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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
With its huge amount of greenery, both inside and out, Kengo Kuma’s upcoming Park Habitat is designed to offer a much more pleasant workplace than the average office building. It will also feature sustainable design, including an interesting cooling ce… Continue reading Kengo Kuma’s greenery-filled office will be a walk in the park
Woods Bagot and the Miller Hull Partnership have revealed plans to expand the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with a sustainably-designed new extension that will be defined by a stunning timber interior made from locally sourced Douglas fir wood.C… Continue reading Seattle airport goes green with stunning timber expansion
Following its Quayside project, Henning Larsen Architects continues its enthusiastic use of sustainable timber construction techniques with a new experience center designed for automaker Volvo. Named World of Volvo, the building will take the form of t… Continue reading Volvo embraces sustainable design with timber experience center
It’s a sad fact that even though our forests are disappearing at an alarming rate, new wooden structures are typically made of all-new wood. A special computer system could help change that, by facilitating the use of wood reclaimed from existing build… Continue reading Computer system designs structures based on available reclaimed wood
Stadium specialist Populous has been commissioned to design a new multipurpose events arena in Munich. Described as Germany’s first “climate-neutral” (i.e. net zero) arena by the firm, the building will host significant greenery on its eye-catching ext… Continue reading Thousands of solar panels to power Germany’s first climate-neutral arena