The competition winning proposal for the Terrace 9 Housing Complex in Nanterre, France by Atelier Zündel Cristea… aims to restore the human scale and legibility necessary for creating large and enjoyable public spaces, capable of attracting people fr
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AIA President Jeff Potter welcomed everyone this morning by restating his promise that the 2012 convention would inspire all who attend. With a consistent theme focusing on the architects commitment to service, President Potter welcomed Shaun Donovan ̵
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Highlights from this time last year include a maze filled with mirrors, an electric car powered by jet engines and a hotel room that looks more like a bird’s nest. (more…)
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Architects: Brullet-De Luna Arquitectes + Pinearq – Albert de Pineda Àlvarez (Pinearq), Manuel Brullet Tenas and Alfonso de Luna (Brullet-De Luna Arquitectes) Location: Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain Completion: 2010 Collaborators: Marcial Novo Ma
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Architects: Coll-Barreu Arquitectos – Juan Coll-Barreu, Daniel Gutiérrez Zarza Location: Vitoria, Spain Project Area: 12,974 sqm Completion: 2011 Photographs: Aleix Bagué… The E8 building is the result of a design competition called with th
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While the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s headquarters at the Carnegie Mansion is under renovation (set to reopen in 2014), the museum is popping up in locations across New York City to keep design in the eyes of the public. In the digital wor
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Architects: Robert M. Gurney Architect Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Project Architect: Claire L. Andreas Completed: November 2011 Photographs: Maxwell MacKenzie Architectural … Rolling pastures, bordered with dark, stained fences in
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Architect: REX Location: Seoul, Korea Built Area: 115,500 sqm (1,240,000 sqf) Completion year: 2016 Program: 47,800 sqm of luxury housing for short-term residents, 27,000 sqm of retail, and 929 parking stalls Renderings: Luxigon and Rex… YIBD “P
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The Lacey is a 26-unit, four level, 25,000 SF residential building organized around a three-level central corridor/atrium. Outdoor space is ample with a communal second floor terrace and rooftop, as well as private balconies, courtyards, and terraces for t
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“The Energy Tour” is a music video and performance tour premiering at the AIA 2012 convention, happening now in Washington D.C. Produced by YKK AP America, the video introduces the new YUW 750 XT unitized wall system, part of the company’s enerGfacade prod
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Designed in Hackney: we conclude our week of fashion design from Hackney with Hussein Chayalan and his dresses that emit laser beams. (more…)
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‘Reel‘ designed by Yeongkeun Jeong can transform the main triangle of the bike frame to store your belongings. The silicone stickers are attached onto the frame and the elastic band is wound up between them. Unlike common bicycle accessories,
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Architects: Studio Inches Architettura – Matteo Inches Location: Vacallo, Ticino, Switzerland Design Team: Arch. Matteo Inches, Nastasja Geleta Completion: 2012 Ground Coverage: 42 sqm Total Floor Area: 120sqm Photographs: Tonatiuh Ambrosetti, Danie
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This week Dezeen has been all about skyscrapers, with towers by 15 of the world’s most famous architects for a new business district in Seoul plus a timelapse movie and interview with architect Renzo Piano as his 300 metre-high
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Though it may be the most fun part of the design process (who doesn’t love spending hours in the material library?), specifying the interiors of a project can also be the toughest part of a project. It means digging through websites, driving all over
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In light of the announcement that Herzog & de Meuron and Ai WeiWei will be designing this year’s Pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery, we take a look back at last year’s Pavilion and the architect behind it, Peter Zumthor. Last…
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The Westfield Group made it official yesterday: They will be curating the 450,000 square feet of retail space at the World Trade Center, the New York Post reported. The group made a $93 million payment to the Port Authority toward the $612.5 million deal t
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Image via DutchArtEvents. Dutch art duo Haas & Hahn has a shtick that sticks: the pair, comprised of Jeroen Koolhaas (yes, a direct descendent of Rem) and Dre Urhahn, is known for their colorful mural makeovers, which have most famously turned the slum
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As The Shard nears completion in London, here is the transcript of an interview conducted with architect Renzo Piano before work started on the 300 metre-high tower. (more…)
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It’s that time of year again. Spring is the season of design expos and exhibitions, when new and innovative furniture projects and products bloom on the trade floor show. A favorite of ours is NeoCon, the largest of its kind in North America, where u
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Architects: Jost Architects – Patrick Jost Location: Milton St, Elwood, Victoria, Australia Area: 430 sqm Photographs: Tara Pearce, Patrick Jost… The Elwood House is a new residential dwelling with a separate garage and studio to the rear.
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Defined by a continuous volume snaking around two semipublic courtyards, the Connecting Riads residential complex by AQSO Arquitectos… adapts to the different conditions of the plot to combine a domestic and urban appearance. Its simple gesture is de
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Brought to you by: The artist’s first major U.S. commission lands at the Met On Monday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art held a preview of the latest installation to take root in its Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. Designed by Tomás Saraceno, the inst
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A few days ago Cecconi Simone… sent us images about their latest project. Cecconi Simone has designed the model for a community of thirty-seven contemporary townhouses by Treasure Hill Developments in Little Italy / Little Portugal, Downtown Toronto.
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