Reprise House / Marge architecten bv
© Johnny Umans + 15 © Johnny Umans Text description provided by the architects. A renewable passive house in an urban environment, where lifelong living…
Summerfest Pavilion Context Illustrations | Visualizing Architecture
This series of illustrations were initially meant to be a quick study of the contextual environment. However, I ended up really pouring a lot of…
This Building With A Split Roof Makes Space For A Rooftop Park
Architecture firm RAD+ar has shared photos of a building they’ve completed in Jakarta, Indonesia, that has a split roof held together by a skylight. The…
A New Embassy for Australia is Completed on the Site of its Earlier Counterpart
✕ It’s not often an embassy building gets torn down and built anew in Washington, D.C. Many of the notable buildings on Embassy Row along…
Cloud Gate reopens in Chicago after Millenium Park renovation
There are few sculptures that have become more emblematic of a city than Chicago’s “Bean,” now open to the public again after nearly a year…
From Sensationalism to Subtlety: Why Starchitecture Lost Its Shine
The latest edition of “Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe —…
9 Unbuilt Zaha Hadid Buildings That Celebrate Her Bold Vision
You may step inside any project she’s designed—from stadiums and museums, to hotels and fire stations is an eye-opening experience—but the unbuilt Zaha Hadid buildings…
Aleia by Jerome Haferd Studio opens in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park
An immersive public pavilion by Jerome Haferd Studio is now open at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem. The structure, titled Aleia, sits atop Mount Morris Acropolis….
design stories you should know
One is Arper’s Catifa Carta, a revisiting of their Catifa 53 chair, but this time made of paper – or, rather, PaperShell, a composite wood…
Form Follows Life Reinventing Cities Architecture Competition
Form Follows Life Reinventing Cities Architecture Competition Participants are invited to submit designs that showcase the transformation of urban spaces into thriving ecosystems that respect…
