KieranTimberlake has designed an off-site fabricated home uniquely tuned to the steeply sloped site in the mountains of Mendocino County, California. Watch this interesting time-lapse of the pre-fabricated home being built.
MX3D to 3D print a steel bridge over canal in Amsterdam
We have seen 3D printing technology rapidly developing, with designers and engineers from all different fields trying to push it beyond its limits. It was only natural we would soon start seeing it put to the test in large scale applications. Dutch company MX3D is working on an ambitious project that will use robots to… [Read More]
VIDEO: Marc Kushner on Ark Nova in Matsushima, Japan
TED Ideas and Marc Kushner, author of “The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings,” present a tour of Ark Nova in Matshusima, Japan. Designed by Arata Isozaki and Anish Kapoor, this inflatable and mobile concert hall is made of a stretchy plastic membrane that brings both art and hope to earthquake-devastated Japan. The 500-seat venue… [Read More]
VIDEO: Norman Foster: Striving for Simplicity
“Quality is an attitude of mind.” The great architectural mastermind of our time Norman Foster, who turned 80 in June 2015, here reflects on a long and prosperous career – and life – with prominent buildings and more than 1,000 employees all over the world. Norman Foster was interviewed by Marc-Christoph Wagner in his home near… [Read More]
EMBT officially presents Copagri Pavilion ‘Love IT’ at Expo Milano 2015
On June 11th the head architect of Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, Benedetta Tagliabue, returned to her hometown Milan, to officially present Copagri Pavilion ‘Love IT’ and her latest urban furniture design ‘Minamora’ with Italcementi at Expo Milano 2015. The pavilion designed for Copagri called ‘Love IT’ is located in the south-east part of the Lake Arena –… [Read More]
Amsterdam Passages have been opened at Amsterdam Central Station
On the 1st of June, 2015, the IJ-passage of the Amsterdam Passages project has been officially opened at Amsterdam Central Station. This is the first of two new, gate-free passageways through Amsterdam Central Station, in the future to be secured with public transport fare gates. Designed by Powerhouse Company in collaboration with Benthem Crowel Architects and Merk X,… [Read More]
Make’s sixth project for the University of Oxford gets planning
Make’s design for a new 16,000m² building incorporating The Oxford BioEscalator and key amenity facilities for the University of Oxford’s Old Road Campus has recently received planning. The building aims to deliver a high-quality, user-friendly facility at the centre of the campus, and incorporates a public cafe, gym, range of meeting spaces, along with multi-storey… [Read More]
New Museum MORE by Hans van Heeswijk Architects opens up
Tomorrow marks the opening of the new Museum MORE by Hans van Heeswijk Architects, showcasing Netherlands’ biggest collection of modern realist art. The new museum, an extension of Gorssel’s former town hall, is a private initiative and will open at 10am on Tuesday, June 2nd. In 2012, Hans Melchers, the initiator of Museum MORE, decided to display his collection of modern Dutch realist art… [Read More]
Malmö Live represents a new cultural ‘city in the city’
May 2nd, 2015 marked the official opening of Malmö Live, the new cultural centre in Malmö, Sweden. In 2010, schmidt hammer lassen architects in a team with Skanska, Nordic Choice Hotels, Akustikon and SLA won a competition to design the 54,000m² concert, congress and hotel complex. Located on Universitetsholmen in Malmö, the building consists of cubic… [Read More]
UK Pavilion opens today at Milan Expo 2015
Today marks the opening of the UK Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015. The pavilion will be open until October 31, participating alongside 144 other nations and contributing to the core theme of the expo: ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”. UK’s participation theme is “Grown in Britain & Northern Ireland”, led by UK Trade &… [Read More]
