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ODA Architecture has revealed plans for an unusual new skyscraper named the Terrarium Cheong-Dam. The tower will allow residents to enjoy some greenery and fresh air without needing to venture down to the ground thanks to an outdoor area around its mid… Continue reading Seoul skyscraper creates open-air “terrarium” around halfway up
With the success of projects like the Battersea Power Station and Domino Sugar Refinery, it’s easy to see why renovations of industrial spaces are in vogue lately. This latest example, by MAD Architects, is more unusual than most and involves raising a… Continue reading Radical renovation “floats” an Ark over huge cement factory warehouse
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named Quay Quarter Tower, by 3XN Architects, the Best Tall Building Worldwide for 2023. The prestigious authority on skyscrapers hailed the project’s clever repurposing of an old high-rise int… Continue reading 2023’s best skyscraper built from the remains of a 1970s office tower
The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has completed its first ever supertall skyscraper. Named The Spiral, the extraordinary office building enlivens the Manhattan skyline with a ribbon of greenery that wraps around its exterior as it rises, creating outdoor t… Continue reading 1,000-ft ribbon of green extends the High Line into New York’s skyline
Following its announcement of the Stirling Prize, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has revealed the 2023 House of the Year shortlist. Celebrating the very best of British residential design, the competition includes an impressive house … Continue reading From broken TV sets to renovated cow sheds: UK’s best new houses revealed
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has completed work on its Chengdu Science Fiction Museum in China and, to the firm’s credit, it looks just as extraordinary as the renders promised. The building features an amorphous form that’s envisioned as an expanding n… Continue reading Futuristic sci-fi museum forms a nebulous star cloud in China
Though coming a bit later than its original planned completion date of June 2019, MVRDV’s renovation of Albania’s Tirana Pyramid is now officially open to the public. The building has been transformed from a communist-era brutalist landmark into a tech… Continue reading Communist pyramid transformed into scalable tech hub with superb views
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the recipient of the 2023 Stirling Prize, the most prestigious award in UK architecture. Mæ has won for its superb work designing the John Morden Centre, a day care center for elderly peopl… Continue reading Seniors’ day care center wins UK’s top architecture award
Cement company Progreso has completed Guatemala’s first 3D-printed building. The prototype dwelling has been designed to withstand local seismic activity and combines modern 3D-printing construction techniques with traditional local craftsmanship in th… Continue reading Earthquake-resistant house 3D printed in just 26 hours
Following its work creating Europe’s largest green facade, Ingenhoven Associates has once again produced a building that showcases impressive sustainability. This time, the firm has topped a large health resort nestled into some dunes on a German islan… Continue reading Europe’s largest thatched roof crowns island health resort