Form Follows Fat: The Architecture Of Snack Stadiums
The Super Bowl offers several ways to have fun. There are the ads, the parties, the half-time show ... even the football. But the most underrated aspect of Super Bowl Sunday? The food. Perhaps more...
View ArticleHouse in Daizawa
- A House with Self-Standing Wall - Situated in a calm residential area of Setagaya, Tokyo, the rectangular house faces southward, with a garden at the rear. Several meters in front of the house, a...
View ArticleRenzo Piano and Tectonic Chronic at Forth Worth's Kimbell
"I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description ["hard-core pornography"]; and perhaps I could never succeed in...
View ArticleHouse NB
Situated in a pine forest on a plot with a steep, the first job was the creation of an enabling environment for the establishment of a home. The slope is both the first constraint and the major asset...
View ArticleYou Won't Believe These Insane Buildings In The Midwest!
The American Midwest has a wealth of architectural talent. It's home to some of the best young practitioners, who have decamped there to teach at the big state university. And a number of institutions...
View ArticleSolar Ambitions: 6 Projects Powered By The Sun
The world's largest solar bridge is finally open for business! The city of London has covered the roof of its Blackfriar's Bridge (part of the Blackfriar's Railway Station) with 4,400 photovoltaic...
View ArticleLateral House
Lateral House is located in a Bangalore and has been built for a young family, which looked to me for something pure. The brief however had a strict adherence to keep costs low and to abide by...
View ArticleThis Flood-Proof House Puts A Twist On Building Restrictions In New Orleans
This project makes our heads spin, and it isn’t just that view from the staircase. The J-House, located in a designated flood zone in New Orleans, is in some ways a fairly typical Southern Louisiana...
View ArticleBIENIEK RESIDENCE
Sited in an atypical suburban lot in the heart of Naperville IL, the Bieniek Residence ascends from the ground much like the dense vegetation which surrounds it. Taking advantage of its isolation from...
View ArticleFar-Out Google Earthworks Show The Intersection Between Human Development And...
Borderscapes, a collection of Google Earth images culled by BUILD Blog, shows the places where human development intersects with nature. It focuses on the fragments and limits of towns and settlements...
View ArticleHouse on the Hill
Este proyecto brindo muchas oportunidades, su ubicación en una zona con una buena vista, en una loma o cerro y el terreno inclinado dio muchas posibilidades para explorar maneras de hacer una casa...
View ArticleZaha Hadid Unveils A Pair Of Sinuous, Crystalline Vases For Lalique
Fluid lines, crisp contours, and sinuous forms: sounds like a Zaha Hadid design. But, these descriptors aren't for a new cultural institution or stadium, but rather for an exquisite new collaboration...
View ArticleOffice + House Luna
The project is located in the southern part of the city of Buenos Aires, precisely in Parque Patricios, a neighborhood that is being promoted as a technological pole. This characteristic motivated the...
View ArticleWhat Does Your City Taste Like?
Ever wondered what your city tastes like? Or maybe what drink pairing would bring out the full architectural richness of the One World Trade Center? Dublin-based design team me&him&you...
View ArticleDogus Holding Headquarters
Doğuş Holding Headquarters is the proposed renovation of an existing reinforced concrete building in İstanbul, Ayazağa Cendere. The scope of the proposal is exclusive of structural intervention and...
View ArticleOlympic Architecture: The Wildest Ski Jumps From Around the World!
It's an even year, and you know what that means: Olympics! And since this year is not divisible by 4, that means specifically Winter Olympics. The 2014 festivities will be hosted in Sochi, located on...
View ArticleZaisa Office Tower
Located close to the border between Spain and France, the new office tower is the last building of the Zaisa transportation hub in Irun, and houses Zaisa’s headquarters and rental office space. The...
View ArticleShade And Privacy: The Coolest Alternatives To Classic Window Shutters
Often dismissed as nostalgic decor, window shutters have actually functioned for centuries as a simple, manipulatable solution to block sunlight and increase privacy. Unfortunately, decades of...
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