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- Seattle's new Angle Lake Transit Station looks like a long-exposure photo of a dancer in motion Fri, 12 Jan 18, 1:06amArchitecture firm Brooks + Scarpa just completed construction on the new Angle Lake Transit Station and Plaza at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport...
- This candy-colored school in Spain disappears into the sky Tue, 7 Nov 17, 12:08am[...]
- A puzzle-like aluminum faade wraps around Bergens National Academy of the Arts Mon, 16 Oct 17, 10:47pmSnøhetta’s recently completed National Academy of the Arts in Bergen is wrapped in an innovative prefab façade made of raw aluminum elements. The new facility is built to withstand the rainy climate of the Norwegian west...
- Village-inspired office in Jakarta is topped with living trees and a green roof Mon, 21 Aug 17, 9:16pmThe new Aedas-designed Unilever HQ in Jakarta references Indonesia's villages to create a welcoming environment filled with natural sunlight and plenty of green space...
- This futuristic metal-clad residence is segmented like a lobster tail Wed, 5 Apr 17, 9:00pmThis futuristic residential building in Luxembourg has a segmented facade that resembles the tail of a lobster or an exotic insect. Design studio Metaform sought to eliminate some of the major problems that occur in multi-family...
- Ngoolark Student Services building in Perth is wrapped in a shimmering gold skin Thu, 3 Mar 16, 5:00pmThe facade of the building references the chest feathers of the endangered Carnaby Black Cockatoo (Ngoolark). This solution was developed in collaboration with the local Aboriginal community and Kurongkurl Katitjin (ECU’s...
- Ngoolark Student Services building in Perth is wrapped in a shimmering perforated gold skin Thu, 3 Mar 16, 5:00pmThe facade of the building references the chest feathers of the endangered Carnaby Black Cockatoo (Ngoolark). This solution was developed in collaboration with the local Aboriginal community and Kurongkurl Katitjin (ECU’s...
- Golden Le Toison d’Or complex “floats” on balloon-like frames in Brussels Tue, 9 Feb 16, 5:00pmThe building contains 72 differently sized apartments, commercial and parking spaces and an elevated garden. The living units combine different demographics and, thanks to floor to ceiling heights of minimum 8.85 feet in...
- Extraordinary butterfly pavilion shelters its own artificial rainforest ecosystem Wed, 13 Jan 16, 5:00amThe Butterfly Pavilion features a shady golden roof that flows over a glass cube which houses an artificial ecosystem and its rainforest biotope. This inner 230-square-meter space is populated by over 500 exotic butterflies,...
- MAD completes undulating Harbin Opera House in China Fri, 25 Dec 15, 2:55amMAD won the international open competition for Harbin Cultural Island in 2010, with the opera house masterplan as the focal point of the development. The 79,000-square-meter building is embedded within Harbin's wetlands and...
- MAD completes the undulating Harbin Opera House in China Thu, 24 Dec 15, 5:00pmMAD won the international open competition for Harbin Cultural Island in 2010, with the opera house masterplan as the focal point of the development. The 79,000-square-meter building is embedded within Harbin's wetlands and...
- Abandoned parking garage transformed into a glowing office in San Francisco Thu, 13 Aug 15, 10:00pmThis repurposed old garage in San Francisco looks like it's been renovated by Spiderman! The new LED-lit facade of the concrete building is wrapped in a CNC fabricated web-like metal screen that draws attention to the new...
- Gleaming Holy Cross House saves energy with passive design and natural ventilation Thu, 5 Mar 15, 3:49amHoly Cross House by Thomas Balaban Architecte is an aluminum-clad home in Montreal, Canada, designed to optimize the use of natural lighting and provide a balanced living space for a family that incorporates contrasting elements...
- Richard Martinet of Affine Design designs five shell-like pavilions in Monte-Carlo Fri, 23 Jan 15, 4:00amArchitect Richard Martinet of Affine Design designed five shell-like pavilions between Avenue de la Costa and Place du Casino in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Once they're built, the round structures with their white aluminium panels...
- OFIS Completes Out-of-This-World Football Stadium in Belarus Tue, 25 Nov 14, 12:00amThe rounded arena was scheduled to open two years ago, but due to construction delays the building has just now been inaugurated. Inspired by the structure of living cells, the architects enveloped the stadium in a perforated...