Collaborate Disseminate
April has turned out to be an exciting month for tall timber construction: following the proposal for the world’s tallest all-timber tower comes news that the world’s tallest hybrid timber tower – that is, made primarily from wood but with concrete rei… Continue reading World’s tallest hybrid timber tower will soar to 600 feet
Nestled into the snow-covered landscape, MAD Architects’ Yabuli Entrepreneurs’ Congress Center is now finally complete in northern China. The building combines a striking exterior form with a stunning interior layout that’s carefully arranged to maximi… Continue reading Expansive tent-like conference center nestles into snow-capped mountains
Slated to rise over the city of Nanjing in China, a striking new supertall skyscraper by Büro Ole Scheeren will feature an unusual octagonal form designed to reduce wind loads. The building will also host multiple greenery filled terraces, plus a rooft… Continue reading Supertall skyscraper’s octagonal form designed to sculpt the wind
The rapid rate of progress for tall timber construction continues with an ambitious new residential tower designed by Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen. Named Rocket&Tigerli, the building will be the world’s tallest timber tower once complete, with an … Continue reading World’s tallest timber tower is a triumph of sustainable design
Described by prestigious US firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) as Chicago’s smartest building, the recently completed 800 Fulton Market boasts brains and brawn: the tower hosts high-tech building management systems and sustainability features, while… Continue reading SOM’s smart office tower designed to withstand Chicago’s harsh winters
Most of the French tiny house kitchens we see are poorly equipped and very cramped – in large part due to the compromises required to meet the country’s strict towing laws. Commissioned to design a new model by a keen cook, Baluchon attempted to addres… Continue reading Baluchon puts gastronomy at the heart of compact tiny house
High-profile British firm Heatherwick Studio has been commissioned to design a remarkable new performing arts center in China. The eye-catching building will rise out of the tropical wetlands landscape like a colorful cluster of volcanoes and will host… Continue reading Heatherwick’s performing arts center takes the form of colorful volcanoes
Kengo Kuma & Associates is a world leader in museum design, with notable projects including the V&A Dundee and OMM. For its recent Hans Christian Andersen museum, the influential Japanese firm drew inspiration from the famed storyteller to design a par… Continue reading Fairytale-inspired museum celebrates the work of Hans Christian Andersen
High-profile firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has revealed plans for an ambitiously sustainable new scientific research center in Seville, Spain. Drawing inspiration from the city’s shaded plazas, the building will provide respite from the Spanish heat w… Continue reading Cascading solar panel canopies define scientific research center
C.F. Møller Architects recently completed work on a new Lego Campus office in Billund, Denmark, that boasts impressive sustainability features. Though understandably not as whimsical as BIG’s tourist-friendly Lego House nearby, the building’s design al… Continue reading Sustainable Lego Campus makes space for work and play