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How New York's Famous Citi Building Was Almost Wiped Out By A Huge Design Flaw
Roman Mars’ podcast 99% Invisible covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar to the history of slot machines to the great Los Angeles Red Car conspiracy.Here at The Eye,...
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5 Awesome Micro Homes You Can Take On The Road
If you can't decide whether you want to spend warm summer days at the beach, in the forest, or strolling around a different city, you can choose them all by taking your own portable micro-home on...
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The Way Your Office Is Set Up Could Be Affecting Your Work
In 1952, polio killed more children in America than any other communicable disease.Nearly 58,000 people were infected that year. The situation was on the verge of becoming an epidemic and the country...
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Washington Square Park Has Never Looked Better
One of the most pleasant surprises of this young spring season is the recently unveiled revision of the southwest quadrant of Washington Square Park. After five years of staggered renovations, a...
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What Brazil's Brand-New Soccer Stadiums Look Like 50 Days Before The World Cup
With 50 days to go before the first game of the World Cup, Brazil is rushing to finish the last of its brand-new stadiums.The Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo is the most worrisome venue. Construction...
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11 Of The Most Beautiful Office Buildings On Earth
Office buildings are places for getting work done. But as the winners of the Architizer A+ awards show, office buildings can also be quirky, artistic, and truly beautiful. As idiosyncratic as the...
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The 11 Most Impressive New Green Buildings In The US
The American Institute of Architects has released its 18th annual list of the best new examples of sustainable architecture, and this year's winners include a treehouse in West Virginia and the...
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9 Of The Most Amazing Office Spaces On The Planet
The places we work shape the work we do. Research shows that natural light leads to higher test scores in schools, plants reduce stress in the office, and spaces with high ceilings tend to promote...
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ARCHITECTURAL PLAGIARISM? Here’s How A Judge Ruled On Two Uncannily Similar...
When an eminent jurist asks, “What does a copyright of an architectural work truly protect?” you may be certain the question is not rhetorical. The U.S. Copyright Act does provide protection from...
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20 Beautiful Offices That Architects Chose For Themselves
ArchDaily has once again asked readers to share photos of their workspaces. Readers, mostly architects, responded with pictures of beautiful spaces around the world, from beachside desks to a stark...
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6 Futuristic Construction Materials That Will Change The Way We Build Stuff
Scientists are constantly on the look out for lighter, stronger, and more energy-efficient materials. Here's a glance at some materials that will change the way we build things in the future.Graphene...
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A Skyscraper-Sized Solar-Wind Tower Could Become North America's Tallest...
The city council of San Luis, Arizona, a town of 15,000 on the Mexico border, last week approved the construction of the tallest structure in North America, a 2,250-foot-high concrete tower that would...
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Italy Has An Insane Number Of Architects
Yesterday, Monditalia — one of the three exhibitions currently being prepared for this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale — tweeted out a neat little graphic showing the number of architects, per...
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The Steel Age Is Over — Here's What The Next Age Will Look Like
Andrew Carnegie once said, "Aim for the highest." He followed his own advice. The powerful 19th century steel magnate had the foresight to build a bridge spanning the Mississippi river, a total of 6442...
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Philip Johnson's Iconic Glass House Looks Awesome When Filled With Fog
Celebrating the 65th anniversary of Philip Johnson‘s iconic Glass House, artist Fujiko Nakaya has created the building’s first ever site-specific art installation. The installation, titled “Veil”, will...
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Construction Begins On Complex That Redefines Beijing's 'City Landscape'
Natural lighting, intelligent building, and an innovative air purification system is expected to help MAD achieve LEED Gold certification upon completion in 2016.Construction has commenced on MAD’s...
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This Is What Cornell's Futuristic NYC Tech Campus Will Look Like
Cornell has unveiled its vision for the massive tech campus it plans to build on New York City's Roosevelt Island.When the campus opens in 2017, it will provide a permanent home for an entirely new...
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The Best New Buildings In The Bay Area
The San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects recently announced the winners of their annual Design Awards, which honor Bay Area-based architects and designers who made a...
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Cartoons Take Over Paris In These Amazing Drawings
When you're surrounded by buildings on all sides, what do you see? In his SkyArt series, French artist Lamadieu Thomas gives us his answer. He takes claustrophobia-inducing photographs of urban...
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There's A Design Flaw At A London Hotel That Lets Guests See Into Each...
It might occupy the upper floors of one of Europe's tallest buildings, but it seems that some guests of the Shangri-La hotel at the Shard in London are getting more of a view than anticipated.A quirk...
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