Let's face it, what wouldn't people do a like? The 800 million user and counting social media platform, Instagram, has taken "photographic moments" to a whole new level. "Insta-fame" doesn't only affect people, but places as well. Deemed an influential force, Instagram is not only changing... View full entry
On this episode of Archinect Sessions we're joined with Alex Baca, a Washington DC-based journalist focused on smart cities, planning, bike advocacy and urban mobility devices. Recent news, and related controversy, surrounding Amazon’s newly announced move into New York City and Washington DC is... View full entry
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is known worldwide for its precarious tilt - but now experts have revealed it's going straight.
The tower's Surveillance Group, which monitors restoration work, said the landmark is "stable and very slowly reducing its lean."
The 57m (186ft) medieval monument has been straightened by 4cm (1.5in) over the past two decades, the team said.
"It's as if it's had two centuries taken off its age," Professor Salvatore Settis explained.
— BBC
Meanwhile in San Francisco, owners of the leaning Millennium Tower are far less eager to turn their tilting property into a tourist magnet. View full entry
Architects can be a tricky bunch to buy presents for given their penchant for high-quality design. Luckily, our curated gift guide will make it easy. Whether your family, friend or co-worker is practical or luxe—is into modernism or prefers Swiss design—there is something on this list for... View full entry
The Denver Art Museum is featuring: Dior: From Paris to the World, an exhibition featuring the history and design evolution of one of the world's renowned fashion houses. Now open to the public, the museum is to showcase over 200 couture garments, artworks, artifacts, accessories, jewelry... View full entry
Rising 88 metres (290 feet) from the floor of an abandoned quarry, the 18-storey InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland Hotel in the city’s Songjiang district has been in development for 12 years and cost 2 billion yuan (US$287.9 million) to complete.
Of its 18 floors, just two are aboveground while its two lowest are completely submerged by a lake that occupies the remainder of the vast quarry pit.
— South China Morning Post
Remember the Chinese 'Deep Pit Hotel' that was poised to open inside an abandoned quarry outside of Shanghai? Officially titled InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland, the 336-room luxury property finally launched yesterday. View full entry
Known for their innovative designs and mesmerizing buildings, Snøhetta has created custom-made cutlery for restaurant Barr in Copenhagen. Collaborating with design brand Table Noir, Snøhetta designed the pieces based on the holistic design experience that compliments the restaurant. Having... View full entry
..And that’s why every two years the global professional community gathers again to not just see the show, but meet each other against the backdrop of the ultimate protagonist: Venice itself. — Volume
Director of Design Society Ole Bouman reviews Biennales in general via the Venice Biennale. "Social respect and admiration for architecture are often derived from this magnetism, and are manifested by the intensity of experiencing it. Respect for the discipline is eventually not founded on... View full entry
Carved into a sand dune along a quiet beach in the port city of Qinhuangdao, the new Ullens Center for Contemporary Art Dune Art Museum debuted its first art exhibition last month, after three years of construction. Aranya commissioned Beijing-based OPEN Architecture to design the museum, which... View full entry
Join us in celebrating MASSX, the latest monograph from Neil M. Denari Architects at Archinect Outpost on Tuesday, November 27th, 6-8 PM. We will be selling 20 copies of MASSX - come early to ensure you get a copy! Please note that there will be limited space available at the event, and we can... View full entry
In the construction of the new Yugoslavia, modernist thinking and design were deployed to guide the country’s rapid urbanization and industrialization as well as to unify the ethnically, religiously, and culturally diverse population. — Places Journal
In columnist Belmont Freeman's latest article for Places, he examines the exhibition “Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948-1980,” now on view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and finds a rigorous and revealing survey of Yugoslavia’s extraordinary built... View full entry
When one thinks of luxury condos, rural Kansas isn't what typically comes to mind. Then again, the location isn't the only thing unique about developer Larry Hall's 15-story, residential complex sitting underground in a former missile silo. In 2008, Hall purchased the missile launch facility in... View full entry
NYPL's Riverside branch has initiated a new program called "Grow Up Work Fashion Library", loaning neckties, briefcases and handbags to assist library members in their job search. The items may also be loaned out for formal occasions, with the only requirement being that that the member owe less... View full entry
The esteemed works of the late Zaha Hadid and her practice traverse into all forms of conceptualized design. You name it, Zaha Hadid has probably made some sort of contribution. However, in exploring various forms of design from city plans, to furniture pieces, product design, and even jewelry... View full entry
Placed at the heart of the historic Menil Collection in Houston, Johnston Marklee's long-anticipated Menil Drawing Institute opened to the public last Saturday. As the fifth art building to be constructed on the iconic 30-acre campus, the approximately 30,000 square-foot Menil Drawing Institute... View full entry