Karamay Digital Network Control Center / HDD
Valve Headquarters / Clive Wilkinson Architects + JPC Architects
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Architects: Clive Wilkinson Architects, JPC Architects
- Area: 135500 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Stantec, GLY, Cary Kopczyski & Company
Bosque Refuge / Bruno Zaitter Arquitetura e Urbanismo
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Architects: Bruno Zaitter Arquitetura e Urbanismo
- Area: 538 ft²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Berneck, Blue Glass, Gerdal, Madeiras Monte Claro
Albayda Pharmacy / avila arquitectos
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Architects: avila arquitectos
- Area: 96 m²
- Year: 2016
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Professionals: Proyectos y Servicios Huberman S.L.
SBP Creates Two Winning Bridge Designs for China's Tianfu Airport City
The Shanghai team of Schlaich Bergermann Partner has created two winning bridge designs as part of the Jiangxi River Bridge competition. The bridges are made for Tianfu Airport City, a high-tech industrial development zone in the south of Chengdu, China. Featuring elegant and futuristic forms, the bridges are made to be beacons for the city as they rise above the Jiangxi River.
Inspe Office / replus design bureau
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Architects: replus design bureau
- Area: 305 m²
- Year: 2017
Snøhetta Develop Master Plan for Ford Motor Company in Michigan
The Master Plan imagined by Snøhetta aims to transform Ford's Research & Engineering center in southeast Michigan. After a process that lasted 2 years, the architecture firm established a project that highlights the Dearborn campus as “Ford’s global epicenter”, ensuring an innovative and vibrant workplace for people.
PCA-STREAM’s CLUSTER / PCA-STREAM
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Architects: PCA-STREAM
- Area: 584 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Jansen, Kvadrat Soft Cells, Iduna, Poltrona Frau, VMZINC, +1
Outer Space 2019 Winners Announced
Blank Space has announced the winners of the first ‘Outer Space’ competition. With submissions from over 40 countries, the entries explore future possibilities and technical breakthroughs through detailed stories and artwork.
The winners were chosen by a jury of 15 leading architects, designers, and technologists, including Chris Hadfield, Eduardo Tresoldi, David Benjamin, Chris Precht, and Sabrina Thompson.
Keep reading to learn more about the three winning projects and 12 honorable mentions.
Brazilian Houses: 16 Projects with Tile Roofs
Tile roofs are usually multi-pitched and covered in tiles, which make them different from flat and circular shaped roofs. The “pitch” of the roof is directly related to the wind and tile type, it must be able to drain rainwater and shelter the interior of the house.
Ágora Tech Park / Estúdio Módulo
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Architects: Estúdio Módulo
- Area: 7917 m²
- Year: 2019
Christensen & Co Design New Learning Spaces in Copenhagen
Christensen & Co Architects have designed with the participation of Kjaer & Richter Architects, the Nordøst Amager School, a school in Copenhagen that offers new types of spaces for an innovative learning experience. The facility also doubles as a center for after school activities for adults and children.
“We are Building a Network of Ideas”: Gianpiero Venturini on Designing for Future Generations
Education defines design. Few have come to know the power of learning and bringing people together like Gianpiero Venturini. As the founder of Itinerant Office and curator of the New Generations Festival, Venturini’s work is marked by a desire to build networks of collaboration and cultural exchange. Creating platforms for new ideas, he has brought together more than 300 emerging practices through workshops, round tables, exhibitions, and international festivals.
30 Workspaces for the World’s Biggest Tech Companies
For technology companies, image is everything. Whether it be the latest iPhone, the newest Slack interface, or the latest Uber app update, these multimillion-dollar giants strive daily to keep the user engaged, and to keep their image young, current, and cutting edge. Invariably, this need to be noticed transcends the digital screen, and manifests in the architecture of the offices where this innovation takes place.
Across the world, from Dublin to Tel Aviv to Tokyo, the workspaces of the world's largest tech companies are redefining how offices are designed, aided by leading architects such as Foster + Partners, Snøhetta, and Gehry Partners. While our recent article on solutions for flexible home offices reflects on strategic functionality and individual expression, the 30 workspaces below dedicate themselves to collaboration and inspiration through a play on scales, color, shapes, and unexpected fixtures.
IP 01 House / Gabriel Garbin Arquitetura
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Architects: Gabriel Garbin Arquitetura
- Area: 635 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Assa Abloy, Saint-Gobain, Brilia Led, Caesarstone, Deca, +4
ARTJAIL Offices / StudioAC
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Architects: StudioAC
- Area: 3400 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Chaos Group, Fuzion Flooring, Ikea, Trimble Navigation
Integrated Secondary School Berlin-Mahlsdorf / NKBAK
Bank of Thailand Learning Centre / Creative Crews
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Architects: Creative Crews
- Area: 26500 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: AGC, V&P, WURKON (Thailand) Co., Ltd.