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Video: Louis Kahn Talks to a Brick
Click here to view the embedded video. In this jaunty little clip, Louis Kahn stresses the importance of honoring your materials to a group of students at the University of Pennsylvania. Estonia-born...
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Video: Water / Cherry by Kengo Kuma Associates
Click here to view the embedded video. The Water / Cherry House by Japanese firm Kengo Kuma Associates is located on a cliff along one of Japan’s many beautiful coastlines. The home is a series of...
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Science and Technology Museum in Beijing / BL/KLM Architects + BIAD
Science and technology evolve at an astounding rate. They are in constant motion and change, with such fierce speed that both surprises and excites. The non-stop evolution is boundless, and it gets...
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2013 Berkeley Prize Teaching Fellowship
The 2013 Berkeley Prize Teaching Fellowship has officially been launched in the wide field of Universal Design education: teaching the social art of architecture. This is a competitive opportunity...
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Van Beuningenplein / Concrete
Architects: Concrete Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Design Team: Rob Wagemans, Erikjan Vermeulen, Bram De Maat Year: 2011 Photographs: Ewout Huibers Constructional Engineering: Infra Consult +...
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3rd LIXIL International University Architectural Competition
Organized by the LIXIL JS Foundation, the 3rd LIXIL International University Architectural Competition invites university research laboratories from around the world for a site-specific challenge,...
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ONE Prize 2013 Competition
Terreform ONE is holding the annual ONE Prize event, which aims to explore the social, economic, and ecological possibilities of urban transformation and design. This years theme is ‘Stormroof’ with a...
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Live-Make Industrial Arts Center Competition Entry / Stefano Corbo Studio
The proposal for the Industrial Arts Center by Stefano Corbo Studio pursues a double challenge: from one hand, to re-activate and reconvert the existing building through new functions and a...
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Saavedra House / Juan Alberto Morillas Martín + Francisco Salvador Granados
Architects: Juan Alberto Morillas Martín + Francisco Salvador Granados Location: Retamar, Almería, Spain Architect In Charge: Juan Alberto Morillas Martín, Francisco Salvador Granados Design Team:...
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The West Coast’s Tallest: Wilshire Grand / AC Martin Partners
Developer Korean Air has recently unveiled the designs for the new 73-story Wilshire Grand tower in the financial district of Los Angeles, California. AC Martin Partners designed the plans for the $1...
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Landfill Reclamation: Fresh Kills Park Develops as a Natural Coastal Buffer...
Every natural disaster has an “aftershock” in which we realize the fragility of our planet and the vulnerability of what we have built and created. We realize the threat to our lifestyles and the...
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BLUE Communication Office / Jean Guy Chabauty and Anne Sophie Goneau
Designers: Jean Guy Chabauty and Anne Sophie Goneau Location: Montreal, Canada Year: 2012 Photographs: Stéphane Groleau The task was to create a new office space for BLUE Communications, an...
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AD Recommends: Best of the Week
Haven’t checked ArchDaily in a while? Here’s the best from last week: Main image is from Wolveridge Architects’ beautiful Torquay House. You can’t miss the Garden Tree House designed by Hironaka...
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Office Tower and Exhibition Center Proposal / MA2
Designed by MA2, the office tower and exhibition hall concept design proposal is for Hong Kong’s Kai Tak development, an airport landing strip that will be reclaimed into the city as a new cultural,...
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LW House / Komada Architects’ Office
Architects: Komada Architects’ Office Location: Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan Architects: Takeshi Komada, Yuka Komada Consultant: Yamabe Structural Office Area: 107.97 sqm Year: 2010 Photographs: Takeshi...
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‘Prinsen Bolwerk’ Healthcare Center & Villa Proposal / MOPET Architecten
With a master plan and a concept for a new healthcare center and villa, MOPET Architecten won the tender of plots in one of Haarlem’s city parks. Their design aims for limited development to preserve...
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Gehry Designs Mixed-Use Tower for Downtown Santa Monica
Developers M. David Paul Associates and the Worthe Real Estate Group have commissioned Frank Gehry to design a mixed-use hotel and residential tower in his hometown of Santa Monica, California. The...
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New Accommodation Facility for Alzheimer’s / Philippon-Kalt
Architects: Philippon-Kalt Location: Paris, France Area: 4,300 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Hervé Abbadie, Grégoire Kalt, Luc Boegly After having delivered the first social housing building with a...
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Jamberoo Farm House / Casey Brown Architecture
Architects: Casey Brown Architecture Location: Sydney, Australia Design Architect: Rob Brown Project Architect: Antje Mahler Area: 413 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Patrick Bingham-Hall Builder:...
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House-T / Tsukano Architect Office
Architects: Tsukano Architect Office Location: Miyazaki, Japan Architect In Charge: Michiya Tsukano Area: 108 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Kenichi Asano Structural Design: Hiroshi Okamoto, Tomoe...
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