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High-profile UK firm Foster + Partners recently completed work on an attractive new supertall skyscraper in Kuwait. Rising to a height of 300 m (984 ft), the office building features a tapering overall form and is defined by distinctive exterior fins d… Continue reading Foster + Partners’ tapering tower keeps office workers in the shade
Built for a client who teaches online yoga classes, the Trahan Tiny House from Fritz Tiny Homes squeezes an impressive number of features into its 32-ft (9.7-m)-long frame. The towable dwelling includes a comfortable living area, a small home office, s… Continue reading Trahan Tiny House pulls double duty as yoga studio
Bentley’s done it, Aston Martin’s done it, and now Swedish automotive brand Polestar has also decided to dip its toe into the world of architecture. The firm has created a sleek treehouse that is defined by its generous glazing and minimalist decor.Con… Continue reading Polestar’s sleek spaceship-like treehouse lands in a Finnish forest
Though it doesn’t offer the kind of quirky novelty we often associate with Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), this recently completed adaptive reuse project showcases the firm’s subtler side. It involved transforming two aging hospital buildings into a refugee… Continue reading Curving Danish refugee museum tastefully merges old with new
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has revealed the winners of this year’s National Awards. Consisting of 29 of the UK’s finest new buildings, highlights include a superb house extended into some nearby ruins and the country’s first Passi… Continue reading Best of Britain: RIBA showcases UK’s finest new buildings
Back in March, we reported on plans for a remarkable new treehouse-style hotel by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) that was to be covered in birdhouses. The one-of-a-kind getaway is now complete and has opened to visitors.Continue ReadingCategory: Archite… Continue reading One-of-a-kind treehouse hotel is definitely one for the birds
A total of 21 finalists have been announced for this year’s Cuprinol Shed of the Year competition. Packed full of interesting designs by passionate amateur “sheddies” working to a shoestring budget, highlights include an aircraft hangar-like build made… Continue reading Tiny spaces, big ideas: 2022 Shed of the Year finalists announced
Following the Plus and Zurich Airport – Dock A, the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) continues its embrace of sustainable timber construction with an eye-catching museum. The National Juneteenth Museum will be arranged into an undulating star-like shape and w… Continue reading Undulating timber museum celebrates the end of African American slavery
It’s rare to see a firm as high-profile as MAD Architects take on the challenging and unglamorous work of social housing, but it has indeed done so with its recently completed Baiziwan Social Housing project. The development is designed to resemble a m… Continue reading Huge social housing project envisioned as a mountainous landscape
Commissioned to create a new cultural center in China, high-profile firm Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) drew inspiration from the rugged landscape formed by a local river to design an eye-catching sinuous building. Named the Jinghe New City Culture & Art … Continue reading ZHA’s impressive culture center flows through the city like a river