be successful, even on a shoestring budget with volunteer labor.
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A new study by Enterprise Community Partners outlines the many benefits of affordable housing.
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San Francisco's football team cuts the ribbon on their new Santa Clara, Calif. stadium, why ruin photos are click-bait, and more stories to wrap up the work week.
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Located near Bogota’s Parque de la 93 in the northern part of the city, the Starbucks is more than just a snazzy place to get a cuppa. Dedicated to locally-sourced goods, materials and most importantly coffee, the shop is Starbucks' ode ...
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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates‘ International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong as the winner of its first ever Performance Award. The new award recognizes the project ...
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The USGBC's New York affiliate issues a report and call-to-action for specifying energy-efficient glass enclosures.
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Metrostudy chief economist Brad Hunter breaks down the reported decline in housing starts from the New Residential Construction data.
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Explain, in detail, the hidden costs and headaches of supply and delivery.
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A green roof is one of the most striking features of 2 Bar House, a project where land and home have equal billing.
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Architects: Kawashima Mayumi Architects Design Location: Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan Architect In Charge: Mayumi Kawashima Area: 109.0 sqm Year: 2014 Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano Structure Design: Tatsumi Terado Structural Studio ...
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The rough concrete structure of Powell & Moya's revered Chichester Festival Theatre in the south of England has been given a major facelift by London studio Haworth Tompkins (+ slideshow). Haworth Tompkins – whose new home for Liverp...
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Exhibition Kotaro Horiuchi 2014 “Fusionner 1.0 + 2.0” From the 20th to the 30th of March 2014, DSA – Design Space Association – with the cooperation of the Gallery White[...] The post Fusionner1.0 – Holes of droplets floating by KHA R...
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San Francisco-based Lundberg Design transformed one of their old projects, Heaven’s Dog, into one of the city’s most visited restaurants - The Coachman. The design team added around 600 square feet of space to the existing bar and enlarg...
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Urban environments and nature are usually held to be polar opposites, but even in the concrete jungle, street artists can find a way to incorporate nature into their street art. That's exactly what the street artists who created these aw...
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“ In the ancient culture identity is a touch of spatiality. Our use of space is psychological, you line up sequences of courtyards and buildings in order of importance so it prepares your mood, they get a sense of anticipation. ...
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After a £22m facelift restoring its eccentric magnificence, the West Sussex theatre kicks off new season with Peter Shaffer's classic play When Jonathan Church first walked into the Chichester festival theatre as a stage-struck teenager ...
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Architects: Colboc Franzen & Associés Location: Lille, France Partners In Charge: Benjamin Colboc, Manuela Franzen, Arnaud Sachet Design Team: Ulrich Faudry, Guillaume Choplain Area: 1,277 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Stephan Lucas, O...
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The AR Design Studio designed this rustic but yet contemporary inviting interior design solution of the Runners House extension of a family home in Winchester. Take a look in the project after the jump: (...)Read the rest of The Run...
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A conceptual design for a London skyscraper by Paris studio Chartier-Corbasson Architectes proposes using waste generated by workers already in the building to help construct new floors as demand grows. Chartier-Corbasson Architectes dev...
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Steven Holl‘s designs for a Maggie’s Centre at St Bart’s Hospital in London have finally been approved, after a tense debate among the City of London Planning Committee which culminated in a vote of 11 to 10 in favour o...
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The shortlist for the prestigious 2014 RIBA Stirling Prize for the best new building has been announced. The six exceptional shortlisted buildings will now go head-to-head for architecture’s highest accolade, to be awarded by the Royal I...
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A small suburb decided to shake things up and appointed Maison Edouard François to inject its new neighbourhood with identity.
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Foster + Partners has revealed designs for the headquarters of RMK, one of the world’s leading copper producers based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The 13-story building is designed to complement the company’s working style, spli...
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Design: Paul Davis + Partners Paul Davis + Partners’ just completed, largely residential and mixed-use scheme, looks set to act as a catalyst for the regeneration of the historic dockland area of Wapping in east London. 21 Wapping Lane, ...
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German artist Gesine Marwedel specializes in creating beautiful and elegant body paintings that transforms people into plants, animals, or even abstract works of art. She also explores the therapeutic potential of her work, going so far ...
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An exploration of inner town living in Peterhead and a civic theatre in Dalmarnock are amongst a raft of winners in a student architecture awards scheme, organised jointly by Architecture + Design Scotland and the RIAS. 5th year student ...
