IRAQ PAVILION at EXPO 2020 Dubai – Design Progress
Design Development of the Iraq Pavilion at EXPO 2020 Dubai, UAE
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yong ju lee embeds plant life into architecture with ‘moss tower’ prototype
developed by the team at yong ju lee , ‘moss tower’ is a structural prototype that combines living organisms with architecture. inspired by new perspectives on the built environment following the COVID-19 pandemic, the research project looks past current construction materials and sustainable design methods, and presents a direct approach of bringing nature
Sunrise Pavilion / Feldman Architecture
Text description provided by the architects. Conceived as a garden pavilion complimenting an existing contemporary guest house, Sunrise was designed to respond to its rugged, remote, and beautiful surroundings. The clients, a newly retired couple, have used the property and guest house as a weekend retreat for years. Admirers of our work, they were
MVRDV to convert its former Expo 2000 Pavilion in Hannover into a co-working office building
MVRDV has unveiled plans to convert its former Expo 2000 Pavilion into a co-working office building in Hannover, Germany . Designed in 2000, the pavilion is one of the studio's seminal works from the practice’s early years. The new plans will also include two new buildings on the space surrounding the pavilion, one will contain student housing and the other
2A Continental Architectural Award 2019 Winners
The 2A Continental Architectural Award was founded to pay tribute to the living architect or architects whose architecture and artwork exhibits a blend of those qualities of ability, vision, flair, and dedication. Under the leadership of Ahmad Zohadi, who is head of organizing committee and also an Architecture Scholar himself 2ACAA strives to achieve the
SHoP architects tops out slender central park skyscraper, 111 west 57th street
the slender, SHoP architects -designed skyscraper centered at the foot of new york’s central park south has at last topped out at its full height of 1,428 feet (435m). positioned between 6th and 7th avenues, ‘111 west 57th street’ is expressive of its historic, metropolitan context while implementing the latest technology and pushing the limits of
BuildTech Trends: Movements Shaping Architecture and Construction
As construction evolves, new advancements are shaping how we design. These movements are the product of shared ideas and the convergence of building technologies that open up new possibilities for architecture. From the atomic scale of materials to preassembled homes and faraway planets, the changes in BuildTech are felt across industries. As a result,
Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture reveal visuals of Sydney airport
Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture have unveiled the design of an airport in Sydney that is modelled on traditional Australian architecture and natural landscapes. Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, named after a famous Australian pilot, has been designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture for a rural 1,780-hectare
Japan unveils Tokyo 2020 Olympics venue inspired by Japanese architecture
This picture shows the Ariake Gymnastics Centre, a venue of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, during a press preview in Tokyo, Oct 29, 2019. (Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi) TOKYO: Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Tuesday (Oct 29) unveiled a custom-built US$188 million gymnastics venue inspired by Japanese architecture that uses wood brought
7 Futuristic Stadiums Designed by Famous Architects
7 Slides Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú by Francisco Gonzalez Pulido and Alonso de Garay in Mexico City. Photo: Rafael Gamo Arenas are no longer merely a place to watch sports—now, they’re cutting-edge structures that serve a multitude of purposes for fans of any age. This, of course, is not just because of the athletes, but also due to the famous architects who
Dezeen Awards 2019 architecture category winners revealed
Galaxia, Black Rock City, US by Mamou Mani has been highly commended in the small building of the year category 15 of 15 T Noie by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates has been named urban house of the year 1 of 15 Stepping Park House, Vietnam, by Vo Trong Nghia Architects has been highly commended in the urban house of the year category. Photo is by Hiroyuki Oki.
Archinect’s Must-Do Picks for Archtober 2019, Week 2 (Oct. 9–16)
Archtober 2019 , New York City's month-long architecture and design festival, kicked off last week with an impressive lineup of events in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Archinect & Bustler have partnered with Archtober for the ninth year in a row and present you our weekly highlights from a packed calendar . Below are our
Zaha Hadid’s massive ‘starfish’ airport opens in Beijing
China has opened a vast, multibillion-dollar airport in the country’s capital, in the run-up to a major political anniversary. Less than five years after construction began, the 450bn yuan (£50bn) Daxing international airport was officially opened on Wednesday in a ceremony attended by the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping. China is preparing to celebrate its
From a glass fortress in Bangkok to a tree house in Arkansas, here are 53 of the most beautiful buildings in the world
Rory Gardiner/Dezeen A golf club made to look like a sand dune is just one of the nominees in the 2019 Dezeen Awards. Architecture website Dezeen hosts the Dezeen Awards annually to identify the world's most impressive architecture. Dezeen announced the shortlists for the 2019 awards in September, including the 10 architecture categories. The architecture
The Twist Museum / BIG
© Laurian Ghinitoiu © Laurian Ghinitoiu © Laurian Ghinitoiu © Laurian Ghinitoiu Save this picture! © Laurian Ghinitoiu Text description provided by the architects. Traversing the winding Randselva river, BIG’s first project in Norway, The Twist, opens as an inhabitable bridge torqued at its center, forming a new journey and art piece within the Kistefos
Architecture Issue 2019: Karen Braitmayer brings unique perspective to her award-winning work toward accessible architecture
AT ITS BEST, architecture — like any creative endeavor with the power to move us — elevates the human experience: through artistic expression and appreciation, through technical know-how and innovation, through design that enhances community and connection. Sometimes, though, architecture lets us down, shuts us out, sets us apart. And then — at our best — we
Milan’s Porta Nuova urban success story
Milan’s central Porta Nuova district is at the heart of the city’s urban development. A combination of good planning, international architecture and urban forestation has been key to its success – measured by the droves of locals, tourists and architecture fanatics alike who frequent the BAM public park, says Marco Sammicheli, Wallpaper* Milan editor At the
The Best Architecture Projects of 2019 According to Time Magazine
The World's Greatest Places of 2019 list by Time magazine celebrates 100 destinations in the world to visit, stay, eat and drink. Selected by the global team of editors of the publication, the places have been evaluated based on quality, originality, innovation, sustainability and social impact. We have shortened this list and selected the architectural
What are Kinetic Facades in Architecture?
For most of the history of architecture, interesting facades were achieved through materiality or ornamentation. From the elaborately painted friezes of the Parthenon to the glass exteriors of modern skyscrapers, architecture was primarily static, only ‘changing’ as the environment would change and affect the material of the façade in differing ways, be it
Six projects win in 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Aerial view of the pool from the beach, Almetyevsk, Public Spaces Development Programme, various locations, Tatarstan, Russian Federation. Photo: Ivan Petrov. The 2019 edition of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture has come to a close with the reveal of the winning projects. Established in 1977 by the Aga Khan and bestowed every three years, the $1 million
8 Music Videos Where Stunning Architecture Plays a Starring Role
The Jonas Brothers filmed the video for their song "Sucker" at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, U.K. Forget intricate choreography, CGI effects, and unexpected cameos. Some of the best, most eye-catching music videos simply rely on the right location to provide the perfect visual representation of a song, and often, it's a stunning building that does the
Stufish models the Chimelong Theatre in China on traditional circus tents
An undulating golden facade wraps around the 6,700-seat Chimelong Theatre on Hengqin Island in China , which Stufish has designed to evoke the form of traditional circus tents. Located south of Macau, the giant circus theatre was built by entertainment architecture studio Stufish to replace the Chimelong Hengqin International Circus City that was irreparably
Winners revealed: 2019 Think Brick Awards
The winners of the 2019 Think Brick Awards, which celebrate excellence in the use of clay brick, concrete masonry and roof tiles by architects and designers, have been announced at a gala dinner at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne. Elizabeth McIntyre, Think Brick Australia CEO, said the winners were some of the most daring designs the awards had seen. “The
Petrās Architecture Designs New Greek Archaeological Museum for Sparta
Courtesy of Petrās Architecture Courtesy of Petrās Architecture Courtesy of Petrās Architecture Courtesy of Petrās Architecture Greek design practice Petrās Architecture have created a new proposal for an archaeological museum in Sparta. Designed for the Peloponnese Municipality, the project integrates an existing listed building with a new museum building
The Top 10 Design Cities of 2019
Design trends are often the result of foreign cultural influences, avant-garde creations, and innovative solutions for people's ever-evolving needs. Although the design world seems like one big mood board, some cities have managed to outshine the rest with their recent projects. As part of their annual Design Cities Listing , Metropolis Magazine has
Ten of the most unconventional award-winning Architecture Designs from A’ Design Award 2019
In keeping with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s description of architecture as frozen music, this post is quite literally a playlist of the best architectural designs from 2019. One of the A’ Design Awards’ most strong categories , Architecture sees a lot of entrants as well as winners from around the globe. We handpicked some of the most beautiful, most
Henning Larsen Architects awarded European Prize for Architecture 2019
Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen Architects has been named as this year's laureate of the European Prize for Architecture. Established in 2010, the European Prize for Architecture is awarded annually to the European architects perceived to have advanced "the principles of European humanism and the art of architecture". Henning Larsen Architects is
These 13 Buildings Redefined Architecture in the Past 5 Years
The design of office buildings, museums, airports, train stations, and homes, can't always be revolutionary. In fact, much of architecture consists of those banal platitudes that are necessary for cities to grow and humanity to advance. Every so often, however, a building is completed that almost universally turns heads, and in the process, veers the
paris heartbeat by zeyu cai + sibei li wins the people’s notre dame design competition
designers zeyu cai and sibei li have been announced as the winners of the people’s notre dame design competition organized by goarchitect to spark debate regarding the redesign of the roof and spire of paris ‘ damaged cathedral. open to entries from around the globe and voted for by the public, the initiative saw 226 proposals submitted from 56 different
Five of the best houses in Ecuador on Dezeen
We've rounded up five residences in Ecuador that architects have designed to celebrate the small South American country's local materials and climate. Casa El Cortijo by Felipe Assadi Arquitectos A zig-zagging roofline covered in red bricks defines this house in Ecuador's port city of Guayaquil, which is popular for its proximity to the Galapagos Islands.
Italian architect Stefano Boeri unveils plans for Africa’s first “vertical forest”
architecture Home to the ancient pyramids, Egypt is no stranger to architectural innovation. So it is no surprise that it is set to become the first African nation to host a "vertical forest." Italian architect Stefano Boeri has unveiled plans for three cube-shaped vertical forest apartment blocks for Egypt's new administrative capital, currently being built
The National Museum of World Writing Tells its Stories Through Architecture
Writing is an unending dialogue that has been connecting one generation to another, maintaining history, culture, and information. For the National Museum of World Writing , stories were built rather than written. Just as writing transcends the author to another realms, SAMOO Architects and Engineers have proposed ‘PAGES’, a structure of
Beat the heat: Architecture and design ideas to cool down
How are designers dealing with the soaring temperatures of the climate emergency? Ancient desert architecture, Bauhaus buildings or futuristic sustainable cities in Abu Dhabi: Intelligent solutions are already out there. Architectural ideas against the heat Air-conditioning is the problem, not the solution Nothing feels nicer than walking into an
Retrofuturism Gives Traditional Iranian Architecture a Modern Twist
Villages and cities in Iran have always had a fixed low-rise horizontal skyline due to the lack of beam and column technology. Although some cities have already adopted contemporary styles and have constructed soaring skyscrapers , but the majority of towns remain committed to traditional building techniques. Iranian architect Mohammad Hassan Forouzanfar
314 architecture encloses greek home in white perforated curtain
314 architecture studio conceived a house meant to be experienced as a scenographic space – making the main volume as a stage on which actors ‘perform’ their daily routine. however, the architects also ensured the privacy for the users by encasing the home with an exterior curtain-like shell with asymmetric, curvy cutouts. the fence surrounding the property
‘People In Other Cities Are Noticing’: How D.C.’s Architecture Has Improved This Decade
Want to get a jump-start on upcoming deals? Meet the major D.C. players at one of our upcoming events ! When Bob Fox began working in D.C. architecture in the 1980s, he said the city had a reputation for conservative design, driven by the presence of the federal government. But he has seen a significant change during this latest development cycle. "I've seen
Organic, Light and Resistant: Thermoset Technology In Architecture
Initially created for aerospace purposes, materials based on advanced fiber-reinforced thermoset technology are increasingly being considered not only to manufacture specific building elements but also to change the way buildings are conceived, designed and built. Despite being incredibly resistant –almost six times stronger than steel– fiber-reinforced
PURO Hotel Warsaw: A Lesson in Curating Warsaw’s Design Identity
In Warsaw, Poland, Puro Hotel worked with London-based studio DeSallesFlint to design their newest hotel, Puro Hotel Warsaw . Situated in Poland’s capital next to the city’s most prominent landmark—the Palace of Culture and Science—PURO Hotels Warsaw has a tall order to capture Warsaw’s distinct position at the crossroads of East and West. The hotel’s
How to Design an Accessible Kitchen: Adjustable and Multifunctional Furniture
Universal accessibility in architecture refers to the capacity that all people have to access and inhabit a space regardless of their cognitive and physical capacities, and it is a subject that cannot be dismissed. Although little modifications can make a difference, it is ideal for the spaces to be thought out according to universal design guidelines from