Root Down & Reach Up! AECOM, Carve & Semple Brown Design team selected as a finalist in the international design competition for an innovative $5 million playground in Denver, Colorado. Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) has challenged top design teams to re-think the current definition of... View full entry »
We launched our new blog last week. Check it out to catch up with our latest news and other interesting articles. http://fzad.tumblr.com/ View full entry »
Zawia’s upcoming volume will be targeted towards discussing the significantly changing realities imposed on all social, political and economic systems and their influence on design disciplines. The complex global situation and continuous fluctuations within these systems demand a new... View full entry »
London, UK and New York, NY (July 18, 2012) – Sefaira, a leader in energy efficiency software for building design, construction and management, today announced the public launch of Sefaira Concept - a new web application built to revolutionize the design of low and zero energy buildings... View full entry »
London, UK and New York, NY (April 10, 2012) – Sefaira, a leader in energy efficiency software for the building and building materials sectors, today announced that it has closed $10.8 million in Series A funding led by Braemar Energy Ventures in partnership with Dutch-based Chrysalix SET... View full entry »
The publication is an initiative of Wiel Arets Architects (WAA) and was first published on the World Wide Web, from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on July 25th, 2012. This is version 3.0 of wielaretsarchitects.com. Initial information architecture structuring took place in April 2011; in May 2011 the... View full entry »
Andrew Heid/NOA featured in "Ten Questions Ten New York Architects" in PIN-UP NO. 10. View full entry »
Wiel Arets: Autobiographical References (Birkhäuser, 2012) offers a unique and unparalleled view of this internationally renowned architect. Arets’ optimistic outlook towards the future, which he calls ‘A Wonderful World: A New Map of the World’, underlies his global... View full entry »
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In time for its 70th anniversary, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church announced it has selected Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio, Inc. to complete a Master Plan and a Space Needs Program for a pending remodel at 1343 Ocean Park Blvd. The church, which serves as a spiritual center while also hosting many community... View full entry »
Following the debate “Communication and Bottom-UP. The importance of the way stories are being told.” we [at dpr-barcelona] are committed to expand the debates and conversations avoiding them to get lost after a few days of the event. With this motivation, we have published a... View full entry »
'THINK.MAKE Exploring the Art of Craft in Architecture and Design The notion of craft reaches beyond manual dexterity; it is a purposeful attitude towards the task at hand. It is the pursuit of things well-made and fully informed. Whether something is hand-built or digitally fabricated... View full entry »
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Urban Concept Develop mid-rise density in between Druzhba1 and Druzhba 2 as a way to stitch together the two neighborhoods. The new station allows for concentrated density, transit oriented development which in nature differs from 'the tower in the park' typology... View full entry »
If our very own bike system is to succeed then we must solve the problem of headgear. The law mandates helmets for children under the age of 13 and for all working cyclists. If the most vulnerable and the most professional must ride protected, shouldn't we all? Helmets are far too bulky to carry... View full entry »