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- Visionary architect Zaha Hadid dies suddenly at age 65 Fri, 1 Apr 16, 3:27amHadid was born in Baghdad in 1950 and studied mathematics at the American University of Beirut. She began her illustrious career in architecture in 1972 at the Architectural Association in London. Her firm Zaha Hadid Architects...
- She’s a brick (guest) house… but she used to be a laundry room Fri, 6 Feb 15, 4:00amThe brick guesthouse measures just 8' 2" x 11' 6" feet, or approximately 93 square feet. The guesthouse may be small, but it has enough space to include a full kitchen tucked along the back wall. The open concept living...
- Construction underway on Canada’s first Holocaust memorial designed by Libeskind Wed, 28 Jan 15, 4:00amToday marks the 70th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation, a day commemorated by International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It’s a perfect time to unveil the design for Canada’s upcoming National Holocaust Monument, under...
- Tiny tubular treetop studio has incredible detail and daylighting Thu, 22 Jan 15, 1:30amThe studio is a masterpiece in warm ochre. Built from locally-sourced hoop pine, the studio is not the first cylinder Pritchard has designed. He admits to using the circular form in other projects, as he told Dezeen Magazine,...
- O’Donnell + Tuomey are Among the Youngest Winners of the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2015 Fri, 26 Sep 14, 12:00amDublin-based architects Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey of the firm O'Donnell + Tuomey have been announced as the 2015 winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects's lifetime achievement award, the Royal Gold Medal...
- O’Donnell + Tuomey are the Youngest Ever Winners of the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2015 Thu, 25 Sep 14, 3:00pmDublin-based architects Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey of the firm O'Donnell + Tuomey have been announced as the 2015 winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects's lifetime achievement award, the Royal Gold Medal...
- Olle Lundberg Transformed a Salvaged Ferry Boat into a Dynamic Live/Work Space Fri, 18 Jul 14, 2:30amHave you ever wished that you could trade your apartment & crappy office space for a floating live/work houseboat in the San Francisco Bay? I know I have...
- Olle Lundberg’s Ferry Home: A Stunning Residence Created from Salvaged Materials Fri, 18 Jul 14, 2:30amHave you ever wished that you could trade your apartment & crappy office space for a floating live/work houseboat in the San Francisco Bay? I know I have...
- Frank Gehry to Design Tallest Residential Building in Berlin Tue, 4 Feb 14, 5:30amThe building will feature a stone exterior and include 39 floors with 300 apartments, restaurants, a hotel and spa. Construction on the €250 million ($337 million) project will begin in 2015 with an expected completion...
- Architect Frank Gehry Says LA Subway Plans Spell ‘Disaster’ for Walt Disney Concert Hall Wed, 29 May 13, 7:29amWalt Disney Concert Hall photo from Shutterstock By 2020 Los Angeles could have the second largest subway system in the US, after New York. While this is fantastic news for residents and environmental advocates, one person...
- James Corner Unveils New Design Scheme for Overhaul of Chicago’s Navy Pier Thu, 23 May 13, 1:30amThe initial plan, which won the international design competition last year, called for the addition of a large swimming pool with a sand beach on the south side of the pier...
- Twelve Architects Announced in Competition to Build New Home for the Nobel Prize Fri, 22 Mar 13, 6:30amOnce a year, the whole world looks to the Nobel Center in Stockholm, Sweden to announce the Nobel Prizes. The center recently announced plans to relocate to a new building, and out of 140 architects, 12 have been selected...
- Soft Maps: Haptic Lab Hand-Stitches City Maps Onto Cozy Quilts Tue, 19 Feb 13, 6:30amRead the rest of Soft Maps: Haptic Lab Hand-Stitches City Maps Onto Cozy Quilts Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: architect, Brooklyn, designer, DIY, emily fischer, Fair Trade, hand-stitched, haptic...
- Frank Gehry Donates $100,000 to SCIARC to Create Architecture Prize Sat, 8 Sep 12, 7:12amFrank Gehry is probably the most well-known living architect in the world and this week further established his legacy with $100,000 donation to the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)...
- Frank Gehry’s $100,000 to the Southern California Institute of Architecture Will Support Annual Student Prize Sat, 8 Sep 12, 12:21amFrank Gehry is probably the most well-known living architect in the world and this week further established his legacy with $100,000 donation to the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)...