Author: Sabrina Santos | ArchDaily

10 Things You Didn't Know About Modern Icon Pierre Chareau

Sabrina Santos — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 04:00:00 +0000

Known for his collaboration on the legendary Maison de Verre, French architect, and interior designer Pierre Chareau is a celebrated artist cited by Richard Rogers, Jean Nouvel, and more as a major influence on their work.

Höweler + Yoon Architecture Unveils Circus Conservatory Design

Sabrina Santos — Sat, 13 May 2017 14:00:00 +0000

Höweler + Yoon Architecture, in collaboration with OFIS Arhitekti, has unveiled its design for a new building for The Circus Conservatory, which will house America’s first accredited degree program in the Circus Arts. Located in Portland, Maine, as the anchor tenant of a peninsula, the project aims to transform an undeveloped part of the city into a “vibrant artistic center complete with public performance venues and recreational facilities.”

Meet the World’s Smallest and Most Stylish Smartlock by BIG and Friday Labs

Sabrina Santos — Mon, 08 May 2017 08:00:00 +0000

BIG has teamed up with Friday Labs to create the Friday Lock, “the world’s smallest smartlock.” Through the Friday app, users can unlock their doors wirelessly, as well as automatically as they leave or approach.

AIA Announces Winner of 2017 Latrobe Prize

Sabrina Santos — Mon, 08 May 2017 06:00:00 +0000

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) College of Fellows has selected a team of three faculty members from Northeastern University’s School of Architecture and Resilient Cities Laboratory as the winner of the 2017 Latrobe Prize, for their study of “Future-Use Architecture.”

Metaform and The Space Factory Win Competition for Luxembourg Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai

Sabrina Santos — Sun, 07 May 2017 14:00:00 +0000

Metaform architects and The Space Factory scenographers have won the competition for the Luxembourg Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai, which is centered on the theme of “opportunity.”

Recycled Shipping Containers as Backyard Swimming Pools

Sabrina Santos — Sun, 07 May 2017 12:00:00 +0000

From high rises to housing to kiosks and disaster relief, shipping containers have become a more common architectural tool over the past few years. Now, Canada-based company Modpool has unveiled yet another use for shipping containers—backyard swimming pools and hot tubs.

Winning Proposal and Research to Shape the Future for West Palm Beach Florida

Sabrina Santos — Sat, 06 May 2017 12:00:00 +0000

The Van Alen Institute and the West Palm Beach Redevelopment Agency (WPB CRA) have announced Open Shore by Ecosistema Urbano as the winner of the Shore to Core waterfront design competition. The competition invited designers, planners, and architects to envision the future of the West Palm Beach waterfront for the next 20 to 30 years, with elements like changing population, economy, and environment, in mind. Selected from over 40 international teams and two finalists, the winning Open Shore proposal will serve as a “vision board” for the city’s future.

From Recycled Plastic Waste to Building Material

Sabrina Santos — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 14:00:00 +0000

Project.DWG and LOOS.FM have unveiled their PET pavilion, a temporary structure in a community park in The Netherlands that focuses on issues of sustainable building, recycling, and waste by rethinking the ways that buildings are developed, built, and used. Specifically, the pavilion is a study of the use of plastic waste as a building material.

Netherlands Competition Winner Turns Parking Garage Into a "Lego Set"

Sabrina Santos — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Dutch architectural firm, Studio Komma, in collaboration with concept-developer The Men of Foam, have won the Lot 2 Urban Lab Challenge, with their proposal, ZIP2516. Located in The Hague, The Netherlands, in an upcoming living and working district, the project “seeks to create an iconic building that is an accelerator for the transformation of an industrial area into a new energetic urban district.”

Steven Holl Architects To Complete Four Buildings This Year

Sabrina Santos — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 14:00:00 +0000

Steven Holl Architects has released updates on four of its latest projects slated for completion this year. The projects, located in the United States and the United Kingdom, include two university arts buildings, a community library, and a cancer support center.

Form4 Architecture Wins 2017 American Prize for Architecture

Sabrina Santos — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 06:00:00 +0000

San Francisco-based Form4 Architecture have won the 2017 American Prize for Architecture, by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Also known as The Louis H. Sullivan Award, the prize is awarded to outstanding practitioners in the United States that have “emblazoned a new direction in the history of American architecture” and “demonstrated consistent contributions to humanity through the built environment and the art of architecture."

2017 American Architecture Award Winners Announced

Sabrina Santos — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:00:00 +0000

79 shortlisted buildings have been selected as winners of the 2017 American Architecture Awards, which honor the best new buildings designed and constructed by American architects in the United States and abroad, and by international architects for buildings designed and built in the United States.

Speculative Project Seeks to Take Advantage of NYC Air Rights for Affordable Housing

Sabrina Santos — Sat, 15 Apr 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Beomki Lee and Chang Kyu Lee of Atelier L have unveiled their speculative project, Instant City: Living Air-Right, which proposes that affordable housing and public programs be built in the air rights of existing buildings in New York City.

2017 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award Winners Announced

Sabrina Santos — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 06:00:00 +0000

The European Commission and Europa Nostra have unveiled the winners of the 2017 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards, which honor achievements in conservation, research, dedicated service, and education, training and awareness. Out of 202 applications from 39 countries, 29 winners have been selected.

Experience Renzo Piano's Valletta City Gate Through This Captivating Photo Series

Sabrina Santos — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 14:00:00 +0000

Within the framework of the recent election of Malta to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union—a position that will be held through June 2017—architectural photographer Danica O. Kus has created a photo series detailing Renzo Piano Building Workshop’s Valletta City Gate in Malta.

Bahá’í Temple of South America Wins 2017 Innovation in Architecture Award

Sabrina Santos — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Toronto-based Hariri Pontarini Architects’ Bahá’í Temple of South America has won the 2017 Innovation in Architecture Award presented by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC).

Dramatic Fire Breaks Out Near Burj Khalifa the World's Tallest Building

Sabrina Santos — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:00:00 +0000

A fire has broken out at a construction site near the Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates. At around 6:30 am (02:30 GMT), flames broke out in the lower levels of the Address Residences Fountain Views towers, a complex of three towers, each 60 floors in height, being built by Dubai developer Emaar Properties.

Winners of the 2017 Architectural Review MIPIM Future Project Awards Announced

Sabrina Santos — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 08:00:00 +0000

The winners of the 2017 Architectural Review MIPIM Future Project Awards have been announced. Prizes span across 11 categories and were awarded to projects from eight countries, from projects under construction to competition entries and conceptual designs.