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- MVRDV designs BREEAM excellent-seeking sustainable research lab for Amsterdam Fri, 26 Jul 19, 5:30amA new facility for researching sustainable technologies and green business models is coming soon to the heart of Amsterdam Science Park. MVRDV recently unveiled designs for Matrix 1, an office and laboratory complex that...
- The Jackson House floats at the base of a canyon in Big Sur Thu, 10 May 18, 5:30amThis beautiful home located at the base of a canyon in Big Sur is made from an array of materials, including copper and concrete. Fougeron Architecture designed the Jackson House as a modern holiday house on stilts that appears...
- Floating sky gardens and rooftop terraces join two halves of this tower in Taiwan Wed, 21 Mar 18, 9:59pmAedas has unveiled plans for a soaring 656-foot tower that’s broken into two pieces held together by a series of ‘floating’ sky gardens and glass boxes...
- Studio Gang unveils plans to renovate and expand the Arkansas Arts Center Thu, 15 Mar 18, 12:42amStudio Gang just unveiled plans for a new project that will strengthen the connections between different spaces at the Arkansas Arts Center. The plan comprises a series of glazed pavilions with pleated roofs, and it will...
- Glowing Maggies Center by Steven Holl Architects opens in London Thu, 28 Dec 17, 8:33pmJust in time for the holidays, Steven Holl Architects completed the latest Maggie’s Center, a building the U.S. firm describes as having “a new joyful, glowing presence.” The luminous building at St Bartholomew’s...
- Minimalist Revugia retreat is nestled amidst Germany's Black Forest Sat, 16 Dec 17, 1:05amRevugia is new wilderness retreat designed for Germany's Black Forest and Harz Mountains. It consists of a series of beautiful cabins and treehouses designed to have minimal impact upon the environment. Designed by architect...
- Luminous Bear Run Cabin offers dramatic views of the Cascade Mountains in Washington Sat, 9 Dec 17, 12:46amThe Bear Run Cabin in Marblemount, Washington, captures the dual nature of the surrounding landscape – the dramatic peaks of the Cascade Mountains and the gently sloping adjacent woodlot...
- Chinas new futuristic library is unlike any weve seen before Fri, 3 Nov 17, 7:44pmMVRDV just completed the Tianjin Binhai Public Library, a spectacular cultural center that’s unlike any library we’ve ever seen. Created in collaboration with local architects TUPDI, the 33,800-square-meter library features...
- Energy-conscious library that doubles as a living room breaks ground in Shanghai Wed, 4 Oct 17, 7:30pmShanghai is adding yet another futuristic building to its modern skyline. The Chinese megacity just broke ground on the Shanghai East Library, a new public library that will serve 4 million visitors a year and be much more...
- Elevated glass-bottomed pool hovers over a second pool in the hip Wall House Sat, 16 Sep 17, 6:25amAn outdoor swimming pool with a glass bottom hovers above the second pool of this gorgeous residence in the Portuguese Riviera. Guedes Cruz Arquitectos designed the entire Wall House as a sprawling, open-plan house that embodies...
- Naturally-ventilated glass building looks like a shimmering urban mirage Fri, 1 Sep 17, 4:57amThis office building in Geneva features a complex glass facade that makes it look like a shimmering urban mirage. The new Headquarters of the Swiss Société Privée de Gérance (SPG), designed by Italian firm Giovanni Vaccarini...
- Three glass arms and a sunken visitor center enhance this renovated Dutch park Tue, 22 Aug 17, 10:27pmSome people have a wonderful knack for devising new ways of seeing the world - including Studio Maks and Junya Ishigami + Associates, who designed this sublime park expansion in the Netherlands...
- Staggered volumes help make Portland's Slate building an energy-efficient marvel Wed, 16 Aug 17, 4:44amPortland, Oregon's new mixed-use development, known as Slate, consists of a shifting stack of volumes that reflect the vibrancy and complexity of the neighborhood...
- Modular Cylinder House weaves its way through a forest in France Fri, 4 Aug 17, 10:44pmThis remarkable Cylinder House designed for Lyon, France, takes modular architecture to the next level. Cyril Lancelin, French architect and founder of creative studio Town and Concrete, imagines the house as a large cluster...
- PAU unveils a light-filled renovation for New York's Penn Station Wed, 2 Aug 17, 3:57amPractice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU)'s revamped Pennsylvania Station plan represents a more inclusive alternative to the government’s current concept for a new Amtrak station in the Farley Complex...