Studio Cadena's Happy installation brightens Flatiron plaza in New York
Yellow material shaped to resemble smiley faces is draped from this installation by Studio Cadena, erected outside New York City's Flatiron Building for the holiday season. The Happy temporary...
View ArticleDesign Miami names Aric Chen as first curatorial director
Shanghai-based architecture and design curator Aric Chen is set to become the first curatorial director of the Design Miami events in Florida and Basel. Chen will oversee exhibitions, commissions and...
View ArticleNeumann Monson creates zero-energy East 2nd Street Parking Garage in Des Moines
US architecture firm Neumann Monson has completed a glass-fronted parking garage in Des Moines, Iowa, as part of a scheme to help revitalise the city's East Village neighbourhood. The six-storey...
View ArticleAqua shades decorate New York restaurant Shoo Shoo
Blue and green furniture and finishes were chosen to evoke the Mediterranean Sea at this Israeli restaurant in Manhattan's Nolita neighbourhood. Shoo Shoo, on the corner of Broome and Mott streets,...
View ArticleTraditional fabric influences patterns across University of Hawaii building...
A jagged roofline and textured facades define a dual-purpose university facility by Perkins+Will in Kapolei, a growing town on the mountainous island of Oahu. Housing both offices and educational...
View Article"If forests were meant to burn, why not the houses in them?"
Natural disasters like the recent California wildfires are not going to go away, so the only option is to rebuild with temporality in mind, argues Aaron Betsky. What is the best way to design a home...
View ArticleDeborah Berke Partners clads High Street Residence Hall in stone and zinc
American studio Deborah Berke Partners has completed a student dormitory for a small Pennsylvania college, with different cladding materials on the building's opposing sides. The High Street Residence...
View ArticleFoster + Partners' skinny New York skyscraper rises beside Seagram Building
Foster + Partners' super-skinny residential skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan features a ribbed glass exterior and plenty of luxury amenities. One Hundred East Fifty Third sits close to Mies van der...
View ArticleBIG puts "the park back in ballpark" with grass-roofed stadium for Oakland A's
Danish firm BIG has released visuals for a new baseball stadium in Oakland, California, and a separate masterplan to redevelop the city's Coliseum sports ground. The ballpark will provide a new home...
View ArticleExhibitions to visit during Miami art week 2018
Heading to Miami next week? We've compiled a list of exhibitions to check out during the city's annual art week, alongside the major Art Basel and Design Miami events. Art Basel Miami Beach Over 250...
View ArticleMovie shows BIG and Heatherwick's Google HQ taking shape
Google's new California headquarters, designed by the studios of Bjarke Ingels and Thomas Heatherwick, is captured in this aerial footage that shows its "circus tent" roof well underway. Photography...
View ArticleWarped concrete roof tops Miami architecture school by Arquitectonica
A massive curving slab of concrete covers the new school of architecture building at the University of Miami, by local firm Arquitectonica. The Thomas P Murphy Design Studio Building is the latest...
View ArticleStudio Razavi models New York's Boqueria tapas bar on Barcelona market
Slatted woodwork forms a canopy over this Spanish tapas bar and restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, which architecture practice Studio Razavi has based on a market in Barcelona. Studio Razavi's New York...
View ArticleYellow accents brighten Lone Tree Wellness Center by Neumann Monson
An elevated running track encircles this sports centre that Neumann Monson Architects has designed for the residents of Lone Tree, Iowa. The 21,400-square-foot (1,988-square-metres) Lone Tree Wellness...
View ArticleSnøhetta completes ultra-efficient HouseZero at Harvard University
Rooftop photovoltaics and windows that automatically open and close are among the sustainable features in a small Harvard building, which Snøhetta, Skanska and university researchers have retrofitted....
View ArticleJohn Ronan wraps IIT's Kaplan Institute in ETFE and glass
American studio John Ronan Architects has completed an academic building at the Illinois Institute of Technology that is meant to have a "light, cloud-like appearance". The building, officially known...
View Article"I'm a matchmaker between art and people" says Kulapat Yantrasast
Thai architect Kulapat Yantrasast was recently chosen to oversee a major renovation of galleries at The Met in New York. In this exclusive interview, he explains why he designs art spaces to be more...
View Article10 art galleries and museums by Kulapat Yantrasast
Kulapat Yantrasast has become the go-to architect for contemporary art galleries and museums in the US. Here are 10 of his major projects that differ from typical white-box exhibition spaces, with...
View ArticleAirbnb's Backyard initiative to roll out house designs in 2019
Airbnb has announced a major move into the architecture and construction industry, with plans to release a new housing prototype late next year. The house designs are being developed as part of...
View ArticleSnøhetta updates proposal for Philip Johnson's AT&T Building
Snøhetta has revealed an updated proposal for the overhaul of Philip Johnson's AT&T Building, after a major backlash against its initial scheme resulted in the postmodern tower gaining landmark...
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