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Populous is putting a fresh aeronautical spin on a soccer stadium in France with a €100 million (roughly US$120 million) renovation of Strasbourg’s Stade de la Meinau. The project will boost capacity, improve sustainability, and incorporate airplane fu… Continue reading Soccer stadium with fuselage facade scheduled for 2025 landing
Sasaki has transformed a dilapidated airport runway in Shanghai, China, into a large public park. The project retains elements of the original airport, while integrating sustainable design like recycled materials and a rainwater collection system.Conti… Continue reading Disused airport runway takes flight as public park
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has said “Oui” to a plan to transform the French capital’s famous Champs-Élysées and nearby areas. The project, headed by PCA-Stream, will involve the planting of thousands of plants and trees, turning the city streets from gra… Continue reading Champs-Élysées redesign turns Paris streets from gray to green
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has never been content to put out safe, boring designs, but its latest project has to be one of the most eye-catching the firm has revealed in some time. Named Tower C, it’s conceived as two joined towers with lots of greene… Continue reading ZHA wants to enliven the Shenzhen skyline with striking joined towers
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), in collaboration with local firm Leigh & Orange, has unveiled its design for new student residences in Hong Kong. Due for completion in 2023, the development will incorporate rooftop walkways and overcome a tricky hillside … Continue reading Zaha Hadid Architects’ student housing to rise on hilly Hong Kong site
Turning Paris from a City of Light to a City of Green has long been an ambition of architect Vincent Callebaut, and his firm’s latest project in this vein envisions a greenery-filled footbridge in the French capital. Named the Green Line, the tree-pack… Continue reading Vincent Callebaut aims to span the Seine with veggie-growing gardens
From a new twist on a wooden cabin to an experimental 3D-printed concrete house, our selection of the best houses of 2020 showcases the 10 most interesting and well-designed examples of residential architecture we’ve seen this year.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading The best houses of 2020
The Ateliers Jean Nouvel’s most recent work saw the high-profile French architect’s firm drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape and this is also the case with the up-and-coming Aquarela. Located in Quito, Ecuador, the project consists of a … Continue reading Greenery covered high-rise project echoes rugged mountain landscape
Stefano Boeri Architetti is perhaps best known for its series of greenery covered buildings – or Vertical Forests – that have sprouted up around the world. However, the Italian firm has now taken up the fight against the COVID-19 virus in its home coun… Continue reading Sustainable COVID-19 vaccine centers fast-tracked in Italy
Though many COVID-19-related delays have hit the construction industry this year, 2020 has still produced more than its fair share of superb architecture. From a hotel with a hole in the middle, to a village community building made from mud. Read on fo… Continue reading The best buildings of 2020