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Switzerland. A house that combines art, architecture and landscape

In Lugano, Switzerland, Daniel Buren and Davide Macullo has completed a house that lies on the cusp between art and architecture, a..

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ANDREW POWER HOUSE WITH A GUEST ROOM

The house is made of three parts; a living room, a bedroom and a guest bedroom. The bedroom and the guest bedroom are equal in size, and..

NLÉ, KUNLÉ ADEYEMI THE MAKOKO FLOATING SCHOOL

Makoko Floating School is a prototype floating structure, built for the historic water community of Makoko, located on the lagoon heart..

BIG’s “Unconventional” Uppsala Power Plant Designed to Host Summer Festivals

The city of Uppsala invited BIG to design a biomass cogeneration plant that would offset its peak energy loads throughout the fall,..

Out with the New, In with the Old

Here’s a basic truth about architecture: It is almost impossible to build something as well today as it was yesterday. It becomes more..

ibda design completes contemporary mosque in dubai

ibda design completes contemporary mosque in dubai
(above) the concept returns to a simpler design, less focused on the mosque as an..

This Cute Girls Bedroom Was Designed With A Lofted Playspace

When Cadas Arquitetura were asked to design an apartment for a family in Sao Paulo, Brazil, they decided to create a fun room for the..

The Cave is a rammed-earth and stone villa in a Mexico wildlife conservation facility

Today is Cinco de Mayo, the annual celebration of Mexico’s victory against France in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. To mark the occasion..

Belgian Pavilion to Present Craftsmanship and “Bravura” at 2016 Venice Biennale

A practice of architects, an interior architecture firm, and an architectural photographer will together be presenting the Belgian..

This unique house in an Iranian mountain region makes the most of sweeping panoramic views of the surroundings

The location of this project by New Wave Architecture is Mosha north of Tehran, Iran, in the heart of the Alborz Mountains.

The intense..

Piero Lissoni wins design competition with waterfront aquarium in New York

Italian architect Piero Lissoni has won a speculative competition for a site on New York‘s East River with his proposal for a submerged..

plans revealed to connect chicago with aerial cable car network

plans revealed to connect chicago with aerial cable car network
all images courtesy of davis brody bond / marks barfield..

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architects of invention unveils proposal to renovate hillside ski-jump in moscow

architects of invention unveils proposal to renovate hillside ski-jump in moscow
all images courtesy of architects of invention

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Heatherwick’s Pier 55 to begin construction over New York’s Hudson River

British designer Thomas Heatherwick‘s elevated park over the Hudson River has been given the go ahead by planners and will start..

Santiago Calatrava wins in Dubai

Santiago Calatrava has won the international competition to design the UAE Pavilion at Dubai World Expo

Following a seven month design..

Ennead Architects Reveal Proposal for Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts Expansion

Ennead Architects have unveiled their proposed design for the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts campus expansion, master planning and..

5 Cardboard Designs Every Music Festival Needs

Designers around the world have invented ways to supply virtually everything you’ll need to start your own outdoor festival – from tents..

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Dimorestudio emboldens Aēsop with deep green on Corso Magenta

MILAN – A few months after opening its first Milan outpost on Via Meravigli, Aēsop doubled up with a second. Located on Corso Magenta and..

Toshiko Mori–Designed Glass Houses Dot This Incredible Hudson Valley Compound

People who live in glass houses need to do their homework. Take it from Bob Greenberg, a media executive, and his wife, Corvova Lee, an..

Forest-Like Installation Designed By A Series Of Algorithms That Generate Venation Patterns

Orproject developed a series of algorithms that digitally generate open and closed venation patterns, which can be used to simulate the..

Alan G. Brake Dust to Dust

Nadav Kander’s series of photographs of de-mapped nuclear sites in Kazakhstan, called Dust, helps make visible the physical and temporal..

This Circular Bridge Encourages Drivers To Slow Down And Take In The View

Most bridges are pretty straight forward, but one in Uruguay is making heads turn ‘round.

New York-based, Uruguayan architect, Rafael..

This award winning modular construction method has drastically reduced on-site costs

This is a prototype affordable housing project in modularised off-site production, efficient construction methods, and architect..

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Museum of Vancouver exhibition deftly critiques the city’s red-hot real estate market

There is something surreal in the new exhibition at the Museum of Vancouver (MOV), Your Future Home: Creating the New Vancouver, on view..

rocker lange architects links apartment renovation to hong kong’s landscape

rocker lange architects links apartment renovation to hong kong’s landscape
(above) living room towards kitchen
all images courtesy of..

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Fiction Factory builds prototype for “groundbreaking” cardboard house

Amsterdam collective Fiction Factory has developed a modular building system of cardboard components, which can be assembled in just one..