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- New architecture learning center in London is built with bamboo and recycled yogurt pots Fri, 22 Nov 19, 2:30amArchitecture lovers have a new place to convene in London thanks to the recent completion of the Clore Learning Center at the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) headquarters...
- RIBA crowns Children Village in Brazil as the worlds best new building Sat, 1 Dec 18, 8:00amOn the edge of a rainforest in northern Brazil, a recently built school complex by Brazilian architecture firms Aleph Zero and Rosenbaum has been awarded the RIBA International Prize 2018 for the ‘world’s best new building.’...
- Carbon-neutral Caring Wood wins RIBA award for best new house in the UK Wed, 29 Nov 17, 9:10pmA modern, carbon-neutral take on the traditional English country house in Kent has won the Royal Institution of British Architects’ House of the Year award...
- Ultra-narrow Wood Lane house looks like a ship wedged between Londons brick buildings Tue, 28 Nov 17, 11:36pmThis narrow house, home of architect Mike Russum, looks like a ship wedged in-between traditional brick townhouses in north London. The architect maximized the potential of the 22-foot wide plot by inverting the conventional...
- Salvaged materials from devastating fire take new life in a British pier Wed, 26 Jul 17, 8:06pmA British seaside pier destroyed by a devastating fire in 2010 has made an incredible comeback in the hands of dRMM Architects. After a seven-year process, the century-old pier in Hastings, England was transformed from its...
- UK man builds highly sustainable near-Passivhaus home for his elderly parents Mon, 17 Jul 17, 7:47pmA UK man has built his parents the ultimate gift: a highly sustainable home where they can comfortably live out their lives in one of their favorite places on Earth—and it’s also a house that’s won numerous awards to...
- UK man builds highly sustainable Passivhaus-standard home for his elderly parents Mon, 17 Jul 17, 7:47pmA UK man has built his parents the ultimate gift: a highly sustainable home where they can comfortably live out their lives in one of their favorite places on Earth—and it’s also a house that’s won numerous awards to...
- Zero-carbon home generates income by making more energy than it needs Mon, 6 Mar 17, 8:22pmThe home of the future could slash your utility bills and generate enough money to help pay the mortgage. UK firm Koru Architects designed and built one such house, named the Lloyd House, that’s effectively zero-carbon...
- Ziggurat-like roof in London supports 800 sedums, heathers, flowers, and herbs Fri, 5 Aug 16, 11:00pmThe exquisite Garden House was built to replace Whitaker Malem’s former one-story live-work unit located in a small 85-square-meter lot tucked behind Victorian housing...
- Lord Rothschild’s distinctive Flint House wins RIBA’s 2015 House of the Year Wed, 2 Dec 15, 2:54amLocated on Lord Rothschild’s Waddeson Manor estate in Buckinghamshire, the 465-square-meter Flint House and 115-square-meter annex rise from the ground like geological extrusions with sharply sloped roof covered in a series...
- Burntwood School wins 2015 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building Sat, 17 Oct 15, 12:00amThe Burntwood School beat out an impressive shortlist of competitors including MUMA’s renovation of the Whitworth Gallery and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ luxury NEO Bankside development at the River Thames...
- Zaha Hadid is the first sole female recipient of the prestigious RIBA Royal Gold Medal Fri, 25 Sep 15, 1:00amAlthough women have been recognized with the Royal Gold Medal in the past, those awards have been shared with their husbands or business partners. Hadid, 64, is the first sole female recipient of the prize. She’s also been...
- Gorgeous modern Kew House is clad in prefab weathering steel Tue, 14 Jul 15, 6:00pmKew House’s successful design is due in part to the collaborative architect-client relationship. The client, who is a structural engineer and boat-restorer, took a hands-on approach to specifying construction methods such...
- RIBA’s interactive exhibition invites you to play on a “Brutalist Playground” made from foam Wed, 8 Jul 15, 10:00pmPart sculpture, part architectural installation, the exhibition revisits the mid-century playgrounds often made from concrete. Featuring examples from a number of London estates, including Churchill Gardens, Pimlico; the...
- London shoe polish factory transformed into RIBA award-winning charity offices Thu, 25 Jun 15, 1:00amThe most distinctive feature of the social justice center’s facade is the zigzagging roofline that sits like a crown atop the new building extension...