“Universidad del Pacifico” Branch Office / Metropolis
Architects: Metropolis Location: Lima, Peru Project Year: 2012 Project Area: 17,000 sqm Photographs: Juan Solano This new building has been designed as a campus built around a circular space on 5...
View ArticleVideo: CANCHA – Chilean Soilscapes by Cristobal Palma
Click here to view the embedded video. After opening in August, the 13th Venice Biennale will end this Sunday (November 25th). This video is a recording made by Cristobal Palma of the Chilean Pavilion...
View ArticleTransforming the Bridge Competition Winners
Results from the Transforming the Bridge Competition for Cleveland, Ohio, are in. The competition called for an innovative solution for the redevelopment and repurposing of the abandoned...
View ArticleOscar Niemeyer Takes A Turn For the Worse
After being hospitalized, recovering, being hospitalized again, and then making a near-full recovery (even working from his hospital bed), famed Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has now taken a...
View ArticleN4+ Gluebam House / Advanced Architecture Lab[AaL]
Architects: Advanced Architecture Lab[AaL] Location: Wuhan, China Architect In Charge: Mu Wei, Zhou Chao, Yu Hui Area: 60 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Li Xiao “Glued bamboo prefabricated construction...
View ArticleAD Round Up: Brick Architecture
For today’s Round Up, we’ve selected projects that feature brick in their design. Here’s five you can’t miss, such as the great Pope John Paul II Hall by Randić & Turato, a building designed for...
View ArticleHouse on the Cliff / Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Architects: Fran Silvestre Arquitectos Location: Calpe, Alicante, Spain Design Team: Fran Silvestre, María José Sáez Structure: David Gallardo Technical Architect: Vicente Ramos, Esperanza Corrales,...
View ArticleMVRDV proposes 400 meter tall ‘vertical city’ in Jakarta
MVRDV, in collaboration with The Jerde Partnership, ARUP, and developer Wijaya Karya – Benhil Property, have unveiled plans to create a new landmark in Jakarta, Indonesia. Dubbed Peruri 88, the 400...
View ArticleShining Lighthouse in Belfort / Archi5
Architects: Archi5 Location: Belfort, France Project Year: 2012 Photographs: Fabien Terreaux and Amoor Maadi Project Area: 5.163 sqm Partner Architects: B. Huidobro Agency Of Urbanism And...
View ArticleSant Esteve Sesrovires Institute / Jordi Farrando
Architects: Jordi Farrando Location: Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Cataluña, Spain Architect: Jordi Farrando Project Year: 2007 Photographs: Adrià Goula Project Area: 3,355.05 sqm Mechanic : Francesc...
View ArticleHangar 16 / Iñaqui Carnicero Architecture
Architects: Iñaqui Carnicero Architecture - Iñaqui Carnicero, Ignacio Vila, Alejandro Viseda Location: Madrid, Spain Area: 5,200 sqm Year: 2007 Photographs: Courtesy of Iñaqui Carnicero Architecture A...
View ArticleIkon Connaught Competition Entry / Spark Architects
The design proposal by Spark Architects for the Ikon Connaught seeks to create a lifestyle destination on an intimate neighborhood scale with the level of quality, impact and vibrancy of a city centre...
View ArticleSave the Prentice Wrecking Ball: The Monument to Bruce / Design With Company
The Save the Prentice Wrecking Ball: The Monument to Bruce, designed by Design With Company, is a response to the situation of the Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago which aims at creating a new...
View ArticleHestia / NEXT Architects
Architects: NEXT Architects Location: Rivierenbuurt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Area: 560 sqm Year: 2008 Photographs: Jeroen Musch The Hestia Day-Care Centre follows the philosophy of Reggio Emilia....
View ArticleAD Interviews: Jordi Badia / BAAS
Click here to view the embedded video. We had the chance to interview Catalonian architect Jordi Badia at the Vogadors: Architectural Rowers exhibit at the 13th Venice Biennale. Jordi Badia is the...
View ArticleHouse R / Kaboom Architecture
Architects: Kaboom Architecture Location: Martigues, France Architect In Charge: Laurent Boumendil & Emilie Camelio Area: 110 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Jean Baptiste Reol The project was...
View ArticleLive Chat with David Chipperfield
David Chipperfield, the curator of the Architecture Exhibition at this year’s Venice Biennale, Common Ground (which wraps up this weekend), will be chatting live this Friday to offer his final two...
View ArticleZhengdong New District Office Building Proposal / AUA
Located in Zhengzhou’s rapidly developing Zhengdong New District, the proposed office tower by AUA (Atelier of Urban Architecture) is an iconic building that sets a precedent for the area. Derived...
View ArticleThe New Wave In Danish Architecture
The pragmatic turn in Danish architecture in the 2000s is one of the most striking new trends in international architecture in the past decade, and it has attracted considerable interest around the...
View ArticleThe Church of St. Aloysius / Erdy McHenry Architecture
Architects: Erdy McHenry Architecture Location: Jackson, New Jersey, United States Area: 17,800 sq ft Year: 2009 Photographs: Alan Schindler, Pixelcraft Principal Architect: Scott Erdy, AIA, LEED AP...
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