10 Buildings Pushing The Boundaries Of Wood
Wood is the ultimate material - it’s renewable, sequesters carbon and more importantly, it’s buildable. Nevertheless wood is rarely used in tall, vertical construction. Now reThink wood has come out...
View ArticleThe Best New Tall Buildings On The Planet
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats (CTBUH) recently announced the winners of its Best Tall Buildings Worldwide contest.They declared four regional winners, as well as several finalists....
View ArticleHere's What LG's Controversial New Jersey Headquarters Could Look Like
LG's plans to build new headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey have caused a great deal of controversy over the past several years. The company plans to construct a building that will stand 143...
View ArticleThe Most Outstanding Architecture Projects In The Americas
Wiel Arets, Dean of the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Dirk Denison, Director of the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP), have announced the inaugural MCHAP...
View ArticleArchitecture Lovers Pick The Very Best Buildings In America
ArchDaily editors selected their favorite projects located in the USA, from architecture classics to extraordinary newcomers. Enjoy them all!Selected by José Tomás Franco, Editor, Plataforma...
View ArticleGo Inside Laura And George W. Bush's Texas Prairie Chapel Ranch
Central Texas, especially that sweet spot halfway between Dallas and Austin where small swaths of the legendary old prairies remain, is an earthly paradise.Blowsy live oaks spread their heavy limbs...
View ArticleAn Architect Turned A 240-Square-Foot Space Into A Sleek NYC Apartment
This is probably the most efficient use of 240 square feet we've ever seen.Brooklyn architect Tim Seggerman renovated this tiny brownstone apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side for its owner, an...
View ArticleHere Are The Ambitious Plans To Turn London's Heathrow Airport Into A City
London's Heathrow Airport could soon become a destination itself.The city's transportation department recently commissioned three architecture firms to dream up plans for a city to replace the airport,...
View ArticleThe Best View Yet Of Apple's New 'Spaceship' Headquarters That's Beginning To...
Construction is well underway for Apple's circular new "Spaceship" campus, and a new aerial photo gives us our best view yet of its progress.The futuristic campus is designed by Norman Foster's firm,...
View ArticleArchitects Are Trying To Revive A Venezuelan Project That Was Abandoned In...
Although construction was never completed, “The Helix” in Caracas is one of the most important relics of the Modern movement in Venezuela. The 73,000 square meter project – designed in 1955 by Jorge...
View Article11 Stunning European Soccer Arenas That Put American Stadiums To Shame
The European sports stadiums built in recent years have been much more adventurous than their American counterparts.Looking at some of the newest soccer arenas in Europe, you see bright colors, goofy...
View ArticleHow An Environmentalist Architect Made An Incredible House Out Of Garbage
Before the birth of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, pollution and litter plagued America. Despite the obvious problems, architect Michael Reynolds saw an opportunity — making houses out of...
View ArticleWhy Trump's Chicago Sign Really Looks So Ugly
So, this has been the cause celebre in Chicago’s architectural blogosphere the last couple of months.I’ve enjoyed the snark–in particular Blair Kamin’s takedown of the “five-letter ego trip,” and the...
View ArticleHere's How North Korean Architects Envision The Future
At this year’s Venice Bienniale in Italy, the Korean pavilion has a curious exhibit called “Commissions for Utopia,” which we first saw over at Wired.It includes renderings from North Korea’s top...
View ArticleInside TMZ's Awesome Office Space And TV Studio
The TMZ office in Los Angeles is unique in the way that the celebrity gossip website's work space also functions as a TV studio for the show.TMZ on TV, which airs mainly on Fox-owned stations, features...
View ArticleThese Photos Show Why Berlin's Mondernist Housing Estate Is Such A Masterpiece
If you remember…one of my goals before turning 30 is to explore more of my own (adopted) hometown, Berlin. So the other weekend I hopped on the u-bahn and made me way to Neukölln to do some urban...
View ArticleInside TMZ's Awesome Office Space And TV Studio
The TMZ office in Los Angeles is unique in the way that the celebrity gossip website's work space also functions as a TV studio for the show.TMZ on TV, which airs mainly on Fox-owned stations, features...
View Article21 Buildings You Need To See In Your Lifetime
The first buildings were built some 12,000 years ago. We've come a long way since then — creating temples to our gods, houses for our operas, and museums for our art that rival nature's beauty.Here are...
View ArticleAndroid Will Catch Up To The iPhone This Year In One Crucial Way (NVDA, AAPL)
Last year, Apple boasted the world’s first 64-bit smartphone when the company announced the A7 chip in the iPhone 5S. Hardware reviewer Anand Shimpi called the A7“seriously impressive” and “insanely...
View ArticleHere's What London's Futuristic Floating Village Might Look Like
London is one of the largest cities in the world with over 8.3 million residents all competing for jobs and property.And while London's population shows no plans in dropping, the city is quickly...
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