Revista
Works
7/5/15
The plot is located in the historical city center of Granollers and placed into an urban fabric of dwellings between party walls. The available space is narrow and elongated – only 6.5 m wide – and accessible from two streets. H ARQUITECTES
Works
7/5/15
The entire entrance floor and first floor, which house mainly food outlets, as well as the top floor with the cinema were revamped during ongoing operations over a period of several months. BWM Architekten + architektur denis kosutic
Headlines
6/5/15
World-Architects is saddened to learn of the death of Los Angeles-based architect Austin Kelly of XTEN Architecture. He succumbed to cancer last month at only 49 years of age. John Hill
Headlines
6/5/15
The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has announced the winners of the 2015 National Design Awards, including a posthumous lifetime achievement award to Michael Graves. John Hill
Film
6/5/15
The new Fondazione Prade complex designed by OMA - Office of Metropolitan Architecture opens to the public on Saturday. Filmmakers Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine have documented the project's construction in SPIRITI, a collection of 14 video fragments. John Hill
Works
5/5/15
The first black repertory theatre in Memphis relocated from their start-up space to an existing parking lot in an urban entertainment district currently undergoing a resurgence. archimania
Works
5/5/15
The modern, world-class venue dedicated to cultural events – music, ballet and theatre performances as well as congresses – comprises three main halls with 1915, 600, and 300 seats, and a multifunctional conference area with a floor space of 550 sq.m. Ingarden & Ewý Architects + Arata Isozaki & Associates
Works
4/5/15
Annabel Karim Kassar Architects shows in the Cortile 700 of the Università Statale in Milan an architectural installation Camera Chiara with two pavilions: Liwan and Camera Obscura. Annabel Karim Kassar Architects
Works
4/5/15
The independent book fair Libros Mutantes took place recently at La Casa Encendida in Madrid, a cultural event that brings together publishers from Spain and abroad, gathering important guests such as Études Books, III Studio, or Stefan Marx. Cuarto Orden
Products
4/5/15
China's presence at the recently opened Expo Milano 2015 is threefold, with a national pavilion, the China Corporate United Pavilion, and the Vanke Pavilion. The last, designed by Daniel Libeskind, is covered in ruby red ceramic tiles developed with Casalgrande Padana. John Hill
Opinions
4/5/15
The flowing, perforated facade is the first thing that attracts attention in this expansion to the Central World Shopping Center in Bangkok. But a glance beyond the facade reveals flowing internal spaces – indoor and outdoor – that give cohesion to the project and some legitimacy...
Found
1/5/15
Even with rainy skies and protests in the streets, the long-awaited and much-criticized Expo Milano 2015 opened this first day of May. John Hill
Headlines
1/5/15
The "Tin House," which Frank Gehry designed for artist Ron Davis in the late 1960s and has been owned by actor Patrick Dempsey since 2009, has hit the market with an asking price of $14.5 million. John Hill
Opinions
1/5/15
Designed by Akio Nakasa of naf architect & design, Arch Wall House makes use of the curved walls that are a common theme in much of the firm’s work. Here, an arch both separates and links two homes: a single-story residence for a woman living alone, and a two-story residence for a...
Film
30/4/15
Bjarke Ingels, one of the speaker's in this week's Bloomberg Businessweek Design 2015, explains the "courtscraper" rising on Manhattan's West Side. John Hill
Works
30/4/15
Fully integrated into its surroundings, the Center is a social and cultural catalyst which enhances a natural space by the landscape recovering of Begues Stream and of a downy oak which names the Center. Calderon Folch Sarsanedas Arquitectes
Found
29/4/15
Yesterday, MIT dedicated a new memorial to Sean Collier, a campus police officer killed in the line of duty in April 2013. John Hill
Film
29/4/15
Superflux, a collaborative design practice based in London, has crafted a six-minute film that expresses their ongoing investigations into "the social, political and cultural potential of drone technology as it enters civil space." John Hill
Works
29/4/15
STGM’s new head office is located in the Beauport borough of Quebec City, adjacent to the Estimauville eco-neighborhood. It is a 1,000-square-meter, two-story structure that puts the focus on eco-friendly architectural innovation. STGM Architects
Headlines
29/4/15
The team of Rogers Partners Architects+Urban Designers, ASD, and Ken Smith Landscape Architect has been selected for the redesigned St. Petersburg Pier in Florida. John Hill
Headlines
28/4/15
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the "top ten examples of sustainable architecture and ecological design projects that protect and enhance the environment." John Hill
Headlines
28/4/15
According to the Wall Street Journal, Norman Foster's design of 2 World Trade Center "could be dramatically altered under a proposal being discussed by 21st Century Fox Inc. and News Corp," which would bring in architect Bjarke Ingels. John Hill
Opinions
28/4/15
The use of hot springs for wellbeing and medical care is an age-old practise in China. The new Ruff Well Water Resort designed by Shanghai-based architects AIM is an outstanding example of how that practise is reflected in contemporary society, particularly in new facilities for the urban...
Works
28/4/15
The Dune House, half-sunk into the dunes on the northern coast of the island of Terschelling, rises over the landscape and looks over the dunes providing a breath-taking view of the North Sea. Mark Koehler Architects
Insight
27/4/15
The State of the Art in Architecture is the theme of the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial, which gets underway in just over five months. To get a sense of the state of architecture in the city, we take a look at 15 buildings from the last 15 years. John Hill
Works
27/4/15
Designed by Dutch practice Mecanoo, together with US based firm Sasaki Associates, the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Boston houses the Boston Public Schools (BPS) department and plays a central role in the reactivation of Roxbury’s Dudley square. Mecanoo
Headlines
27/4/15
Five months after the jury for the Guggenheim Helsinki Design Competition selected six finalists from the initial 1,715 submissions, the finalists have developed their concept designs based on site visits and additional briefing. John Hill
Opinions
26/4/15
Parking garages are a necessary evil in cities, particularly in an auto-centric metropolis like Los Angeles. Yet while most garages are bland additions to cityscapes, they can also be canvases for creative expression, as in the case of this colorful structure designed by Behnisch Architekten...
Found
24/4/15
On 1 May 2015 the new home of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop in collaboration with Cooper Robertson, opens its doors to the public right next to the southern tip of the High Line. John Hill
Works
24/4/15
The NEIU El Centro project is the first component in a satellite campus master plan envisioned by NEIU to provide educational, career and cultural opportunities primarily, though not exclusively, to the Latino community in Chicago. JGMA
Headlines
23/4/15
GRAFT's design for the Old Mill Hotel in Belgrade, Serbia, has won First Prize in the "Renovation" category of the 8th Annual International Design Awards. John Hill
Works
23/4/15
What if...we made magic in Sydney? On one of Sydney’s high-end retail streets we were invited to design a high-level state of the art dental clinic. Pedra Silva Architects
Works
23/4/15
In the new design building of the Porsche AG, functional areas that have to work together intensively in the early phase of product development are combined. HENN
Film
22/4/15
When it opens next month, visitors to the observatory of One World Trade Center will be treated to a time-lapse video of Lower Manhattan's evolution lining the elevator walls as they ascend 102 floors. John Hill
Headlines
22/4/15
The Australian Institute of Architects’ Venice Biennale Committee has selected the team of Aileen Sage and Michelle Tabet as creative directors of the Australian Exhibition at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale with their proposal "The Pool." John Hill
Works
22/4/15
The New Building of the World Health Organization (WHO) will replace a number of temporary buildings at the Headquarters site in Genève. The New Building will be one of three buildings that comprise the WHO Headquarters. LATITUDE