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Foster + Partners’ latest project sees the high-profile British firm reprise its winning partnership with Apple to design a flagship Apple Store in Rome. The project modernizes the 19th century Palazzo Marignoli building while taking care to retain its… Continue reading Foster + Partners transforms historic Rome building into Apple Store
Minimaliste’s latest tiny house sees the firm riff on its popular Magnolia model yet again with the Magnolia V8. It offers similar exterior styling to previous iterations of the home but is topped by a rooftop deck area. Additionally, its interior boas… Continue reading Luxury tiny house offers home comforts inside and a deck up top
China currently boasts the world’s second-tallest skyscraper, but it may be surpassed by a new megatall tower in Europe – if, that is, UK firm Kettle Collective manages to realize its ambitious proposal. Named the Lakhta Center II, the building is envi… Continue reading Twisting megatall skyscraper would soar over Saint Petersburg
You get the sense that revitalizing inner-city retail areas is something that MVRDV is genuinely passionate about, with notable examples including Taiwan’s Tainan Spring and London’s Marble Arch. The firm now plans to tempt visitors back to an aging sh… Continue reading MVRDV centers retail zone renovation around eye-catching glass mountain
As the mostly widely used material on Earth, concrete has a massive carbon footprint that scientists are working to chip away at in all sorts of ways. Recent research projects have demonstrated how the wonder material graphene could play a role in this… Continue reading World’s first graphene-enhanced concrete slab poured in England
It sounds like the premise of a comedy sketch, but researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo led by Yuya Sakai have developed a way to recycle food scraps into construction materials that are stronger than concrete, … Continue reading Food scraps recycled into materials stronger than concrete, yet edible
Heatherwick Studio’s highly anticipated Little Island has finally opened in the Big Apple. The project is an interesting blend of a pier and public park that’s raised above the Hudson River on concrete piles and includes trees and shrubs, winding pathw… Continue reading Heatherwick Studio’s Little Island mixes park and pier on the Hudson
Vertigo-inducing swimming pools seem to be in fashion at the moment and following news of the Brooklyn Point tower’s infinity pool in New York City, London now boasts its own one-of-a-kind swimming pool, too. This one goes much further in its pursuit o… Continue reading Residents can swim across 100-ft-high Sky Pool to neighboring high rise
Recent projects from Foster + Partners have seen the high-profile British firm enlivening its architecture with significant amounts of greenery, as in the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre and One Beverly Hills, for example. This trend continues with Th… Continue reading Foster + Partners to plant a lush forest oasis on the edge of Bangkok
With so many luxury skyscrapers in New York City, it’s tricky for developers to stand out from the crowd. The recently completed Brooklyn Point, by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), tackles this by offering extensive amenities, including what the Ext… Continue reading Amenities-packed luxury tower boasts “west’s highest infinity pool”