Moscow-based Meganom reveals designs for 1, 001-foot skinny supertall in Nomad
For their first U.S. project, Moscow-based architecture firm Meganom has designed a 1,001-foot-tall skinny supertall at 262 Fifth Avenue in Nomad.When complete, the residential tower will be the...
View ArticleFixation On City Skylines Detracts From City Streets
"Before the invention of the camera, we could behold the world only through our own eyes. That which pleased us and functioned for us took place in fine detail. There was no distinction between sight,...
View ArticleBeuvron-en-Auge: 15th Century Town Planning Stands the Test of Time
Today, I’d like to consider Beuvron-en-Auge, deemed one of the most beautiful villages in France by Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. In the heart of cider country, the half-timber construction and...
View ArticleThe Enduring Power of Zaha Hadid
Hadid, who died in March 2016 at age 65, shattered many glass ceilings in the field of design. She was the first woman and Muslim to win the Pritzker, the first woman and Muslim to earn the Royal...
View ArticleParis launches international competition to redesign 31 underused sites...
Dubbed 'Reinvent Paris', the initiative aims to transform a total of thirty-four sites owned by regional authorities into economic, cultural or social spaces. The three unused metro stations are at the...
View Article'They came while we were asleep': Lagos residents tell of brutal evictions
The Otodo Gbame and Itedo communities of two of the largest informal fishing settlements in Lagos, with an estimated population of 40,000 people living on the waterside. On 17 March, in the early...
View ArticleBeyond 'By': Towards an inclusive architectural history
Every year the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain holds a one-day symposium on a particular aspect of the history of architecture – recent symposia have been on in-house architects,...
View ArticleInfrastructure: The City as Negotiation between Nature and Power
Infrastructure is a matter of shared concern, a politics in physical form. Tunnels, canals, dams, bridges and fountains – types of infrastructure are easy to enumerate, but their collective effect is...
View ArticleArchitecture and Society Series - June 10th - Dr. Sergio Porta introduces a...
Dr. Sergio Porta introduces a new Master’s program Building Beauty: Ecologic Design & Construction Process, at the University Suor Orsola Benincasa in Naples, Italy, with the mission of pursuing...
View ArticleOpen Lecture- Object and Fold: A Critique of Object-Oriented Philosophy
Levi Bryant is professor and discipline Lead for the Department of Philosophy at Collin College,Levi Bryant Texas, and Chair of the Critical Philosophy program at the New Centre for Research and Practice.
View ArticleA MAD gallery in Beijing that doubles as "a new facade for the city"
What about galleries that are designed to serve another purpose, as the freshly completed Roca’s Beijing Gallery in Dongzhimen by MAD Architects does?
View ArticleRolta's Q4 - FY-17 Consolidated PAT Grows 41.7% QoQ
Rolta India Limited (Rolta), a leading provider of innovative IP-led IT solutions for many vertical segments, including Defense and Security, today announced financial results for the quarter and the...
View ArticleFederica Buzzi's critique on the Le Corbusier Modulor
"Given the Canadian Centre for Architecture’s groundbreaking research regarding medicalisation in architecture and its extensive Le Corbusier collection," the author Federica Buzzi writes, "I think it...
View ArticleIn 'Queen Anne's Lace, ' Cuban Artists Explore Detroit
When the curator Rafael DiazCasas and the Cuban artists Alejandro Campins and José Yaque were first in Detroit together 2015, they were struck by the amount of green land in the city. “In abandoned...
View ArticleReport: Analyzing 2017's 'State of the City' Addresses
Kelsey E. Thomas shares news of the latest release of the National League of Cities' annual report on 120 state of the cities speeches delivered in 2017.From its analysis, the report finds one...
View ArticleJKH to demolish and recreate Bawa legacy at Bentota Beach
John Keells Hotels PLC (KHL), a subsidiary of the country’s largest conglomerate, John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) will be demolishing the Bentota Beach Hotel, one of the masterpieces of the legendary...
View ArticleDon't mess around with Burrell Collection says architect
The building, which opened in Glasgow's Pollok Park in 1983, was designed by Mr Meunier, Barry Gasson and Brit Andresen.It houses a priceless collection of art and antiquities collected by the late...
View ArticleObit: Ajoy Choudhury
Architect Ajoy Choudhury passed away at 9:45 PM on 2nd June 2017He studied physics and architecture at Delhi Polytechnic-School of Architecture, graduating in 1958, he started his career with Kanvinde...
View ArticleRs450m for archaeology
LAHOREWith a view to protecting heritage of Punjab through archaeological explorations, conservation and preservation, the Punjab government has allocated Rs450 million for the fiscal year 2017-18 for...
View ArticleSmart city to look at building regulations too
CHENNAI: Following the fire at the eight-storey commercial building in T Nagar on Wednesday, smart city officials are mulling on regulations on building and fire safety. T Nagar is the launch site for...
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