Imagine being able to charge your phone or tablet by simply keeping it on the table. No more cables and clutter, and no worries about forgetting to charge your device. DuPont Building Innovations has done just that by launching Corian® Charging Surface, a new technology that easily charges mobile devices without the need for wires and… [Read More]
Archives for 2015
VIDEO: Briefly by Bassett & Partners
Tom Bassett, CEO of Bassett & Partners (and founder of MindSwarms), opens the discussion on understanding how some of the world’s most exceptional creative talents thought about – and used – the brief. This inspiring video features interviews with Frank Gehry (Founder Gehry Partner), Yves Béhar (CEO fuseproject), Maira Kalman (Illustrator), John C Jay (President at GX,… [Read More]
Maison Terrebonne by la SHED architecture
Montreal-based firm la SHED architecture has transformed a typical 90’s bungalow into a contemporary residence. Located on a vast wooded site, the ‘Maison Terrebonne’ was built on the same foundation as the original house and kept one of its main characteristics: split levels. Despite the small 1500 square foot living space, this one-person residence offers… [Read More]
Sunset Parklet receives Special Recognition in Urban Design Award
The Sunset Parklet by INTERSTICE Architects was recently awarded Special Recognition in Urban Design from San Francisco’s AIA Design Awards Program. Designed as a pro-bono project for the Other Avenues Whole Food Co-op Market and the popular Sea Breeze Café in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset district, Sunset Parklet is a new public amenity that stretches 50 feet on the… [Read More]
Mazda Sculpture – Goodwood Festival of Speed 2015
Sculptor Gerry Judah has designed the Centrepiece for the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed celebrating the Mazda Motor Corporation’s unique motorsport heritage with a powerful fusion of sculptural innovation and engineering precision. The helix like sculpture is composed of 720 steel beams of varying lengths stacked in the manner of pristine matchsticks. The top of the… [Read More]
VIDEO: Architecture is ‘the mother of all art’
CNN video of architect David Adjaye introducing us to two up-and-coming names building for the future. By the year 2100 there will be 11 billion people on our planet.
Dokk1 – Scandinavia’s largest library opens in Aarhus, Denmark
Dokk1, the largest public library in the Nordic countries by schmidt hammer lassen architects opened its doors to the public on June 20. Located in Aarhus, Denmark the new building represents a new generation of modern, hybrid libraries. The 30,000 square metre building is part of the Urban Mediaspace project, which is transforming the harbour… [Read More]
2015 World Architecture Festival Award Shortlist announced
World Architecture Festival has announced the shortlist for its 2015 awards. The largest architecture awards program in the world includes works from worldwide renowned firms like Foster & Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects, Herzog & de Meuron, OMA/Ole Scheeren, Rogers Stirk Harbour, Rafael Vinoly Architects, BIG, Grimshaw, Heatherwick Studio and Carlos Ott. The eight annual World Architecture… [Read More]
VIDEO: Bjarke Ingels for Future of StoryTelling 2014
World-renowned architect Bjarke Ingels of BIG challenges himself and all of us to think beyond the status quo and dream big in this short film part of Future of StoryTelling Film 2014 series. Why shouldn’t you be able to ski down a power plant? He refers to his projects as “promiscuous hybrids”—they combine seemingly disparate… [Read More]
Carl-Henning Pedersen & Else Alfelt Museum by C. F. Møller Architects
C. F. Møller Architects has added a new extension to the small, but distinctive museum exhibiting the large collection of paintings by Carl-Henning Pedersen and his wife Else Alfelt in Herning, Denmark. The museum is located within Birk Centerpark, a park area outside Herning containing various cultural business and educational institutions, that has gone extensive changes… [Read More]
