Why NASA Needs Architects And Designers
Then there's the unsettling possibility that when the crew gets to Mars and starts to orbit, they find they're unable to land due to dust storms or other hazardous weather. If that happens, "there is...
View ArticleRIBA unveils the 2016 Stirling Prize shortlist
Up for nomination are London firm Wilkinson Eyre who could potentially win their third Stirling Prize, something which is yet to be achieved.
View ArticleCFP: Session at CAA 2017 (New York, 15 - 18 Feb 17)
Methods for the Study of Colonial Visual and Material CultureWith the turn towards visual and material culture, art and architectural historians have put to task the periphery-metropole binary,...
View ArticleSmart City projects in limbo as other States surge ahead
Smart City projects are yet to take off in Kochi even as some cities have already hit the road.
View Article$lum Porn: Designs on Dharavi
An exhibition at Italy’s Maxxi museum showcases architectural models designed by contractors and made by artisans from Dharavi.
View ArticleOnline approval for building plans in Rajasthan
The move follows Rajasthan’s recent steps towards urban development such as a law for land pooling, titling and digitization of records
View ArticleGoogle, LinkedIn strike stunning 'grand bargain' for property swap in...
Executives say the blockbuster property swap — involving 1 million square feet of existing buildings, including LinkedIn's current headquarters, and 2.4 million square feet of future development...
View ArticleSurbana Jurong launches 'Smart City in a Box'
SINGAPORE - From the monitoring of city traffic conditions, security, energy efficiency to predicting lift breakdowns, mayors and city officials are finally able to do so through one integrated...
View ArticleWhat Stays as the Seagram Building Loses the Four Seasons
Aby J. Rosen would like to remind you that there is more to the Seagram Building than the Four Seasons restaurant.
View ArticleCONF: Kunsthallen. Architectures for the Continuous Contemporary (Bern, 2-3...
In July 1968, on the occasion of the fiftieth birthday of the Kunsthalle Bern, Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped the building in 2.430 square meters of white polyethylene fabric. The Kunsthalle was the...
View ArticleLiberalizing India’s urban thinking
A quarter of a century ago, India threw off the shackles of Nehruvian socialism and embarked on economic liberalization. Since 1991, socialist-era thinking has been steadily discarded in a growing...
View ArticleArchi-Depot museum is dedicated to architectural models
A recently-opened museum in Tokyo aims to archive and display architectural models from great Japanese architects like Kengo Kuma, Riken Yamamoto, and Shigeru Ban.
View ArticleA glimmer of hope for debt-ridden housing board
Tottering on the brink of a collapse, the Kerala State Housing Board is seeing new hope in Finance Minister Thomas Isaac’s statement in the budget that “the duties of the board have to be redefined”...
View ArticleBritish Photographer Turns Architect for "Golden Ratio" Retreat Tri Lanka
In a new construction in the south of Sri Lanka, British architect Robert Drummond has turned to a naturally occurring version of the proportion: the spiral arrangement of plants and leaves.
View ArticleHouse Housing: An Untimely History Of Architecture And Real Estate
In February 2016, Vicki Been, Commissioner of New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, argued to affordable housing advocates that the percentage of affordable housing...
View ArticleParis Plans to Ditch Iconic News Kiosk Design
More than 43,000 people have signed the petition defending Paris’ classic news kiosks, which it calls “guardians of the spirit of Paris of days past.”The newsstands, dark green and topped with a dome,...
View Article'Housing First' Program Reduces Homelessness by 70 Percent in Milwaukee County
The "housing first" approach to homelessness is building a track record of success in Milwaukee.
View ArticleThe 53rd Street Library: Okay, If You Hate Books
After eight bookless years, 53rd Street has its library back — if that’s the right word for a sleek but shrunken pit fitted out with bleachers, bar stools, and a megascreen, plus a smattering of...
View ArticleUber Moves A Little Closer To Public Transit's Turf
A new promotion zeroes in on disgruntled commuters.
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