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- Art foundation in Oregon is a green space for creating Wed, 8 Dec 21, 5:30amSandy Bodecker founded the N M Bodecker Foundation in 2017 to create a collaboration and presentation space for creatives and artists in Portland, Oregon...
- Park and Polk is a mixed-use building shaped like an H Tue, 9 Nov 21, 4:30amSan Diego, California is the site of a new mixed-use building, located between the Hillcrest and University Heights parts of town at a site that sat barren and empty for ten years...
- Mirrored art complex in Bangkok seamlessly co-exists with the surrounding trees Fri, 22 Jun 18, 2:00amA reflective facade and calculated layout blends Bangkok's new Naiipa Art Complex into the environment. Designed by Bangkok-based Stu/D/O Architects, the mixed-use building carefully wraps around the existing trees on the...
- Milan's striking wooden UniCredit building is powered by the sun Fri, 12 May 17, 11:27pmYou wouldn't expect it, but this radical solar-powered building in Milan is actually owned by a bank. aMDL Michele De Lucchi Studio designed the LEED-certified UniCredit building to house the bank's general meetings, but...
- An undulating brick roof in Iran that's made for walking Fri, 27 May 16, 4:00amThe building houses a retail space on the ground floor and offices on the upper level. Its undulating roof meets the pavement and functions as a public space where people can walk, sit and play. The retail space invites passers-by...
- 2 Girls Building in Melbourne blurs the line between art and architecture Wed, 30 Dec 15, 5:00amThe project explores the relationship between art, architecture and photography, blurring the line between two- and three-dimensional mediums. The effort resulted in a hybrid urban artifact that is part photo and part architecture....
- OMA completes the Netherlands’ most sustainable mixed-use building in Rotterdam Fri, 11 Dec 15, 1:00amCommissioned by the City of Rotterdam, the 48,400-square-meter, €100-million Timmerhuis was conceived through a public-private partnership and is located adjacent to the existing 1953 municipal building in the city’s...
- Futuristic Cloud City skyscraper could bring the dream of living among the clouds to reality Fri, 6 Nov 15, 3:01amThe World Architecture Festival (WAF) recently announced the 338 projects that made its annual design awards shortlist. Among crystalline hills, nature-infused public spaces and lush urban eco-systems, Cloud City was chosen...
- Germany’s remarkable House of Energy produces 2-3 times the energy it needs Fri, 6 Nov 15, 5:00amThe 900-square-meter building is officially known as the "House of Energy" and accommodates various functions-from office spaces to training center, exhibition areas and apartments...
- Innovative sun-shading system tops Vancouver’s sweeping South Creek Landing building Tue, 3 Nov 15, 5:00amCombining concrete, metal and glass, the building evokes some of the expressionist principles of Erich Mendelsohn's Dynamism. The free-form steel spandrels reference the nearby road bridgehead site, act as privacy screens...
- MVRDV and OVG win competition to build a vertical green village in Amsterdam Tue, 13 Oct 15, 4:00amMVRDV and OVG Real Estate won the competition to design the new high-rise complex in Amsterdam's Zuidas Business District. The design includes three main high-rise volumes covered in greenery with protruding bay windows,...
- Foster + Partners picked to design an exciting new transport hub in Wales Wed, 1 Jul 15, 3:15amFoster + Partners has won the competition to design Cardiff Interchange, the city’s central bus station. The proposal is part of a larger regeneration scheme for the Central Square, also designed by the British firm. According...
- KAMJZ and Kurylowicz unveil designs for green-roofed, energy-efficient Polish office building Tue, 24 Mar 15, 12:00amGdańsk’s new Central Business District Development will be located along the city’s main axis roads and rail routes and in close proximity to the sea and university campus...
- nArchitects New Zig-Zagging M2 Building Will be a Civic Landmark in Calgary Tue, 23 Sep 14, 4:00amThe 20,000-square-foot building occupying a quarter-acre lot east of the historic Simmons Building will contain two restaurants on the ground floor and offices and large terraces on the upper floors...
- NL Architects’ Spordtgebouw Combines 8 Gyms and a Climbing Wall in One Sweet Facility Wed, 2 Jul 14, 2:04amRather than build each school its own gym, the three pooled their resources to build a single Mega-Gym that would provide their students lots of options for play and sport...