New Weekly arcspace Feature

Superkilen

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The sprawling urban park, Superkilen, wedges itself into one of the most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in Copenhagen, Nørrebro. It samples benches, street signs and other urban furniture from across the world in an effort to reflect the multi-ethnicity of the area’s inhabitants.

Laura Stamer - STAMERS KONTOR

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

The Camera

The photographs from STAMERS KONTOR by Laura Stamer selected here on arcspace show how Laura Stamer works with strong colors, contrasts and dynamic composition to literally draw the viewer’s gaze into the architectural space. Her focus is to show the tactility of the architecture and its spaces letting them unfold in a rarely seen playful manner.

Musée Louvre-Lens

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Lens, France

The new expansion of the Louvre in Lens is 360 meters of steel and glass unfolding on top of an old coal mine and expected to attract 500.000 visitors each year. It is a museum that aims at educating visitors in how to look at art and on top of that revitalize the post-industrial town Lens in France.

Moving. Norman Foster on Art

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Carré d’Art, Nîmes Museum of Contemporary Art
Nîmes, France

British architect and Pritzker Prize laureater Norman Foster celebrates the completion of the Carré d’Art in NÎme, France, 20 years ago by curating the special exhibition Moving. The exhibition displays 138 works by 66 artists from 14 countries and covers almost a 200 year period from British master landscape painter William Turner’s early 19th century watercolors to contemporary video pieces.

The Małopolska Garden of Arts

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Krakow, Poland

The Małopolska Garden of Arts (MGA) is the work of Polish studio Ingarden & Ewý, and is currently one of the most celebrated building in Kraków, Poland. With the help of structural remnants of a former horse-riding arena, the MGA merges a theatre and library, bringing a contemporary aura adjacent to Kraków's historic center.

Musée de Préhistoire des Gorges du Verdon

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Quinson, France

Download images of the Musée de Préhistoire des Gorges du Verdon by Norman Foster & Partners. The Musée de Préhistoire is Europe's largest museum of prehistory located on an exceptional archaeological site, rich in traces of the life of Stone Age man, to which this new museum is devoted. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Hotels: Tree Hotel

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT

Travel
Harads, Sweden

Now, this is a hotel, worth traveling for! Not just for the fun of sleeping in the trees, but because it is also great architecture. Tree Hotel is a bundle of rooms literally up in the trees situated in the far northen forrests of Sweden.

Museum of Contemporary Art

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Barcelona, Spain

Download images of the Museum of Contemporary Art by Richard Meier & Partners. Located in an area that was a previously a monastic enclave, this museum establishes a rigorous dialogue between the area's historic urban fabric and the contemporary art within. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Museo Amparo

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:06:28 GMT

Features
Puebla, Mexico

The MUSEO AMPARO by neo-modernist TEN Arquitectos is the very delicate phase one of a much-needed update to one of the most important cultural centres in Mexico, the MUSEO AMPARO in Puebla. The renovation finished in January 2013.

Frank Gehry: At Work

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:52:28 GMT

Exhibitions
Leslie Feely Fine Art
New York, New York, USA

‘Frank Gehry: At work’ features a fine selection of the multi-award winning architect Frank Gehry’s process models at the Leslie Feely Fine Art gallery in New York.

Photo blog: Springtime in New York

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
New York, New York, USA

We have very itchy feet here at arcspace. Most recently, we visited the great city of New York, where we are happy to report that spring has finally sprung.

Buck House

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Los Angeles, California, USA

Download images of the Buck House by R.M. Schindler. Built in 1934 the plan is L-shaped with changes in ceiling height which allow for diagonal views and clerestory windows. Like in most of Schindler's work great attention is paid to the details. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

BIBLIOTEKET / THE LIBRARY

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:10:48 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

With the extension of an existing culture house combined with a brand new library and concert hall, the otherwise anonymous and worn-down Northwestern part of Copenhagen has gotten a highly distinguishable icon.

Travel blog: Visiting Portugal

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Braga, Porto, Cascais, Marco de Canavezes, Lisbon, Portugal

Portuguese cities are abound with characteristically narrow and colorful tiled buildings, and having skimmed through the mandatory guidebooks before my visit, I was expecting this. But on my architectural sightseeing, it struck me as odd how relatively few modern buildings I encountered.

Sinclair Garden Pavilion

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Pasadena, California, USA

Download images of the Sinclair Garden Pavilion by Hodgetts + Fung. The Sinclair Garden Pavilion is the first finished building of the Master Plan, a collaboration between Frank Gehry and Alvaro Siza, to expand the Pasadena campus. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Tietgen Dormitory

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:52:15 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

Danish architects Lundgaard & Tranberg’s circle-round, award-winning dormitory is a gentle and refined addition to the newest borough in the Danish capital Copenhagen, Orestad. An area largely dominated by square-shaped, glass and steel structures.

Langen Foundation

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Neuss, Germany

Download images of the Langen Foundation by Tadao Ando. The Langen Foundation is located at the Raketenstation Hombroich, a former NATO base. Visitors enter through a cut-out in the semicircular concrete wall, opening up the view to the glass, steel and concrete building. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Glass Farm

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:43:06 GMT

Features
Schijndel, The Netherlands

MVRDV has printed a full farmhouse in Schijndel, a medieval village in the southern Netherlands and the hometown of MVRDV co-founder Winy Mass. Or at least left the skin of the town centres' glass façade in the hands of a well-equipped fritting machine before wrapping the whole body in printed glass with motives from the best of the average from local history.

Hotels: Hôtel Americano

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:26:45 GMT

Travel
New York, New York, USA

Hôtel Americano is a sleek boutique hotel with a cleverly designed facade facade that creates an interesting interplay with the surroundings while challenging the notions of in and out.

The Zollverein School

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Essen, Germany

Download images of The Zollverein School by SANAA. The Zollverein School is the first new building on the historical coal-mining Zollverein site, Essen, Germany; declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001. Photographed by Kirtsen Kiser and Thomas Mayer.

Rokkō Shidare Observatory

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:06:05 GMT

Features
Kobe, Japan

The Rokkō Shidare Observatory in Kobe, Japan, is an unusual observatory. It is perched on the top of Mount Rokkō almost a thousand yards above sea level, but here, rather than to observe the surrounding landscape, visitors are meant to witness nature and its shifting states.

Gemini Residence

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Copenhagen, Denmark

Download images of the Gemini Residence by MVRDV. The old twin Seed Silos on Copenhagen's waterfront are transformed into exciting new residences in a new urban district in Copenhagen. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Richard Meier. Architecture and Design

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Fondazione Bisazza
Montecchio Maggiore , Italy

The Pritzker winning architect Richard Meier celebrates his 50th anniversary with a retrospective exhibition at the Fondazione Bisazza in Northern Italy. The exhibition includes iconic buildings as Getty Center in Los Angeles; the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art; and the Jubilee Church in Rome.

Miramar Resort Hotel

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
El Gouna, Egypt

Download images of the Miramar Resort Hotel by Michael Graves. Dramatically sited and built on a jewel-like cluster of nine islands, the building of the Miramar Resort Hotel reflects its desert and waterfront context in an elegant and often surprising manner. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Henry Dunker Culture Centre

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Helsingborg, Sweden

Download images of the Henry Dunker Culture Centre by Utzon Architects. Henry Dunker Culture Centre, one of the largest cultural centers in Scandinavia, houses a new international art museum, a concert hall, and the Helsingborg's School of Music with a panoramic view of the Øresund strait. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Tietgen Dormitory / An imaginary journey around a real building

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:46:00 GMT

By Torsten Bløndal (Editor)

Bookcase

This highly ambitious, much debated book aims to explain the philosophy behind the Tietgen Dormitory in Copenhagen, using a wide range of images revolving loosely around the term circularity. Publisher: Edition Bløndal.

Italcementi i.lab

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:29:00 GMT

Features
Bergamo, Italy

True to the core product of Italcementi, the new headquarter is a powerful showcasing of various possibilities of concrete. The refined roughness of the concrete, the strong and yet transparent expression and the overall simple aesthetic of the building is an elegant architectural stroke.

UFA Cinema Center

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Dresden, Germany

Download images of UFA Cinema Center by Coop Himmelb(l)au in Dresden, Germany. The design is characterized by two intricately interconnected building units: The Cinema Block, with eight cinemas and seating for 2600, and the Crystal, a glass shell which serves simultaneously as foyer and public square. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Regen Projects

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:26:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

An artistic anchor in a burgeoning section of Hollywood while signaling an eastward shift in the cultural center of Los Angeles.

Huangshan Mountain Village

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Features
Anhui Province, China

The low-rise residences echo the contours of the surrounding topography and offer unequalled access to one of China’s most famous landscapes.

The Desert Fortress

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Skagen, Denmark

Download images of The Desert Fortress by Utzon Architects. The Desert Fortress, planned after Utzon's design from 1989, is a collaboration between Jørn Utzon and his son and partner Jan Utzon and appears as an enclosed fortress surrounded by a four meter tall brick wall. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Bank of China Headquarters

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

The Bank of China Head Office occupies a key site at the intersection of two of the most important thoroughfares Beijing.

Antwerp Port Authority Headquarters

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Features
Antwerp, Belgium

The new Port Authority Headquarters - the future Port House - is located on the boundary between the city of Antwerp and its harbor.

Meteorology Center

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Barcelona, Spain

Download images of Meteorology Center by Álvaro Siza, located in Barcelona on the waterfront promenade which begins at the old harbor and continues through the 1992 Olympic Village and up the coast to the Northeast. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Torpedo Hall Apartments

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:22:10 GMT

Image Library
Copenhagen, Denmark

Download images of the Torpedo Hall Apartments by Tegnestuen Vandkunsten in Copenhagen. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Carl Icahn Laboratory

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:12:41 GMT

Image Library
Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Download images of Carl Icahn Laboratory by Rafael Viñoly in Princeton, New Jersey. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Tokyo International Forum

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:46:27 GMT

Image Library
Tokyo, Japan

Download images of Tokyo International Forum by Rafael Vinoly in Tokyo Japan. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

American Folk Art Museum

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:27:49 GMT

Image Library
New York, New York, USA

Download images of the American Folk Art Museum by Tod Williams Billie Tsien in New York. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

House on the Cliff

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Features
Calpe, Alicante, Spain

The house, located on a cliff site overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, is adapting to the plot's topography, thus minimizing the earthwork.

Ice Sports Center

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Features
Vienna, Austria

The Ice Sports Center in Vienna appears as a state-of-the-art ice arena with three skating rinks, providing seats for 7,000 spectators in the big arena, and up to 3,000 in the smaller one.

Le Corbusier Redrawn  - The Houses

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:30:00 GMT

By Steven Park 

Bookcase

Le Corbusier (1887-1965) was the most significant architect of the twentieth century. "Le Corbusier Redrawn" features all of the self-sufficient and detached single and double-family houses designed by Le Corbusier since 1920. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press.

Biomuseum

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Features
Panama City, Panama

The Biomuseum, nearing completion, is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, on the Amador Causeway. The purpose of the Biomuseo is to change the way we see, understand and preserve our environment.

Claire & Marc Bourgie Pavilion

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Features
Montreal, Canada

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts project involved the conversion of a church, for cultural purposes, to house one of the largest collections of Canadian art in the country.

I.M. Pei Concept Sketches

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:15:47 GMT

The Architect's Studio

The action of the architect's hand, exploring and resisting the imposed geometry of the site and his own design principles.

Frank O. Gehry: Sketches

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:15:06 GMT

The Architect's Studio

The key to Frank O. Gehry's architecture is in his drawings.

Coop Himmelb(l)au: Sketches

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:14:28 GMT

The Architect's Studio

Our concept of the design describes an approach to the explosive nucleus of the tension-charged area of complexity.

Álvaro Siza: Sketches

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:13:54 GMT

The Architect's Studio

"Drawings - landscapes, portraits, and trip sketches - have always kept me busy." - Álvaro Siza

Michael Maltzan Sketches

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:21:07 GMT

The Architect's Studio

I can't say that I design in one way or another it is a lot more back and forwards.....It is like casting a broad net and seeing what comes up - Michael Maltzan. Sketches, UCLA Hammer Museum.

Blog: Visiting the Shard

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
London, England

Honestly. I love the Shard. I don't care that it's paid for by a rich Sheik from Qatar, or that its exclusive office space will be used solely by the corporate sector.

Absolute Towers

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:30:00 GMT

Features
Mississauga, Canada

Fondly dubbed the Marilyn Monroe towers by local residents, the Absolute Towers parallel the twisting fluidity or natural lines found in life.

B5 Building

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Features
Milano, Italy

The B5 Building, located in the north-eastern outskirts of Milan, is part of the restructuring of the former industrial core that houses the RCS Mediagroup.

ARCHIGRAM - A Guide to Archigram

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:00:00 GMT

By Dennis Crompton

Bookcase

In the decade of the Beatles and the moon landing, cybernetics, and megacities, Archigram invented new artifacts and situations and threatened the discipline of architecture itself: Walking Cities, Plug-in-Universities, and Inflatable Dwellings. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press.

The Grove at Grand Bay

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:00:00 GMT

Features
Coconut Grove, Florida, USA

The interactive movement of the two towers creates a new dancing silhouette on the Grove’s skyline.

Même Experimental House

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:30:00 GMT

Features
Hokkaido, Japan

Located on the 185,000 m2 site of a former ranch in Taikicho, Hokkaido, Même Meadows is a unique research facility for studying design responses to the region’s harsh climate.

Vander Urbani Resort

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Features
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Located on a narrow medieval street in the historic center of Ljubljana the Hotel Vander is constructed within the interior space of four adjacent historic buildings.

CCTV Headquarters

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

CCTV Headquarters, designed by OMA as a reinvention of the skyscraper as a loop, defies the skyscraper’s typical quest for ultimate height.

Invisible Cities

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Titled after Italo Calvino's beloved book - which imagines Marco Polo's vivid descriptions of numerous cities of a fading empire to Kublai Khan - the exhibition features the work of ten diverse artists who re-imagine urban landscapes both familiar and fantastical.

Torre David: Informal Vertical Communities

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

By Alfredo Brillembourg & Hubert Klumpner  

Bookcase

Torre David, a 45-story skyscraper in Caracas designed by Venezuelan architect Enrique Gómez, was almost complete when it was abandoned following the collapse of the Venezuelan economy in 1994. Publisher: Lars Müller Publisher.

Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Dallas, Texas, USA

Rejecting the notion of museum architecture as neutral background for exhibits, the new building itself becomes an active tool for science education.

Galaxy SOHO

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

The Galaxy SOHO, inspired by the grand scale of Beijing, will become an integral part of the living city.

Three Little Pigs - An Architectural Tale

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:56:07 GMT

By Steven Guarnaccia

Bookcase

"Three Little Pigs - An Architectural Tale" is inspired by the architecture of Frank Gehry, Philip Johnson, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Publisher: Abrams Books.

Academy of the Jewish Museum

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:11:00 GMT

Features
Berlin

Daniel Libeskind’s design for the Academy of the Jewish Museum Berlin links the building to the museum’s other structures and open spaces, both thematically and structurally.

Coop Himmelb(l)au: 7+ Projects

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Aedes Gallery
Berlin, Germany

The Aedes exhibition of 7+ Projects by Coop Himmelb(l)au celebrates Prof. Wolf D. Prix's 70th birthday. The magical number 7 has been integrated into the exhibition concept in a variety of ways.

Blog: Riding the Los Angeles Metro

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Los Angeles, California, USA

Architects and artists have collaborated on turning the new LA Metro Stations into exciting, colorful spaces that reflect a community of culturally diverse people. By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief, arcspace.com

Parrish Art Museum

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:30:00 GMT

Features
Water Mill, New York, USA

Parrish Art Museum references the vernacular architecture of the East End, to emphasize the relationship of art to nature, and to be flexible and welcoming.

Giovanni Giaconi: The architecture of Palladio

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:13:56 GMT

The Architect's Studio

Giovanni Giaconi's extraordinary drawings, suffused with color, beautifully depict the beauty of Palladian architectures.

Steven Holl: Watercolors

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:12:40 GMT

The Architect's Studio

"With the watercolor, in the quickest way, I can shape a volume, cast a shadow, indicate the direction of the sun in a very small format." - Steven Holl

schmidt hammer lassen: Sketches

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:11:53 GMT

The Architect's Studio

"The sketch is the most simplified way to tell a building, in its simplicity far better than words" - schmidt hammer lassen architects. Sketches, Aarhus Art Museum.

SANAA: Competition Sketches

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:09:38 GMT

The Architect's Studio

SANAA, Competition Sketches. The sketches were made by Ryue Nishizawa during the competition phase of the De Kunstliné Theatre and Cultural Centre, Almere, The Netherlands.

Santiago Calatrava: Sketches

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:07:18 GMT

The Architect's Studio

Calatrava's drawings of varying type, format, and technique afford us a key to understanding the ensemble of his work.

Richard Meier: Collages

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:05:14 GMT

The Architect's Studio

Richard Meier's collages complement his architecture. Unlike his architectural drawings, they are nonrepresentational.

Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue: Sketches & Drawings

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:04:21 GMT

The Architect's Studio

Sketches & Drawings by Enric Miralles - Benedetta Tagliabue. Mollet del Valles Park and Civic Center, Spain.

C.F. Hansen 1756 - 1845: Renderings

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:43:03 GMT

The Architect's Studio

The exhibition features a selection of exquisite renderings by Danish Master Architect C.F. Hansen (1756 - 1845); a prominent figure in Northern European Classicism.

Ryerson Image Centre

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:30:00 GMT

Features
Toronto, Canada

The Ryerson Image Centre (RIC) completes the transformation of Ryerson University’s School of Image Arts to accommodate gallery space, curatorial and graduate study centers, state-of-the-art storage vaults and student galleries.

Hans, His Chairs and The World

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:04:33 GMT

By Anne Blond

Bookcase

Danish Design Icon, Hans J. Wegner, comes alive in new children’s book. Publisher: Museum Sønderjylland.

Imagining the House

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:55:27 GMT

By Wang Shu

Bookcase

Buildings by Chinese architect Wang Shu, the 2012 Pritzker Prize Laureate, feature clear and simple contemporary designs that make use of traditional methods and materials. Characteristic of his buildings is the reuse of materials. Publisher: Lars Müller Publishers.

Sketchbook

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:47:15 GMT

By Sou Fujimoto

Bookcase

The works of Sou Fujimoto resist any form of conventional categorization. This young Japanese architect stands for unconventional buildings that cannot be described by standard criteria and definitions such as inside/outside or public/private. Publisher: Lars Müller Publishers.

Conversations with Students

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:38:12 GMT

By Tadao Ando

Bookcase

The newest volume in the popular Conversations series features Japanese architect Tadao Ando, best known for crafting serenely austere structures that fuse Japanese building traditions with Western modernism.  Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press.

Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Features
East Lansing, Michigan, USA

The design of the Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum, located at the northern edge of the Michigan State University campus, is influenced by a set of movement paths that traverse and border the site.

Interview: Jeff Risom on his favorite city

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Travel
New York, USA

From an urbanists perspective, no place beats New York. For anyone who loves cities and urban culture, New York is still the best 'people zoo' in the world, says Jeff Risom from Gehl Architects.

Yokohama International Port Terminal

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Yokohama, Japan

Download images of the Yokohama International Port Terminal by Foreign Office Architects. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Garden of Fine Arts

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:19:00 GMT

Image Library
Kyoto, Japan

Download images of Garden of Fine Arts by Tadao Ando in Kyoto, Japan. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Chikatsu-Asuka Historical Museum

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:14:46 GMT

Image Library
Osaka, Japan

Download images of Chikatsu-Asuka Historical Museum in Osaka, Japan by Tadao Ando. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Serralves Foundation  Museum of Contemporary Art

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:07:35 GMT

Image Library
Porto, Portugal

Download images of Serralves Foundation  Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, Porugal by Álvaro Siza. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Faculty of Information Studies

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:01:10 GMT

Image Library
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Download images of the Faculty of Information Studies in Santiago de Compostela, Spain by Álvaro Siza. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Rectory Building

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:55:34 GMT

Image Library
Alicante, Spain

Download images Rectory Building in Alicante Spain by Álvaro Siza. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

City of Arts and Sciences

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:42:21 GMT

Image Library
Valencia, Spain

Quartier Schützenstrasse

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:35:12 GMT

Image Library
Berlin, Germany

Download images of the Quartier Schützenstrasse by Aldo Rossi. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:28:48 GMT

Image Library
Los Angeles, California, USA

Download images of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

The Goldstein House

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:06:50 GMT

Image Library
Beverly Hills, California, USA

Download images The Goldstein House by John Lautner. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Kyoto Concert Hall

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:55:25 GMT

Image Library
Kyoto, Japan

Download images of the Kyoto Concert Hall by Arata Isozaki Kapoor. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Sarphatistraat Offices

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:47:22 GMT

Image Library
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Download images of the Sarphatistraat Offices by Steven Holl Architects. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Bellevue Art Museum

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:30:36 GMT

Image Library
Seattle, Washington, USA

Download images of the Bellevue Art Museum by Steven Holl Architects. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Rose Center for Earth and Space

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
New York, New York, USA

Download images of the Rose Center for Earth and Space by Ennead Architects. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Playa Vista Park

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

The Park is not a mimetic representation of nature, but is instead defined by activity, utility, and performance.

Ceramic Museum and Garden

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Jinzhou, China

Using old ceramic tiles and recycled materials the Ceramic Museum and Mosaic Garden will not only be an example of a sustainable project but also link the museum's identity to the local culture.

Blog: Richmond Olympic Oval in Vancouver

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Vancouver, Canada

This September we visited Vancouver and the impressive Richmond Olympic Oval. It was originally built for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2010, and designed by Cannon Design. But it was planned with an eye to the future, so it would be used regularly after the Winter Games. It offers a broad variations of sports facilities, events - and architectural experiences.

Blog: Singapore Supertrees in the Marina South Gardens

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Singapore, Singapore

Marina South Gardens represent Singapore’s latest, and possibly most ambitious economic and political investment, designed to promote Singapore’s green profile and its extensive investment in clean-tech.

ARoS (Aarhus Art Museum)

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Aarhus, Denmark

Download images of the ARoS (Aarhus Art Museum) by schmidt hammer lassen architects. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Caltrans District 7 Headquarters

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Los Angeles, California, USA

Download images of the Caltrans District 7 Headquarters by Morphosis. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Experience Music Project

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Seattle, Washington, USA

Download images of the Experience Music Project by Gehry Partners. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Imperial War Museum

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Manchester, United Kingdom

Download images of the Imperial War Museum by Daniel Libeskind. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

International Library of Children's Literature

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Tokyo, Japan

Download images of the International Library of Children's Literature by Tadao Ando. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

La Rioja, Bodegas Ysios

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Laguardia, Álava, Spain

Download images of the La Rioja, Bodegas Ysios, by Santiago Calatrava. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Sainte Mari de La Tourette

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Lyon, France

Download images of the Sainte Mari de La Tourette by Le Corbusier. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Laban Dance Centre

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Deptford, London, United Kingdom

Download images of the Laban Dance Centre by Herzog & de Meuron. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Living Tomorrow Pavilion

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Download images of the Living Tomorrow Pavilion by UNStudio. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Maggie's Centre, Ninewells NHS hospital

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Dundee, Scotland

Download images of the Maggie's Centre, Ninewells NHS Hospital, by Gehry Partners. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Museum of Scotland

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Edinburgh, Scotland

Download images of the Museum of Scotland by Benson & Forsyth. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Scottish Parliament

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Edinburgh, Scotland

Download images of the Scottish Parliament by EMBT. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Seattle Public Library

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Seattle, Washington, USA

Download images of the Seattle Public Library by OMA. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Silodam (housing silo)

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Download images of the Silodam (housing silo) by MVRDV. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

The Carl Icahn Laboratory

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Download images of the Carl Icahn Laboratory by Rafael Viñoly. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

The Condé Nast Cafeteria

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
New York, New York, USA

Download images of the Condé Nast Cafeteria by Gehry Partners. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Tokyo, Japan

Download images of the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures by Yoshio Taniguchi and Associates. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

The Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum and Annex

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Naoshima Island, Japan

Download images of the Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum and Annex by Tadao Ando. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Vulcania

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
St. Ours-les-Roches, Auvergne, France

Download images of the Vulcania in St. Ours-les-Roches, France by Hans Hollein. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Travel guide: Singapore

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Singapore, Singapore

Singapore is branding itself as the “Capital of Vertical Green” – an expression, which reflects its ambition to project an emerging green profile, in harmony with an intense urban experience.

Bagsværd Community Church

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Bagsværd, Denmark

Download images of the Bagsværd Community Church by Utzon Architects. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Museum of Glass

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Tacoma, Washington, USA

Download images of the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, USA. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Sayamaike Historical Museum

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Osaka, Japan

Download images of the Sayamaike Historical Museum by Tadao Ando. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

White Cube, Green Maze: New Art Landscapes

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
The Heinz Architectural Center, Carnegie Museum of Art

This exhibition examines emerging trends in museum design through six new art sites that share the common thread of moving beyond the traditional “white cube” gallery space.

Boekenberg Park

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Deurne, Belgium

Working in a historical context in Europe, where the architecture of the past is still very present, architects are often faced with the question of whether they should restore the physical or rehabilitate the conceptual.

New Library, University of Aberdeen

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Aberdeen, Scotland

The New Library functions as a meeting place and a cultural center for the students of the University as well as the Aberdeen community.

Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Helsinki, Finland

Kiasma is located in the heart of Helsinki at the foot of the Parliament building to the west, with Eliel Saarinen's Helsinki Station to the east, and Alvar Aalto's Finlandia Hall to the north.

Between (global) modernity and (local) tradition

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Museo ICO
Madrid, Spain

MAD architects was founded in 2004 by young Chinese architect Ma Yansong, one of the most influential voices of a new generation of architects whose work is already shaping the 21st century city.

Pop Art Design

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Vitra Design Museum
Weil am Rhein, Germany

A central characteristic of Pop Art was the dialogue between design and art, which is explored in this comprehensive exhibition on the topic.

Architecture - Landscape - Interior (Snøhetta)

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Museum of Finnish Architecture
Helsinki, Finland

Snøhetta fosters a strong connection between the architecture and landscape, each site providing a unique opportunity and point of departure for the overall design.

Ordrupgaard Museum Extension

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Copenhagen, Denmark

Download images of the Ordrupgaard Museum Extension by Zaha Hadid Architects. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Blog: Mercury City Tower in Moscow

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Moscow, Russia

Five out of Europe’s ten tallest buildings are now located in Moscow. Though still under construction, the Mercury City Tower in Moscow has already overtaken The Shard in London as the tallest building in Europe. We visited Moscow to see the latest addition to the Moscow skyline.

Kimball Art Center

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Park City, Utah, USA

The Kimball Art Center, home to Sundance House during the Annual Sundance Film Festival, invited an international group of architects to submit designs for an interior renovation of the existing Kimball Art Center and the construction of a new building directly adjacent to the original, located centrally in Park City, Utah.

Fobe House

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Marrakech, Morocco

Stark white buildings against the bare brown earth, flowing and open spaces - the house spans the landscape.

MOCA Cleveland

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Clad primarily in mirror-finish black stainless steel, the building envelope reflects its urban surroundings, changing in appearance with differences in light and weather.

Travel guide: Copenhagen

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Copenhagen

We walked the streets of Copenhagen to select what we consider must-see examples of the Danish capital’s recent architecture focusing on the iconic buildings by the waterfront, innovative housing residencies in the new urban area Ørestad – and a few small extras for swimmers, skateboarders and animal lovers.

Travel guide to Beijing

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Beijing, China

Beijing is on the move. Constantly. You can't turn your back on this 20 million-some metropolis without new buildings shooting up, old sites being demolished, neighborhoods transformed or new subway-lines extended.

Pousada de Cascais

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Cascais, Portugal

The Pousada de Cascais is set within the walls of the historical 16th century Citadel of Cascais fortress, one of the military forts built to defend the coast and entrance of the Tagus river. The fortress was acquired by the Cascais municipality for cultural and tourism purposes in 2003 and has now been fully converted to a luxury hotel.

Pierresvives

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Montpellier, France

The Pierresvives building unifies an archive, a library and a sports department within a single envelope.

The Arch

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Mandal, Norway

The Cultural Center, "The Arch", located in the Southern Norwegian village of Mandal, is shaped like a green blanket that elevates and integrates the building in the surrounding landscape.

Spira Performing Arts Center

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Jönköping, Sweden

Spira Performing Arts Center contains four different performing arts venues; a main concert hall, a theater, a black box, and a café stage. The building is situated on an artificial peninsula jutting out into Lake Munksjön, in the center of downtown Jönköping.

Oseana - Art & Culture Center

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Os, Norway

The Oseana - Art and Culture Center is located on Bjørnefjorden (the Bearfiord) with magnificent views of the Hardanger Mountains. The building houses a Gallery, an Auditorium, and a restaurant.

OCT Clubhouse

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Shenzhen, China

The OCT Clubhouse is sited on a prominent island in the middle of the OCT harbor lake.

New Stedelijk Museum

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Against the backdrop of the old building, the white synthetic volume is the new image of the Stedelijk Museum.

Department of Islamic Arts

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Paris, France

The architects Rudy Ricciotti & Mario Bellini have designed the new wing dedicated to Islamic art at the Louvre Museum.

Studio Olafur Eliasson An Encyclopedia

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:59:01 GMT

By Olafur Eliasson & Philip Ursprung

Bookcase

The majority of Eliasson's thought-provoking installations, photographs, sculptures, and architectural projects to date is included, with additional material focusing on the research processes at Studio Olafur Eliasson. Publisher: Tashen

China Academy of Art

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Zhuantang Town, Hangzhou City, China

The China Academy of Art campus is located on the outskirts of Hangzhou. Completed in two phases the new campus is built around the 50 meter high knoll Xiangshan, and is surrounded by two streams originating from a river to the west of Xiangshan, which converge in the eastern end of the knoll.

Busan Cinema Center

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Busan, South Korea

The design for the Busan Cinema Center provides a new intersection between public space, cultural programs, entertainment, technology and architecture.

Ken Price Sculpture: A Retrospective

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
LACMA
Los Angeles, California, USA

Price's work commands a unique position somewhere between sculpture and painting. This sculptural retrospective honors the late artist's creativity, originality, and revolutionary art practice.

Palladio Virtuel

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Yale School of Architecture Gallery
New Haven, Connecticut, USA

This exhibition presents a radically new analysis of the work of Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio by Peter Eisenman, renowned New York architect and Charles Gwathmey Professor in Practice at Yale.

The Novium

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Chichester, United Kingdom

Located on Tower Street in the center of Chichester, The Novium has been purposely built above the remains of a Roman bath house, which are now uncovered for visitors to see for the first time.

International Center for the Arts

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:01:00 GMT

Features
Guimarães, Portugal

Pitágoras Architects's brief was to turn the Guimarães marketplace into a multifunctional space dedicated to artistic, economic, cultural and social activities.

Garage Gorky Park

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Moscow, Russia

Relocating to one of Moscow's best known public spaces, Garage Contemporary Center will be exposed to a much larger and diversified audience.

Church of Seed

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Huizhou, China

Church of Seed is located at Luofu Mountain Scenery District - one of the seven famous Taoist Mountains in China.

Esbjerg Performing Arts Center

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Esbjerg, Denmark

The Esbjerg Performing Arts Center is a close collaboration between Jan Utzon and his father Jørn Utzon.

The Shard

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

London Bridge Tower, which is also known as the Shard, is a 72 storey mixed use tower located besides London Bridge Station on the south bank of the river Thames.

DJ House

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Carcavelos, Portugal

From the outside, the privately owned three-story DJ House in Carcavelos, Portugal appears as a simple white cube. However, the simplicity of the facade contrasts with the complexity on the inside.

House in Juso

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Aldeia de Juso, Portugal

A small house, on the tiniest area of flat land.

Bazaltbor Winery

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Badacsonytomaj, Hungary

The Bazaltbor Winery is located at the foot of Badacsony, the highest southern Witness Hill in the Tapolca-basin.

Hospes Ámerigo

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Alicante, Spain

The Hospes Ámerigo is housed in a former Dominican convent in the middle of Alicante's historical centre. The buildings have been carefully converted. The result is an elegant modern environment.

Tianjin West Railway Station

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

This new station, located about 130 kilometers south-west of Beijing, serves as a stop on the high-speed line between the Chinese capital and Shanghai, as well as connecting the various regional lines and linking these to the underground network.

Hangzhou South Railway Station

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hangzhou, China

This new project involves the conversion and extension of the station in the Xiao Shan district to the south of the Qiantang river.

West Kowloon Terminus

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hong Kong, China

Located centrally within the city's urban realm, the West Kowloon Terminus functions as an indicator of how relations have improved between Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Brother Claus Field Chapel

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Mechernich, Germany

The recently inaugurated Brother Claus Field Chapel is located in Mechernich near Cologne, Germany.

Balancing Barn

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Suffolk, United Kingdom

The Balancing Barn is situated on a beautiful site by a small lake in the English countryside near Thorington in Suffolk.

Caltrans District 7 Headquarters

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

Materials, forms, and exposed structural elements are referential to the work of Caltrans and evoke a feeling of the freeways.

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD)

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:40:38 GMT

Features
San Diego, California, USA

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) recently celebrated the completion of its new downtown facility.

Rose Center for Earth and Space

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

Within the existing footprint of the Museum of Natural History, the Hayden Planetarium was replaced with the Rose Center for Earth and Space, and facilities along the museum's north side were enhanced for additional exhibitions, educational programs, and visitor amenities.

Nanshan Marriage Registration Center

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Shenzhen, China

In China, the marriage registration office's image is closely linked to the Government.

Community Performing Arts & Learning Center

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:57:58 GMT

Features
Green Valley, Arizona, USA

Sited at the head of a small arroyo, the Green Valley Community Performing Arts and Learning Center (CPA/LC) is positioned in the landscape to maximize views to the Santa Catalinas, Santa Ritas, San Cayetano Peak and the distant Tumacacori Mountains.

Community Rowing Boathouse

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:54:24 GMT

Features
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

The Community Rowing Boathouse is located on the banks of the Charles River, at a transition zone between two distinct regions: the rural upper basin, and the suburban middle basin.

Museum of Liverpool

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Liverpool, England

Located at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, between the Albert Dock and the Pier Head, and next to a row of prominent historic buildings dubbed "The Three Graces" the museum building is conceived as inclined or elevated platforms, gradually forming a sculptural structure.

Shelter ByGG

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Guimarães, Portugal

Sleep inside a sustainable and Itinerant sculpture installed in a public space.

The Cube

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

Situated on top of the Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre The Cube is a nomadic, stateless and cosmopolitan piece of architecture, a pavilion designed to host a small, temporary restaurant.

VM Houses

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The VM Houses, shaped like a V and an M when seen from above, is the first residential project to be built in Ørestaden; a new quarter of Copenhagen.

Show Me Your Model

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Danish Architecture Centre

Digital models do not replace physical models, today you need both to understand and communicate a project...

Ken Iwata Mother and Child Museum

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Imabari City, Japan

The Ken Iwata Mother and Child Museum is a semi-open museum designed to house 44 pieces of sculptures created by the sculptor Ken Iwata.

Daeyang Gallery and House

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Seoul, South Korea

The private gallery and house is sited in the hills of the Kangbuk section of Seoul, Korea.

House for Music

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Museum Insel Hombroich, Rhein Country Neuss, Germany

This 20 acre former NATO missile base is now a nature area and country park for artists, poets, composers and scientists who live and work on the site.

Wolfe Center for the Arts

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Bowling Green, Ohio, USA

Punctuating the expansive horizons of northwestern Ohio, the new Wolfe Center for the Arts at Bowling Green State University rises from the fertile plains to alter the local landscape - both literally and culturally.

Museum der Kulturen

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Basel, Switzerland

The Museum der Kulturen Basel dates back to the middle of the nineteenth century. Replacing the Augustinian monastery on the Münsterhügel the classicist building by architect Melchior Berri opened in 1849.

MÉCA

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Bordeaux, France

MÉCA, located on the historical riverfront of Bordeaux, will house three regional visual and performing arts agencies FRAC, the ECLA and the OARA in one single institution.

Enzo Ferrari Museum

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Modena, Italy

Dedicated to motor racing legend and entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari (1898 - 1988), the museum comprises exhibition spaces within the early nineteenth century house, where the motor racing giant was born and raised and its adjoining workshop, as well as in a new exhibition building.

Museum of Science

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Miami, Florida, USA

The new Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science recently broke ground in Downtown Miami's Museum Park. The ceremony took place at the museum's new site overlooking Biscayne Bay.

Aerospace Design: The Art of Engineering

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Pratt Manhattan Gallery
New York, New York, USA

The exhibition features objects from NASA's collection, on view for the first time, and document progress made in aviation architecture and design during the last 100 years.

One Ocean

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Yeosu, South Korea

The Thematic Pavilion is situated along a new promenade in a former industrial harbor that will be transformed into an "urban beach" offering leisure activities to the public after the Expo and the aspired improvement of water quality.

Kaap Skil

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Texel, The Netherlands

The museum is designed with four playfully linked gabled roofs which are a play on the rhythm of the surrounding roof tops which, seen from the sea, resemble waves rising out above the dyke.

Detour DK

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Danish Architecture Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark

An architectural detour through the dramatic Norwegian nature - from the lofty peaks of Sognefjellet in the south, to the northern lights and the midnight sun at Havøysund in the north.

Innovation, Science & Technology Building

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Lakeland, Florida, USA

Santiago Calatrava was selected in 2009 to create the master plan for the new Florida Polytechnic campus, and to design the first building to be constructed on the new campus.

Kilden

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kristiansand, Norway

The Performing Arts Centre "Kilden" houses three organizations: the "Agder Theater," the "Kristiansand Philharmonic" and the "Opera South."

Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA)

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Richmond, Virginia, USA

Sited at the edge of the Virginia Commonwealth University campus in Richmond, Virginia, the new Institute for Contemporary Art will link the University with the surrounding community.

Massimo Scolari

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Architecture Gallery Yale School of Architecture
New Haven, Connecticut, USA

The first retrospective of Massimo Scolari in the United States since 1986, explores the arc of Scolari's career from 1967 to 2012.

Matthew Marks Gallery

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

Located in West Hollywood, the Matthew Marks Gallery is a freestanding building of naturally lit exhibition galleries. The building's facade features a monumental sculpture by Ellsworth Kelly.

Opus Hong Kong

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hong Kong, China

Located at 53 Stubbs Road on The Peak, a spectacular site that has been in the Swire Group for more than 60 years, Opus Hong Kong is a sculptural 12-story building comprised of two double-level garden apartments and 10 apartments, each unique in design and occupying an entire floor of the building.

Beach and Howe St.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Vancouver, Canada

A welcoming gateway to the city, and another unique structure to the Vancouver skyline. The 49-story tower, named after its location on the corner of Howe & Beach, will become one of the city's fourth tallest buildings.

Mobile Architecture - Construction and Design Manual

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Kim Seonwook & Pyo Miyoung

Bookcase

Authors Kim Seonwook and Pyo Miyoung have assembled a rich array of extraordinary experiments and practical solutions. Publisher: DOM.

Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Anadpur Sahib, Punjab, India

The Khalsa Heritage Memorial is a new museum of the Sikh people located in the holy town of Anandpur. The museum celebrates 500 years of Sikh history and the 300th anniversary of the Khalsa, the scriptures written by the 10th and last Guru, Gobind Singh, founder of the modern Sikh faith.

Rocca London Gallery

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

The design of the Rocca London Gallery brings about a connective language between the architecture and the bathroom products, with the movement of water "carving out" the interior and moving through the Gallery as individual drops

Musée des Confluences

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Lyon, France

The Musée des Confluences is situated directly on the convergence of the river Rhone and the river Saone at the fringe of an industrial area about to be restructured in Lyon.

Thomas Demand Model Studies

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Nottingham Contemporary
Nottingham, United Kingdom

Based on 12 architectural models discovered in the archive of the celebrated architect John Lautner (1911-1994). This is the first time that Thomas Demand has photographed models that are not his own.

Nottingham Contemporary

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Nottingham, United Kingdom

The facades are developed as a continuous patterned surface of pale green pre-cast concrete elements, the cast pattern taken from a specific example of Nottingham lace.

School of Music

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Lisbon, Portugal

"The clearest statement of this project was the creation of an exterior space - a large patio covered with grass - formed by a volume that gradually increases in height and protects it from the exterior noise."

Project Japan: Metabolism Talks

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

By Rem Koolhaas & Hans Ulrich Obrist

Bookcase

Between 2005 and 2011, architect Rem Koolhaas and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist interviewed the surviving members of Metabolism - the first non-western avant-garde, launched in Tokyo in 1960, in the midst of Japan's postwar miracle. Publisher: Taschen

Milstein Hall

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
, USA

Milstein Hall is the first new building in over 100 years for the renowned College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP) at Cornell University.

Clyfford Still Museum

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Denver, Colorado, USA

Considered one of the most important painters of the twentieth century, Still was among the first generation of Abstract Expressionist artists who developed a new, powerful approach to painting in the years following World War II.

Alturas de Macchu Picchu

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
The Canadian Centre for Architecture
Montréal, Canada

Alturas de Macchu Picchu features historic photographs and travel sketches of the ancient Inca ruins.

Kutaisi Airport

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kutaisi, Georgia

Georgia is located on a crossroads of rich cultures, with a history of travellers passing through the Caucasus or arriving from the Black Sea. As a result there is increasing demand from airlines to fly to Georgia.

Soumaya Museum

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Mexico City, Mexico

In order to create a new identity for the site, both a strong urban and iconic presence, the Soumaya Museum was conceived as a rotating sculptural building that is both an object and a part of the city.

Mitikah Office Tower

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Mexico City, Mexico

The design of the Mitikah Office Tower reflects the distinct orientation of the site while addressing requirements of sustainability, maximum efficiency and flexibility.

Villa Gardone

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Gardone Riviera, Italy

Villa Gardone is part of a villa ensemble in Gardone Riviera, approximately 300 meters from Lake Garda.

Natural History Museum of Utah

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

The site, located in the foothills of the Wasatch Range, occupies a prominent place at the edge of the City and the University of Utah campus.

Tom Leader Studio

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
St. Petersburg Pier, Florida, USA

The St. Petersburg Pier, known as "The Lens", was recently selected as the winner of the international competition.

Martin Luther Church

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hainburg, Austria

In less than a year a protestant church together with a sanctuary, a church hall and supplementary spaces was built in the center of the Lower Austrian town Hainburg, at the site of a predecessor church that has not existed since the 17th century.

Situ Studio reOrder: An Architectural Environment

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Brooklyn Museum
New York, New York, USA

The space-altering, site-specific architectural installation inaugurated the first phase of the Brooklyn Museum's project for the colonnaded hall on the first floor.

Ordos Museum

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kang Ba Shi City, Inner Mongolia, China

Located in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, the Ordos Museum is a crossroads for a community working to interpret its local traditions in a new urban context.

Cité de l’Océan et du Surf

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Biarritz, France

The Cité de l'Océan et du Surf is a museum that explores both surf and sea and their role upon our leisure, science and ecology.

Koutalaki Ski Village

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Levi, Finland

Located on a gentle slope, the existing Levi ski center provides the framework for the future Koutalaki Ski Village which is conceived as an extension of the summit and the existing cluster of buildings in Koutalaki.

Museum of Architecture

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Imabari, Japan

The museum is located on a hilly site overlooking the Seto Inland Sea in the southwest of Omishima, a small island blessed with abundant nature with its orange groves and beautiful sunsets.

Arganzuela footbridge

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Madrid, Spain

Forming a major element in the new urban strategy for the city named "Madrid Rio", the Arganzuela Footbridge is already called "the jewel of the Rio" by the residents.

Cocteau Museum

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Menton, France

The Séverin Wunderman Collection at the Cocteau Museum showcases the turn-of-the-century seafront architecture of Menton, France.

New York by Gehry

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, NY, USA

At 870 ft tall, New York by Gehry is the tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere and a singular addition to the iconic Manhattan skyline.

Herta & Paul Amir Building

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tel Aviv, Israel

The campus of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art is located in the heart of Tel Aviv, immediately adjacent to the Golda Meir Cultural & Art Center, with the New Israeli Opera and the Cameri Theater, and the Beit Ariela Municipal Library.

Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Malta, Malta

Two special membrane roof structures now cover and protect the archaeological excavation of temple ruins Hagar Qim and Mnajdra.

Spaceport America

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Upham, New Mexico, USA

The recently completed Spaceport, located in the desert-like landscape of New Mexico, is the first building of its kind in the world.

Taller de Arquitectura Barcelona Airport Terminal 1

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Barcelona, Spain

The mission of the new terminal was to serve as a communications gateway linking Barcelona with the rest of Europe and the world, to promote passenger mobility and to expand connections to the airport by different forms of transport, high-speed train, local trains, and the subway.

Zaha Hadid: Form in Motion

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Zaha Hadid has advanced the language of contemporary architecture and design,exploring complex fluid geometries and using cutting-edge digital design and fabrication technologies.

Three Houses

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kyoto, Japan

A key to open "my house", which is standing along a narrow street of a crowded town, is designed as a key itself on the facade of this house. A house can be called a key, which will open up your life happily. Such a small key, this house is a key!

A House Awaiting Death

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan

"We are not only designing a house, but are creating the port from which his liberated mind will depart across the ocean. This is what our work must encompass."

Mountain/Opening House

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Takarazuka-city, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

The building is built on the slope of a hill with an elevation of 330 meters. The level difference of the site is 8 meters. Taking advantage of the slope, one of the characteristics of this site, an architecture which suits the desires of two persons is built.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Situated on a 5 acre site the Kauffman Center's two performance venues, Muriel Kauffman Theatre and Helzberg Hall, are two distinct structures, each existing in their own acoustical envelope and housed within a dramatic architectural shell.

Stade Bordeaux Atlantique

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Bordeaux, France

The new stadium, with more than 43,000 seats, will offer quality and flexibility to organize major events that will contribute to the cultural influence of Bordeaux, the city and the region. The dimensions of the field will also allow the organization of national and international rugby matches.

ARK NOVA

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Higashi Nihon, Japan

The goal of the ARK NOVA project is to bring new hope and promise to the people in the region through music and art.

LIVING

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Louisiana Museum
Humlebæk, Denmark

LIVING investigates the concept of home and new modes of life through architectural and sociocultural looks at the world today.

Harpa

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Reykjavik, Iceland

Situated in a solitary spot, with a clear view of the enormous sea and the mountains surrounding Reykjavik, Harpa stands out like a large, radiant sculpture reflecting both sky and harbor space as well as the vibrant life of the city.

Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals Zodiac Heads

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Los Angeles, California, USA

The Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads is the first major public sculpture by Chinese contemporary artist and architectural designer Ai Weiwei.

Superkilen

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The mission of Superkilen is to create a true alternative scene to the remaining urban space of Copenhagen.

Metropol Parasol

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Sevilla, Spain

"Metropol Parasol" explores the potential of the Plaza de la Encarnacion to become the new contemporary urban center.

The Hepworth Wakefield

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Wakefield, United Kingdom

The Hepworth Wakefield, named after English sculptur Barbara Hepworth who was born in Wakefield in 1903, is located in the historic waterfront area on the banks of the River Calder south of Wakefield City Centre.

Kanazawa Umimirai Library

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kanazawa city, Japan

A single quiet and tranquil room that resembles a forest, filled with soft light and a feeling of openness reminiscent of the outdoors.

Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

The museum emerges from the landscape as a single, curving concrete wall that splits and carves into the ground to form the entry.

Human Evolution Museum

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Burgos, Spain

The museum occupies a central position in the building and also in the project's origin, setting the goals in the overall building organization.

Architect for Art: Max Gordon

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By David Gordon, Nicholas Serota, Kenneth Frampton & Jonathan Marvel

Bookcase

Gordon is a key figure in the history of late-twentieth-century art and architecture. Publisher: Marquand Books

Riverside Museum

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Glasgow, Scotland

The museum positions itself symbolically and functionally as open and fluid, engaging its context and content to ensure it is profoundly interlinked with not only Glasgow's history, but also its future.

V&A at Dundee

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Dundee, Scotland

The city of Dundee has always had a very close relation with the Tay river, and thus with its waterfront. The historical evolution of Dundee's harbor has developed in parallel with the city's economical and social changes, continuously changing the relation of the city with the river and the perception of it.

Olafur Eliasson: Your Rainbow Panorama

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
ARoS
Aarhus, Denmark

A circular, panoramic walkway, in all the colors of the rainbow, constructed on the roof of the cubic museum building, ARoS.

Nanjing Sifang Art Museum

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Nanjing, China

The new museum is sited at the gateway to the Contemporary International Practical Exhibition of Architecture in the lush green landscape of the Pearl Spring near Nanjing, China.

SFMOMA

Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
San Francisco, California, USA

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) recently unveiled the preliminary design for its expansion that will double the museum's exhibition and education space while enhancing the visitor experience and more deeply weaving the museum into the fabric of the city.

China Comic and Animation Museum (CCAM)

Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hangzhou, China

By using one of the cartoon's prime characteristics - the speech balloon - the Cartoon Mueum will instantly be recognized as place for cartoons, comics and animations.

Rita Atkinson Residences

Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
San Diego, California, USA

Located on a promontory near the main campus entrance, the Rita Atkinson Residences serve as a distinctive gateway for the medical school mall and provides much needed housing for graduate and professional medical students.

Church of Senhora da Boa Nova

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Estoril, Portugal

The site, one of the city's last slums, was named the "End of the World." To the east and south the suburban surroundings had no iconic references, to the west there was a steep valley reaching out to distant views.

W Retreat Kanai

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Riviera Maya, Mexico

The architectural material palette complements the dramatic interplay of stark architectural forms, light and shadow.

Galleria Centercity

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Cheonan

Situated some 80 km south of Seoul, Cheonan is well connected to the capital by railway and road, with a new high speed rail link having recently been completed.

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Image Library
Los Angeles, California, USA

Download images of the Walt Disney Concert Hall by Gehry Partners, LLP. Located on a historically and culturally prominent downtown site, the Walt Disney Concert Hall is the permanent home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Photographed by Kirsten Kiser.

Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building (UCSF)

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
San Francisco, California, USA

A beautifully sinuous, serpentine building that makes use of every foot of available space.

Hôtel Americano

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

Hôtel Americano is a sleek boutique hotel with a cleverly designed facade facade that creates an interesting interplay with the surroundings while challenging the notions of in and out.

Mashouf Performing Arts Center

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
San Francisco, California, USA

A state-of-the-art facility that will transform creative arts education and performing arts at San Fransisco State and throughout the region.

Charlottehaven Hotel

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

If you need a place to stay in Copenhagen where you can feel at home without having to think about domestic chores, Charlottehaven Hotel's serviced apartments offer great design and comfort after a busy day.

Sunset Chapel

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Guerrero, Mexico

"Acapulco's hills are made up of huge granite rocks piled on top of each other. In a purely mimetic endeavor, we worked hard to make the Sunset chapel look like "just another" colossal boulder atop the mountain."

Teshima Art Museum

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Seto Inland Sea, Japan

Teshima Art Museum is located on Teshima Island in the Seto Inland Sea. It faces the ocean from a magnificent hillside covered by rice terraces.

The Historic Corner

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavík was a farm before being established as a trading place in the late 18th century. In 1786 a trading monopoly was abolished creating conditions for the village of Reykjavík to grow.

Guangzhou Opera House

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Guangzhou, China

Overlooking the Pearl River the Guangzhou Opera House is at the heart of Guangzhou's cultural sites development.

Mimesis Museum

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Paju Book City

The Mimesis Museum, housing a book publisher's private art collection, is located in Paju Book City, a new town 30 km from Seoul.

Newport Station

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Newport, Wales

As Newport is the first city reached by passengers between England and Cardiff, the station is a highly visible structure providing a gateway not only to Newport, but to Wales herself.

New National Gallery

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Nuuk, Greenland

Located on a steep slope overlooking the most beautiful of Greenland's fjords, the new National Gallery will serve as a cultural and architectural icon for the people of Greenland, combining the country's historical and contemporary art in one dynamic institution.

L&M Arts

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Venice, California, USA

L&M Arts is a commercial art gallery conceived as pavilions in the garden. The entire site is a venue for art with sculpture installed throughout the site, both indoors and out.

Giant Interactive Group

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Shanghai, China

Situated amid existing canals and a new man made lake, the undulating office building interacts with an augmented ground plane, joining architecture to landscape, and environment to site.

Waste-to-Energy Plant

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

Located in an industrial area near the city center the new Waste-to-Energy plant will be an exemplary model in the field of waste management and energy production, as well as an architectural landmark in the cityscape of Copenhagen.

Port and Cruise Service Center

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Southern Taiwan,

The dynamic 3-dimensional urbanism takes advantage of the site's unique lateral positioning with respect to the city grid.

Teel Family Pavilion

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Sacramento, California, USA

The Crocker Art Museum expansion complements the 125 year-old museum's historic structures, which include one of the first purpose-built art museum buildings in the United States.

New Carver Apartments

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

As cars pass from east to west, the building's facade transforms itself as its saw tooth facets open to view.

Chau Chak Wing Building

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Sydney, Australia

The recently revealed Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, a key component of UTS's City Campus Master Plan, will provide teaching, learning, research and office accommodation for the UTS Business School. There will be extensive public spaces, including student lounges, cafes and outdoor roof terraces.

Tampa Covenant Church

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tampa, Florida, USA

A complete site redesign of Tampa Covenant Churchin in Florida includes parking, lighting and landscaping.

Santa Maria Church

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Marco de Canavezes, Portugal

The Santa Maria Church in Marco de Canavezes is part of an overall complex that, together with a planned Parish Center, will form a small urban square.

Tower

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The recently completed 21 story UNStudio Tower forms part of the Mahler 4 urban complex, a cluster of six buildings located in the heart of the South Axis in Amsterdam, connecting Schiphol Airport to the major business areas of Amsterdam South.

DINKA: Legendary Cattle Keepers of Sudan

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Angela Fisher & Carol Beckwith

Bookcase

This book is a bit out of the ordinary for an arcspace review but we love it and wanted to share our enthusiasm with you......and Christmas is coming up! Publisher: Rizzoli

Fogo Island Artist Studios

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Newfoundland, Canada

Fogo Island, a small secluded island off the coast of Newfoundland, is an elemental place of subtle and abiding beauty - a place where time is not obliterated by the circulation of everything.

Evelyn Grace Academy

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

Zaha Hadid Architects' first completed project in England presents itself as an open, transparent and welcoming addition to the community's local urban regeneration process.

Museum of Tomorrow

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The sustainably-focused museum is part of the ambitious "Marvelous Port" urban design project, which will transform Rio's historical waterfront into a thriving cultural and residential community.

The Davidson Center

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Jerusalem, Israel

The Davidson Center is a museum located in the Old City of Jerusalem, woven into the archaeological excavation site of an Umayyan Palace at the southwestern corner of the Temple Mount.

Za-Koenji Public Theatre

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Suginami-ku, Tokyo,, Japan

Za-Koenji, located within a residential district, is a public theatre replacing the old Koenji Hall.

Fernando Alda

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Camera

“The poetry of the skeleton” by Fernando Alda - a metaphor of our every day lives.

Gerald Zugmann

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Camera

A Photo Essay by Gerald Zugmann, The Brion Tomb by Carlo Scarpa.

John Boak

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Camera

John Boak is an artist living in Denver, Colorado. He began photographing the Libeskind-designed addition to the Denver Art Museum in March of 2004, after the structural steel began to be emerge from the foundation.

Katsuhisa Kida

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Camera

Katsuhisa Kida - Vision works

Ken Konchel

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Camera

Ken Konchel, architectonic: St. Louis

Kerun Ip

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Camera

Kreun Ip - Photos of stadiums in Japan.

Michael Moran

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Camera

Photographer Michael Moran has been documenting Philip Johnson's spread in New Canaan, Connecticut over a period of several years

Paul Raftery

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Camera

Paul Raftery lives in London after 10 years of working in France where he lived in Paris and also at Corbusier’s Unité in Marseille.

Åke E:son Lindman

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Camera

Åke E:son Lindman is always moving around Europe photographing great buildings for a variety of architecture and design magazines as well as for photographic exhibitions of his work.

Coffee Plaza

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hamburg, Germany

Situated on a podium of prime real-estate overlooking the Sandtorpark, various harbor basins and Hamburg's traditional skyline, the new corporate headquarters for Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG), aptly called Coffee Plaza, acts as an anchor in Hamburg's refurbished harbor.

Seguin Island

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Paris, France

Seguin Island, abandoned by the Renault car factory almost 20 years ago, will be transformed into a new center for contemporary culture.

Image. Architecture. Now

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Julius Shulman Institute Woodbury University
Burbank, California, USA

In celebration of Julius Shulman's 100th birthday, the Julius Shulman Institute presented a symposium and exhibition exploring intersections between photography and the built environment.

Resnick Pavilion LACMA

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

The Resnick Exhibition Pavilion, the cornerstone of Phase II of LACMA's Transformation, complements BCAM architecturally.

Glasgow School of Art

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Glasgow, United Kingdom

The plans for Phase 1 of The Glasgow School of Art re-development were recently released.

1111 Lincoln Road

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Miami Beach, Florida, USA

The nature of Lincoln Road was the one source of inspiration for the architecture of the car park, its being connected to the massive, closed Suntrust office building the other.

John Pawson Plain Space

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Design Museum
London, United Kingdom

Plain Space celebrates Pawson's career from the early 1980s to date and includes a selection of landmark commissions, as well as current and future projects.

Re-loved

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Powerhouse Museum
Sydney, Australia

The project retro-digitizes the chair design, although it was the chair that preceded the digital design revolution.

National Centre for the Performing Arts

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) is located in the heart of old Beijing, close to the Great Hall of the People, Tian'anmen Square and the ancient Forbidden City.

Fondaco dei Tedeshi

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Venice, Italy

OMA recently unveiled its design for the major restoration and redefinition of one of Venice's largest and most iconic buildings: the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, adjacent to the Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal.

CAFA Art Museum

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

The curvilinear exterior walls of the CAFA Art Museum, located at the northeast corner of the CAFA (China Central Academy of Fine Arts) campus, are clad with traditional Chinese slate.

WTC Pavilion

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

Since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, New York State and the City of New York have worked to rebuild the site and return it to a lively and important center in one of the world's most notable cities.

Florian Idenburg & Jing Liu Pole Dance

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
MoMA PS1
New York, New York, USA

"Pole Dance" consists of a 16×16 foot grid of 30 foot high poles connected by bungee cords. The grid accommodates a number of activators, such as hammocks, pulls and mister-rings.

Center for Brain Health

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health is located on a prominent "gateway" site of the 61 acre Symphony Park development in downtown Las Vegas, at the corner of Grand Central Parkway and Bonneville Avenue.

Bailly School Complex

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Saint-Denis, France

The shape of the roof and the glazed brick give reference to the lanterns in cathedrals.

Batumi Aquarium

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Batumi, Georgia

Inspired by the characteristic pebbles of the Batumi beach, continually shaped by the wash of the waves through millennia, the building stands out as an iconic rock formation visible from both land and sea.

University of Cincinnati

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

The Campus Recreation Center at the University of Cincinnati ties together incongruous buildings into a unified expression. Both keystone and connector, the building encourages social exchange and harnesses flows onto the campus green.

Let’s Get Lost

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Timothy Yarger Fine Art
Beverly Hills, California, USA

A series of photographs of Los Angeles captured on Polaroid film by Jim McHugh.

MNBAQ

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Québec, Canada

OMA's first project in Canada aims to integrate the building with the surrounding park and initiate new links with the city.

Linked Hybrid

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

The Linked Hybrid complex in Beijing aims to counter the current privatized urban developments in China by creating a twenty-first century porous urban space - inviting and open to the public from every side.

Greg Lynn: Fountain of Toys

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Hammer Museum
Los Angeles, California, USA

Fountain of Toys, the new sculptural work by Los Angeles-based architect Greg Lynn, is sited in the Museum's outdoor courtyard.

The Barnes Foundation

Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

The Barnes Foundation building was conceived as a "Gallery in a Garden, Garden in a Gallery."

Centre Pompidou-Metz

Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Metz, France

The Centre Pompidou-Metz will act as the driving force behind the urban renovation of a 50 hectare area formerly occupied by a freight railway station dating from the German annexation, a fair ground, and a Gallo-Roman amphitheatre seating 25,000.

New World Symphony

Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Miami, Florida, USA

The main entrance of New World Center is set in a soaring, 80-foot-high glass curtain wall on the east facade, providing uninterrupted views of the skylit main atrium and the dramatic, tumbling forms of the interior spaces beyond.

Feelings are facts

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA)
Beijing, China

In the space installation Feelings are facts, Olafur Eliasson and Ma Yansong challenge our everyday patterns of spatial orientation.

Olympic Tennis Center

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Madrid, Spain

The Olympic Tennis Center is located in a former slum housing area in the middle of a busy motorway and train network.

Rolex Learning Center

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Lausanne, Switzerland

The Rolex Learning Center is above all a library and learning space devoted to the cultivation of knowledge by an array of different methods.

James Simon Gallery

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

As a continuation of Friedrich August Stüler's forum architecture, the New Entrance Building will complete the Museum Island ensemble between the Kupfergraben canal and the west facade of the Neues Museum.

Neues Museum

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

The Neues Museum on Berlin's Museum Insel was designed by Friedrich August Stüler and built between 1841 and 1859. Extensive bombing during the Second World War left the building in ruins, with entire sections missing completely and others severely damaged. Few attempts at repair were made after the war, and the structure was left exposed to nature.

Siloetten

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Aarhus, Denmark

The apartments, a steel structure built around the silo, protrude into the light and the landscape like LEGO bricks.

Design Museum Holon

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Holon, Israel

Constructed of five sinuous bands of varying shades of weathered steel.

National Museum of Qatar

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Doha Corniche, Qatar

The National Museum of Qatar, like a desert rose, appears to grow out of the ground and be one with it.

Vitra Haus

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Weil am Rhein, Germany

A series of spatial surprises, a "secret world," with a suggestive, almost labyrinthine character.

The Opposite House

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

The Opposite House is situated within the large commercial development along the Sanlitun Street in the center of Beijing. The name refers to the guest house which sits on the opposite side of a traditional Chinese courtyard house. It is also a name that suggests a place of contrast.

King Abdullah II: House of Culture & Art

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Amman, Jordan

The architectural expression for the new performing arts centre by Zaha Hadid Architects was inspired by the uniquely beautiful monument of Petra.

Gagosian Gallery

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beverly Hills, California, USA

The glazed public street facade of the Gagosian Gallery blends seamlessly with the existing facade and provides pedestrians a glimpse into the gallery.

Shan-Shui Hangzhou

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hangzhou, China

Steven Holl Architects were awarded first prize in the design competition to redevelop the site of the oxygen and boiler plants in Hangzhou.

Hotel Q

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

GRAFT has with Hotel Q laid out a hotel landscape that changes the classic spacial canon through the topographical folding of the program.

Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Inspired by Mies van der Rohe's uncompleted 50x50 House (1951), Manglano-Ovalle has constructed a half-scale version of this iconic Modernist glass-walled house and inverted it so that its ceiling becomes its floor.

Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Pasadena, California, USA

The Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics brings together a dozen different groups with vastly different cultures, focuses, and scopes into a single structure designed to facilitate collaboration and spontaneous discourse.

Chu Hai College

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hong Kong, China

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture, in collaboration with Leigh & Orange Architects, has won the competition for the new campus for Chu Hai College of Higher Education in the New Territories in Hong Kong.

National Music Centre of Canada

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Part education research centre, part museum, part recording studio, part live music venue, the facility will create a space for innovative and creative programs for people of all ages.

Southport Broadwater Parklands

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Southport, Australia

The recently completed Southport Broadwater Parklands, a world class civic space, will play host to major sporting and cultural events.

Astana Arena

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Astana, Kazakhstan

Located on the highway connecting the airport to the city the Astana Stadium is principally designed as a venue for soccer but can be adapted for other sports events, including the country's favorite sports - wrestling, judo and boxing.

Voestalpine AG

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Linz, Austria

The Voest steelworks recently completed its new, representative sales and finances head office in Linz.

Xochimilco Masterplan & Aquarium

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Mexico City, Mexico

The site, located in the natural preserve of Xochimilco, in the southern part of Mexico City, addresses a unique set of social, urban, and architectural challenges.

Anchorage Museum expansion

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Anchorage, Alaska, USA

The organisation of the new building is based on five linear volumes, of varying length and height, arranged along the western face of the existing building.

MAXXI Museum

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Rome, Italy

The MAXXI is located in the Flaminio quarter of Rome, in the area of the former Montello military barracks. The complex houses two institutions: MAXXI Arte and MAXXI Architecture, aiming to promote art and architecture through collection, conservation, study and exhibition of contemporary works.

Carrasco International Airport

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Montevideo, Uruguay

The new terminal at Carrasco International Airport, which serves Uruguay's capital city of Montevideo, was created to expand capacity and spur commercial growth and tourism in the surrounding region.

Santiago Calatrava: The Architect's Studio

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Henry Art Gallery

The exhibition affords a first-hand view of Calatrava's renowned and groundbreaking designs, his creative working process, as well as an experiential perspective on his built projects.

Rotterdam Market Hall

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The arched building is a hybrid of public market and apartment building.

Novartis Building

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Basel, Switzerland

The Novartis Building by Gehry Partners is part of the Masterplan for Novartis, designed by Vittorio Magnano Lampugnani, that will transform the St. Johann site, its headquarters in Basel, from an industrial complex to a campus of innovation, knowledge and encounter.

Donald Judd: Furniture

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Sebastian + Barquet
New York, New York, USA

Important early examples of Donald Judd's furniture in a variety of woods, colored-plywood, enameled aluminum and copper, alongside his original drawings.

Building Up and Tearing Down

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Paul Goldberger

Bookcase

This collection of fifty-seven essays is a comprehensive and intelligent account of the best - and worst - of contemporary architecture around the globe. Publisher: The Monacelli Press

Why Architecture Matters

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Paul Goldberger

Bookcase

Witty and compassionate, Why Architecture Matters is a wonderful read. Publisher: Yale University Press

JS Bach / Chamber Music Hall

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Manchester, United Kingdom

The JS Bach Chamber Music Hall was first installed in the Manchester Art Gallery during the Summer 2009 Festival. The same pavilion will be at the Holland Festival in 2010.

Pavilion 21 MINI Opera Space

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Munich, Germany

The "Pavilion 21 MINI Opera Space" is a temporary mobile performance space for 300 visitors to be located on the Marstallplatz in the City of Munich. It is intended to be used for a wide range of events at the annual Opera Festival 2010 and then to travel to other locations.

Punta della Dogana

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Venice, Italy

A dialogue between old and new elements, a link between the history of the building, its present and its future.

Bits‘n Pieces

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Material ConneXion
New York, New York, USA

A dialogue between the analog world and digital technologies within design in a post - digital era.

Chips

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New Islington, Manchester, England

Quirky, bold and robust, "Chips" forms the first major development for Alsop's masterplan for New Islington, Manchester's Millennium Community.

Dennis Gilbert - selected buildings

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Camera

Dennis Gilbert has been photographing buildings since 1980. In the recent past, he has worked on projects such as Kansai Airport in Japan and Chek Lap Kok in Hong Kong.

Duccio Malagamba -  Brasilia

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Camera

When the city of Brasilia turned 50, photographer Duccio Malagamba travelled to the Brazilian capital to capture the everyday life of this super-scaled utopia with its grand avenues laid out by Lucio Costa and dramatic modernist buildings by Oscar Niemeyer.

Daylight Noir: Raymond Chandler's Imagined City

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT

By Catherine Corman

Bookcase

"Daylight Noir: Raymond Chandler's Imagined City," comprises photographs of all the ominous, forbidding locations in Los Angeles Chandler wrote about in his novels. Publisher: Charta Art Books

Liège Guillemins TGV Station

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Liège, Belgium

Liège is a major node in the European high speed rail network; an indispensable link between London, Paris, Brussels and Germany.

Kurilpa Bridge

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Brisbane, Australia

The new Kurilpa pedestrian and cycle bridge connects Brisbane's Central Business District with the city's South Bank and its major cultural precinct.

W Barcelona Hotel

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Barcelona, Spain

The building, known as "The Sail" appears as a modern icon rising above the Mediterranean sea.

Michael Lee-Chin Crystal

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Toronto, Canada

The Royal Ontario Museum project set out to renovate ten new galleries in the existing historical building and creating an extension to the museum, now called the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal.

Olnick Spanu House

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Garrison, New York, USA

Olnick Spanu House in Garrison, New York, a plane is established that underlines the landscape, seeking to enhance it.

Tall Buildings

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
MoMA QNS
New York, New York, USA

The exhibition investigates new horizons in architecture and engineering, focusing on skyscrapers and their place in the twenty-first century.

41 Cooper Square

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, NY, USA

41 Cooper Square, the new academic building for The Cooper Union, aspires to manifest the character, culture and vibrancy of both the 150 year-old institution and of the city in which it was founded.

Slit Court

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kyoto, Japan

The building is located in Sumizome, Fushimi, Kyoto, a small town with a distinguished history situated south of the Tofukuji temple.

Four Boxes Gallery

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Skive, Denmark

Four Boxes Gallery is a building that is quintessentially Japanese, yet also strangely oversized and villa-like, as it extends the built vocabulary of the school with its clear-cut concrete edges.

Cairo Expo City

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Cairo, Egypt

Located between the centre of Cairo and the city's airport the design for Cairo Expo City delivers a unique facility for Cairo - state of the art city for exhibitions and conferences.

ECM City Tower

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Prague, Czech Republic

As part of the larger ECM City, for which Richard Meier & Partners is serving as master planner, the City Tower presents a striking iconic high-rise for the city of Prague.

Vision City

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The original Vision City was intended for completion more than a decade ago but when financial problems halted the construction work it left the site with a massive piece of bare concrete structure.

Counceling Center Hejmdal

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Aarhus, Denmark

The new Counceling Center, named Hejmdal, is a renovation of an existing 1908 building, designed by the Danish architect Rudolf Clausen, which served as a gateway to the Aarhus Hospital campus.

Le Corbusier in his own words - An introduction for children

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:01:00 GMT

By Antoine Vigne

Bookcase

A book full of discoveries and surprises about one of the best known yet most enigmatic figures in the history of architecture. Illustrations: Betty Bone. Publisher: Papadakis

National Library

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Astana, Kazakhstan

Being one of the future cornerstones of Kazakh nation building, and a leading institution representing the Kazakh national identity, designing the library went beyond a mere architectural challenge.

A. Quincy Jones

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Cory Buckner

Bookcase

The book documents Archibald Quincy Jones's full career, from his post-war planning projects to his long association with Palo Alto building magnate Joseph Eichler. Publisher: Phaidon.

HEART

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Herning, Denmark

The landscape of grass mounds and reflecting pools aligns with a geometry of curved roof sections of the new building that houses permanent and temporary exhibition galleries, a 150-seat auditorium, music rehearsal rooms, a restaurant, a media library, and administrative offices all on one level.

La Rocca Winery

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Gavorrano (Grosseto), Italy

Sited on a hill surrounded by vineyards and woods, La Rocca Winery revisits the traditional forms of Tuscan architecture within a modern, industrially inspired frame.

Kunsthaus Graz

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Graz, Austria

"Our proposal for Kunsthaus Graz is driven by the tensions within two fundamental ideas; one urban and the other programmatic..."

Serpentine Pavilion 2009

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

Sejima and Nishizawa have created a beautiful Pavilion that resembles a reflective cloud or a floating pool of water, sitting atop a series of delicate columns.

Knut Hamsun Center

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hamaröy, Norway

Knut Hamsun, Norway's most inventive twentieth-century writer, fabricated new forms of expression in his first novel Hunger. He went on to found a truly modern school of fiction with his works Pan, Mysteries, and Growth of the Soil.

MahaNakhon

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Bangkok, Thailand

Soaring towers have become increasingly common wherever land is scarce, allowing cities to stack life ever taller, denser and more dynamic.

Hoshakuji Station

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Takanezawa, Japan

Hoshakuji Station is located in Takanezawa, in the Tochigi Prefecture, 80 miles north of Tokyo. To connect the east and west sides of the town of Takanezawa, which had been divided by the railroad, Kuma opened the east exit of the station giving access to Chokkura Plaza and Shelter, also designed by Kuma, on the eastern side.

Musee Hergé

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

An elongated prism floats in the forest while a footbridge connects it to the city. Vast bay windows seem to suggest comic strips spaces, while the prism offers a colorful, fantasy like circulation space. This large reception area accommodates the four exhibition volumes, also linked via footbridges.

DR Concert Hall

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

With DR Concert Hall, Denmark gets a national and international concert venue and a new architectural landmark for the capital. The complex, part of the TV network's new Headquarters in Copenhagen, contains all facilities for Danish Broadcasting Corporation's music production.

Blog: The Wånas Foundation

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Knislinge, Sweden

Since 1987 Wanås has presented contemporary international art with a focus on sculpture and site-specific installations... By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief.

Shenzhen Creative Center

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Shenzhen, China

OMA, in collaboration with Shenzhen based architects Urbanus, were awarded first prize in the design competition for a major new cultural center, transport hub, and public landmark in the heart of the city of Shenzhen, southern China.

New Acropolis Museum

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Athens, Greece

Located in Athens's historic area of Makryianni, the New Acropolis Museum stands less than 1,000 ft southeast of the Parthenon, at the entrance of a network of pedestrian walkways that link the key archaeological sites and monuments of the Acropolis.

Giraffe House

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

A project that fits the ambitions of the Rotterdam Zoo where sustainability is one of the key issues.

MA: Andalucia’s Museum of Memory

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Granada, Spain

The MA building is in line with the Central Headquarters of the Caja Granada Savings Bank that Campo Baeza completed in 2001.

The Modern Wing

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Chicago, Illinois, USA

With its serene limestone, glass facade and innovative sun-screen canopy, that floats over the roof like a flying carpet, the Modern Wing already has a significant presence in a city defined by its rich architectural heritage.

Xixi Wetland Art Museum

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hangzhou, China

Located in a rural nature preserve near Hangzhou, the Xixi Wetland Art Museum will be a destination for both nature and art.

Green Architecture for the Future

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Louisiana Museum
Humlebæk, Denmark

The exhibition shows some of the complex initiatives and future scenarios that are mushrooming up on a global scale.

Santiago Calatrava Artworks

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Levin

Bookcase

The book contains a selection of 200 drawings, water colors and depictions of sculptures, chosen by the architect and the author. Publisher: Birkhäuser

Lacoste Footwear Capsule Collection

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features

The Zaha Hadid for Lacoste footwear collaboration began with a digitized interpretation of surfaces with repeated patterns.

Iberê Camargo Museum (ICM)

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Porto Alegre, Brazil

Settled into the lush green hillside like a giant sculpture, the first building in Brazil by Álvaro Siza preserves the collection of more than 4000 works by Iberê Camargo, the master of Brazilian expressionism.

Step Up on Fifth

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Santa Monica, California, USA

A striking yet light-hearted exterior makes the new building a welcome landmark in downtown Santa Monica.

NOAA Satellite Operations Facility

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Suitland, Maryland, USA

In light of NOAA's mission to monitor and safeguard the earth, the architects reexamined the traditional relationship between building and landscape - figure and ground.

Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Guggenheim
New York, New York, USA

Fifty years after the realization of Frank Lloyd Wright's renowned design the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum celebrates the golden anniversary of its landmark building.

Yas Hotel

Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The Yas Hotel is built over an F1 race circuit. The hotel is made up of two twelve story towers, one being set within the race circuit, and another placed in the Marina itself, physically linked by a sculpted steel monocoque bridge construction that passes above the Formula 1 track.

Gleimstraße Loft

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

With the transformation of the rooftop of a typical 19th century building, in one of the new hip areas in Berlin, the architects created an atypical and very personal space.

Ozuluama Residence

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Mexico City, Mexico

The new roof top appears like a nomadic structure floating above the diverse urban topography of Mexico City.

Museo Tamayo

Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Atizapan, Mexico

Set upon a steep hillside overlooking Mexico City, the New Tamayo Museum will serve as a nucleus of education and culture, locally, regionally, and internationally.

Inner-City Arts

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

Inner-City Arts serves over 30,000 at-risk youth from Los Angeles public schools each year, providing a range of art facilities and services, and an oasis in an otherwise challenging urban environment.

Design Hotel - Augartenhotel

Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Graz, Austria

Located only minutes from the Historical Graz City Center, the structure of Design Hotel - Augartenhotel, dominated by glass planes and external stairs, appear as a sculptural solidity in the urban situation.

Finnish Embassy

Sat, 02 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

The Finnish Embassy is located on the southern part of the embassy ensemble. The design refers to Kannel (a traditional five-stringed Finnish harp).

Convention Centre

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Dublin, Ireland

Conceived as part of the overall Spencer Dock Development, located on a site adjacent to the Royal Canal between North Wall Quay and Mayor Street, the Convention Centre embodies a well considered program of conference facilities designed to attract the international conference and associated exhibitions market to Dublin.

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

This year's pavilion is the 11th commission in the Gallery's annual series. It is Zumthor's first completed building in the UK and includes a specially created garden by the influential Dutch designer Piet Oudolf.

Parish Church and Complex

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Foligno, Italy

The new Parish Church, located in Foligno, Umbria, is a monolith of pure geometry.

Plaza de Espana

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Much of today's Plaza de España and the cargo docks of the Muelle de Enlace is reclaimed land anchored in the steep drop of the Atlantic Coast. Anything that is constructed there is essentially an additional crust, a new layer superimposed on what is for the most part landfill.

Munch Museum

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Oslo, Norway

The competition for the Munch Area in the Bjorvika neighborhood involved an opportunity to develop a complete city fragment, with the Munch Museum as the focus, in an enclave soon due to become essential for Oslo's life and image.

Chopo Museum

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Mexico City, Mexico

The original building of the Chopo Museum is a product of late 19th century technology. The structure was manufactured just before the turn of the century in Oberhausen, Germany, as a pavilion for an exhibition on industry and art in Düsseldorf.

International Airport

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

Designed and completed in only four years, Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport opened ahead of schedule for the 2008 Olympics.

Experimental Urban Vision

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Guiyang, China

Eleven young architects collaborate to design high-density urban nature in China.

The Museum of Islamic Art

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Doha, Qatar

The Museum of Islamic Art is located on the south side of Doha's Corniche on a man-made island sixty meters from the shore. A new C-shaped peninsula provides protection from the Arabian Gulf on the north and from unsightly industrial buildings on the east.

Frog Queen

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Graz, Austria

The building known as "Frog Queen" houses several engineering offices and an attached test facility for an engineering firm based in Graz. The basic geometric shape of the structure is a cuboid.

Shiseikan

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kyoto, Japan

"Our principle for the design of art schools was that the architecture must lift up the students' spirits. Nowadays, we see lots of dry, dispiriting school buildings perhaps because there were requests for the buildings that are easy for maintenance."

National Gallery Extension

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Ljubljana, Slovenia

The completely glazed extension comes across like a see-through interface between park and city.

Taipei Performing Arts Centre

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Taipei City, Taiwan

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) was recently recently awarded the first prize in the international competition to build the Taipei Performing Arts Centre.

Kinderdentist

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

A wave, vibrant with patterns in different tones of blue, connects and reveals the upper and lower levels of the clinic. It invites you to the waiting room and reception in the lower level and opens up windows into the treatment rooms upstairs.

Limited edition: Prototypes, one offs and Design Art Furniture

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Sophie Lovell

Bookcase

Sophie Lovell has catalogued and compiled a unique and timely overview of one of the most exciting creative fields of our age. Publisher: Birkhäuser

Scandinave Les Bains

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Located in the heart of historic Old Montreal Scandinave Les Bains Vieux-Montréal is an urban spa whose purpose is to provide a thermal-therapy experience that engages each of the body's senses.

MUMUTH

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Graz, Austria

"We saw the spiral as the organizing element of the MUMUTH in much the same way as Serialism works in contemporary music."

Zira Island Master Plan

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Baku, Azerbaijan

Zira Zero Island is a 1,000,000 m2 master plan for a carbon neutral resort and residential development on Zira Island located along the Caspian Sea.

Blog: Architecture, Art and Design

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Berlin, Germany

Went to Berlin to visit the Graft Berlin office and see the “Klee Universe” exhibition at Mies van der Rohe’s New National Gallery. By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief.

SNFCC

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Athens, Greece

The concept design for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), housing the National Library of Greece and the Greek National Opera, both set within the Stavros Niarchos Park, was recently revealed.

The Mandala

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

Located on Berlin's exhilarating Potsdamer Platz, amid a sea of futuristic skyscrapers, The Mandala Hotel is an oasis with a great sense of style.

Port House

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Antwerp, Belgium

The new Port House design consists of two entities: the existing Fire Station and a new crystalline volume lifted above the retained building.

Bijlmer ArenA Station

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA Station is situated southeast of the city on the line that links Amsterdam with Utrecht.

Stratford DLR Station

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

With its sculpted steel canopy supported by cantilevered columns, considered use of lighting and bold color, the new Stratford DLR Station provides a distinctive, efficient and attractive replacement for its highly congested and restricted forerunner on the same site.

Hypo-Alpe-Adria Bank HQ

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Udine, Italy

In this dialectical relationship between the specific architectural language of the project and the local landscape, each element informs, transforms, and adjusts the total composition.

Robert Wilson: Voom Portraits

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Voom HD
Los Angeles, California, USA

The VOOM PORTRAITS were produced in a working collaboration between Robert Wilson and the television company VOOM HD Networks.

Robert Wilson: Chairs

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions

Robert Wilson's furniture and sculptural pieces are exhibited and collected in galleries, museums and private collections worldwide.

AGO

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Toronto, Canada

The expansion and renovation of the AGO increases the exhibition space by nearly half the original size and reorganizes the internal circulation within the museum.

Taubman Museum of Art

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Located on a prominent corner of Roanoke's downtown, the Taubman Museum of Art creates a gateway to the city for visitors arriving from US I581.

Gwanggyo Power Centre

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Seoul, South Korea

MVRDV recently won the concept design competition for a dense city centre for the future new town of Gwanggyo, 35 kilometers south of the Korean capital Seoul. The site is surrounded by a beautiful lake and forested hills.

BAM/PFA

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berkeley, California, USA

Plans for a new visual arts facility for the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) were initiated following a 1997 survey that found that the museum's existing concrete structure did not meet current seismic standards.

Taekwondo Park: Ascending Passages

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Muju, South Korea

Taekwondo Park will establish a dynamic gateway to the physical and philosophical world of Taekwondo, a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea, and become an athletic and cultural destination for 70 million practitioners from around the world.

Municipal Theatre

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Haarlem, The Netherlands

The Municipal Theatre of Haarlem is a cultural landmark in the historical city centre of Haarlem. The original theatre, built during World War II, is a listed monument and ranks among the five most important theatres in the Netherlands.

Neil Barrett Store

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tokyo, Japan

The concept for the Neil Barrett flagship store in Tokyo is based on the minimal cut of the brand's fashion design and parallels its approach in using the same design parameters of fixed points, folding, pleating and cut outs.

56 Leonard Street

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

The 57-story residential building is located at the intersection of Church Street and Leonard Street in the Tribeca Historic District of downtown Manhattan.

EMPAC

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Troy, NY, USA

The new Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) is located on the edge of the Rensselaer campus overlooking the city of Troy.

Sønderborg Harbor Masterplan

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Sønderborg, Denmark

Last week Frank Gehry presented his first Masterplan in Northern Europe to the city of Sønderborg.

Prado Museum Extention

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Madrid, Spain

The new site for the extension of the Prado Museum included the Jéronimos Cloister, its surrounding perimeter, and the area between the back of the Museum and the Ruiz de Alarcón Street.

Petter Dass Museum

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Alstahaug, Norway

Peter Dass is one of Norway's most important and beloved poets. He was also the Vicar at Alstahaug Church from 1689 until his death in 1707.

Michael Schumacher Tower

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The Michael Schumacher Tower is the first in a series of seven towers to be built worldwide.

Madrid Social Housing

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Madrid, Spain

In a suburban Madrid neighborhood of conventional, anonymous housing blocks, Morphosis devised a typology of porosity to suit the social ideals of this project type.

Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:01:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Hammer Museum
Los Angeles, California, USA

The exhibition journeys through John Lautner's (1911-94) world of ideas: their genesis, growth, and complex interactions.

MAD Dinner

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ma Yansong

Bookcase

The first book by Beijing-based MAD, acclaimed for designs that embrace a new era in Chinese cities and lifestyle. Publisher: Actar

Museum Liaunig

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Carinthia, Austria

The main body of the Museum Liaunig cuts through a densely wooded, steep-sided embankment, projecting out on both ends, with only a small part of the outstretched building visible. Rather than removing the soil, excavated ground is used to remodel the site.

Brooklyn Children’s Museum

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Brooklyn, New York, USA

With its glittering envelope of 8.1 million yellow ceramic tiles the new building is a landmark attraction in the ethnically diverse residential neighborhood of Crown Heights.

California Academy of Sciences

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
San Francisco, California, USA

The new California Academy of Sciences houses the Kimball Natural History Museum, Steinhart Aquarium and Morrison Planetarium, along with eight scientific research departments and over 20 million scientific specimens.

Iwan Baan: Contemporary Architectural Photographs

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
AA Gallery
London, United Kingdom

The exhibition showcases recent architectural photography by the young and increasingly influential Dutch photographer Iwan Baan.

FiftyTwoDegrees Business Innovation Centre

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Nijmegen, The Netherlands

FiftyTwoDegrees is the realisation of the first phase of a large-scale master plan surrounding the Neerbosscheweg. The 86 meter tall tower stands on a slope and is fluidly yet excitingly absorbed into surrounding Goffert Park.

Miami Art Museum

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Miami, Florida, USA

Few museum projects anywhere have as much potential for great success as the new Miami Art Museum; already an international arts destination, with a unique role as a crossroads of North and South America.

Chase Center RISD Museum of Art

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

The Rhode Island School of Design has announced the public opening of The Chase Center. The much-anticipated building, the premiere exhibition space for RISD students on campus, will become a major focal point on North Main Street.

Cidade da Musica

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Barra de Tijuca is a new town in Rio de Janeiro's southern outskirts. It is a long plain that lacks strong architectural events and urban marks. The Cidade da Musica, situated in the center of two crossing highways imagined by Lucio Costa, will be the heart of the new town.

Architecture Now! 5

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Philip Jodidio

Bookcase

Now in its fifth installment, the Architecture Now! series is an ongoing project documenting the work of the most innovative and influential architects across the globe. Publisher: Taschen.

Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Zaragoza, Spain

The building's envelope plays an essential role in defining its relation to the surrounding environment and atmospheric variations.

Exhibition Pavilion

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Oslo, Norway

The new Architecture Museum is located in one of Norway's first monumental Empire Style buildings, designed by Christian Grosch in 1830, and a four-story building that was added in 1910.

Putrajaya Waterfront Development

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Putrajaya is located on a stretch of Malaysia between Kuala Lumpur and Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It will eventually be the most accessible city in Malaysia, surrounded by expressways, urban highways and railways.

Zenith Music Hall

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Strasburg, France

The new Zenith Music Hall, with its playful form and character, is an important project for the exhibition area in Strasbourg. It will give new impulse to the future development of the city's infrastructure.

The Blue Planet

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

Inspired by the whirl streams of the sea, shoals of fish, and swirling starlings turning the sky black, the Blue Planet is shaped like a great whirlpool.

Olympic Architecture 2008

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Guoxin Ma

Bookcase

The book provides insights into the specialized stadium architecture with an abundance of photos, drawings and illustrations of details. Publisher: Birkhäuser with CABP

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

The 2008 Serpentine Pavilion is Frank Gehry's first built structure in England, and also the first time he collaborated with his son Samuel Gehry.

Egan’s Coffee Bar & Roof Terrace

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Portlaoise, Ireland

Egan's Coffee Bar and Roof Terrace are located in a protected structure, formerly a barber's shop, with a preserved shop front on Main Street.

Writing and Seeing Architecture

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:01:00 GMT

By Christian de Portzamparc & Philippe Sollers

Bookcase

A small book, with no images, that caught our attention. We highly recommend keeping it in your pocket. Publisher: University Of Minnesota Press

Visitor Center at Lincoln Center

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has unveiled the design for the new Visitor Center, a privately owned public space (POPS) adjacent to Lincoln Center that will be transformed into a lively community gathering place and gateway to the performing arts campus.

Light Rail Train Bridge

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Jerusalem, Israel

The Light Rail Train Bridge is located near the Eastern Gate to the old City of Jerusalem, considered as the "modern entrance" to the city.

Stanislavsky Center

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Moscow, Russia

The Stanislavsky Center project consists of the conversion of a series of historic buildings into a mixed-use business and cultural complex, with a significant new residential component.

The Public

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
West Bromwich, United Kingdom

Contained within a simple rectilinear form, The Public was conceived as a "Box of Delights" offering a wide variety of spaces, forms, angles, curves, surfaces, vistas and atmospheres.

Viikki Church

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hensinki, Finland

The Viikki Church forms the core of an area plan, based on JKMM Architect's winning entry, that will be implemented gradually.

Strata Tower

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

As a signature architectural statement, the Strata Tower's articulate, striking physical presence seeks to encapsulate meaning through the use of abstract form drawn from both local cultural landscapes and motifs and dynamic forces of global influence.

Elephant House

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen

The new Elephant House provides these magnificent animals with a stimulating environment, including easily accessible spaces for the public to enjoy them, and restores the visual relationship between the zoo and the park.

Guggenheim Hermitage Museum

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Vilnius, Lithuania

The new museum and cultural center will house pieces from collections of both the New York based Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the St. Petersburg based State Hermitage Museum.

O-14

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

As of June 2008, the first five floors and exterior shell of O-14 have been cast, revealing the beginnings of the perforated concrete shell exoskeleton which, when finished, will surround the building in a lace-like veil.

Trinity Place

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
San Francisco, California, USA

The new 1,900-unit residential Trinity Place represents one of the largest and most audacious new visions for San Francisco. The architectural concept translates the essence of city living into a powerful new image.

Blobwall Pavilion

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
SCI-Arc Gallery
Los Angeles, California, USA

An innovative redefinition of the brick - architecture's most basic building unit - into a lightweight object made of colorful plastic and reinterpreted into modular elements.

Dogan Medya Center

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Ankara, Turkey

The Dogan Medya Center on Ankara-Eskisehir road, planned as a distinctive media figure, houses TV channels and the newspapers Hurriyet and Milliyet.

Central Los Angeles Area High School #9

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

High School #9, LAUSD's new flagship high school project with emphasis in the Visual and Performing Arts, is in direct vicinity of the downtown Los Angeles cultural corridor with Disney Concert Hall, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

Robertson Branch Library

Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

The Robertson Branch library is situated on a busy Los Angeles strip, where apartments and commercial buildings clamor for attention.

The Ascent

Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Covington, Kentucky, USA

Curving to maximize the views of both the river and the surrounding hillsides, its windows will reflect the sky and river images.

Marina Bay Sands

Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Singapore, Singapore

The complex, part of the continuous necklace of activities surrounding Marina Bay, forms a gateway to the city.

James Turrell Skyscape

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Pomona College Museum of Art
Claremont, California, USA

To celebrate the installation of the new Skyscape, the Pomona College Museum of Art presented an exhibition uniting the various threads of Turrell's artistic practice.

NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

The site UCLA selected for its California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), a narrow, steep lot adjacent to a parking structure on its dense South Campus, tendered a number of physical challenges.

BCAM

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

The new BCAM, the centerpiece of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), is designed specifically for the display of contemporary art.

The Broad Museum

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

The designs for The Broad, a contemporary art museum located across the street from Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Museum of Contemporary Art, was recently revealed.

Hope Street Hotel

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Liverpool, United Kingdom

The design of Hope Street Hotel combines the modern use of traditional materials with original iron columns, heavy beams and exposed brickwork.

Hof Residence

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Skakafjordur fjord, Iceland

Hof is a new country residence in the Skakafjordur fjord, less than 100 kilometers from the Arctic Circle.

Five Franklin Place

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

Located in the Tribeca Historic Cast Iron District in Downtown Manhattan, Five Franklin Place will be the first major American building by Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio.

Project Vitra

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Cornel Windlin & Rolf Fehlbaum

Bookcase

The book offers an inside look at the firms collaboration with architects and designers. Publisher: Birkhäuser

Rossio Station

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Lisbon, Portugal

Originally designed in the late 1800s by Jose Luis Monteiro, a leading architect of his time, Lisbon's Rossio Station is a Portuguese landmark that had, over the years, been extensively remodeled, resulting in a poorly designed and serviced mainline railway station that had lost much of its historical charm and status.

Oslo Opera House

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Oslo, Norway

Oslo's new Opera House is located on the Bjørvika Peninsula overlooking Oslo Fjord. The marble clad roofscape forms a large public space in the landscape of the city and the fjord.

Home of Finn Juhl

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Ordrupgaard
Ordrup, Denmark

The exhibition about the architect and furniture designer marks the opening of Finn Juhl's house as part of the museum complex.

A Tribute to Jørn Utzon

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Martin Keiding

Bookcase

In celebration of Jørn Utzon's 90th birthday the Danish Architectural Press have published a tribute to the man whose building became a symbol for a city. Publisher: The Danish Architectural Press.

The Brewery Site

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

OMA recently presented their concept for a new multi-use building on the harbor front in the historic center of Copenhagen.

Blog: A visit to Hamburg Hafencity

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Hamburg, Germany

An architectural smorgasbord with few equals. By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief

East Hotel

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hamburg, Germany

The spirit of the old foundry lives on in this chic design hotel, East Hotel, in the red-light district of Hamburg.

Caixa Forum

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Madrid, Spain

The surprising sculptural aspect of the Caixa Forum's silhouette reflects the roofscape of the surrounding buildings.

Verb Natures

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Albert Ferre, Irene Hwang, Tomoko Sakamoto, Anna Tetas, Michael Kubo & Ramon Prat

Bookcase

Because everything grows, especially cities, the fifth volume of Actar's Verb series looks for a new definition of the organic through architecture, graphics, and photography as well as visual and digital art. Publisher: Actar

The Royal Theater

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The new Royal Theater is situated on the waterfront in the center of Copenhagen, across from the Opera House.

Lux 11

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

Lux 11 is located in Berlin's pulsating and hip central district of Mitte, only steps away from Alexanderplatz and the landmark Television Tower (Fernsehturm).

Netherland's Embassy

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

The client demanded a solitary building, integrating requirements of conventional civil service security with Dutch openness.

Sliced Porosity Block

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Chengdu, China

The site is developed to maximize public open space and to stimulate micro-urbanism.

HL23

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, USA

Denari's special vision of architecture will finally take full physical form when construction begins in New York City on the first free-standing building of his career.

Concrete Canopy

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Saint Cyprien, France

The Concrete Canopy building is located in the middle of a park with sycamore, acacia, oak and poplar trees.

ECODESIGN - A Manual for Ecological Design

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:01:00 GMT

By Ken Yeang

Bookcase

Ken Yeang reconstructs and revisions how and why our current design approach and perception of architecture must radically change if we are to ensure a sustainable future. Publisher: Wiley-Academy

Watercube

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

The Watercube associates water as a structural and conceptual "Leitmotiv" with the square, the primal shape of the house in Chinese tradition and mythology.

Make It Right

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Make It Right's goal is to join the history of the Lower 9th Ward with creative new architectural solutions mindful of environmental and personal safety concerns in order to encourage both the evolution of aesthetic distinctiveness and the conscientious awareness of natural surroundings.

Cumulus

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Nordborg, Denmark

Danfoss Universe is a 5.5 hectar science museum park embedded in the agricultural landscape of Nordborg, next to the founder's home and the Danfoss HQ.

Arezzo Law Court

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Arezzo, Italy

The new Arezzo Law Court building, housing the main courtrooms and the Hall of Justice President's headquarters, is linked to a neoclassical building, once a large hospital, that will be restored and used for offices and archives.

Khanty Mansiysk

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Siberia, Russia

A sensitive insertion into the landscape, the design ensures that much of the site remains in its natural condition.

A.A. Hijmans van den Bergh Medical Faculty

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Utrecht, The Netherlands

Winner of the 2007 biannual Dutch Rietveldprize, named after the famous "De Stijl" architect. The new faculty building is located on the University campus "De Uithof" forming the corner to the existing Academic Hospital of Utrecht.

Penang Global City Center

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Penang, Malaysia

Sited on Penang Hill, the Penang Global City Center (PGCC), a key component of the 256 acre development site that was formally the Penang Turf Club, is an expansive, sustainable, mixed-use development with two iconic sixty-story towers.

Agora Theater

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Lelystad, The Netherlands

The Agora Theatre is part of the masterplan for Lelystad by Adriaan Geuze, which aims to revitalize the pragmatic, sober town centre.

Nordpark Cable Railway

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Innsbruck, Austria

The 1.8 km long Nordpark Cable Railway, comprised of four new stations and a cable-stayed suspension bridge over the river Inn, takes you from the center of Innsbruck to the top of the mountain in less than half an hour.

Hotel Burnham - Reliance Building

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Chicago, Illinois

The Reliance Building was reborn as the Hotel Burnham in October 1999 in the heart of Chigaco.

New Museum

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

A glimmering metal mesh-clad stack of boxes shifted off axis in a dynamic composition.

Palace of Justice

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Córdoba, Spain

Can such a large building refer distinctly to the old city of Córdoba, and its unique history, without literally imitating it?

Spertus

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Chicago, Illinois, USA

By its transparency the facade announces the accessible and public nature of Spertus. The new Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies fills what was one of the last open spaces on the historic South Michigan Avenue, directly facing Grant Park.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Shenzhen, China

The new SSE is planned as a financial center with civic meaning. The external area is designed as a public space for festivals and gathering.

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Overland Park, Kansas, USA

The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is located on the campus of Johnson County Community College. The museum, home to a significant collection of contemporary artists, will bring an exciting new presence to the campus of Johnson County Community College and will serve as the starting point of a campus-wide art installation program.

MAD in China

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Danish Architecture Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark

They combine art, design and architecture, creating their own agenda. They are China's wild young architects - and they call themselves MAD.

Mourning House

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Mexico City, Mexico

Planned as an isolated structure in a residential area, the Grissal flamed granite building faces inward towards an illuminated courtyard.

BMW Welt

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Munich, Germany

The most prominent elements of the brand experience and automobile delivery center BMW Welt are the roof and the Double Cone.

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Chicago, USA

Located in Grant Park, along the edge of Lake Michigan, the Jay Pritzker Pavilion is an open-air venue featuring performances by the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, as well as jazz, blues, and other world music performances.

Phare Tower

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Paris, France

The Phare Tower is part of the redevelopment for the La Défense business district on the outskirts of Paris.

Grand Rapids Art Museum

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

The new Grand Rapids Art Museum occupies one city block in the heart of Grand Rapids; a city well known for its legacy and influence on commerce, craft and modern design.

United States Federal Building

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
San Francisco, California, USA

The new Federal Building, a slender 65-feet-wide tower rising 18 stories (240 feet), is located along the northern edge of the Mission and Seventh Street site.

Bjarke Ingels Group Copenhagen Experiments

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Storefront for Art & Architecture
New York, New York, USA

The exhibition presents projects that are all specific urban experiments conducted in Copenhagen since January 2001 by Bjarke Ingels Group.

Televisa Mixed Use Building

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Mexico City, Mexico

To mark their presence in the city the Televisa company was looking for a new image and an icon building.

Omm Hotel

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Barcelona, Spain

The Hotel Omm is an example of all the characteristics that have made Barcelona a city renowned worldwide as a center for architecture and design, open to innovation while respecting tradition.

Arp Museum

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Remagen-Rolandseck, Germany

The translucent tower walls illuminate the shaft and elevators, with added illumination and hints of views provided by transparent glass slots in the tower walls.

Diagonal Mar Park

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Barcelona, Spain

"If the park has a scale comparable to the grand gardens of Barcelona its design and situation obliges it to increase in scale."

Metzo College

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Doetinchem, The Netherlands

A compact building with a strong identity within the landscape. The new Metzo College, replacing three existing school buildings, houses a school for vocational education as well as public sport facilities.

World Business Center (WBCB)

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Busan, South Korea

Asymptote's design, a single building comprising three distinct towers, effectively questions older notions of singularity and autonomy in tall building design.

Danish Maritime Museum

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Elsinore, Denmark

The Danish Maritime Museum in Elsinore, Denmark will be housed within, and surrounding, a decommissioned dry dock that lies within eyesight of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kronborg Castle, the setting for Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Hall Winery

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Napa Valley, California, USA

The overall plan for the Hall Winery, acquired by Craig and Kathryn Hall in 2003, consists of three state-of-the-art production warehouses and two "showpiece" structures related to wine tours, tasting, and retail sales.

Nestlé Chocolate Museum (Phase 1)

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Mexico City, Mexico

When Nestlé's Chocolate factory in Mexico City (located in Paseo Tollocan near Toluca) was in need of an inner pathway for visitors to witness the production of chocolates it was decided that the first chocolate museum in Mexico should have a 300 meter long facade along the motorway as the new image of the factory.

Alsion

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Sønderborg, Denmark

Alison creates synergy between education, research and commercial activities inspired the choreography of life in the complex.

Le Corbusier: Art and Architecture - A Life of Creativity

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Mori Art Museum
Tokyo, Japan

The exhibition examines Le Corbusier the man, revealing the individual behind the facade in a comprehensive presentation of about 250 paintings, furniture and architectural artifacts.

Hong Luo Club

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

The expansion of Beijing city has intensively accelerated the development of its periphery area for the last few years, which thereby helped develop the first space typology in China. In the meantime, the suburbian areas emerged gradually.

Municipal Offices and Station

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Delft, The Netherlands

The starting point for Mecanoo's design is an interweaving of the city's history with the future. Travellers arriving at the station will experience Delft as a city not only with a rich history but also as one of technological ingenuity.

Millau Viaduct

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Gorge du Tarn, France

Bridges are often considered to belong to the engineer's realm rather than the architect's. But the architecture of infrastructure has a powerful impact on the environment.

Chilterns Gateway Centre

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Dunstable Downs, United Kingdom

The new Chilterns Gateway Centre is located on an exceptionally windy site at Bedfordshire's highest point, 798 feet above sea level.

Musée d’Art Moderne (MUDAM)

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Situated among the embankment walls that originally surrounded the arrow-shaped inner fort, thus merging with the rich history of the site.

Tatarstan National Library

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan

Resembling an open book, the library's two main towers give a face to the previously undefined space.

166 Perry Street

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, NY, USA

166 Perry Street is an eight-story condominium building between the historic blocks of Perry Street and Charles Lane in the heart of the West Village, steps from the Hudson River and its verdant waterside park.

Sophie Calle: Exquisite Pain (Douleur Exquise)

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Luxembourg Cultural Capital 2007
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

The installation is a mix of architectural design and visual art, introspective and intimate, designed by Frank Gehry and Edwin Chan for Rotonde1.

The Real. Unnaturalism

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen, Denmark

The exhibition by danish artist Erik A. Frandsen deals with three forms of expression: mosaic, steel, and painted wood.

Metapolis II

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

As a part of Lincoln Center Festival Zaha Hadid has collaborated with Frédéric Flamand, director of the Ballet National de Marseille, on the creation of the piece "Metapolis II." The third of a series of reflections on the contemporary city.

Puente de la Mujer

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Buenos Aires, Argentina

The old harbor of Buenos Aires, Puerto Madero, is currently being transformed into a new commercial and residential center and tourist area.

IAC InterActivecorp Headquarters

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, NY, USA

The "white" glass, etched with a white pattern, gives the appearance of a tall ship in full sail.

William J. Clinton Presidential Center

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

The William J. Clinton Presidential Center is located within a new 28-acre public park along the south bank of the Arkansas River, directly east of downtown Little Rock.

Tivoli Concert Hall

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

A new pavilion and addition in keeping with the Tivoli spirit.

Kartal – Pendik Masterplan

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Istanbul, Turkey

The Kartal - Pendik Masterplan is a winning competition proposal for a new city centre on the east bank of Istanbul.

Suntory Museum of Art

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tokyo, Japan

"Our idea was to realize within a massive urban architecture an imagery so fragile that it may break if not handled wholeheartedly."

Guardian Towers

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The Guardian Towers comprises two sites, a residential tower and an office tower, joined by a shared retail and services podium. The dual-tower complex, part of the Danet Abu Dhabi development in Abu Dhabi, is serviced by three levels of underground car parking.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kansas City, Missouri, USA

The addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art runs along the eastern edge of the museum campus and provides a counterpoint to the original 1933 Beaux-Arts building.

Cagliari Contemporary Arts Centre

Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Cagliari, Italy

The aim of the project was to create a node of cultural exchanges that simultaneously will serve as a landmark announcing the arrival to Cagliari from the sea, and answer the five challenges proposed by the brief.

MIMA

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

The new Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art Gallery Building (MIMA) and adjoining Public Square are part of the redevelopment of the town centre in Middlesbrough, a community of approximately 150,000 inhabitants in the North East of England.

Lighthouse

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Aarhus, Denmark

The winning proposal Lighthouse by 3XN and UNStudio offers an entirely new harbour promenade with evening sun and public access to the unique view of the bay from the top floor of the high-rise.

Iwan Baan

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Camera

Photographer Iwan Baan, ICA Boston by Diller + Scofidio

Jinhua Architecture Park

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Jinhua, China

17 pavilions in a park along the Yiwu River, dedicated to the memory of the poet Ai Qing.

Yokohama International Port Terminal

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Yokohama, Japan

The brief of the Yokohama International Port Terminal asked for the articulation of a passenger cruise terminal and a mix of civic facilities for the use of citizens in one building.

Tor Vergata University (Roma II)

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Rome, Italy

Ground has been broken for a new Campus Master Plan, Sports City and Rectorate Tower.

100 11th Avenue

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, NY, USA

The 23-story tower, described by Nouvel as "a vision machine," at the intersection of 19th Street and the West Side Highway, along the Hudson River in Manhattan.

Austin City Hall & Public Plaza

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Austin, Texas, USA

The new Austin City Hall and Public Plaza is located at the edge of the dynamic Warehouse district on the shores of Downtown Austin's Town Lake. The environmentally intelligent approaches in the project earned it a LEED Gold Certification.

Honey I’m Home

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Danish Design Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark

An exhibition about modern "homeliness".

Architecture of the Air

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Christopher Janney

Bookcase

Christopher Janney is a musician who designs buildings, an architect who makes music, an artist whose works invite interaction and engagement as opposed to passive appreciation. Publisher: Sideshow Media, LLP

Center for Feminist Art

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Brooklyn, New York, USA

A vital new venue and focal point within the Brooklyn Museum.

Green-Wood Columbarium

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Following the form of an existing hemicycle of urn burials and integrated with the circulation between Green-Wood's great Gate and its renovated Chapel.

Rainbow Apartments

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

Five floors of residential units, arranged in a partially open U-shaped configuration, cradle a central courtyard.

La Llotja

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Lleida, Spain

José Montilla, President of Catalunya, placed the first stone of the La Llotja Theatre and Congress Center on March 9th. The building is a new icon for Lleida, the second city of Catalunya after Barcelona.

DIGITAL PROJECT Frank Gehry’s Vision

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Danish Architecture Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark

Digital Project, a new 3D modelling and fabrication software, was developed by Gehry Technologies to disseminate Gehry's Catia enabled design and construction methodologies to the rest of the world.

The National Mountain Centre

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Canmore Alberta, Canada

In 2002, a group of committed mountain enthusiasts based in the Canadian Rockies came together with a vision to create a national center devoted to celebrating, understanding and better experiencing the mountains.

Prada Epicenter

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beverly Hills, California, USA

The Beverly Hills Prada Epicenter's most remarkable feature is the absence of a facade; the entire width of 50 feet along Rodeo Drive opens up to the street, without a traditional storefront or glass enclosure, inviting the public to enter the building.

Three Bridges over the Hoofdvaart

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands

Common elements shared by all three bridges, indicate that these separate structures belong to one family.

North Jutland Art Museum

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Aalborg, Denmark

The North Jutland Art Museum is a prime example of modern Scandinavian architecture. Built from 1968 to 1972, it was designed by Elissa and Alvar Aalto as a showplace for 20th-century Danish and international art.

Forum

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Barcelona, Spain

The triangular blue concrete building, conceived as a sponge saturated with water, blends with the sky and the Mediterranean Sea.

Tea House on bunker

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Vreeland, The Netherlands

The stainless steel addition appears to have grown out of the still visible concrete facades of the bunker.

18th Fire Station

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Vitacura, Santiago, Chile

The concept of displacement and fluidity is reflected in the circulation, with stairs, ramps and emergency tubes, playing leading roles in the architectonic space.

The Stealth

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Culver City, California, USA

The design of the Stealth began as a consequence of remediation required for earth removal on what was formerly an industrial site.

BIMhuis

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Added as an extension to Amsterdam’s music hall on the Ij River in Amsterdam, BIMhuis works as both a landmark building and an exciting new public space.

Palestra

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

Palestra, located on Blackfriars Road at the junction with Union Street directly opposite the new Southwark underground station, is clad by a patchwork of colour, giving scale and texture to the facade.

Saadiyat Island

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Four renowned architects have been commissioned by Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) for iconic museums and a performing arts centre.

Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts Projects Buildings

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
Linz, Austria

The projects represented highlights the diverse personalities and handwritings of the architects.

Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Eugene, Oregon, USA

Discrete object buildings - a reference back to an earlier single room courthouse model.

Eli & Edythe Broad Art Center

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

The Dickson Art Center, located on the UCLA campus, was originally constructed in 1964. Housing the Departments of Art and Design, the building incorporates additional space allocated to the Center for the Digital Arts and General Classroom use.

Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Exhibitions
MOCA
Los Angeles, California, USA

Skin + Bones explores the parallels between the "skin" - or exterior surface - and the "bones" - or structural framework - of both clothing and buildings of the past 25 years.

Foundation Louis Vuitton

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Paris, France

The Foundation Louis Vuitton will be located at the Jardin d'Acclimatation, adjacent to the Bois de Boulogne on the westside of Paris. The building will serve as a gateway to the Jardin, with an entrance hall located at ground level serving both as the entry to the museum as well as the entry to the Jardin.

T-Houses

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

A green folded space with multiple elevations on top of the commercial space is sliced open by the insertion of five rotated dancing towers.

The New York Times Building

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Center for Architecture
New York, New York, USA

The Center for Architecture presents a preview of the new 52-story New York Times Building under construction on Eighth Avenue between 40th and 41st Streets.

National School of Theater

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Mexico City, Mexico

The location of the National School of Theater has a unique set of contextual conditions.

21st Century Museum

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kanazawa, Japan

Circular in form, the building has no front or back, leaving it free to be explored from all directions.

Racing Cars The Art Dimension

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
ARoS
Aarhus, Denmark

The Art Dimension exhibition presents 19 Formula 1 and Le Mans-racers in a unique installation by Danish artist Ingvar Cronhammar.

The Bronx Museum of the Arts

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Bronx, New York, USA

The new museum building marks the beginning of an ambitious plan to expand and eventually replace the existing Bronx Art Museum.The design of the museum emerges from the sidewalk as an irregular folded screen.

Architecture Tours L.A

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

By Laura Massino

Bookcase

The best way to see an eclectic mix of architectural styles in the area. Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Seoul National University Museum

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Seoul

The design for the Seoul National University Museum is driven by the relationship of the campus to the community and serve as a link between them.

Blog: "Shopping" in Tokyo - part two

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Tokyo, Japan

Ginza, Roppongi, and Daikanyama: Architectural as well as fashion destinations. By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief.

Mori Art Museum

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tokyo, Japan

The Mori Art Museum occupies the top five floors of the 54-story Mori Tower, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, in the new Tokyo district of Roppongi Hills.

The National Art Center

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tokyo, Japan

The National Art Center, Japan's largest exhibition facility, connects with the Roppongi downtown as an extension of the street. As the trees surrounding the building grow the atrium will become a forested public space.

Blog: "Shopping" in Tokyo - Omotesando area

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Tokyo, Japan

A city of dreams for anyone interested in architecture and design. By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief.

Art Pavilion

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Zeewolde, The Netherlands

The Art Pavilion is situated on a narrow peninsula, surrounded by green slopes, at the end of the seven kilometer Verbeelding artroute which runs through the centre of Zeewolde, the De Wetering landscape park, the woods and across the Randmeren dike.

Park Hotel Tokyo

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tokyo, Japan

The Park Hotel Tokyo places itself at the core of Japan's new networking generation. It is located downtown Tokyo in a futuristic area of skyscrapers and elevated pedestrian walkways that connect buildings and train stations.

Clarke Quay

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Singapore, Singapore

Alsop's first major project in Asia, a dramatic redevelopment of the river front district of Clarke Quay in Singapore, gives the area a new identity and repositions Clarke Quay as a vibrant and attractive destination.

Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

The expansion of the University of Michigan Museum of Art extends the programs and spaces of the historic Alumni Memorial Hall into the life and energy of the surrounding campus.

CO-EVOLUTION

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Danish Architecture Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark

The exhibition illustrates the value of sharing knowledge, ideas and experiences across borders.

Frederic C. Hamilton Building

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Denver, Colorado, USA

Libeskind's design consists of geometric, titanium-clad angles, which reflect the nearby Rocky Mountain peaks and rock crystals.

The Morgan Library

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

The Morgan was founded by Pierpont Morgan in 1906 and made a public institution in 1924, serving as a scholarly research library as well as a full service museum.

Hearst Tower

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

When William Randolph Hearst in the 1920s commissioned the six-story Art Deco block to house his publishing empire, he anticipated that the building would eventually form the base for a landmark tower.

Hotel Marques de Riscal

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Elciego, Spain

The winery of Vinos Herederos del Marques de Riscal is located in Elciego, in the Rioja region of Spain, and is one of the oldest wineries in the region. The building is a series of rectilinear elements, clad in sandstone, combined with sweeping panels of gold and pink titanium, and mirror finish stainless steel.

HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Ashburn, Virginia, USA

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), located in Ashburn, Virginia along the Potomac River, will officially open the doors of its first research campus, the Janelia Farm Research Campus, on October 5, 2006.

Paradise Genetically Altered

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The figures by sculptor Bjørn Nørgaard, installed on the waterfront in Copenhagen, pick up the thread of one of the most complex issues of our times, genetic technology.

Langen Foundation

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Neuss, Germany

Ando's familiar, concrete like silk, long stairs, ramps and light slits, characterize the building.

Fornasetti - Conversation with Philippe Starck

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:01:00 GMT

By Brigitte Fitoussi

Bookcase

One of the most prolific decorative artists of the twentieth century... Publisher: Assouline

Glass Pavilion

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Toledo, Ohio, USA

The Glass Pavilion, an annex across the street from the Toledo Museum of Art, contains an extensive glass art collection, temporary exhibition galleries and glass making facilities.

The Wedge

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The two-stage architectural competition, won by Lundgaard & Tranberg, consisted of a new faculty building and an overall plan for the future expansion of the entire CBS campus.

Hotel Skt. Petri

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

Located in the heart of city the Hotel Skt. Petri by Erik Møller Arkitekter takes its name from the neighboring church, Skt. Petri, the oldest preserved church in Copenhagen.

Ørestaden

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The area designed by Libeskind is located at a major junction between the motorway and the railroad, with access to Copenhagen Airport and Sweden, and the new Metro that connects Ørestaden with the center of Copenhagen.

Coal Washing Plant

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Essen, Germany

The Coal Washing Plant is part of the Zollverein Mining Complex, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Center in December 2001.

Shaw Center for the Arts

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

A "lantern on the levee" - a symbol of the illuminating power of the arts.

Atmosphere

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Zumthor

Bookcase

Atmospheres is a poetics of architecture and a window onto Peter Zumthor's personal sources of inspiration. Publisher: Birkhäuser

Guthrie Theater

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Situated next to the old Washburn-Crosby A Mill, in the heart of what was once the greatest flour-milling complex, the new Guthrie Theater Center pays homage to its industrial neighbors while capturing the magic of the theater.

Poul Kjærholm

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Louisiana Museum
Humlebæk, Denmark

One of the most important figures in twentieth-century design.

Álvaro Siza Architect

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Santa Monica Museum of Art
Santa Monica, California, USA

This is the first museum exhibition in the US showing the eloquent body of work of Álvaro Siza.

Thinking Architecture

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter Zumthor

Bookcase

In Thinking Architecture Peter Zumthor expresses his motivation in designing buildings that speak to our feelings and that possess a powerful and unmistakable presence and personality. Publisher: Birkhäuser.

Mercedes Benz Museum

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Stuttgart, Germany

The new Mercedes-Benz Museum, located next to highway B14 at the entrance of Stuttgart, contains exhibition space for the historical collection of Mercedes-Benz, which consists of 160 cars, as well as a museum shop, a restaurant, offices and a sky lobby.

Seattle Art Museum

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Seattle, Washington, USA

Allied Works has made a major expansion and renovation of the Seattle Art Museum. The museum currently occupies a 150,000 ft2 building designed in the late 1980's by Robert Venturi.

Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Costa Mesa, California, USA

The Renée and Henry Segerstrom Hall, home for the Pacific Symphony, is an elegant and vibrant sculptural form that glows in the southern California light.

Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes

Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Henry Art Gallery
Seattle, Washington, USA

By altering scale and materials, Maya Lin creates works that connect the ideal and the real.

Confluence Project

Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Ilwaco, Washington, USA

The ceremonial completion of Cape Disappointment State Park, the first of seven sites, took place on April 22, 2006.

Riyadh Business Center

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The winning design by Lab architecture studio, located on the most important business road in central Riyadh, is a collection of angled and interlocking singular towers which together form a dramatic architectural image.

Darwin Centre Phase Two

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, England

A Cocoon for the world's largest collection of plant and insect specimens.

Visual Arts Center

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

The College of Santa Fe has set out to create a program that will make the College one of the leading art schools worldwide, attracting the best students and recruiting the best professors.

Sheraton Abandoibarra Hotel

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Bilbao, Spain

The Sheraton Abandoibarra Hotel is part of the Ria 2000 master plan designed for the City of Bilbao by Cesar Pelli. Located in the Abandoibarra area, next to the Guggenheim, it is the last property on Victoria Maria Boulevard before approaching the river.

Shigeru Ban

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

By Matilda McQuaid

Bookcase

This comprehensive publication includes 12 new projects Ban has designed since 2000. Publisher: Phaidon Press

Santiago Calatrava: World Architecture

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:01:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Danish Architecture Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark

The exhibition goes behind the works to explore how Santiago Calatrava creates his buildings by refining thousands of drawings.

Humble Masterpieces: Everyday Marvels of Design

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:01:00 GMT

By Paola Antonelli

Bookcase

An insightful collection of design marvels from everyday life. Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Michael Wolf

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The Camera

Michael Wolf has been intensively concerned with the topic of vernacular culture for many years. His most recent work, deals with the issue of the cultural identity of the city of Hong Kong.

Taichung Metropolitan Opera House

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Taichung City, Taiwan

The fluid continuity of the structure reflects the idea that the theatrical arts are spatial arts which combine the body, art, music, and performance.

Architecture Now! 4

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

By Philip Jodidio

Bookcase

Architecture has broken out of the box, literally and figuratively. Publisher: Taschen

Yoo Adelgade Hotel

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The Yoo building, an entirely new apartment concept for Copenhagen, is located on a quiet street in the center of the city.

Woodruff Arts Center

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

The new High and Woodruff Arts campus creates a "Village for the Arts" where visitors can experience the finest art, music and theatre in the city.

Faculty of Music

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Montreal, Canada

The building's east and west facades are patterned to evoke musical figures.

Sharp Centre for Design

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Toronto, Canada

The elevated "table top" extension to the Ontario College of Art and Design, with its striking black and white pixilated skin and 12 multi-colored legs, stands 26 meters above the mixed Victorian and modern streetscape.

Gregory Colbert Ashes and Snow Shigeru Ban

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
The Nomadic Museum
Santa Monica, California, USA

The exhibition is an ongoing project by Gregory Colbert who, over the course of 14 years, has photographed unscripted interactions between man and nature's living masterpieces in their natural state.

Te Papa Museum

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Wellington, New Zealand

The new extension to the national museum, "Te Papa", meaning "Our Place" in Maori, is part of a major revival of the waterfront of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.

City of Culture of Galicia

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Located on Monte Gaiás, a small hill overlooking Santiago de Compostela, the City of Culture is a new cultural center for the Province of Galicia in northwestern Spain.

BMW Plant

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Leipzig, Germany

The Central Building is the active nerve-centre or brain of the whole BMW factory complex. All threads of the building's activities gather together and branch out again from here.

The Singular Objects of Architecture

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:01:00 GMT

By Jean Baudrillard & Jean Nouvel

Bookcase

A wide-ranging conversation builds a bridge between the fields of architecture and philosophy. Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

ArchiSculpture

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Guggenheim Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain

Dialogues between Architecture and Sculpture from the 18th Century to the Present Day.

Nakagin Capsule Tower

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tokyo, Japan

The Nakagin Capsule Tower was the first capsule architecture design, the capsule as a room inserted into a mega-structure, built for actual use. The Capsule Tower realizes the ideas of metabolism, exchangeability, recycleablity as the prototype of sustainable architecture.

Torre Agbar

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Barcelona, Spain

The building houses the new headquarters for Aguas de Barcelona (Agbar), the municipal water company.

North Carolina Museum of Art

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) recently revealed the design for its new building, to house the institution's permanent collection, the renovation of the existing Edward Durrell Stone building, and the nation's largest museum park.

Nasher Museum of Art

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Durham, North Carolina, USA

The museum is composed as a series of five pavilions, each containing a specific component of the building program.

Blizard Building

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

With the Blizard Building, the design team aimed at creating an outstanding new building for the College, as well as a significant landmark and educational resource for the local community.

de Young Museum

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
San Francisco, California, USA

Constructed of warm, natural materials, including copper, stone, wood and glass, the new de Young blends into and complement its surroundings.

Charles & Dee Wyly Theater

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Dallas, Texas, USA

In the typical theater, the proliferation of front-of-house and back-of-house spaces threatens to strangle the auditorium itself, buffering the performance from the outside world.

Winspear Opera House

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Dallas, Texas, USA

Located on the north side of Flora Street, in the heart of the Dallas Arts District, the Winspear Opera House will be one of the six venues that will comprise the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts.

Jean Prouvé: Tropical House

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Hammer Museum
Los Angeles, California, USA

The prefabricated metal house, known as the Tropical House, installed in the Hammer Museum courtyard.

Tod’s Omotesando

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tokyo, Japan

The facade of criss-crossed concrete braces reinterprets the silhouettes of the elm trees lining the street.

8 House

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

Situated on the outer edge of the city as the southern most outpost in the maturing neighborhood of Orestad, the bow-tie shaped mixed-use building contains three different types of residential housing as well as retail and offices.

Casa da Musica

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Porto, Portugal

The Casa da Musica is situated on a travertine plaza, between the city's historic quarter and a working-class neighborhood, adjacent to the Rotunda da Boavista.

Jean Prouvé: Three Nomadic Structures

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
MOCA, Pacific Design Center
Los Angeles, California, USA

The exhibition installation presents Jean Prouvé's commitment to cutting-edge technology and his contributions to modular systems for mass production through a unique displayscape membrane.

C.N.A.R.

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Alicante, Spain

Enric Miralles (1955 - 2000) was one of the most closely watched young architects in Spain thanks to a number of promising and unorthodox projects. The National Gymnastics Training Building (C.N.A.R.) was the first major building of this rising star of Spanish regional modernism.

IVAM Extension

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Valencia, Spain

IVAM, inaugurated in 1989, was the first modern art museum to open in Spain. Designed by Valencian architects Emilio Giménez and Carlos Salvadores the museum was remodelled in 2000 by Emilio Giménez and Julián Esteban.

Blog: Exploring Alicante and Valencia, Spain

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Alicante; Valencia, Spain

Alicante and Valencia on Spain’s Eastern coast, a two hours drive apart, have plenty to offer architecture aficionados. By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief.

Palau de la Mar

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Valencia, Spain

The Hotel Palau de la Mar (Palace of the Sea) is housed in a converted 19th century palace in the center of the old city, now with an elegant and modern environment, combining art and design.

Ordrupgaard Museum Extension

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The design is based on Zaha Hadid's personal interpretation of the surrounding landscape and the relationship to the original building.

Turning Torso

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Malmö, Sweden

The 190 meter tall concrete and steel tower turns 90 degrees from bottom to top.

Dream of Tower

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Danish Architecture Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark

A historic overview of the dreams and visions, an emotional experience of the global city skyline, and the physical experience of being inside a skyscraper.

Gemini Residence

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

Two former silos on Copenhagen's waterfront are transformed into exciting new residences.

Solar Umbrella

Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Venice, California, USA

Nestled in a neighborhood of single story bungalows, on a 41x100 foot through lot, the Solar Umbrella addition transforms the architects' existing 650 square foot bungalow into a 1900 square foot residence equipped for responsible living in the twenty-first century.

Holocaust History Museum

Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Jerusalem, Israel

Situated on a hillside overlooking Jerusalem's Ein Kerem Valley, the new Holocaust History Museum is the culmination of a 10-year redevelopment project of Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority.

JingYa Ocean Entertainment Center

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

The JingYa project is located on one of the main avenues in the center of Beijing, a few blocks from the Forbidden City.

The Morgan

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Dublin, Ireland

The Morgan is located in Temple Bar, the most vibrant and cosmopolitan area of Dublin. The beige Portland stone exterior aptly sets the tone and pace for the Morgan's complete dedication to minimalism throughout the interior.

Ara Pacis Museum

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Rome, Italy

The Ara Pacis Museum, located along the Tiber River, near the Ponte Cavour, on the western edge of the Piazza Augusto Imperatore, is an integral part of the urban context of the Augustean Area.

Louisiana Manifest

Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Louisiana Museum
Humlebæk, Denmark

The exhibition challenges our sensory responses in order to understand how the fundamental architectural principle of a strong dialogue with the spirit and specific character of a place forms the point of departure for all his project.

Fawood Children’s Centre

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

The vast shed-like enclosure contains brightly colored classroom units interspersed with protected external play areas.

Coast-Cultural Center

Mon, 30 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Rørvik, Norway

The Norveg Coast Cultural Center, located in the Municipality of Rørvik, stands as a lighthouse representing the Norwegian coastal culture through the ages.

The Zollverein School

Mon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Essen, Germany

The Zollverein School of Management & Design, inaugurated on July 31, 2006, is the first new building on the historical coal-mining Zollverein site; declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001.

Marta Herford

Sat, 07 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Herford, Germany

The Marta Herford is one of the first museums in Germany to present the interfaces between art, design, fashion and architecture as a site for reflection and aesthetic articulation.

Meant To Be Lived In (Olafur Eliasson)

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Jamie Residence
Pasadena, California, USA

Through the obliteration of the dramatic views of the surrounding landscape, Olafur Eliasson invites the viewer to a more intimate, solitary sensorial experience within the domestic spaces.

Imperial War Museum

Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Manchester, United Kingdom

The Imperial War Museum is located on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal on the Trafford wharfside of Salford Quays. The design concept is based on the globe, broken into three fragments to depict the shattering effect of war on the history of the world.

Brooklyn Museum of Art

Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Brooklyn, New York, USA

The Museum opened its dramatically redesigned front entrance and new public plaza in 2004. The new entrance pavilion rectifies the architectural imbalance, as well as resolving the practical issues of access, that had remained since the original monumental staircase was removed in 1934.

Nanoarchitecture

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

By John M. Johansen

Bookcase

An apartment building that sprouts from the earth and grows on its own, a floating conference center, and other visions... Photos: Michael Moran. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Burda Collection Museum

Mon, 21 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Baden-Baden, Germany

The new museum for the Frieder Burda Collection in Baden-Baden is designed to be in harmony with the surrounding Lichtentaler Allee Park and to compliment the adjacent Kunsthalle.

Perimeter Institute

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

The Perimeter Institute, an international center for basic research in foundational issues of theoretical physics, is located on the shore of Silver Lake in Waterloo Park.

McCormick Tribune Campus Center

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Chicago, Illinois, USA

The complex by Rem Koolhaas forms a new nexus for the academic and residential corridors of IIT's Main Campus.

Ben Pimlott Building

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

Ben Pimlott Building is already a local landmark by virtue of its iconic scribble sculpture.

Phaeno Science Center

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Wolfsburg, Germany

Located in the center of Wolfsburg, on the ICE rail line, the Science Center is set both as the endpoint of a chain of important cultural buildings, by Aalto, Scharoun and Schweger, and as a connecting link to the north bank of the Mittelland Kanal - the Volkswagen plant and the Autostadt.

Atlanta Symphony Center

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

The new Atlanta Symphony Center will provide the first dedicated concert hall and educational facility in the 60-year history of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, an ensemble that enjoys international prominence under Music Director Robert Spano and Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles.

Fashion and Textile Museum

Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

The Fashion and Textile Museum, located in a former cash-and-carry warehouse in Bermondsey, exhibits contemporary fashion and textile design over the past fifty years.

Chambers Design Hotel

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

The Chambers Design Hotel combines a rough, industrial downtown aesthetic with an uptown classic "townhouse" polish.

Silodam (Housing Silo)

Mon, 07 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The Housing Silo is situated on the IJ River, at the tip of the pier, next to two former grain warehouses (silos) that have been converted.

Der Neue Zollhof

Thu, 03 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Düsseldorf, Germany

Der Neue Zollhof is situated at the Eastern edge of the Rhine River harbor front in downtown Düsseldorf, near the administrative complex of the North Rhine Westphalia province.

Gehry Draws

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:01:00 GMT

By Mark Rappolt & Robert Violette

Bookcase

Everyone knows what the distinctive curves and lines of Frank Gehry's buildings look like. But where do they come from? Publisher: The MIT Press.

Laban Dance Centre

Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Deptford, London, United Kingdom

Laban is located in south-east London, on the edge of Deptford Creek, surrounded by decaying blocks of council flats, scrapyards, and derelict industrial warehouses.

Harlem Park

Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

Dramatically illuminated at night Harlem Park will strike a prominent profile on the northern Manhattan skyline.

Eating Architecture

Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:01:00 GMT

By Jamie Horwitz & Paulette Singley

Bookcase

A smorgasbord of a book....promising not to give you indigestion Publisher: The MIT Press

casa pR34

Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tecamachalco, Mexico

The curving forms, resembling two bodies in motion, were inspired by the occupant who is a ballet dancer.

Jesolo Lido Village

Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Jesolo Lido, USA

The Jesolo Lido Complex, located on the Adriatic Sea in Jesolo Lido, is comprised of Jesolo Lido Village, set inland at the scale of the adjacent residential fabric, and three towers: Jesolo Lido Condominium Tower, Jesolo Lido Residence Hotel Tower, and Jesolo Lido Hotel Tower set on the ocean front.

NOX: Machining Architecture

Wed, 29 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT

By Lars Spuybroek

Bookcase

This is the first publication that looks comprehensively at the methods and techniques of Spuybroek's hugely inventive architecture. Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Architecture Now! 3

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

By Phillip Jodidio

Bookcase

Architecture at the beginning of the 21st century is changing and evolving at lightning speed. Publisher: Taschen

Lewis Science Library

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Princeton, New Jersey, USA

The Lewis Science Library, located on a two acre site on the main campus, is envisioned as an efficient, easily accessible environment conducive to the research requirements of the Princeton University community in the 21st century.

Yoshio Taniguchi: Nine Museums

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Museum of Modern Art
New York, New York, USA

The exhibition addresses four integral themes in Taniguchi's work: materials, proportion, natural light, and movement.

Educare Sports Facilities

Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

TEN Arquitectos were commissioned to design a new, multipurpose gymnasium, that could be easily converted for ceremonies and celebrations, a swimming-pool, spaces for exercise, dressing rooms, and restrooms.

National Museum of Art

Wed, 03 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Osaka, Japan

Soaring titanium coated steel tubes, resembling the wings of a butterfly, rise from the lobby to become a sculptural icon on the Osaka skyline.

Massive Change: The Future of Global Design

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver BC, Canada

Massive Change is a groundbreaking exhibition, which investigates the capacity, power, and promise of design.

Soho Shang Du

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

The SOHO Shang Du project, located within Beijing's CBD (central business district) special development area, has a large frontage on Dongdaqiao Lu, an important north-south arterial street, which defines the western edge of the central business district zone as well as the eastern boundary of the central diplomatic zone. A bridge connects the two sides of the development.

Sarphatistraat Offices

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The new addition to the renovated Singel Gracht building, the former Federal Warehouse of Medical Supplies, has replaced one of the outbuildings on the canal side of the four - story brick "U" building.

Arcam

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

With Arcam, René van Zuuk has demonstrated his talent for designing free standing, object-like buildings.

Municipal Cemetery of Armea

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Sanremo, Italy

The concept for the expansion of the Armea Cemetery was designing a place where oblivion lives with memory, passing gradually from the personal to the collective.

Copenhagen Opera House

Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

Danish shipping magnate Mærsk McKinney Møller personally handed over the new Opera House, his gift to the Danish state, on October 1, 2004. The Opera House, used by the Royal Theater, will host large-scale opera and ballet productions.

Radisson SAS Hotel Berlin

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

The new Radisson SAS Hotel is located on the banks of the River Spree, across from Museum Island and the Berliner Dom, in the historical center of the new Berlin.

Steven Holl Parallax

Thu, 10 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT

By Steven Holl

Bookcase

Parallax provides a personal tour of the work of one of the world's most esteemed architects. Publisher: Birkhäuser/ Princeton Architectural Press

Tokyo International Forum

Wed, 02 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tokyo, Japan

The Tokyo International Forum, Japan's largest congress center, is situated on the boundary between Marunouchi, Tokyo's central business area and the Ginza shopping and entertainment district.

The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture

Mon, 31 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

By Virginia McLeod

Bookcase

An essential addition to the libraries of architects and all those who appreciate the importance of our built heritage, past, present and future. Publisher: Phaidon

SHR Perceptual Management

Fri, 28 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Morphosis has designed a unique interior, in a three story generic office building, that communicated the identity of the client, an advertising/design and marketing firm, as creative problem solvers in contrast to the homogenous context of the existing Scottsdale environment.

EuskoTren Headquarters

Tue, 25 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Durango, Spain

Zaha Hadid Architects won the International Competition for the Design of the New EuskoTren Headquarters in Durango, Spain.

Living Tomorrow Pavilion

Mon, 24 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The layout of the Living Tomorrow Pavilion functions as a basis for the different innovative technologies exhibited.

Field of Stelae

Mon, 24 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

The Field of Stalae Holocaust Memorial is located on a 19,000 m2 stretch on the edge of Tiergarten, a few yards from the Brandenburg Gate.

Hotel Habita

Mon, 24 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Mexico City, Mexico

The architects TEN Arquitectos has converted a five-story 1950's apartment building into a thirty-six room boutique hotel.

Content

Wed, 19 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

By Rem Koolhaas

Bookcase

Content is a product of the moment; a catalog of ideas on 546 pages organized in geographical order. Publisher: Taschen

Korkeasaari Lookout Tower

Mon, 10 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Helsinki, Finland

Situated on a site eighteen meters above sea, with spectacular views of the sea and the city of Helsinki, the tower is a delicately transparent landmark of Korkeasaari Island.

ARoS Aarhus Art Museum

Fri, 07 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Aarhus, Denmark

The new Museum, situated in an area with several prominent public buildings, appears as a single, massive tile clad cube, partly embedded in the sloping site.

Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church

Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

The newly inaugurated church, will serve the large number of pilgrims visiting the place where Saint Padre Pio used to live.

Digital Hadid - Landscapes in Motion

Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:01:00 GMT

By Patrik Schumacher

Bookcase

The book describes the transition from drawing to computing in the work of Zaha Hadid. Publisher: Birkhauser

Tenerife Concert Hall

Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Canary Islands, Spain

The auditorium is located on the waterfront in the Los Llanos are of Santa Cruz, the capital of Tenerife.

Emporio Armani

Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hong Kong, China

The Emporio Armani project in Hong Kong is born with the insight that global culture is an experimental territory of many identities. It is the encounter of diverse modes of sensing the world.

Jørn Utzon: The Architect's Universe

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Louisiana Museum
Humlebæk, Denmark

The essence of Danish architect Jørn Utzon's architecture is a fusion of form and structure inspired by nature and the visual universe of other cultures.

New offices

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Marina del Rey, California, USA

Gehry moves into 40,000 square foot warehouse and opens two new divisions, Gehry Design and Gehry Technologies.

Skyscraper Museum

Fri, 02 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

The Skyscraper Museum opened the doors to its new permanent home in lower Manhattan on April 2, 2004.

Seattle Public Library

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Seattle, Washington, USA

The new Seattle Public Library houses the library's main collection of books, government publications, periodicals, audio visual materials and the technology to access and distribute information from the physical collection online.

Rewarding Lives - The Moderns Exhibition installation

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Pacific Design Center
West Hollywood, California, USA

The exhibition "Rewarding Lives" features portraits by Annie Leibovitz of popular American Express Cardmembers who have defined achievement around the world.

International Library of Children's Literature

Sun, 21 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tokyo, Japan

Tadao Ando's addition to the Library creates an interplay between modern architecture and history.

Meteorology Center

Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Barcelona, Spain

The Meteorology Center is located on the Paseo Maritimo - the waterfront promenade - which begins at the old harbor and continues through the 1992 Olympic Village and up the coast to the Northeast. The building is set back as a protection from the harshness of the maritime environment.

Ferrari S.p.A

Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Maranello, Italy

The design for the new Management Headquarters by Massimiliano Fuksas, for Ferrari S.p.A, was the winning project in an International Competition.

Glenn Murcutt: A Singular architectural practice

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 00:01:00 GMT

By Haig Beck & Jackie Cooper

Bookcase

This is the first monograph in almost ten years of the Pritzker Prize 2002 laureate and recipient of the highly coveted Aalto Medal for architecture. Publisher: The Images Publishing Group

Glenn Murcutt: Sketches

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 00:01:00 GMT

The Architect's Studio

In the book "Glenn Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice" the selection of the sketches Murcutt makes to reveal architectural ideas to his clients are complemented by his own notes, and the insightful commentary by the editors, Professor Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper.

European Central Bank

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Coop Himmelb(l)au was selected as the competition winners for the design of The European Central Bank's new premises in the eastern part of Frankfurt am Main.

American University of Beirut, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business

Wed, 04 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beirut, Lebanon

This winning competition proposal for American University of Beirut's new Suliman S. Olayan School of Business building has received the Progressive Architecture Citation Award (2004).

Jubilee Church

Mon, 26 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Rome, Italy

The parish church for the year 2000 was conceived as a new center for a somewhat isolated housing quarter on the outskirts of Rome.

Congress Center

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Rome, Italy

The building is basically large, 30 meters high, translucent container that extends lengthwise. On each side a square opens on to the immediate area and the city.

Kunsthaus Graz

Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Graz, Austria

Located on the banks of the Mur, between the red brick roofs of neighboring historic buildings, the new architectural symbol is locally referred to as the "friendly alien".

Bent Ply The Art of Plywood Furniture

Mon, 05 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

By Dung Ngo & Eric Pfeiffer

Bookcase

Bent Ply is the first book devoted to plywood in modern design. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Bodegas Portia

Mon, 05 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Ribera del Duero, Spain

The Bodegas Portia is located in the Ribera del Duero, one of Spain's foremost wine-producing regions, approximately 150 kilometers north of Madrid.

Bridge of Life Museum

Mon, 05 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Panama City, Panama

Panama is the ideal place to showcase biodiversity. Its wealth of natural life, diversity of environments and climate, and abundance of water combine to produce an unparalleled intensity at every scale of the chain of life.

Hotel Greulich

Mon, 05 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Zürich, Switzerland

The Greulich hotel, housed in a renovated industrial building, is an intimate town hotel. 160 birch trees from an Expo in Murten create a calm atmosphere.

The Great Eastern Hotel

Sat, 03 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

The Great Eastern Hotel is a design hotel with Victorian splendor of the original and a striking modern interpretation.

Morphosis

Mon, 01 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT

By Thom Mayne

Bookcase

This monograph is the first to document all of the built work by Morphosis. Publisher: Phaidon

Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum

Mon, 01 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Périgueux, France

The Vesunna, Gallo-Roman Museum, is located in the heart of the ancient city of Périgueux, founded by the Romans in the first century, near the Tour de Vésone and the late Roman Empire ramparts.

The Music Box BBC

Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, United Kingdom

The Music Box, the new Music Centre, will become home to the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Chorus, the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Singers, bringing them together in one place for the first time.

The Architecture of Fumihiko Maki

Mon, 17 Nov 2003 00:01:00 GMT

By Jennifer Taylor

Bookcase

This book is the first comprehensive critical history of Maki's work. Publisher: Birkhäuser

Prefab

Mon, 17 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT

By Allison Arieff & Bryan Burkhart

Bookcase

New ideas in prefabricated housing. Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Palais des Congrès

Sun, 16 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Montréal, Québec, Canada

The former Palais des Congrès, designed by Victor Prus (1984), was built on top of a submerged autoroute in an area between Old Montreal and the modern downtown core.

Eichler: Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream

Mon, 03 Nov 2003 00:01:00 GMT

By Paul Adamson & Marty Arbunich

Bookcase

Joseph Eichler was a pioneering developer of residential suburbs whose socially conscious ethic and elegant modern design still serves as a standard for housing developments today. Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Museum of Scotland

Mon, 03 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Edinburgh, Scotland

The design of the new Museum of Scotland, inspired by national building traditions and the scale and character of its surroundings, reinterprets familiar architectural elements into a contemporary whole.

The Grand Tour - Travelling the World with an Architect's Eye

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT

By Harry Seidler

Bookcase

This book offers the opportunity to browse the buildings of the world through one man’s photographs - the fruits of a passionate, half-century endeavor. Publisher: Taschen

Sayamaike Historical Museum

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Osaka, Japan

The Sayamaike Historical Museum is located on the edge of Sayamaike Pond, an artificial lake that dates back to the 7th century.

The Villas of Palladio

Mon, 06 Oct 2003 00:01:00 GMT

By Giovanni Giaconi & Kim Williams

Bookcase

The perfect book for architects, travelers, and lovers of Italy and Palladio's architecture. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Scottish Parliament

Mon, 06 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Edinburgh, Scotland

The site is located at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh's Old Town, opposite the Royal Palace at Holyrood, next to Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags.

Sinclair Garden Pavilion

Mon, 06 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Pasadena, California, USA

The Sinclair Garden Pavilion is the first finished building of the Master Plan, a collaboration between Frank Gehry and Alvaro Siza, to expand the Pasadena campus.

Maggie's Centre Ninewells NHS Hospital

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Dundee, Scotland

Maggie Keswick Jencks, who died of breast cancer in 1995, pioneered the setting up of several small cancer caring centres in the UK. The philosophy behind Maggie's Centres is that your immediate environment affects your well-being. These intimate buildings are the first stage in helping sufferers manage their fears.

Quadrant House

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Phoenix, Arizona, USA

The Quadrant House is conceived in direct response to its site, a small plateau on the side of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix. From this vantage point the house is able to engage two contrasting aspects of the landscape; the flat city grid below and the immense rugged mass of Camelback above.

Verner Panton: Vision & Play

Mon, 08 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Danish Design Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark

This retrospective shows outstanding highlights from the extensive oeuvre of the "enfant terrible" of Danish design history.

House of Music

Mon, 08 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Aalborg, Denmark

The different volumes and surfaces create an architectural expression suited to the multi-functional and synergetic nature of the building.

Torpedo Hall Apartments

Mon, 08 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

Located in the old Torpedo (boat) Hall the 67 apartments designed by Tegnestuen Vandkunsten are the first loft-style residences made available in Copenhagen.

Netbureau Araneum Headquarters

Mon, 08 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

With its distinct architecture and location Building 90, a former U-boat assembly-plant, contributes to the preservation of the unique atmosphere on Holmen.

Paard van Troje (Trojan Horse)

Mon, 18 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hague, The Netherlands

After a renovation and extension by OMA the performance center, Paard van Troje (Trojan Horse) opened to the public at the beginning of the new cultural season in September.

Museum and Hotel

Sun, 10 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tafjord, Sunnmøre, Norway

A museum dedicated to represent this interesting region... fusing nature, art and technology.

Architectural Theory

Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT

By Bernd Evers

Bookcase

Publisher: Taschen

Summer House

Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Åland, Finland

The Summer House is situated in a pine forest on Åland, a Finish Island group in the Baltic Sea, close to Stockholm. Placed just 40 meters from the waters edge, the 42 square meter house was completed in the summer of 2002.

Bergisel Ski Jump 2002

Wed, 09 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Bergisel Mountain, Austria

The ski jump is part of a larger refurbishment project for the Olympic Arena and has replaced the old ski jump, which no longer met with International standards.

Nordic Embassy Complex

Tue, 08 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

Berger + Parkkinen Architekten have designed the common building and the master plan of the Nordic Embassy Complex in Berlin.

Danish Jewish Museum

Mon, 07 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The intertwining of the old vaulted brick space, and the unexpected connection to the unique exhibition space, creates a dynamic dialogue between architecture of the past and of the future - the newness of the old and the agelessness of the new.

Opera House Mariinsky II

Mon, 07 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Dominique Perrault and his team won the international competition to design the new building for the Mariinsky Theater; the first major work of modern architecture to be built in the imperial capital.

Leon Levy Visitor Center New York Botanical Garden

Wed, 02 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, USA

The New York Botanical Garden, 250 acres of unmatched natural beauty in the heart of the New York City metropolitan region, opened its new Leon Levy Visitor Center to the public on may 1, 2004.

Frank Lloyd Wright & Lewis Mumford: Thirty Years of Correspondence

Mon, 09 Jun 2003 00:01:00 GMT

By Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer & Robert Wojtowicz

Bookcase

What began as a simple letter, a mid-career architect's comments to a young writer, turned into a 32-year correspondence, by turns amusing, inflamed, and conciliatory. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Architecture Goes Wild

Mon, 09 Jun 2003 00:01:00 GMT

By Kas Oosterhuis

Bookcase

In his writings Kas Oosterhuis bridges the gap between theory and practice. His observations are based on the intriguing principle of concrete science fiction. Publisher: 010

Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings and Drawings

Mon, 09 Jun 2003 00:01:00 GMT

By Frank Zöllner & Johannes Nathan

Bookcase

This 10 pound, XXL-format comprehensive survey is the most complete book ever made on the subject of this Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist and all-around genius. Publisher: Taschen

Steel and Beyond: New Strategies for Metals in Architecture

Mon, 09 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

By Annette LeCuyer

Bookcase

Metal opens up a vast range of fascinating possibilities in today's building industry. Publisher: Birkhäuser

Renzo Piano: The Architect's Studio

Mon, 26 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Louisiana Museum
Humlebæk, Denmark

The exhibition is the last in a series of four focusing on some of the most innovative and influential architects practising today.

Nasher Sculpture Center

Mon, 26 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Dallas, Texas, USA

The Nasher Sculpture Center is one of the few institutions in the world devoted to the exhibition, study, and preservation of modern sculpture.

Louis Vuitton

Sun, 18 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tokyo, Japan

Jun Aoki designed the LV building in the image of a pile of trunks stacked at random. The trunks, each representing a unique space, are connected with a labyrinth of corridors - offering a small journey between trunks.

Scanning: The Aberrant Architectures of Diller + Scofidio

Sat, 17 May 2003 00:01:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, New York, USA

The retrospective focuses on new work by Diller + Scofidio as well as a sampling of their output from the past 20 years.

Tadao Ando

Tue, 13 May 2003 00:01:00 GMT

By Francesco Dal Co

Bookcase

The book examines over one hundred buildings and projects designed between 1969 - 94, illustrated by photographs, plans and exquisite sketches. Publisher: Phaidon

Tadao Ando: Regeneration - Surroundings and Architecture

Mon, 12 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Tokyo Station Gallery
Tokyo, Japan

Tadao Ando's recent work in the form of models, drawings, photographic panels, and video images and also foresees his future visions.

Oscar Niemeyer: A Legend of Modernism

Mon, 12 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT

By Paul Andreas & Ingeborg Flagge

Bookcase

A concise, exciting and beautifully illustrated portrayal - a new encounter with the Grand Old Man of Brazilian architecture. Publisher: Birkhäuser

Starck by Starck

Mon, 12 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT

By Pierre Doze

Bookcase

Philippe Starck wants to bring love and happiness into your life by designing objects, environments, and appliances that will brighten your days. Publisher: Taschen

Stone Hill Center

Mon, 12 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

The Stone Hill Center fulfills the Clark's dual role as a public art museum and a major academic and research center.

Biblioteca degli Alberi

Sun, 11 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Milano, Italy

The Inside Outside Team have been selected as the winners of the international competition for the planning of the "Giardini di Porta Nuova", a 100,000 square meter park, the first step in a wider-ranging project for construction of a City of Fashion and an Institutional Campus.

Rickmers Reederei Headquarters

Wed, 07 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hamburg, Germany

Recalling Hamburg's Hanseatic mercantile history, the Rickmers Reederei building is a sleek, new headquarters for an international shipping company.

Rafael Viñoly

Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT

By Joan Ockman

Bookcase

This is the first monograph on the extensive list of projects by Rafael Viñoly. Publisher: Birkhäuser

Federation Square

Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Melbourne, Australia

Federation Square, the new civic precinct in the heart of Melbourne, was the winning project in an international design competition and Lab architecture studio's first realised buildings.

Tunica River Park

Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tunica County, Mississippi, USA

The master plan by Williamson Pounders Architects will accommodate a harbor, visitors center and nature experience.

Michael Jantzen Virtual Reality Interface

Mon, 14 Apr 2003 00:01:00 GMT

The Architect's Studio

As part of his ongoing personal design research that has explored alternative ways of thinking about the built environment, Michael Jantzen has created the project called “Virtual Reality Interface”.

Big and Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century

Mon, 14 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT

By David Gissen

Bookcase

The first book to examine the sustainable skyscraper, its history, the technologies that make it possible, and its role in the future of urban development. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Henry Dunker Culture Centre

Mon, 14 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Helsingborg, Sweden

The design was inspired by the close relationship between the town and Øresund; the strait between Denmark and Sweden.

BMW Expedition Center

Mon, 14 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Istanbul, Turkey

The Parkorman master plan, designed by GAD architects, proposes to rent out plots to different Istanbul businesses. Borusan Automotive was one of the first companies to rent a plot for the BMW Expedition Center.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Sat, 05 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Alexandria, Egypt

The decision to rebuild Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the most famous library of all time, was announced in 1989 with the Norwegian architects Snøhetta winning the open international competition for its design.

Blog: Wrapping up New York trip

Mon, 31 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
New York

Our first visit to the new MoMA QNS, designed by Michael Maltzan, was a lucky double bill of architecture and art. By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief.

MoMA QNS

Mon, 31 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Queens, New York, USA

The Museum of Modern Art moved to its temporary quarters in Long Island City, Queens in June 2002, awaiting the completion of a major expansion of its Midtown Manhattan space, by Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi, scheduled for completion by 2005.

The Condé Nast Cafeteria

Sun, 30 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, NY, USA

The Condé Nast Cafeteria is located on the fourth floor of the Condé Nast Publishing Headquarters designed by Fox & Fowle Architects at Four Times Square in New York City.

Contemporary Arts Center (CAC)

Wed, 26 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

With the move to this dynamic new building, the first free-standing home for the Center's pioneering programming, the CAC will become one of the most centrally located contemporary arts institutions in the USA.

Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman

Mon, 17 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York, USA

Billed as a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity, the superb exhibition surveys Leonardo da Vinci's staggering contribution as artist, scientist, engineer, theorist, and teacher.

Restaurant 66

Mon, 17 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

Restaurant 66 offers a new fusion of modern design and haute Chinese cuisine in New York City.

Work Life

Mon, 03 Mar 2003 00:01:00 GMT

By Hadley Arnold

Bookcase

Publisher: Monacelli Press

The Undiscovered Richard Meier The Architect as Designer and Artist

Mon, 03 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Museum for Applied Art
Frankfurt, Germany

Products Richard Meier has designed for a number of companies in the United States and Europe, including furniture, lighting fixtures, clocks and a significant amount of designs of tableware, stemware and silverware.

American Folk Art Museum

Mon, 03 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

The forty foot wide facade of the American Folk Art Museum is designed to make a strong but quiet statement of independence. It is sculptural in form, recalling an abstracted open hand.

Südwestmetall Reutlingen

Mon, 17 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Baden-Württemberg, Germany

The building, planned as a training center and regional office for Südwestmetall, the metalworking and electrical manufacturing organization in the state of Baden-Württemberg, is located in Oststadt in an area with a mixture of domestic housing, offices and small industry.

Neighborhood Center

Mon, 17 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The renovation and expansion of the Neighborhood Center was part of a larger neighborhood renewal plan. The main objective was to connect the building's many different activities and, at the same time, ensure an openness and accessibility for the public.

Athens Olympic Sports Complex

Fri, 07 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Athens, Greece

The new Olympic Sports Complex will provide a permanent center for athletic and cultural events within an ecologically sustainable park-like setting, served by an upgraded transportation system.

Programmable Architecture

Mon, 03 Feb 2003 00:01:00 GMT

By Kas Oosterhuis

Bookcase

What possibilities would be opened up if not only people but whole environments could be linked together in networks? Publisher: L'Arcaedizioni

The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures

Mon, 03 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tokyo, Japan

The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures, one of the museum buildings in the Tokyo National Museum complex, is surrounded by nature and cultural assets.

Austrian Cultural Forum Tower

Mon, 03 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

Twenty-five feet wide and 81 feet deep, glazed with dramatic glass panels, the 24-story tower soars upward 280 feet, occupying the full width of its footprint from street level to pinnacle.

M-vironments M-House

Mon, 03 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Gorman, California, USA

Relocatable M-vironments are made of a wide variety of manipulatable components that can be connected in many different ways to a matrix of modular support frames. The frames can be assembled and disassembled in different ways to accommodate a wide range of changing needs.

D-Tower

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Doetinchem, The Netherlands

The D-Tower is a project where the intensive (feelings, qualia) and the extensive (space, quantities) start exchanging roles, where human action, color, money, value, feelings all become networked entities.

Faculty of Information Studies

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

The Faculty of Information Studies building is integrated in the new university occupying a defined lot within the total plan. The main body of the building is placed linearly in the direction east-west respecting the alignment to the south with the Department of Philology.

Buck House

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

One of R.M. Schindler's finest houses is the rarely published Buck House.

Carl Icahn Laboratory

Tue, 07 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Princeton, New Jersey, USA

The atrium has clear uninterrupted panoramic views into the playing field through a lattice-like screen of louvers.

Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an architecture of Decency

Mon, 06 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT

By Andrea Oppenheimer Dean

Bookcase

The buildings of the Rural Studio, along with the incredible story of the Rural Studio, the people who live there are detailed in this colorful book, the first on the subject. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Lyon-Satolas TGV Station

Mon, 06 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Lyon, France

The Lyon-Satolas Station is the terminus for the TGV trains connecting the airport to the city of Lyon, 30 kilometers to the south.

Kidspace Children's Museum

Fri, 03 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Pasadena, California, USA

The new Kidspace Museum is located in Brookside Park on three acres of gently sloping, forested land.

St. Mary of the Angels

Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The design of the new "St. Mary of the Angels" Chapel in Rotterdam's Catholic "St. Lawrence" cemetery combines historical influences with modern forms.

Garden of Fine Arts

Mon, 09 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kyoto, Japan

The project was conceived as a contemporary, volumetric version of a stroll garden. The open-air Fine Arts Museum is situated below ground level to keep the view from the adjacent Botanical Gardens towards the Higashiyama mountains intact.

Futuro - Tomorrow's House from Yesterday

Mon, 02 Dec 2002 00:01:00 GMT

By Marko Home & Mika Taanila

Bookcase

This plastic, ellipsoid, portable holiday hideaway is among the most striking samples of Utopian space-age design. Publisher: Desura

Architecture Now! 2

Mon, 02 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

By Philip Jodidio

Bookcase

The fine line between art and architecture is rapidly becoming harder to perceive. Publisher: Taschen

Barragán Space and Shadow, Walls and Colour

Mon, 02 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

By Daniéle Pauly. In association with Jérome Habersetzer

Bookcase

Barragán's architecture is infused with the multiple influences of his travels, encounters and readings.

Studios by the Sea

Mon, 02 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

By Bob Colacello

Bookcase

Vanity Fair correspondent Bob Colacello and photographer Jonathan Becker go inside the renovated barns, split-shingled cottages, and minimalist mansions of the modern-day artist colony. Photographs by Jonathan Becker. Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Inc.

Bauhaus: 1919-1933

Thu, 28 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT

By Magdalena Droste

Bookcase

Over seventy years after its foundation in Weimar, the Bauhaus has become a concept all over the world.. Publisher: Taschen

Technopolis

Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
One-North, Singapore

The 123,000 square meter building, internally referred to as "Technopolis", will be the first major development in the Central Exchange - the cluster for the Infocommunications & Media (ICM) industries in One-North.

ICA Boston

Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

The new ICA waterfront museum ha tripled the ICA's exhibition space and provided both a world class exhibition space and a vibrant center for public performances, educational activities and waterfront access.

Newseum

Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Washington, DC, USA

The new interactive museum of news situated between the White House and the U.S. Capitol.

Minimalist Architecture

Mon, 11 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT

By Franco Bertoni

Bookcase

This important book ams to highlight the most original contributions to the idea of simplicity. ublisher: Birkhäuser

Out of the Ordinary: The Architecture and Design of Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and Associates

Mon, 04 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Carnegie Museum of Art, Heinz Architectural Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

A wide variety of objects, including architectural drawings, models, and photographs, as well as furniture, textiles, and decorative arts, documents more than four decades of the firm's eye-catching, iconoclastic work.

Galef Center for Fine Arts and Ben Maltz Gallery

Mon, 04 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

An open site, adjacent to the original building on Lincoln Boulevard, was selected by the College to accommodate the new 40,000-square-feet studio/gallery building.

Vitruvius: Writing the Body of Architecture

Thu, 31 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT

By Indra Kagis McEwen

Bookcase

Publisher: The MIT Press

Below Ground Level

Thu, 31 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT

By Ernst von Meijenfeldt

Bookcase

This book explores the character, use and design of underground space as a space of its own. Publisher: Birkhäuser

Copenhagen Metro

Mon, 28 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

Designed to transport people effectively and "in style" the new Copenhagen Metro was inaugurated in 2002.

Asymptote: FLUX

Mon, 21 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT

By Lise Anne Couture & Hani Rashid

Bookcase

Asymptote is the Manhattan-based architectural design and research practice established by Lise Anne Couture and Hani Rashid in 1989. Publisher: Phaidon

Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum

Wed, 16 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Naoshima Island, Japan

The Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum is located on the southern edge of Naoshima island between a high hill covered with deep woods and a promontory of rugged rocks and beach.

Wadsworth Atheneum of Art

Mon, 23 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art recently unveiled the schematic design for a major expansion and renovation led by architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio, Amsterdam with Sylvia Smith, of Fox & Fowle Architects, as executive architect.

Peabody Essex Museum

Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Salem, Massachusetts, USA

From the exterior the new wing reads as five separate buildings, each building evoking the scale and different forms of traditional New England architecture.

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Mon, 09 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

Located on a historically and culturally prominent downtown site, the Walt Disney Concert Hall is the permanent home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The Concert Hall is situated on historic Bunker Hill at the intersection of First Street and Grand Avenue, adjacent to the existing Music Center of Los Angeles.

Kyoto Concert Hall

Mon, 09 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Kyoto, Japan

The Kyoto Concert Hall, the home of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, was planned as a Memorial for the 1,200 years celebration of the city of Kyoto.

Malaparte: A House Like Me

Mon, 02 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael McDonough

Bookcase

An extraordinary look at Malaparte, the man and the house. Publisher: Clarkson/Potter

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Mon, 02 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Los Angeles, California, USA

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is the third largest cathedral in the world and the first cathedral to be built in the United States in over a quarter of a century.

Museum of Glass

Mon, 02 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tacoma, Washington, USA

The Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art is dedicated to presenting the medium of glass within the context of contemporary art in all media.

Towards a New Museum

Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:01:00 GMT

By Victoria Newhouse

Bookcase

This book takes a critical look at innovative architecture that interacts with art and the public. Publisher: Monacelli Press

Vulcania

Mon, 29 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
St. Ours-les-Roches, Auvergne, France

Situated within extinct volcanoes on an altitude of 1,000 m this complex serves to inform about and experience the primeval forces of nature and the creation of our planet.

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

Mon, 22 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Gateshead, United Kingdom

The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art was a disused flour silo sited on the south bank of the river Tyne in Gateshead.

Austin Museum of Art

Wed, 17 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Austin, Texas, USA

The site for the museum is located in the center of downtown Austin, bordering the southern edge of Republic Park. The building has been held back, extending the spatial reading of the Park into the Museum Plaza, creating a “Front Porch” for the Museum.

The Goldstein House

Mon, 15 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beverly Hills, California, USA

The house, designed in 1963 for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sheats, is a cave-like dwelling with a soaring concrete roof and long frameless glass walls. The unique fittings and furnishings are all designed by Lautner.

Le Clos Jordan Winery

Mon, 15 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Lincoln, Ontario, Canada

Last week, at a special presentation, the principals of Canadian-based, Vincor International and Boisset, La Famille des Grands Vins, of Nuits-St-Georges, France, revealed the design for Le Clos Jordan Winery in Canada’s Niagara Peninsula.

Hydra Pier

Mon, 08 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands

The Hydra Pier, a municipal pavilion acknowledging and celebrating the fast growing city of Haarlemmermeer, was the winning entry in an International competition.

Son-O-House

Sat, 06 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Son en Breugel, The Netherlands

Located in a a large industrial park the Son-O-House is a public pavilion where visitors can sit around, eat their lunch and have meetings, surrounded by IT related companies.

10 x 10

Mon, 24 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

By Haig Beck & Jackie Cooper

Bookcase

10 x10 is an invaluable resource and introduction to contemporary architecture. Publisher: Phaidon Press.

Rectory Building

Mon, 24 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Alicante, Spain

The University of Alicante in San Vicente del Raspeig occupies the site of the former military airport of Rabasa.

Sondika Airport

Mon, 10 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Bilbao, Spain

With his design, that is both visually striking and structurally daring, Calatrava puts the joy back into contemporary travel.

Akron Art Museum

Mon, 10 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Akron, Ohio, USA

The concept of museums has changed radically since the miracle chamber ("Wunderkammer") of Rudolf II and Ferdinand II in the 16th century.

Braga Stadium

Fri, 07 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Braga, Portugal

For Portugal winning the competition to host the UEFA 2004 international European soccer meant the construction or remodeling of ten stadiums in different parts of the country. For the Braga Municipal Stadium the brief called for covered seating sections for 30,000 on either side of the football field.

Almere Bicycle & Pedestrian Bridge

Mon, 03 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Almere, The Netherlands

An urban hammock for an ambitious city center.

Musée de Préhistoire des Gorges du Verdon

Mon, 03 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Quinson, France

The Gorges du Verdon, in Hautes Provence, is an exceptional archaeological site, rich in traces of the life of Stone Age man, to which this new museum is devoted. The Musée de Préhistoire is Europe's largest museum of prehistory.

Jørn Utzon: Sketches

Mon, 27 May 2002 00:01:00 GMT

The Architect's Studio

"On the road from the first idea - the first sketch - to the final building, a host of possibilities arise for the architect." - Jørn Utzon

UTZON

Mon, 27 May 2002 00:01:00 GMT

By Richard Weston

Bookcase

Richard Weston's book, subtitled "Inspiration - Vision - Architecture", finally opens the door to Utzon's techniques and creative processes. Publisher: Edition Bløndal

The New York Times Building

Mon, 20 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

The 52-story Times Company Headquarters, Renzo Piano's first major project in New York City, occupies one of the last sites in the 42nd Street Development Are; a 13-acre district adjoining Times Square designated for redevelopment in the mid-1980s by New York State and City government.

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Mon, 13 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Massive planar walls of architectural concrete boldly express the Modern's basic structure while protecting the collection within.

Hong Kong Arts Centre

Mon, 06 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hong Kong, China

The program called for Edge Architects to renovate the 700 square meter of floor area in the Atrium space of the Hong Kong Arts Centre.

Quartier Schützenstrasse

Mon, 06 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

"Quartier Schützenstrasse" consists of a classical Friedrichstadt block defined by the Schützenstrasse, Markgrafenstrasse, Zimmerstrasse, and Charlottenstrasse.

CCI Europe A/S

Mon, 29 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Aarhus, Denmark

On April 5, 2002 Architektgruppen Århus were awarded the prestigious Concrete Element Prize for the new domicile for CCI Europe A/S, an International software developer, located in Højbjerg, Denmark.

Domus, Museum of Mankind

Mon, 22 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
La Coruña, Spain

La Coruña, a seaport in the Galician region of north western Spain, is known for its fierce ocean wind and the rough waves it creates. Domus, Museum of Mankind, is situated overlooking Orzán Bay near the lighthouse of Hercules; a tower erected by the Romans.

Hollywood Bowl

Tue, 16 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Hollywood, California, USA

Devoted to preserving the rich history of this Los Angeles symbol, the largest natural amphitheater in the United States, Hodgetts + Fung has reinterpreted the Bowl's trademark creamy-white curvilinear shell while infusing advanced technologies to provide the world class acoustics originally envisioned by the founders.

Arne Jacobsen Centennial Celebration

Mon, 15 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Danish Design Centre, Louisiana Museum
Humlebæk, Denmark

Arne Jacobsen's architecture and design is admired world wide and Denmark is celebrating the centennial of his birth with exhibitions, publications, symposiums and many other events.

Daimler Chrysler

Mon, 15 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

Richard Rogers Partnership has designed three of the buildings for Daimler Chrysler in Berlin within the Potsdamer Platz Master Plan by the Renzo Piano Workshop.

Auditorium and Music Centre

Mon, 08 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Barcelona, Spain

The Barcelona Auditorium is situated next to the Plaça de les Glòries north-east of the Historic Center of Barcelona.

Eyebeam

Mon, 08 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

The Eyebeam facility in Chelsea will be the city's first institution dedicated exclusively to new media art and the largest institution of its kind in the United States.

Queen Elizabeth ll Great Court

Fri, 05 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
London, England

With the opening of the Great Court, London has gained a public space of international significance, open to all.

Utah Museum of Fine Arts

Mon, 18 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Salt Lake City, USA

The project evolved into a continuous succession of stepping prismatic volumes that wrap around as they ascend and culminate in the tall central space. This organization creates a spiral-like crescendo of discrete volumes, each one associated with specific and distinct programmatic elements.

Temporary Guggenheim Museum

Mon, 18 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Tokyo, Japan

The 116 m2 structure will be a ten-year intervention into a dynamic area of Odasiba Island. The temporary Guggenheim will be a trend setter in terms of the architectural identity of the area.

Seaplane Hangar H53

Mon, 11 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The H53 Seaplane Hangar is located at the former Holmen naval base, on the last landfill project, Magretheholmen, that was established in 1916. The hangar, built in 1921 from a design by architect Chr. Olrich, is one of the first pre-stressed concrete structures of its size in Denmark.

Queens Museum of Art

Mon, 11 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Queens, New York, USA

In January 2002 Eric Owen Moss Architects of Culver City, California won first place in a design competition for the expansion of the Queens Museum of Art.

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Wed, 06 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Washington, DC, USA

The Corcoran Gallery of Art is located in Washington, DC, adjacent to the White House and the National Mall. Founded in 1869, the Corcoran Gallery of Art is Washington's oldest art museum and its only college of art and design.

Case Study Houses

Mon, 04 Mar 2002 00:01:00 GMT

By Elizabeth Smith

Bookcase

A monumental retrospective of the entire Case Study House program. Editor: Peter Gössel. Publisher: Taschen

The Art of the Motorcycle Exhibition design: Frank Gehry Museum design: Rem Koolhaas

Mon, 04 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Guggenheim Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

"The Art of the Motorcycle" explores the motorcycle as both cultural icon and design achievement.

Museum of Contemporary Art

Mon, 25 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Barcelona, Spain

Located in an area that was a previously a monastic enclave, this museum establishes a rigorous dialogue between the area's historic urban fabric and the contemporary art within.

Venice School of Architecture

Mon, 18 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Venice, Italy

Miralles/Tagliabue felt it was necessary to return the characteristic Venetian freedom and density to the area of the future Venice School of Architecture.

Craig Ellwood

Mon, 11 Feb 2002 00:01:00 GMT

By Neil Jackson

Bookcase

This wonderful book examines the architecture and the colourful life of an extraordinary man who reinvented himself to become the Cary Grant of his profession. Publisher: Laurence King Publishing

Toyota Stadium

Mon, 11 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Toyota, Japan

The Toyota Stadium was planned adjacent to the Toyota Bridge in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of municipalization of the City of Toyota.

Silo Norte Shopping

Mon, 28 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Matosinhos, Portugal

The program for the Silo Norte Shopping, located in the industrial Porto suburb of Matosinhos, called for an exhibition gallery and an auditorium inside an external concrete spiral ramp that gives access to terrace-level parking.

Álvaro Siza: Sculptures

Mon, 21 Jan 2002 00:01:00 GMT

The Architect's Studio

"The sculptures were created from scraps with a great team of collaborators who willingly sacrificed their free Saturdays and Sundays for the pleasure of creating." - Álvaro Siza

City of Arts and Sciences

Mon, 14 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Valencia, Spain

The City of Arts and Sciences, developed by Santiago Calatrava, is a large-scale urban recreation center for culture and science.

Colours

Mon, 07 Jan 2002 00:01:00 GMT

By Koolhaas/Foster/Mendini

Bookcase

Three great contemporary architects and designers talk about the use of colours in their work. Publisher: Birkhäuser

Luis Barragán: The Quiet Revolution

Mon, 17 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
IVAM Centre del Carme
Valencia, Spain

Solitude. Only in intimate communion with solitude may man find himself. Solitude is good company and my architecture is not for those who fear or shun it. - Luis Barragán.

“Fosteritos” Metro System

Mon, 17 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Bilbao, Spain

The curved glassy structures - or "Fosteritos" - that announce the Bilbao Metro network at street level are as unique to Bilbao as the Art Nouveau Metro entrances are to Paris.

Blog: From Santiago de Compostela to Porto, Murcia, Alicante and Valencia...

Mon, 10 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Siza, Souto de Moura, Moneo, Calatrava and Barraga, Spain, Portugal

With our car full of books and our iBooks full of future features we are on the way from a Porto sunset towards a Barcelona sunrise. By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief.

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Mon, 10 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

The Kimmel Center, home to the Philadelphia Orchestra and five other performing arts companies, occupies a full city block in downtown Philadelphia in the transitional zone between the high-rise towers of Center City to the north and the residential neighborhoods of South Philadelphia.

Blog: From Pessac through San Sebastian and Bilbao to Coruña...

Mon, 03 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Bilbao, Spain

Another Frank Gehry building is on the way not far from Bilbao. By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief

Frank Gehry: Architect

Mon, 03 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Bilbao, Portugal

The exhibition presents Frank Gehry's most significant works and follow the significant evolution of his visual language and working process.

Blog: From Venice to London

Thu, 29 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Venice, London, United Kingdom

The first night in Venice I went to the Peggy Guggenheim Museum for the unveiling of a Vanessa Beecroft tableau with several naked women in masks. By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief

Blog: Basel through Lyon, to Clermont Ferrand and Sarlat

Mon, 26 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Basel, Germany

Continuing "site seeing" and collecting future features: Gehry, Botta, Corbusier, Nouvel, Calatrava, Piano, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Hollein...

Miramar Resort Hotel

Mon, 26 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
El Gouna, Egypt

The Sheraton Miramar, built on a jewel-like cluster of nine islands, surrounded by lagoons and sandy beaches, is a 5-star resort hotel consisting of over 400 guest rooms and various public spaces.

Blur Building

Fri, 23 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland

The Blur Building is a media pavilion for Swiss EXPO 2002 at the base of Lake Neuchatel in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.

Blog: No time for words we are busy site seeing!

Mon, 19 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Basel, Switzerland

Breaking up our very long drive to Southern Europe we made a "Full Stop" in Basel collecting future features and revelling in great architecture... No time for words we are busy site seeing!

Kisho Kurokawa Sketches

Mon, 12 Nov 2001 00:01:00 GMT

The Architect's Studio

"Even if the theme is about architecture, architects' sketches have the same quality with the World of Image as paintings have" - Kisho Kurokawa, Woodcut Print Works.

Richard Rogers Complete Works - Volume 1 & 2

Mon, 12 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

By Kenneth Powell

Bookcase

Richard Rogers is an internationally respected architect, responsible for many landmark buildings around the world, and a passionate advocate of architectural quality in the built environment. Publisher: Phaidon

Nykredit Headquarters

Mon, 12 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

schmidt hammer lassen, who became Internationally known with The Black Diamond extension to the Royal Library, are back on the waterfront in Copenhagen.

Helmut Lang Parfums

Sat, 10 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

This retail space in Soho marks the launch of a fashion designer's new fragrance line. The concept is a modern interpretation of old-world apothecaries and traditional European perfumeries. The store provides a laboratory setting that complements and suits commercial aspects of selling perfume.

Secret Knowledge - The Book & The Movie

Mon, 05 Nov 2001 00:01:00 GMT

By David Hockney

Bookcase

The book, "Secret Knowledge" - rediscovering the lost techniques of the Old Masters, is fascinating. Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Cesar Pelli: Connections

Sun, 28 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
National Building Museum
Washington, DC, USA

The exhibition, Cesar Pelli: Connections, is the most comprehensive exhibition on this architect's work to date.

Big Eye Stadium

Fri, 26 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Oita City, Japan

The gentle curves of the spherical design resemble the curves of the surrounding landscape. The choice of a sphere, an expression of abstract symbolism, enables the retractable roof to move along its surface.

UFA Cinema Center

Mon, 22 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Dresden, Germany

The urban design concept of the UFA Cinema Center confronts the issue of public space, currently endangered in European cities. This situation is caused by the financial insolvency of city governments, which forces the sale of public space to developers, who then propose monofunctional buildings in order to maximize capital return.

The Austrian Embassy

Sun, 14 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

Up until the thirties the area surrounding the Austrian Embassy was part of the tradition of the borough of Tiergarten, a fashionable residential suburb and recreation area.

Museum of Television & Radio

Tue, 25 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beverly Hills, California, USA

The Museum of Television & Radio in Beverly Hills is located prominently at the corner of North Beverly Drive and Little Santa Monica Boulevard.

The Black Diamond

Wed, 05 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The Royal Library represents a break away from the traditional library structure by housing a wide variety of cultural facilities.

Norman Foster: The Architect’s Studio

Sun, 02 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Louisiana Museum
Humlebæk, Denmark

Norman Foster is the third in a series of exhibitions at the Louisiana Museum that offers an insight into the architect's work processes, methods, and sources of inspiration.

Restaurant Georges

Sun, 02 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Paris, France

Restaurant Georges is located on the fifth floor of the Centre Georges Pompidou with a magnificent view of Paris. The building, designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers in the late 1970's, was recently renovated by Renzo Piano. Jacob + MacFarlane won the competition to design the restaurant in 1998.

Nordea Headquarters

Sun, 02 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

The General Site Plan for the development of the former B&W Shipyard in the historical Christiansbro area of Copenhagen includes 40% Housing and 60% rental Commercial space.

Blog: The "Houses at Sagaponack"...

Sat, 01 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Sagaponack

The "Houses at Sagaponack" is a new development on 100 acres in Sagaponack, New York, at the midpoint of the Hamptons beach communities on Long Island. By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief.

Blog: Bo01 City of Tomorrow...

Tue, 28 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Travel
Malmö, Sweden

At this moment the Bo01site in Malmö, Sweden looks like a miniature Potsdamer Platz.... By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief

Tribunal de Grande Instance

Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Bordeaux, France

The competition winning entry for the Tribunal de Grande Instance (the complex of law courts) is situated in the heart of the historic core of Bordeaux, near the Cathedral and Town Hall.

Guangzhou Gymnasium

Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Guangzhou, China

The Guangzhou Gymnasium is one of the main facilities being used for the 9th National Games of the Republic of China.

Henning Larsen Sketches

Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:01:00 GMT

The Architect's Studio

"Suddenly it's all so obvious. That's how to do it. That's how it will look. There are all sorts of problems I can't sort out. When that happens I sketch it all out on a piece of paper, solely in order to remind myself of the essentials." - Henning Larsen

Santiago Calatrava

Sun, 29 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Form & Design Center
Malmö, Sweden

The Malmö exhibition makes it very clear that Calatrava's constructions are inspired by natural forms like plants, bird wings, and the human body.

The Brasserie

Sun, 29 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
New York, New York, USA

After a fire ravaged Philip Johnson's Brasserie in 1995 the owners selected Diller + Scofidio to redesign the space.

Richard Neutra: Complete Works

Sat, 21 Jul 2001 00:01:00 GMT

By Barbara Lamprecht

Bookcase

Very expensive but, we agree with the reviews, it is a truly beautiful book...worth its weight in wood! Publisher: Taschen

Neugebauer House

Sun, 15 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Naples, Florida, USA

The Neugebauer House spans the full width of its wedge-shaped plot to face across Doubloon Bay in the prestigious residential community in Naples, Florida.

The Milwaukee Art Museum

Mon, 09 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

The Milwaukee Art Museum, which overlooks Lake Michigan, was partially housed in a building designed in 1957 by Eero Saarinen as a war memorial.

The Universeum

Sun, 08 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Göteborg, Sweden

The Universeum is located on a steep slope adjacent to an amusement park on the fringe of Göteborg City Center.

Blog: Back in of the keyboard and ready to go...

Sun, 01 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Travel

Before my longer than expected work/vacation trip I told you we are going to start weekly features about the work of the younger generation of architects. By Kirsten Kiser, Editor-In-Chief.

The SuitCase House

Sun, 01 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Beijing, China

EDGE casts a question mark upon the proverbial image of the house.

DZ Bank

Sat, 12 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

The Pariser Platz 3 is a mixed-use building comprised of the Berlin Headquarters of DZ Bank and a residential component with 39 apartments. The commercial component of the building is oriented towards Pariser Platz and the Brandenburg Gate, and the residential component towards Behrenstrasse.

Diamond Ranch High School

Wed, 02 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Pomona, California, USA

Fusing landscape and building into a single organic unity, the Diamond Ranch High School concerns building as topography, with a majority of the architectural program contained within the reshaped site.

Maritime Youth House

Mon, 09 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features

The Maritime Youth House is shared by two clients, a sail club and a youth house, who had very different programs.

Spiral Apartment House

Wed, 07 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Ramat Gan, Israel

The Spiral House is situated on a hillside in Ramat Gan, one of the towns in the Dan metropolitan region that includes the city of Tel Aviv. The building is designed like an enlarged set of steps that begin on the ground and spiral upwards.

Bellevue Art Museum

Fri, 23 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Seattle, Washington, USA

The Bellevue Art Museum, clad in three basic elements, red-stained concrete, hand-sanded aluminum panels and the glass of its huge windows and skylights, is a bold statement in the midst of sterile towers, downtown shopping and traffic.

The Supreme Court of Iceland

Mon, 05 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Reykjavik, Iceland

The site of the Supreme Court of Iceland is on a low hill in the center of Reykjavík, framed by the State Ministries building, the former National Library, and the National Theater.

The Kant Dreieck

Sun, 07 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

The Kant Dreieck is located near three buildings designed by Bernhard Sehring around the turn of the century: the Theater des Westerns, the Fasanenstrasse Artist Building, and the Delphi Palais de Danse (now a movie theater). The small square is planned to relate to the forecourt of Theater des Westerns.

Bagsværd Community Church

Tue, 02 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Bagsværd, Denmark

The modest church, the color of the Nordic sky, stands tall and proud between birch trees, its back turned towards the noisy street.

Modernism Rediscovered

Tue, 12 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT

By Pierluigi Serraino

Bookcase

Modernism Rediscovered pays tribute to these lesser known yet outstanding contributions to the modern architectural movement. Publisher: Taschen. Photographs: Julius Shulman

The Heinz Galinski School

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

The design unfolds its petals to form "a village for children".

La Rioja, Bodegas Ysios

Wed, 01 Nov 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Laguardia, Álava, Spain

The building is conceived as an element completely integrated in the surrounding landscape and, at the same time, as an autonomous site-specific sculpture.

Copenhagen Business School

Thu, 12 Oct 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Copenhagen, Denmark

Vilhelm Lauritzen A/S, architects has created an exciting environment for the Copenhagen Business School.

The Desert Fortress

Tue, 05 Sep 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Skagen, Denmark

The Skagen Odde Nature Center, a museum for the natural elements, is situated in the open dune landscape on the northernmost tip of Denmark where the two oceans, Kattegat and Skagerak, meet.

Bang & Olufsen Headquarters

Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Struer, Denmark

Solitary farmhouses, typical of the local Danish terrain, inspired the design of Bang and Olufsen Headquarters, known as "The Farm". The new main building and courtyard form a sheltered space with an unfettered view of all activities.

Vision and Legend - Bang and Olufsen Exhibition

Wed, 26 Jul 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitions
Danish Design Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark

'Vision and Legend' is the first exhibition to show an entire range of the most significant products during Bang and Olufsen's first 75 years.

The Norwegian Petroleum Museum

Fri, 02 Jun 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Stavanger, Norway

The architectural designs of both the building and exhibitions are primarily scenographic readings of oil installations in the North Sea and the geology of oil.

Karmøy Fishing Museum

Mon, 22 May 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Karmøj, Norway

The new museum is situated in a picturesque fjord surrounded by small, white houses and work buildings, many of which were, at one time, connected to the fishing industry.

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Thu, 04 May 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Paris, France

"The grands projects of President of the Republic, François Mitterrand, are all closely associated with a site and history; in short, a place with a name."

Serralves Foundation  Museum of Contemporary Art

Sat, 11 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Porto, Portugal

Serralves Museum, the first large-scale contemporary art museum in Portugal, is located in the Quinta de Serralves; a large property close to the center of Porto that includes a main house built in the 1930's for the Count of Vizela.

The Norwegian Embassy

Sat, 04 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

Clarity and purity of form are important characteristics in the design of the new Norwegian embassy. The form stands without excess decoration and is solid and massive in its expression.

Chikatsu-Asuka Historical Museum

Tue, 08 Feb 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Osaka, Japan

Chikatsu-Asuka, an area in the southern part of Osaka Prefecture, has one of the best collections of tumuli (kofun) in Japan.

Olympic Velodrome and Swimmingpool

Thu, 06 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

This project is bound up with the reunification of the two Germanies. It is related to the wish of a city, Berlin, about to become the capital, to be nominated for the Olympic Games of the year 2000.

The Icelandic Embassy

Thu, 06 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

The Icelandic Embassy is situated in the western part of the embassies' premises and borders on the copper band, which surrounds all of the Nordic Embassies.

Ewha Woman’s University

Tue, 04 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Seoul, South Korea

The complexity of the site, through its relationship to the greater campus and the city of Shinchon, demanded a "larger than site" response, an urban response, a global landscaped solution, weaving together the tissue of the EWHA campus with that of the city.

Royal Swedish Embassy

Fri, 15 Oct 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

The Swedish Embassy is located in the northeastern part of the embassy ensemble. The design refers to the aesthetics of classical Swedish Modernism, for example in the window band and the wall strip of the western facade.

Provincial, Capitol Building

Sat, 07 Aug 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Toulouse, France

Venturi, Scott Brown & Ass., in association with Anderson/Schwartz Architects and Hermet-Blanc-Delagausie-Mommens/Atelier A4, won the International Competition to design the Provincial, Capitol Building for the province of the Haute-Garonne in 1992.

Experience Music Project

Fri, 11 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Seattle, Washington, USA

Exhibits and public programs are envisioned as a three-dimensional floating puzzle formed by six elements, with each piece being critical to the shape and the nature of the whole.

Royal Danish Embassy

Fri, 07 May 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

With the Royal Danish Embassy in Berlin, 3XN has created a building capable of exuding embassadorial dignity, and at the same time a place filled with light and life, reflecting the Danish spirit.

Triangle Building

Mon, 08 Feb 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Features
Berlin, Germany

The Triangle Building is situated in the middle of the complex of buildings in the Friedrichstadt district known as the American Business Center. The site, within the orthogonal order of the Friedrichstadt district which was bisected by the former Check point Charlie customs wall, is triangular in shape.

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