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Surprisingly perhaps, Google has never created its own new headquarters from scratch, choosing to take up residence in preexisting buildings instead – until now, that is. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Heatherwick Studio, with input from Goo… Continue reading Google’s Silicon Valley HQ defined by stunning “dragonscale” roof
In an effort to create some buzz for the recent World Bee Day on May 20, Italian beekeeper Rocco Filomeno has built a wonderfully whimsical “Air bee and bee” tiny house-style dwelling. Installed in an olive garden in rural Italy, the basic-but-novel sh… Continue reading “Air bee and bee” lets visitors sleep to the buzz of a million bees
Homeowners have begun moving in to the first ever UK residential development by the original “starchitect,” Frank Gehry. Named Prospect Place, the eye-catching project is defined by a rippling facade that twists and turns to maximize views of the nearb… Continue reading Gehry’s first UK housing project frames iconic Battersea Power Station
A lot of the tiny houses we cover are actually quite large and have a modern minimalist design, but the Pétrichor, by France’s Baluchon, harks back to the small living movement’s roots with a towable home that incorporates traditional tiny house stylin… Continue reading Pétrichor tiny house offers traditional take on small living
High-profile firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has been commissioned to design a distinctive concert hall in Prague, Czech Republic. The Vlatva Philharmonic Hall will host multiple performance spaces and will be defined by its sloping balconies, which wil… Continue reading BIG’s sloping concert hall will invite visitors onto its roof
High-profile firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has been commissioned to design a distinctive concert hall in Prague, Czech Republic. The Vlatva Philharmonic Hall will host multiple performance spaces and will be defined by its sloping balconies, which wil… Continue reading BIG’s sloping concert hall will invite visitors onto its roof
Consisting of a large circular observation point raised above the ground on four towers, The Ring is the ambitious centerpiece of a new masterplan envisioned for Shanghai, China. The project, which is designed by Ennead Architects, will anchor a new bu… Continue reading Remarkable circular observation deck raised aloft by four towers
Miami is slated to gain its new tallest skyscraper, the upcoming Waldorf Astoria Miami. Taking the form of nine stacked glass blocks and reaching an impressive height of 1,049 ft (319 m), the eye-catching building will consist of a hotel and plush resi… Continue reading Miami’s first supertall skyscraper stacks up superb views of Biscayne Bay
Following 10 years of construction and 13 years since it was first commissioned, OMA’s remarkably ambitious Taipei Performing Arts Center has now finally been completed in Taiwan. The eye-catching building takes the form of a large cube, with three bul… Continue reading OMA’s extraordinary performing arts center is ready for showtime
Flax is a very useful crop, being used in everything from e-racers to campers. With concrete being such a major contributor of carbon emissions, a team led by the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is researching whether it could also be used as… Continue reading Sensor-packed footbridge demonstrates efficacy of flax construction