Meet the woman who's given multi-million pound budgets to design the world's...
Mathilde Allibe, the CEO and founder of the elite architecture and interior design company Secretcape, decorates homes for some of the world's richest people. "I usually renovate unmodernised homes for...
View ArticleAmerican architects named the best homes of 2016, and they're stunning
The American Institute of Architects has named the 10 winners of its 2016 housing awards.These buildings won for their outstanding design and the way they integrate into their environments — whether...
View ArticleWe went inside New York City's latest luxury skyscraper, which is one giant...
Architect David Chipperfield's latest skyscraper won't feature a glass facade like normal skyscrapers. Instead, both the interior and exterior walls will be made of a marble mosaic. Chipperfield has...
View ArticleThis apartment building covered in vines and flowers is like a giant garden
Like most cities, Ruichang, China could use more green space.Liaisons, an apartment complex covered in vines and flowers, is a beautiful solution.The design by Mob Architects, an architecture firm in...
View ArticleLondon's 80-storey wooden skyscraper could solve a major architectural problem
London's skyline could feature an 80-storey wooden skyscraper in the future, if plans that were presented to Mayor Boris Johnson last Friday are approved. Cambridge University researchers teamed up...
View Article13 stunning designs by Zaha Hadid that are still incomplete
Celebrated architect Zaha Hadid, who died in late March at age 65, left an incredible legacy.The Pritzker Prize-winning architect was known for her neofuturistic works characterized by sweeping curves...
View ArticleThis stunning 1,100-foot skyscraper will be the tallest building on the West...
The West Coast finally has its own supertall.The under-construction Wilshire Grand Center in Downtown Los Angeles will top off at 1,100 feet. That cements its place as the tallest building west of the...
View ArticleChinese developers want to build a city covered in trees and shrubs from the...
Creating a city from scratch is no easy task, but one Chinese company could be banking billions that a so-called "Forest City"— a new high-tech, eco-friendly city covered head to toe in trees and...
View ArticleThis college student built a $15,000 tiny home instead of living in a dorm
On top of soaring tuition, colleges and universities often require students to pay huge sums of money to live in their dorms. Instead of living in a dorm, Joel Weber, a design student at University of...
View Article15 awe-inspiring libraries that will make you want to read all day
From community meeting hubs to secluded refuges, places to learn and places to study, libraries can be so much more than just a place to a check out a book. With this in mind, we’ve rounded-up 15...
View ArticleVertical cities could be the future of architecture
Land is becoming scarce as the world's population grows and environmental changes shrink the amount of livable space on Earth. Some creative thinkers say the solution is to build up.A nonprofit...
View ArticleThe 9 greenest new buildings in the US
In honor of Earth Day, the American Institute of Architects has announced its selections for the top "Green Projects" of 2016.Pulled from around the US, the buildings are stellar examples of how...
View ArticleWhat New York City's most famous buildings would look like in the middle of...
No building is designed in a vacuum — architects must carefully consider many different factors, like its environment and the buildings and streets that will surround it.These restrictions fascinate...
View ArticleThe tallest skyscraper in Stockholm will be made entirely out of wood
If Ikea's minimalist approach to home furnishing still isn't enough, you'll probably love Sweden's newest skyscraper.Designed by Anders Berensson Architects, the 40-floor building is made entirely out...
View ArticleZaha Hadid’s first posthumous building just opened in Italy
When Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid died unexpectedly last month, she left a remarkable legacy.Over her incredible four-decade career, she designed acclaimed buildings around the world....
View ArticleThere's a kinetic sculpture in Singapore's airport that helps take the stress...
Singapore Changi Airport is using art to make travel more relaxing. A sculpture called Kinetic Rain, the largest free-moving statue in the world, will make international travel feel like less of a...
View ArticleThese copper-clad luxury apartment buildings — complete with an...
There's a new luxury residential development going up at 626 First Avenue in Manhattan, and it's composed of the two largest copper-clad buildings in the world.Also unusual is that the buildings' 761...
View ArticleA self-made billionaire came up with these wacky concept buildings —...
Vasily Klyukin has been described as a "Russian-born Tony Stark." The self-made billionaire earned his riches in banking and real estate before dabbling in science fiction and architecture. In 2015, he...
View ArticlePeople have been vacationing at these Soviet-era 'sanatoriums' for nearly 100...
With its concrete walls and imposing size, Soviet-era architecture might not seem like the best setting for relaxation.But for nearly 100 years, people in eastern Europe have been visiting full-service...
View ArticleZaha Hadid designed this giant tech campus for the ‘Silicon Valley of Russia'
The first posthumous competition win for Zaha Hadid, who died unexpectedly in March, will be a 1.6 million-square-foot complex tech center in Moscow.Set to open in 2019, her design for the headquarters...
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