Danish architecture firm BIG, along with Fugère Architectes, proposed a sloping green roofed design for the expansion of the the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. Unfortunately the stunning design was beat out by The Netherlands-based OMA. Danish architecture firm BIG... View full entry
Despite a non competitive entry in design competition NZ's largest practice, Jasmax, receives a handout from the government for Queens Wharf peculiarity. Despite a non competitive entry in design competition NZ's largest practice, Jasmax, receives a handout from the government for Queens Wharf... View full entry
In recent years, architects have been playing a prominent role at the Coachella music festival, with Ball Nogues building impressive pavilions the past two years. This year, a 150-foot crane made from futuristic materials and designed by LA architects Behn Samareh and Ando Pndlian has landed on... View full entry
rt @urbanophile Interesting article on the Daniel Burnham designed Pennsylvania RR depot in Richmond, IN - http://is.gd/bqbKh Roger Richert bought the dilapidated Depot believing it again could be a showplace + video and slideshows link via @urbanophile View full entry
Construction has just finished on the REX-designed Vakko Fashion Center & Power Media Center in Istanbul, Turkey. This project is particularly interesting in it's creative reuse of existing structure and plans from unrealized projects in both Turkey and the USA. REX utilized the remaining... View full entry
We've just received a report from Berlin that the fight against the planned changes to John Hejduk's Kreuzberg housing block is starting to affect the developer's plans...The building’s managers, BerlinHaus GmbH, have replaced images of the purple and white proposals with a written statement... View full entry
Filmmaker Kevin Pruitt has shared with us a short piece he created in his effort to sell his own home in Austin, Texas. The video does a nice job of capturing the architectural details and feel of this mid-century modern house. Filmmaker Kevin Pruitt has shared with us a short piece he created in... View full entry
"For decades Don Justo has been toiling on a field outside Madrid to build a cathedral with buckets, bricks and his bare hands." "For decades Don Justo has been toiling on a field outside Madrid to build a cathedral with buckets, bricks and his bare hands." TimesOnline View full entry
Construction on the Tokyo Sky Tree just reached the halfway mark, and has already claimed the number one position for the tallest structure in Japan.Construction on the Tokyo Sky Tree just reached the halfway mark, and has already claimed the number one position for the tallest structure in Japan... View full entry
... but you'll have pay to move it to your property. The house was designed by Paul Thiry, the "father of Northwest modernism", in 1962, the year of Seattle World's Fair, for which Thiry was principal architect. ... but you'll have pay to move it to your property. The house was designed by Paul... View full entry
A stunning solar powered gateway will soon welcome visitors and residents to Abuja, Nigeria. Evoking the shape of the traditional Nigerian bow harp, the design connects the new Abuja Airport to the city proper on the opposite side of the freeway and comes complete with green roofs, a giant solar... View full entry
Daniel Libeskind's new theater is a stage within a stage within a stage. With Ireland's economy in tatters, it's a reaffirmation that even when times are tough, the show must go on. Daniel Libeskind's new theater is a stage within a stage within a stage. With Ireland's economy in tatters, it's a... View full entry
Architect Frank Gehry's concept for Eisenhower memorial sets aside popular curvilinear style. Architect Frank Gehry's concept for Eisenhower memorial sets aside popular curvilinear style. Washington Post View full entry
How should an architect approach the task of designing a building to represent his home country abroad? This is the question Christopher Hawthorne asks in his recent article about the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York by the recently deceased architect Raimund Abraham. How should an architect... View full entry
There's a sad story unfolding over at Architecture In Berlin regarding John Hejduk's Kreuzberg housing block, which is currently subject to a horrendous 'refurbishment'. Somehow the current owners/developers have managed to transform Hejduk's highly enigmatic design into the kind of generic crap... View full entry