Zaha Hadid Architects’ Glasgow Museum of Transport Riverside project creates a vast internal space thanks to the rigidity of its distinctive pleated steel roof. Zaha Hadid Architects’ Glasgow Museum of Transport Riverside project creates a vast internal space thanks to the rigidity of... View full entry
English Heritage is set to veto OMA’s plans for a comprehensive revamp of London’s former Commonwealth Institute. English Heritage is set to veto OMA’s plans for a comprehensive revamp of London’s former Commonwealth Institute. Following a crucial meeting of the... View full entry
Historic buildings 'demolished and neglected' in push to transform city into hub of ultra-capitalism. The Independent View full entry
“Krung Thep Mahanakhon”, Ole Scheeren tells me, is the Thai name for Bangkok. That last, strange-sounding word translates as “metropolis”. Ever since Fritz Lang’s 1926 filmic vision of an expressionistic, hubristic, futuristic city with a Babel-like skyscraper at its... View full entry
Michael Yannell, 44, lives in a new Chicago home that is designed to be net zero energy, which means it will produce as much energy than it consumes -- or more. The $1.6 million, 2,675-square-foot house is the first of its kind in Chicago, which has achieved green sheen with its energy-saving... View full entry
"We are building some of the ugliest embassies I've ever seen. We're building fortresses around the world. We're separating ourselves from people in these countries. I cringe when I see what we're doing." - John Kerry. Lots of people cringe when they think about the recent architecture of... View full entry
The National Stadium in Beijing by Herzog & de Meuron, with the China Architectural Design and research Group, Arup Sport and Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong, and artist Ai Wei Wei, has scooped the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) prestigious Lubetkin Prize for the most... View full entry
Dr. No appreciates Ito's latest work in Taiwan. Dr. No appreciates Ito's latest work in Taiwan.NYT View full entry
Beijing real-estate tycoon Pan Shiyi just published the Chaoyangmen Soho-project by Zaha Hadid. Beijing real-estate tycoon Pan Shiyi just published the Chaoyangmen Soho-project by Zaha Hadid. (Google-Translate) View full entry
Reef is a responsive, kinetic installation by Rob Ley and Joshua Stein which investigates the role emerging material technology can play in the sensitive reprogramming of architectural and public space.Reef is a responsive, kinetic installation by Rob Ley and Joshua Stein which investigates the... View full entry
A Dutch firm known for delivering euphorically original urban designs on a budget, is poised to replace the world's most famous architect on a Miami Beach park project that Gehry quit amid a row with the city over costs. West 8 , A Dutch firm known for delivering euphorically original urban... View full entry
Sure, downloadable building sites proliferate across the Internet. But none come even close to Hometta, which sells plans from up-coming firms like Wes Jones and Rogers-Sherman. Plus, they've got a blog and building advice and everything.Wall House by FAR frohn&rojas Sure, downloadable... View full entry
Since 80% of all people on the planet are projected to live in cities by 2050, food production will have to move into cities if it is to remain cost-efficient. Here, a vision of the future - a dome farm that allows a large surface area of crops to fit within one rather majestic structure.Image via... View full entry
Although the recession has all but put paid to Dublin’s boomtime proposals for bustling city quarters and towering skyscrapers, bits and pieces of notable architecture are still emerging. The latest to complete is Amanda Levete Architects’ bridge over the Royal Canal at Spencer Dock... View full entry
Most mid-century masterpieces have come under threat of late, rarely with good results. That is why the news that a developer would transform Eero Saarinen's Bell Labs into loft condos came as such welcome news. But after the developer tried to build out Sasaki, Walker & Associates equally... View full entry