Magazine
Headlines
on 20/11/2018
Foster + Partners has unveiled The Tulip, a "unique 305.3-meter-high visitor attraction" that would sit next to the firm's earlier 30 St. Mary Axe, aka The Gherkin. John Hill
Specials
on 19/11/2018
The new Hall 12 brought about a complete restructuring of the Heimtextil trade fair in Frankfurt; the range of products presented under Interior.Architecture.Hospitality is significantly expanded. Martina Metzner
Avis
on 19/11/2018
It's a family affair: The recently completed Thomas P. Murphy Design Studio Building, set to be dedicated on November 29th, was designed by Bernardo Fort-Brescia and Laurinda Spear, founding principals of Arquitectonica, and their son, Raymond Fort, all of whom have served on the faculty of... Arquitectonica
Number
on 19/11/2018
Price of Grand Central Terminal in New York City, the historic 1913 building, and its 67 tracks, more than any other train station: $35 million René Ammann
Products
on 16/11/2018
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden (State Opera House) in Berlin traces its origins to 1742, though the building was rebuilt following a fire in the 1840s and bombing in World War II. Although the latest renovation maintains the building's historical architecture, at its heart is an innovative... John Hill, Thomas Geuder
Found
on 15/11/2018
OPEN Architecture has wrapped up work on UCCA Dune Art Museum, a new museum for the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art that is located on a quiet stretch of beach in Qinhuangdao, about 300 km east of Beijing. The museum, in the words of the architects, "quietly disappears underneath the... John Hill
Headlines
on 15/11/2018
Zaha Hadid Architects was a big winner at the 17th annual ABB LEAF Awards, which "celebrate, discuss and honor some of the best new international architectural projects according to their specific criteria." John Hill
Works
on 14/11/2018
KAAN Architecten has designed the new Crematorium Siesegem on the outskirts of Aalst, Belgium, as an entry for an international competition that the Dutch firm won in 2012. The building is a comforting sequence of spaces in symbiotic relationship with its tranquil surroundings. KAAN Architecten
Film
on 14/11/2018
Itinerant Office's "Past, Present, Future: about being an architect yesterday, today and beyond" consists of interviews with eleven architects heading firms based in Italy and the Netherlands. Here we highlight Mario Cucinella, founder of Bologna's Mario Cucinella Architects. John Hill
Headlines
on 14/11/2018
The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced that Agence Christiane Schmuckle-Mollard has been awarded the 2018 WMF/Knoll Modernism Prize for their preservation of the Karl Marx School in Villejuif, France. John Hill
Works
on 13/11/2018
The newly constructed recreational center known as "Jardin Robinson" occupies a strategic position surrounded by the wooded banks of the Rhone on one side and the public facilities of the Lignon district with an emblematic expression of a 1960s concrete on the other side. Stendardo Menningen Architectes
Avis
on 13/11/2018
Six years after Hurricane Sandy, the Seaport District (formerly known as the South Street Seaport) in Lower Manhattan is finally showing signs of recovery. The primarily commercial area has plenty of new stores and restaurants as well as a reconfigured Pier 17. Inserted into this vibrant mix is... BORO Architects, Cochineal Design
Headlines
on 13/11/2018
Following reports in recent days, Amazon has announced that it has selected New York City and Arlington, Virginia, as the locations for the company’s new headquarters. John Hill
Found
on 09/11/2018
Of the numerous high-profile buildings that have sprung up along the High Line on Manhattan's Far West Side, Zaha Hadid Architects' (ZHA) 520 West 28th Street is easily one of the most popular. Next to it are a couple finds: gallery projects designed by Markus Dochantschi, who worked... John Hill
Works
on 08/11/2018
The 25,000m2 wooden hillside at the edge of Stockholm’s treasured national park Gärdet celebrates its official opening together with the city’s tallest new structure, OMA’s Norra Tornen. BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
Headlines
on 08/11/2018
A jury has selected the Terra Reforma office building in Mexico City, designed by architect L. Benjamín Romano of LBR&A, as the winner of the International Highrise Award 2018. John Hill
Works
on 08/11/2018
In a city center with a housing stock largely built before the Second World War, Norra Tornen introduces a new way of living which brings together density with the possibility to enjoy outdoor space (Stockholm ranks fourth among the cities with the highest air quality in the European Union). OMA - Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Headlines
on 07/11/2018
JPMorgan Chase has selected Foster + Partners to design a 2.5 million-square-foot skyscraper to replace its current 1.5 million-square-foot corporate headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. John Hill
Headlines
on 07/11/2018
Calgary, Alberta's new Central Library, designed by Oslo's Snøhetta with Canada's DIALOG, opened to the public on the first of November one block east of City Hall in the city's popular East Village area. John Hill
Works
on 07/11/2018
The ceremonial opening of the first pavilion of the BioMatresearch group at ITKE took place on Wednesday, August 15th next to the Kollegiengebäude II on the Campus Stadtmitte opposite the Katharinenhospital. BioMat Group at ITKE
Avis
on 05/11/2018
Where two 60-foot-tall Golden Arches once stood ― a symbol of the world's most famous fast-food chain's origins ― now sits a glass box capped by a green roof and a steel armature of photovoltaic panels: a symbol of McDonald's sustainable future. The McDonald's flagship in... Ross Barney Architects
Works
on 05/11/2018
The KCI headquarters is located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It was constructed adjacent to a 30-meter road providing office, conference, and warehousing space. Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute
Headlines
on 02/11/2018
Six years after Los Angeles's Johnston Marklee was selected to design the Menil Drawing Institute in Houston, Texas, the $30,000-square-foot, $40 million building has opened on the Menil Collection's 30-acre campus. John Hill
Products
on 02/11/2018
During the London Design Festival in September, the Victoria & Albert Museum's recently redesigned Sackler Courtyard was occupied by "MultiPly," an installation designed by Waugh Thistleton Architects that was made with prefabricated tulipwood modules. John Hill, Thomas Geuder
Film
on 01/11/2018
The Block Research Group (BRG) at ETH Zurich recently erected KnitCandela, a flexibly formed thin concrete shell, at Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) in Mexico City after carrying the knitted formwork from Switzerland to Mexico in a few small suitcases. John Hill
Found
on 01/11/2018
New banknotes for Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, were recently put into circulation. Designed by Snøhetta and Metric Design, the colorful new banknotes are meant to express the importance of the sea in Norwegian national identity. John Hill
Headlines
on 31/10/2018
The $13 billion international airport designed by Foster + Partners for Mexico City is facing cancellation after a national referendum saw 70 percent of people at the polls vote "no" on the project now under construction. John Hill
Works
on 31/10/2018
Located in the old fabric of Poble Nou, the corner, empty but with well-defined arrises that stand out against the sky, looks out at the city of Barcelona with its animated flux of inhabitants and visitors who flow beachwards. John Hill, OAB Ferrater & Partners
Headlines
on 30/10/2018
Google has announced that it is withdrawing its plan to transform an old electric company building in Berlin's Kreuzberg neighborhood into an incubator for tech start-ups. John Hill
Works
on 30/10/2018
Perched on the hillside, with panoramic views of Snowmass Mountain, the Owl Creek Residence was built on the idea that a physical place can deepen the connections between friends, families and the natural world. Initial site challenges and slope constraints were solved by anchoring the structures... Skylab
Headlines
on 30/10/2018
The Secular Retreat, designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor for Living Architecture, has been completed and is available for holidays in South Devon, England. John Hill
Insight
on 29/10/2018
An exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany, reveals the relevance today of the Austrian designer, author, and activist Victor Papanek. Susanna Koeberle
Specials
on 29/10/2018
The ever-present digitalisation is particularly noticeable in the office, where many technologies come together and open up undreamt-of possibilities for work. But how do we want to work in the future? What future models are available? How flexible must workplaces and thus employees... Thomas Geuder
Specials
on 29/10/2018
The ever-present digitalisation is particularly noticeable in the office, where many technologies come together and open up undreamt-of possibilities for work. But how do we want to work in the future? What future models are available? How flexible must workplaces and thus employees... Thomas Geuder
Found
on 26/10/2018
SEE-ING: The Environmental Consciousness Project is on display at the School of Architecture at University of North Carolina at Charlotte until November 16th. Curated by UNC... John Hill