There is implicit conflict in the word ‘free’. While culturally we celebrate the infinite opportunities afforded by the ‘freedom... View full entry »
Philadelphia, PA – November 25, 2013 – Moto Designshop has been selected to design new, permanent housing and display for the historic Great Bell housed at Christ Church in Philadelphia, PA. The Great Bell predates the Liberty Bell by fifty years and may prove to be the earliest... View full entry »
3 pieces of furniture create a home. The aim was to convert a former two floor office in a rental apartment. The proposal, which develops at the lower level, focuses on reconverting a small area, originally subdivided and dark, to accommodate the social areas of the house. The intervention... View full entry »
Construction has begun on an innovative learning facility designed to address regional and national deficiencies in science, technology, engineering, and math education. Next year 200 elementary and middles school students will attend the new John C. Dunham STEM (Science,ll Technology... View full entry »
What is the value of a musical education? While no one can place a monetary figure on the thrill of being able to strike that first power chord, roughly 600 people were willing to pay $2,000 a head to attend The Silverlake Conservatory of Music's annual fundraising concert. Neil Young headlined... View full entry »
The intervention in the “Silence Cloister” in the Lorvão Monastery aimed to preserve and rehabilitate the existing building and to extend it for a new program: a sacred art museum with an interpretation center. More than a deep interventionist gesture, an effective rereading of... View full entry »
Construction is almost complete at 320 East 48th Street, which will soon be home to Singapore’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations – in this case, the building has been designated as a ‘chancery’. Designed by HOK, the structure is rather small – nevertheless... View full entry »
Custom designed for the B' Tower–a high-rise residential building located in Rotterdam–the Siamese chair was designed in collaboration with Dutch furniture manufacturer Lensvelt. It is composed of oak, with fabric from the Danish textile manufacturer Kvadrat. Previously custom made... View full entry »
Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends, We are excited to share with you our recently completed project- FIFC (First International Finance Center). Located in Mumbai, India, FIFC is a 14 floor office tower located in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex. The 657,000 SFT office tower began... View full entry »
Variable Projects has been awarded a 2013 Honor Award by the American Institute of Architects Minnesota, for Centennial Chromagraph, an installation designed and constructed for the University of Minnesota School of Architecture in celebration of the School's centennial anniversary. The... View full entry »
November 18, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named Douglas Brinkley, FAIA, a 2013 LEED Fellow. The LEED Fellow Program is the green building industry’s most prestigious professional designation. USGBC’s LEED Fellows program “recognizes... View full entry »
Melding the hi-tech with the historic to create a visionary new hub on Boston's Charles River Athenahealth’s hi-tech and progressive vision for a historic 29-acre site in Watertown, Ma., known as the Arsenal on the Charles, is at the heart of this sweeping master plan; the design recasts an... View full entry »
COLUMBIA, SC – November 8 – Quackenbush Architects + Planners is proud to welcome Whitney Meeks Steinbrecher, IIDA, NCIDQ, to the firm as interior designer. Credentialed by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ), the industry’s highest standard of... View full entry »
DATE: October 24, 2013 CONTACT: Martin Pastucha, Public Works Director (310) 458-8221Lee Swain, City Engineer, Public Works 310-458-8730 [email protected] Mulder, City Architect, Public Works 310-434-2617 [email protected] On October 11, 2013 the American Public Works... View full entry »