MY Studio are floating 100 glowing orbs into the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia and they want your help to execute the invasion. Details inside. MY Studio / Höweler + Yoon Architecture are looking for volunteers to assist with the installation of an interactive lighting installation on the... View full entry
It may not look like much, but that's because there'll be an office building on top some day. And at least until then there will be Fashion Week and farmers markets. It may not look like much, but that's because there'll be an office building on top some day. And at least until then there will be... View full entry
Eric Felten of the Wall Street Journal writes about the recent legal battle emerging between the Renzo Piano-designed Art Institute of Chicago and Arup, the engineers of the project. Eric Felten of the Wall Street Journal writes about the recent legal battle emerging between the Renzo... View full entry
In case you haven't been following, "The planned museum has been a source of controversy in recent years because it is being built on what was once a part of a Muslim cemetery. Arab leaders in Israel sued to halt the museum after bones were unearthed from the site, with some calling the project a... View full entry
The facility has undergone an $853,000 remodel and is now four times larger than the old chamber. The facility has undergone an $853,000 remodel and is now four times larger than the old chamber. L.A Times story View full entry
The Palast der Republik was a showpiece building in East Berlin, a congress hall as well as a center for public entertainment. By 1993 it had been sealed off to the public. Thorsten Klapsch was the last photographer to capture its interiors before a long period of demolition began. — Der Spiegel
This boxy and modern wooden observation tower by Ateliereen Architecten recently opened to the public in the Netherlands. Read more at Inhabitat View full entry
Foster and Partners has been busy lately with new projects and has just unveiled their wining design for a bank headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina that will feature energy efficient design and a large, wavy, canopy roof. Foster and Partners has been busy lately with new projects and has just... View full entry
As a member of this landmark church, I feel compelled to post a news item regarding a fund raiser. Photo by Pete Sieger As a member of this landmark church, I feel compelled to post a news item regarding a fund raiser. The Friends of Christ Church Lutheran was established in 2008 to help ensure... View full entry
The skyscraper war between the Empire State Building and the proposed 15 Penn Plaza reaches new heights. Literally. The owners of the Empire State Building and their supporters say their tower’s international status and New York City’s skyline are in mortal danger of an assault from a... View full entry
According to the LA Times Culture Monster blog, "It's official: Eli Broad will build his art museum downtown; Diller Scofidio + Renfro will design".According to the LA Times Culture Monster blog, "It's official: Eli Broad will build his art museum downtown; Diller Scofidio + Renfro will design"... View full entry
The very first competition submission to appear on the Land Art Generator website is a stunning, 40km flexible photovoltaic ribbon that features integrated dye-sensitized solar cells. Calibrated optimally, the third-generation solar cells would generate 4592 megawatt hours (16530 gigajoules) of... View full entry
Brookline, MA-based Jin Choi & Thomas Shine of Choi+Shine recently received the 2010 Boston Society of Architects Unbuilt Architecture Award for their "Land of Giants" project. The design transforms mundane electrical pylons into statues on the Icelandic landscape by making only small... View full entry
Beijing's Water Cube, previously featured on Archinect, has re-opened as... a water park! The world's largest water park actually. The design of "Happy Water Park" is heavily inspired by the film Avatar. Beijing's Water Cube, previously featured on Archinect, has re-opened as... a water park! The... View full entry
Called TED, BIG Architects' new 57m x 57m x 57m building resembles a gigantic sugar cube, and is meant to serve as a mixed use area for Taiwan. But there's more to the seemingly straightforward structure than meets the eye - a series of strategic hollows that have been tunneled out of the block... View full entry
