Collaborate Disseminate
Each year, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Small Project Awards celebrates outstanding projects that are built to a relatively small budget and size. This year’s winners include an impressive micro-housing project, a shipping container-based… Continue reading Small Project Awards celebrates builds that punch above their weight
High-profile architecture firm Snøhetta has been commissioned to design the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. The project will rise out of the landscape like a large grassy hill and feature an expansive green roof on whic… Continue reading Teddy Roosevelt library will rise out of the North Dakota Badlands
Envisioned as an orchid tree about to blossom, the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed 2 Murray Road is under construction in Hong Kong’s Central Business District. The skyscraper will feature a distinctive overall form and sustainable design that prioritiz… Continue reading Orchid tree-inspired skyscraper starts to blossom in Hong Kong
Looking like a massive mirrored mixing bowl with salad sticking out of the top, MVRDV’s Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen has finally been completed in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The eye-catching project is hailed as the world’s first publicly-accessible a… Continue reading Mirrored mixing bowl offers behind the scenes look at the art world
Regular readers may recall Heatherwick Studio’s ongoing Little Island park on stilts on New York City’s Hudson River. The firm has now revealed plans to create something similar but even larger and more ambitious on San Francisco’s waterfront. Named Th… Continue reading Heatherwick Studio plans horseshoe-shaped park on the waves
Following the Cuprinol Shed of the Year competition a few months ago, an overall winner has now been announced. This year’s top sheddie is officially Daniel Holloway, who won with his nature-inspired Bedouin Tree Shed in London, England.Continue Readin… Continue reading Nature-inspired family retreat crowned 2020 Shed of the Year
This is not a home that will appeal to everyone with its use of rough, unfinished concrete, though those willing to embrace its distinctive looks will find an interesting and unusual dwelling. Situated in a forested area in Portugal, its roof has an in… Continue reading Concrete retreat puts a pool in the roof and daylight down below
From next-generation body armor to new treatments for tuberculosis, marine sponges have plenty to offer the world of science, and now we’re seeing how they might inspire stronger and lighter skyscrapers and bridges. Engineers at Harvard University have… Continue reading Sea sponge skeletons inspire stronger, lighter load-bearing structures
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has designed many major buildings in its time, including the world’s tallest, but its latest work involves the creation of an entire waterfront neighborhood. The Jiuzhou Bay project will feature a new supertall skyscrap… Continue reading SOM’s new waterfront to be anchored by lighthouse-inspired skyscraper
Construction has begun on a new heart hospital in Egypt by Foster + Partners. Named the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre, the project is designed to help speed up the healing process by offering patients a cool and lush landscape to recover in.Continue… Continue reading Foster + Partners hospital puts nature at the heart of healing process