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
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
