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Back in 2013, WilkinsonEyre won an international architecture competition to design a new skyscraper on Sydney’s waterfront. Some eight years later, One Barangaroo is now finally complete and the eye-catching tower offers hotel guests and the well-heel… Continue reading Luxury waterfront tower pushes its twisting glass petals skyward
Back in 2013, WilkinsonEyre won an international architecture competition to design a new skyscraper on Sydney’s waterfront. Some eight years later, One Barangaroo is now finally complete and the eye-catching tower offers hotel guests and the well-heel… Continue reading Luxury waterfront tower pushes its twisting glass petals skyward
We typically associate Canadian tiny house builder Minimaliste with large and luxurious models that stand up to extreme weather. Its latest build offers the same hardy design, but has been shoehorned into a far smaller size, packing all the basics need… Continue reading Minimaliste cuts its hardy tiny house down to size
Greenery covered buildings are all the rage lately, which makes sense – most people would rather spend their time surrounded by nature, after all. The Marina Tower from Foster + Partners will not only grow to be the “first green high-rise building in G… Continue reading Foster + Partners drapes Greece’s tallest tower in greenery
Heating and cooling systems are some of the biggest energy guzzlers in use, so passive temperature control could be a good way to reduce emissions. Phase-change materials (PCMs) show promise for this, and now engineers at Texas A&M have developed a new… Continue reading 3D-printable phase-change materials insulate buildings better at scale
As we’ve followed the tiny house movement over the years, one of the things we’ve noticed is that mainstream North American models have steadily grown larger and more luxurious – forget the stereotype of a cramped shed on wheels, some of them are more … Continue reading Enormous tiny houses that push the boundaries of small living
Designed by prolific American architect S. Charles Lee and originally opening back in 1927, the Tower Theatre has seen a lot of changes over the years. It was Los Angeles’ first movie theater capable of showing “talkies” and, thanks to its distinctive … Continue reading Apple and Foster + Partners restore 1920s glamor to LA movie theater
A cloud is forming in Qinhuangdao, China, though it’s not some kind of odd meteorological event, but the latest project by MAD Architects. Named the Aranya Cloud Center, it’s currently under construction and will serve as a flexible events space for th… Continue reading MAD reflects on pure and simple for “floating cloud” events center
Through pioneering projects in Mexico, China, Texas and elsewhere, we’re starting to see how 3D printing can make building construction a whole lot more cost effective. An affordable housing venture in Africa named 14Trees has now leveraged the technol… Continue reading World’s first 3D-printed school tackles classroom shortages in Africa
If you’re going to call your building a “sustainability machine,” you’d better back that up with some energy efficient features. MVRDV has done just that with its design for LAD HQ, which will reduce its carbon footprint with the use of solar power, ra… Continue reading MVRDV describes upcoming LAD HQ as a “sustainability machine”