Vitra Design Museum opens Schaudepot
On 3 June 2016, a new building will open on the Vitra Campus: the Vitra Schaudepot, designed by the Basel-based architects Herzog & de Meuron
Urban ensemble for the SOHO China Group in Beijing completed
The urban ensemble “Guanghualu SOHO 2“ for the SOHO China Group designed by architects von Gerkan, Marg and partners (gmp) has been completed in Beijing’s Central Business District.
University of Cambridge Primary School by Marks Barfield Architects
Marks Barfield Architects has completed an innovative new primary school on behalf of the University of Cambridge.
Tropical Tower / Triptyque Architecture
Triptyque Architecture took part in a 150.000m2 master plan in the city of São Paulo organized around a university campus receiving 15.000 students
Toronto’s underground city: a solution to crowded megacities?
It is one of the biggest underground spaces in the world, but does Toronto’s PATH system offer a solution to crowded, dense megacities?
To transform the Arbutus Corridor, Vancouver needs to think big
The City of Vancouver and CP Rail hammered out an agreement that will see the city purchase the Arbutus Corridor lands for $55-million
The Wilton’s Music Hall in London gets a ramshackle restoration
Tucked behind a row of terraces, this vast barrel-vaulted venue is the East End’s best-kept secret.
The Landmark Trust: Wonderful old buildings with staying power
Fifty years ago, Sir John Smith, then MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, and his wife, Christine, came up with a brilliant, mad idea. The plan was to save smaller historic buildings that the National Trust and the Ministry of Works wouldn’t bother with. Even more madly, their new institution – the Landmark …
The Georgetown Company & Rafael Viñoly Announce Development Plans for Office Space at 787 11th Avenue, New York
Rafael Viñoly unveiled vision to redesign property & add two new floors. The $100 million redevelopment will add a two-story penthouse and transform the historic building’s upper levels into modern offices …
The Anatomy of a Building: “Sancaklar Mosque”
Architecture and design media practice SGMStudio has filmed a short documentary on EAA – Emre Arolat Architects’ Sancaklar Mosque.
Squire and Partners and Computer Aid International bring ‘Zubabox’ to Colombia
Following a longstanding collaboration with ICT, Squire and Partners have launched the first Dell Solar Learning Lab, nicknamed the ‘Zubabox’, in Bogota
SOM’s The Christ Hospital Joint and Spine Center Wins 2016 AIA/AAH Healthcare Design Award
The Christ Hospital Joint and Spine Center, designed by SOM, has been chosen as a recipient of the 2016 American Institute of Architects (AIA)…
Singapore’s new Funan complex to feature designs by Grant Associates
Funan, one of Singapore’s best known shopping malls for electronic goods, is to be redeveloped as an ‘experiential creative hub’ …
schmidt hammer lassen to design major mixed-use cultural project in Shanghai, China
schmidt hammer lassen architects have won an international competition to design a new cultural home for the city of Shanghai, China.
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects to design the new Shanghai Library, China
Schmidt Hammer Lassen has won a two stage international competition to design the new city library for Shanghai, China
Roskilde Festival Folk High School by MVRDV/COBE breaks ground
Roskilde Festival Folk High School and housing are at the next stage of development as the project begins its construction
Ride the U.S. Bank Tower’s glass Skyslide with 70 floors of nothingness below you
“A machine that makes the land pay.” That’s how architect and Manhattanite Cass Gilbert defined the skyscraper in 1900 …
Reiulf Ramstad Architects to design Chemin des Carrières in Alsace, France
Chemin des Carrières is a lace undulating in the landscape, an invitation to travel as our ambition behind the reconquest of the Rosheim-St Nabor railway
Reimagined Apple Regent Street by Foster + Partners opens in London
The re-imagining of Apple Regent Street in London marks the continuing evolution of Apple, going beyond retail to create richer, more dynamic experiences …
Raze or rehabilitate LA’s Parker Center?
Should downtown L.A.’s Parker Center be given monument status?
