New collector’s edition publication: EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS. The 2-volume hardcover book includes the best 300 skyscraper projects submitted to the eVolo Skyscraper Competition since 2006. Only 150 copies are available worldwide and come in an exclusive presentation box. + ABOUT THE BOOK eVolo Skyscrapers Collector’s Edition ISBN: 978-1-938740-00-8 1300 pages Over the last eight years, an [...]
Thomas Heatherwick: Making is the first comprehensive monograph on one of the world’s most innovative designers. Only two decades into his career, Briton Thomas Heatherwick has been heralded as one of the most original creative talents in years. His retrospective solo exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum runs from May 31 – September 30 [...]
CityVision magazine is pleased to share with you the Issue #5. Out now! The magazine introduces new special projects, interviews, columns and photo-issue collected during last four months. Special Project An editorial intro named Past Shock (pastshock.tumblr.com) collected quotes by important architecture protagonists to introduce the launch of New York CityVision Competition, the fourth international [...]
An Illuminating New Title on the Internationally Acclaimed Architecture Practice Phaidon is pleased to present the only monograph on the internationally acclaimed Swiss architecture practice of Diener & Diener. With a subtle, sophisticated style that combines intellectually rigorous thinking with an unpretentious, practical approach to design, Diener & Diener are world renowned for their singular [...]
I believe you’ve got Edition29 ARCHITECTURE on your Ipad, Edition29 has just released another new iPad app: Edition29 STRUCTURES. This new iPad magazine series focuses on incredibly interesting structures from around the world. This first issue includes interviews with noteworthy new architects such as Neil Denali and the HL23 in NYC. The highlight of this [...]
“Dynamics & De-realisation” is the second monograph by Margot Krasojevic, which will be available in October 2011, you can pre-order this book at Amazon.com. It is the collection of design projects included provide an overview of philosophical theories that focus on what appears to be real, presenting a range of methodologies and a set of [...]
Stray Dog Café will release new book by Thom Mayne (founder of Morphosis architects) “Combinatory Urbanism: the complex behavior of collective form”. This book explores new directions and approaches to urban planning and design. In the PREFACE, Architecture and urban planning have changed dramatically in the past few decades, not only as separate disciplines and [...]
+ This guest post is by Bentley Meeker, Celebrity Lighting Expert I may not have designed much in the way of light fixtures (coming soon though) but I do know a thing or two about lighting and our environments. While a lot of emphasis is put on chandeliers, sconces, floor lamps and the like, far [...]
‘Interactive Landscapes‘ offers a futuristic perspective on every-day reality. This first book by artist and architect Daan Roosegaarde (1979) explores the dawn of a new nature that is evolving from technological innovations by designing interactive landscapes that instinctively respond to sound and movement. Daan Roosegaarde’s innovative works of art are a dynamic fusion of architecture, [...]
Brandscapes: Architecture in the Experience Economy is about how branding has colored the perception and function of architecture, and how architects can reverse this trend and become a catalyst for positive social change. Anna recently held a book signing at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York where she was interviewed by the [...]
The exhibition Francisco Mangado Architect is current on view in the Juana Mordó Hall of Madrid’s Círculo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Circle) since February 22th that we actually announced 2 months ago. If you missed it, and unable to view in person, here is a chance to view these incredible projects via your iPad [...]
Every city needs parks, but how about those highly developed cities like New York City, London, Hong Kong? It is impossible to squeeze and create a green park from their exiting dense contexts. The April issue of the National Geographic magazine features a really neat piece on how an abandoned rail line in New York [...]
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PALAZZO DEL LAVORO (Palace of Labour) \ Alberto Apostoli
Italian Architect Alberto Apostoli signs the renovation of a building in which colors and details of the facade redefine the volume through a geometrical but refined language. The project starts from a building renovation from the 60’s that was partially wrecked by the terrible earthquake that seriously damaged the old town of L’Aquila (the heart [...]
Private Colege in Oporto \ OVAL – Avelino Oliveira
Photographer João Morgado shared with us his recently photography of the Private Colege in Oporto designed by OVAL – Avelino Oliveira. A group of buildings for the new facilities of the College Cebes (secondary school), which is situated in Foz do Douro, in the municipality of Porto. The project proposes a building that is based [...]
Sejong Art Center Winning Proposal / designcamp moonpark dmp
Sejong Art Center (hereafter SAC) is designed for various performing arts such as musical, ballet, dancing and etc. There are two theaters, a main theater with more than 800 seats and a medium sized theater with 300 seats, and a film theater with 250 seats and art gallery in SAC. It is located in the [...]
