Beijing-based MAD Architects recently recently unveiled their design for a new convention center in Taiwan with a “skin” that will naturally ventilate the structure and generate energy from solar power. The Taichung Convention Center center is intended to become a new local landmark... View full entry
Whoops, says Ourousoff: "Still, Cowboys Stadium suffers from its own form of nostalgia: its enormous retractable roof, acres of parking and cavernous interiors are straight out of Eisenhower’s America, with its embrace of car culture and a grandiose, bigger-is-better mentality. The result is... View full entry
It is majestic, daring – and a destination in itself. This glorious new station in Belgium is the future of train travel... Photo by Neil Pulling It is majestic, daring – and a destination in itself. This glorious new station in Belgium is the future of train travel, writes Jonathan... View full entry
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Can family life and listed 60s architecture ever mix? Can family life and listed 60s architecture ever mix? Guardian View full entry
Major restoration of Horace Walpole's fantastic Strawberry Hill residence reaches halfway point. Guardian Major restoration of Horace Walpole's fantastic Strawberry Hill residence reaches halfway point. Guardian View full entry
Amanda Levete’s 10 Hills Place demonstrates the same experimental spirit shown by her former practice, Future Systems, writes Rob GregoryAmanda Levete’s 10 Hills Place demonstrates the same experimental spirit shown by her former practice, Future Systems, writes Rob Gregory for AJ. View full entry
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum released new renderings and details on the Davis Brody Bond Aedas-designed museum that resides below grade. They also launched a new site, 911history.org where users can upload their own pictures from that tragic day, tagged with location and date... View full entry
It is described by its architects as a cocoon. Actually, it is more like a gargantuan pebble, or even the smoothly plastered nose of a Jumbo jet encased, much like Damien Hirst's shark, in a vast glass display case in London's Cromwell Road. It is described by its architects as a cocoon. Actually... View full entry
In a surprising turn from its earlier support, the NYC planning commission turned down a zoning request by Hines that would have paved the way for Jean Nouvel's MoMA tower to become the second tallest building in the city. Instead, the commission voted in favor of the project but with a reduced... View full entry
Teton Valley Community School in Victor, Idaho and architecture firm Section Eight [design] receive the top award of the 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom. Currently based out of a remodeled house, students at Teton Valley Community School are now one step closer to getting a real... View full entry
Curbed LA talks to Morphosis' Kim Groves about their design for the Hollywood extension campus of Emerson College. Curbed LA talks to Morphosis' Kim Groves about their design for the Hollywood extension campus of Emerson College. Curbed LA View full entry
Australia's most instantly recognisable landmark is also its most contentious building, and once again the Sydney Opera House is at the centre of a vigorous debate - this time over the cost of preserving it for future generations. Australia's most instantly recognisable landmark is also its most... View full entry
What do you do with that all-too-common recessionary victim, the vacant lot? In San Francisco, the mayor hands 'em over to architects, like Douglas Burnham of Envelope A+D, who in turn turns 'em into, among other things, a temporary retail row with shops and a food court using fancy modular tech... View full entry
AMONG the traditional brick and clapboard structures that line the streets of this sleepy East Texas town, 70 miles north of Houston, a few houses stand out: their roofs are made of license plates, and their windows of crystal platters. AMONG the traditional brick and clapboard structures that... View full entry