The Aggregate Architectural History Collaborative has organized a collection of essays, entitled The Destruction of Cultural Heritage: From Napoléon to ISIS, which examines several centuries of the demolition of monuments in the Middle East. With world events like ISIS and the protection of architectural heritage growing to be more and more topical, this collection is a useful tool in considering the role of violence, how ancient architecture is perceived as a cultural entity, what role the media has to play, and beyond.
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Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine / MLB Architects
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Architects: MLB Architects
- Area: 10000 ft²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Decorative Concrete, HBS Aluminium Systems, Marmoran
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Professionals: Sound Research Laboratories, South Africa (Pty) Ltd., DCLA, DV Boland Consulting (Pty) Ltd., Safe Smart, +2
Cities Need Change: The Durability of Jane Jacob's Legacy
In an exclusive half-hour episode focusing on the life and legacy of Jane Jacobs, "one of the most influential urban thinkers and city activists of our time." Featuring interviews with a carefully selected range of city planners, historians and activists, alongside recordings of Jacobs herself, this special episode of Monocle 24's The Urbanist examines why Jacobs was—and remains—so influential when considering the contemporary city.
Chapter Living Kings Cross / Tigg + Coll Architects
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Architects: Tigg + Coll Architects
- Area: 20000 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Amtico, Capital Range, Puurfloors, Solus Ceramics
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Professionals: Engenuiti, Fulkers, Integration
House for Weekends / SBM studio
SINICA Eco Pavilion / Emerge Architects
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Architects: Emerge Architects
- Area: 841 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Chin Hong, Ching Chyau, Liow Chuan, Pomplus
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Professionals: Hoyai Electrical Engineer, Tomita Structural Design
Miryang Pool Villa / Moon Hoon
Footscray Apartment / BoardGrove Architects
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Architects: BoardGrove Architects
- Area: 95 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Artedomus, Artek, Asko, Astra Walker, Douglas and Bec, +4
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Professionals: Individual Design, Ivanoff Design Consultants
Ridge Vista / o2 Architecture
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Architects: o2 Architecture
- Area: 2818 ft²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Angelus Block, Cambria, Heath Ceramics, Napoleon
Challenge Your Spatial Perception Skills with This New Game
Looking for a challenging new diversion that will keep your architectural mind humming? A new puzzle game from developers Dusty Road, Empty, may just fit the bill.
Plein Ciel / MG-AU / Michel Guthmann Architecture et Urbanisme
- Area: 3400 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Technal, PRB
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Professionals: Bureau d’Etudes MIZRAHI, Fayolle
Arkitema Architects Designs Hill-Shaped Visitors Center for Mols Bjerge National Park
Arkitema Architects has unveiled their winning proposal for a new visitors center at Mols Bjerge National Park in Denmark. To be located adjacent to the historic Kalø Castle Ruins, the design draws inspiration from the surrounding landscape, taking the form of a softly sloping hill.
PM House / FGO/Arquitectura
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Architects: FGO/Arquitectura
- Area: 500 m²
- Year: 2016
Evil vs. Impressive: How do Scale and Lighting Affect Perception of Architecture?
When it comes to viral architecture, readers love a sense of the theatrical. This trend has led to a new internet obsession: ‘evil’ buildings that look like they could be the home of a supervillain or nefarious corporation.
Compiled on sites such as Reddit and BoredPanda, lists of ‘Evil Buildings’ tend to feature structures that feel sterile to non-architects, photographed in dramatic lighting or surrounded in fog. Projects by Zaha Hadid Architects, Frank Gehry and Ole Scheeren are among those represented. But what exactly makes these buildings feel evil?
Grandstand Stadium / ROSSETTI
How the NMAAHC Carves Out a "Space of Resistance" on the National Mall
This article, originally titled "The Space of Resistance," was originally published on Lance Hosey's Huffington Post blog. It is part of a four-part series about the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
The city can be a powerful form of political myth, and Washington, DC, is the premier example.
Political myths dramatize historical events for ideological purposes, in order to strengthen the authority of the status quo. For example, America’s Founding Fathers often are portrayed as motivated only by a virtuous desire for universal freedom and equality, a simplistic depiction that ignores the complex socioeconomic forces behind the Revolution. The National Mall, its buildings, and its monuments, are America’s foundation myth writ large in stone and space. Manfredo Tafuri called the image of the District of Columbia “a timeless, indisputable, completely ‘positive’ Olympus” whose creation “presupposed great optimism and was thoroughly opposed to any polemical doubt.”
In this sense, the city as political myth is ripe for protest, and the National Mall has been the site of many of the most important protests in American history. Most often, these events consist only of people gathering for demonstration. Sometimes, however, they involve building.
Milan Gallery Annex / Kipnis Arquitetos Associados + Fernando Millan
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Architects: Fernando Millan, Kipnis Arquitetos Associados
- Area: 400 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Falco Trading, Lumini, Panisol
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Professionals: Construções Ramiro LTDA, Franco Associados
This Spectacular Aerial Video Shows the Whole LA River Before its Transformation
At its best, architecture has the power to confront the world’s most urgent social and environmental issues. The Los Angeles River sits at the center of many of these issues, thanks to the long-overdue plans to convert it from a concrete canal back into a social space and an ecological corridor; and thanks to its position as a symbol of the drought in California. In this serene video by filmmaker Chang Kim, the full length of the river is put on display, exploring a resource that is the topic of much debate in the Los Angeles area.