Architects are encouraged to design inspiring structures that promise to revive a tradition at which Britain excelled.Architects are encouraged to design inspiring structures that promise to revive a tradition at which Britain excelled. TimesOnline View full entry
Quirky New York firm will finally be bringing their corrugated architecture home, having won the competition to transform Pier 57 into an artists colony on the Hudson, complete with rooftop screening park for the Tribeca Film Fest. Because who wouldn't want a shipping container for a... View full entry
Vishaan Chakrabarti talks with Urban Omnibus about why Grand Central works. He reflects on design details, urban and regional economics, the relationship between infrastructure and density, and lessons to be learned that could be applied to Moynihan Station.Part 1 of 4 embedded above - View full... View full entry
REX and Principal in Charge Joshua Prince-Ramus have been named the winner of the BibLLLiotheek competition to build a “Library of the Future” for the city of Kortrijk, Belgium. Bustler View full entry
An hour of WBUR's devoted to Masdar City. An hour of WBUR's On Point devoted to Masdar City: "In Arabic, the word Masdar means “the source.” And right now, the desert outside Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, is the source of a budding green revolution." View full entry
It's a long slog to get to Hafod Eryri, Snowdon's new cafe and visitor centre, but it's worth it for the stunning design - and the brews with a view, writes Glancey. | slideshow It's a long slog to get to Hafod Eryri, Snowdon's new cafe and visitor centre, but it's worth it for the stunning design... View full entry
A 1950s house going on the market isn’t news. When that house is exemplary of its style and period and in danger of demolition, it is. August 3, 2009 (DURHAM, NC) – A 1950s house going on the market isn’t news. When that house is exemplary of its style and period and in danger of... View full entry
"PARADISE does not exactly come to mind when strolling past the neat rows of unornamented concrete apartments that make up La Cité des États-Unis, or City of the United States — one of France’s first modernist social housing complexes, in Lyon’s unpretentious Eighth... View full entry
DIY Reykjavik is a Do-It-Yourself, non-profit design experiment initiated and designed by Arnaldur Scram and Simon Stigsby of New York-based design firm Shift. The structure is declared ownerless and represents a stepping stone for the local community to question Iceland’s future.DIY... View full entry
The Citadel will be Europe's first floating apartment complex. Designed by Koen Olthuis of Waterstudio in the Netherlands, the Citadel will use 25% less energy than a conventional building on land thanks to the use of water cooling techniques. The Citadel will be Europe's first floating apartment... View full entry
Danish firm schmidt hammer lassen architects has won an international design competition for a new 13,500 m2 auditorium complex for the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen University) in Aachen, Germany. Bustler View full entry
Literal tree-house anyone? Three German architects are pioneering a new breed of living architecture by developing a tree-shaping system called "Botany Building". Their work involves grafting and supporting flexible trees such as willows to grow structures for all types of purposes including... View full entry
A fairly recent picture of world's tallest building yet, by DanielKHC. A fairly recent picture of world's tallest building yet, by DanielKHC. small | large A comment on the flickr photo: "Not tall enough!" View full entry
Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, Jean Nouvel, Saucier and Perrotte, Allied Works and SPF:a revealed their proposals for the King Eddy's $100 million facelift to become the new Cantos National Music Centre in Calgary's East Village. Calgary Hearald / Slideshow | FFWD | Bustler View full entry
Heatherwick Studios’ bronze and steel kiosks for the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea are sturdy, flexible and sculptural. Heatherwick Studios’ bronze and steel kiosks for the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea are sturdy, flexible and sculptural. BD Description and... View full entry