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John Hill, Jenny Keller | 04.12.2014

Found

Granted, the computer game "Monument Valley" isn't new, but it's worth highlighting now since until 7 December 2014 all proceeds from the game's latest chapter, "Ida's (RED) Dream," benefit the (RED) charity and its fight against AIDS.


John Hill | 03.12.2014

Headlines

The Westminster City Council has granted planning approval for a pedestrian bridge designed by Thomas Heatherwick that would span the River Thames and connect Temple and Southbank in London.


Kjellander + Sjöberg | 03.12.2014

Works

The architectural practice Kjellander + Sjöberg has, along with Diligentia, won a land transfer competition in Rosendal with the proposal Woodhouse.


TANK Architectes | 03.12.2014

Works

The deal is to restructure and extend a former police station that imposes on the Square des Fusillés et des Déportés but is disconnected from its urban environment.


John Hill | 02.12.2014

Film

Over four nights in October, Chicago-based Luftwerk applied their distinctive blend of video, light and architecture to Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House for the multimedia exhibition INsite.


Saucier + Perrotte Architectes | 02.12.2014

Works

The traditional boundaries between architecture, landscape, scenography and lighting are blurred as the visitor experiences an immersive universe which resembles the exploratory trip of the naturalist.


John Hill | 02.12.2014

Headlines

The jury for the Guggenheim Helsinki Design Competition has selected six finalists from the 1,715 anonymous submissions submitted in October for the open competition's first stage. The finalists will develop their designs for the second stage.


C.F. Møller and Transform | 01.12.2014

Works

Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg Municipality, Metroselskabet and Realdania have announced that the C.F. Møller entry has won the contest to design the upcoming extension of CBS.


MVSA Architects | 01.12.2014

Works

MVSA designed Shoebaloo’s newest store on 5 Koningsplein, Amsterdam. Shoebaloo is renowned for its high-end designer shoes and accessories, and has various branches in the city. The women’s store is located beside the men’s store at 7 Koningsplein.


John Hill | 01.12.2014

Headlines

The Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Mayor of London have unveiled the design by Bjarke Ingels Group for Malaysia Square at the mixed-use Battersea Power Station development in London.


01.12.2014

Building of the Week

Located in Nakanoshima, Osaka’s business district, Mitsui Garden Hotel Osaka Premier was designed around the concept of stimulating all five senses of its cultured clientele. Kanagawa Prefecture-based landscape design firm STGK (Studio Gen Kumagai) created the hotel’s gardens with an...


AWP | 28.11.2014

Works

Ten years after AWP was shortlisted for the final stage of the Architecture Foundation new building in London, Igloo-Carillon has selected the Office for territorial reconfiguration to deliver a design vision for a cycle hub building in Malmo Quay.


Gray Puksand | 28.11.2014

Works

Street art, industrial influence and minimalism combine to form Wood & Grieve Engineers (WGE) new Melbourne CBD office, designed by Gray Puksand.


John Hill | 26.11.2014

Products

At the end of 2013 the Mariners Harbor Library, a branch of the New York Public Library system, opened its doors to the public on Staten Island. A key feature of A*PT Architecture's design is a long glass skylight over the central circulation spine.


John Hill | 26.11.2014

Headlines

At the close of the Media Architecture Biennale 2014 in Aarhus, Denmark, five projects in as many categories were acknowledged as "the world’s most outstanding accomplishments in the intersection between architecture and technology."


MANO Arquitectura | 26.11.2014

Works

Aiguablava is a small beach on the Catalonian Costa Brava, embraced by low mountains, where houses overlook the sea between the pine tree forests.


25.11.2014

Building of the Week

Every four years thousands of Boy Scouts, leaders and staff converge for the 10-day National Scout Jamboree. Held in various locations since its 1937 beginning, the Jamboree has a permanent base at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in Mount Hope, West Virginia. Connecting...


John Hill | 25.11.2014

Headlines

The recipients of the 26th Piranesi Awards were announced last week at the conclusion of the Piran Days of Architecture in Slovenia.


John Hill | 25.11.2014

Film

The Harvard Art Museums – consisting of the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum – opened their new Renzo Piano-designed home on 16 November 2014. Take a look at the 4-year construction in a 4-minute time-lapse.


Peter Feeny Architects | 25.11.2014

Works

Situated on the outskirts of a village, an existing house was demolished to allow for a new build in order to maximize the relationship between the architecture and surrounding landscapes.


Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture | 24.11.2014

Works

The Kolla School is a playful, inspiring and sustainable school environment centered around the students, with a building volume that is well suited to its purpose and context.


FAAB Architektura | 24.11.2014

Works

The vertical garden, covering front and side elevations, is a tool which allows to integrate the building with its green context.


John Hill | 24.11.2014

Insight

World-Architects recently visited the Manhattan office of James Corner Field Operations to get a tour of their office space, speak with Mr. Corner about the firm's philosophy, and see where the landscape architecture and urban design firm is heading.


24.11.2014

Building of the Week

Wood in architecture is undergoing a 21st-century resurgence of sorts, finding applications from the thinnest of veneers to structural frames for mid-rise buildings. Most architectural applications utilize milled wood, which exhibits the grain and character of wood but does not convey the...


Studio Prototype | 21.11.2014

Works

A charming, small house from last century stands on the old village road of Duiven. Recently passed on to the third generation of a family living there, the decision was made by them to thoroughly renovate the house and add a new volume on the rear.


John Hill | 21.11.2014

Headlines

After Paris's city council narrowly rejected Herzog & de Meuron's proposed 42-story Triangle Tower for the city's Porte de Versailles area, Mayor Anne Hidalgo decried the vote as invalid and is calling for a second one.


John Hill | 21.11.2014

Found

Los Angeles-based artist Samara Golden's installation at MoMA PS1 consists of architectural and household objects modeled with reflective and metallic surfaces, provoking museumgoers to explore what she calls "the sixth dimension."


GAD Architecture | 20.11.2014

Works

A modular sculptural installation, designed by award-winning Istanbul and New York based architectural practice GAD Architecture, was featured recently in Istanbul’s famous Taksim Square during Istanbul Design Week.


Kropka Studio | 20.11.2014

Works

The house is situated next to Zawiercie, on a longish, slightly sloping site in the buffer zone of the Eagles' Nest Landscape Park. It is set in green surroundings dominated by agricultural use.


John Hill | 20.11.2014

Headlines

While it's not yet December, World-Architects is already looking forward to a handful of buildings that will be opening in 2015.


Biasol: Design Studio | 19.11.2014

Works

Jury Cafe is located within the bluestone walls of a Melbourne historical site: Pentridge Village – formerly Pentridge Prison. The prison was decommissioned in 1997.


John Hill | 19.11.2014

Found

MoMA's Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities opens to the public on 22 November 2014. One of the highlights from today's press preview is Varanda Products, RUA Arquitectos and MAS Urban Design ETH's proposal for Rio de Janeiro.


John Hill | 18.11.2014

Film

The 19th-century, 3-story Harriet F. Rees House on Chicago's South Side was moved one block over the course of two days in mid-November to make way for the McCormick Place Events Center.


Colwell Shelor + West 8 + Weddle Gilmore | 18.11.2014

Works

Colwell Shelor + West 8 + Weddle Gilmore has been selected to lead the design process to transform 19 acres surrounding Mesa’s City Hall into a one of a kind civic space which will capture and enhance the urbanizing momentum of Mesa’s downtown core.


John Hill | 18.11.2014

Headlines

Yesterday the Hudson River Park Trust and the Diller – Von Furstenberg Family Foundation Alliance announced plans to build Pier55, a public park and performance space designed by Thomas Heatherwick for Manhattan's West Side.


TCA Think Tank | 17.11.2014

Works

The Dome is an experimentation that goes beyond traditional architectural form and composition to foresee fundamental aspects for Chinese architectural space.