Revista
Works
21/4/15
The project consisted in the renovation of a bungalow in Québec City, Canada. The owners wished to adapt their residence to their new lifestyle and the building needed a face-lift. Hatem+D
Headlines
21/4/15
Three winners of the 4th Global Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction have been selected with projects on public space, social integration, and resilient infrastructure in Colombia, Sri Lanka, and the USA, respectively. John Hill
Works
21/4/15
Nike North America Brand Design (NABD) approached WSDIA to complete environmental rollouts at both Moynihan Station and Nike’s downtown New York flagship store, 21 Mercer, for the release of their Tech Pack product series. WSDIA
Film
20/4/15
For Hyundai's participation in Milan Design Week 2015, California-based kinetic sculptor Reuben Margolin created "Helio Curve," an undulating wood sculpture that "never repeats itself." John Hill
Products
20/4/15
As part of Milano Design Week 2015, the Cosentino Group commissioned Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners to design an installation completely made from the company's Dekton® surfaces. John Hill
Works
17/4/15
Erik Andersson Architects and ELU has been commissioned by the City of Gothenburg to design a new pedestrian bridge, located in the historically important Haga area in Gothenburg, Sweden. Erik Andersson Architects
Headlines
17/4/15
The Japanese and Norweigan architects have been awarded first prize in the restricted international competition for the New National Gallery–Ludwig Museum in Budapest's 200-year-old City Park. John Hill
Works
16/4/15
In a suburban residential area, situated at the edge between the periphery and the urban tissue of Palma, we were asked to propose a Day center and community activities for a small budget: 620€/m2. FLEXOARQUITECTURA
Works
16/4/15
32 dwellings for elderly people, Primary Care Center and parking – Cibeles. Valor-Llimós arquitectura
Works
15/4/15
In 2011, Hunter Leggitt Studio temporarily relocated from Los Angeles to the high desert near Lake Isabella, California, to design and build a custom, highly crafted, modern cabin. Hunter Leggitt Studio
Found
15/4/15
Snarkitecture, the art/architecture duo of Alex Mustonen and Daniel Arsham, in collaboration with COS (Collection Of Style), have created an immersive environment where visitors to the Salone del Mobile "are invited to relax, interact and recharge among the chaos of the festival." John Hill
Works
15/4/15
The link across Christianshavns Kanal and Trangraven is designed as three linear bridge spans that meet above the water’s surface in a star shape. Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
Works
15/4/15
Defining a new edge of the city, the Wanda Vista Tower more tightly knits the thriving Lake Shore East community to its environment with unprecedented urban connections. Studio Gang Architects
Found
14/4/15
As part of Milan Design Week 2015, United Nude and 3D Systems have asked five architects/designers, including Ben van Berkel and Zaha Hadid, to "re-invent shoes" using 3D printing technology. John Hill
Headlines
14/4/15
The Chicago Architecture Biennial, directed by curators Joseph Grima and Sarah Herda, has announced the preliminary list of participants for the inaugural event taking place from 3 October 2015 to 3 January 2016. John Hill
Works
14/4/15
The building was originally an old wooden shed in very poor condition – a strong candidate for demolition. The challenge was to find ways to develop and optimize the spaces within a volume that could not be modified due to planning by-laws. Chevallier Architectes
Opinions
13/4/15
In June 2013, Women for Women International opened the first-ever Women’s Opportunity Center in Kayonza, Rwanda, "to create economic opportunity and rebuild social infrastructure for women," according to the organization that began working in the country in 1997, three years...
Insight
13/4/15
Gender equality in architecture has been an increasing concern in recent years, most overtly since Denise Scott Brown called for a retroactive Pritzker Prize in 2013. To get some impressions on the current state of women in the architecture profession, we surveyed eleven women-owned,... John Hill
Headlines
13/4/15
Patrik Schumacher, Director at Zaha Hadid Architects, took to Facebook on Friday with a 1,400-word rant targeting architecture critics as "superficial and ignorant." John Hill
Found
10/4/15
The first 21st century pavilion in Venice’s Giardini della Biennale, the Australian Pavilion designed by Denton Corker Marshall, opens to the public next month when the 56th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, takes place. John Hill
Works
10/4/15
For the 10th edition of the Festival des Architectures Vives in Montpellier, the Pavilion will be created by NAS Architecture, Hadrien Balalud de Saint Jean, Guillaume Giraud and Johan Laure. FAV / NAS Architecture
Works
9/4/15
Transparent administration: the architecture of the Vocational School of Administration by AllesWirdGut demonstrates closeness to citizens, openness, and transparency. AllesWirdGut
Found
9/4/15
Canadian artist Steve McDonald's forthcoming book Fantastic Cities, published by Chronicle Books, invites readers to color the real and imagined places he has carefully depicted. John Hill
Headlines
9/4/15
The organizers of MPavilion have announced that AL_A, the studio of British architect Amanda Levete, has been selected to design the second annual pavilion for Melbourne's Queen Victoria Memorial Gardens. John Hill
Found
8/4/15
Last year, for its Summer Block Party, the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, used its Great Hall for the BIG Maze by Bjarke Ingels Group. This summer they will fill it with "The BEACH," with some help from Snarkitecture. John Hill
Works
8/4/15
Valentino is pleased to announce the opening of its new and largest Flagship Store. The new store is situated in Piazza di Spagna, next to sixteenth century Palazzo Mignanelli, creative headquarters of the Valentino Maison. Valentino / David Chipperfield Architects
Headlines
8/4/15
Soon after moving into its Frank Gehry-designed headquarters in Menlo Park, California, Facebook has revealed plans for two adjacent buildings also designed by Gehry. John Hill
Film
7/4/15
Learn a little bit about activity-based working (ABW) by taking a look inside the New York headquarters of GLG designed by Clive Wilkinson Architects. John Hill
Found
7/4/15
Adolfsson & Partners' design for the office of King, the maker of the wildly popular Candy Crush Saga and other games, takes the playfulness of tech company workplace design to an extreme in what the designers call "The Kingdom." John Hill
Found
7/4/15
Next week is the annual Salone del Mobile in Milano, where product designer and interior architect Gert-Jan Soepenberg is launching Vase #2, a tribute to the design and form of Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum. John Hill
Opinions
6/4/15
The 2015 Building of the Week feature on American-Architects is focusing on U.S. architects building overseas, so it's not surprising to see the importance of collaboration coming to the fore. The Melbourne School of Design is a particularly good example of this, since it is the result...
Products
6/4/15
A large oculus designed by James Carpenter Design Associates, Grimshaw, and Arup reflects sunlight into the subterranean spaces of the Fulton Center subway station in Lower Manhattan. John Hill
Works
6/4/15
For fifteen years, the Dutch architectural office cepezed resided in a self-designed, clean-lined office building on the western fringes of the historical Delft city center. architectenbureau cepezed
Works
3/4/15
Sou Fujimoto Architects, Manal Rachdi OXO Architectes, and Nicolas Laisné Associés have won the first prize for the new Learning Centre of the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris-Saclay. Sou Fujimoto Architects, Manal Rachdi OXO Architectes, Nicolas Laisné Associés
Works
2/4/15
KWR Watercycle Research Institute is a renowned research institute in the field of water and water cycles, which develops expertise and makes it accessible to various national and international organizations such as drinking water companies, regional water boards, local governments and trade and... architectenbureau cepezed
Works
2/4/15
Walters & Cohen have announced the successful completion of Regent High School (formerly called South Camden Community School), a co-educational secondary school on a tight urban site in Somers Town in the London Borough of Camden. Walters & Cohen