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Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is probably best known for designing many of the world’s tallest and most impressive skyscrapers, including the Ping An Finance Centre and One Vanderbilt. Its latest project sees the firm swap the world of flashy stee… Continue reading KPF taps timber for sustainably designed Vancouver office tower
Influential architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has unveiled plans for a new headquarters for fashion e-commerce company Farfetch. The project is described as a manmade extension of the hillside by the firm and will consist of a dozen interconn… Continue reading Greenery covered office rises from and extends Portuguese hillside
Construction work has begun on an ambitious new hotel development designed by Oppenheim Architecture that will be part-built into a Saudi Arabian mountainside. Fittingly, the rock that’s excavated during the build process will be reused to help create … Continue reading Luxury resort will sleep hotel guests inside an Arabian mountain
We typically associate Canadian tiny house builder Minimaliste with spacious homes that can withstand extremes in hot and cold weather. With the Nomad, the firm has retained the same hardy four-season tiny house design, but it’s offered in a smaller an… Continue reading All-weather tiny house is designed for the modern Nomad
Volvo CE has been eyeing the replacement of diesel-belching heavy machinery with battery-electric models for a number of years, previously testing vehicles in Sweden and Paris. For the last year or so, the company has been field testing in Southern Cal… Continue reading Volvo tests electric construction machines ahead of North American rollout
Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a number of train stations in recent years, including examples in Estonia, Italy, Russia, and elsewhere. Its latest project sees the high-profile firm envision the renovation of a railway station in Lithuania, while a… Continue reading ZHA blends old and new with ambitious train station renovation
Though French tiny houses are always very compact due to the country’s strict towing laws, Baluchon goes to great efforts to maximize living space with its models – and this is the case with its recently completed Farniente too. The tiny house contains… Continue reading Pint-sized tiny house just the ticket for cozy movie nights
Information specialist Emporis has named this year’s winner of its prestigious Skyscraper Award. For the first time in the competition’s 20-plus year history, the prize has gone to an Australian building, the remarkable One Barangaroo, by UK firm Wilki… Continue reading Australia’s twisting One Barangaroo named 2021’s best skyscraper
The latest US project by the always interesting MAD Architects sees the studio design a striking glazed tower for Hollywood. Described as the office of the future by the firm, the high-rise building would include lots of greenery and foster a healthy w… Continue reading “Office of the future” aims to be a rising star in Hollywood
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has unveiled the six shortlisted projects vying for the most prestigious prize in UK architecture, the Stirling Prize. Highlights include a footbridge that doesn’t quite meet in the middle and a mosque w… Continue reading Six buildings battle it out for Britain’s top architecture prize